Evan Miles

Evan Miles is the primary protagonist of the Pandemic series. The leader of survivalist group Project Vanguard, the main plot of the books is followed from Evan's perspective.

## Evan Miles

### Relatives

Emily Miles (wife. Alive. ) Jacob Miles (older brother, fate unknown)Parents (fate unknown)

### Affiliation

Project Vanguard (leader) New York Resistance (founder) New Breed People's Militia (undercover)

### Occupation

Leader of Project Vanguard Stock Trader (formerly)

## Appearances

### Debut

Pandemic

Coming a rich Upper East Side family, Evan Miles had a bright future in the family tradition of stock trading, but his life was changed forever when he saw the panic of Y2K, and the brink of collapse it brought upon society. While it turned out to be just a scare, the mere threat of a world ending disaster led to Evan seeing rioting, cults, murder and other acts of desperation popping up. He saw the crazy things humanity resorted to when they thought the world would end, and more importantly, he saw the skill gap between those who prepared and those who weren’t. Evan brushed the chaos off when it passed, but the memories lingered in his mind.

A couple months later, Evan, continuing to see the world fall apart, formed Project Vanguard from some posters and while it didn’t explode, he attracted four others who shared his ideals, and more importantly, had the skills to survive and help each other. One of the recruits, Emily, later became his wife. The other members, Marine Corps veteran Jackson, ex-thief Milo, and sharpshooter Sheila, would grow closer and become loyal friends.

Evan realized early on something was off about the Dollar Flu virus and ordered his group to stay safe and take precautions. When it all came crumbling down, Vanguard had already gathered everything they needed in their hidden safehouse and were supplied and prepared.

## Red Rings

Although briefly seen in the early chapters, making a few sparse appearances throughout, Evan and Project Vanguard have a small role in the prequel. It can be assumed they spent the first five years of Dollar Flu in their safehouse, scavenging under the cover of night and avoiding the conflicts in the city.

## The First Manhattan War

Roughly five years after the initial Dollar Flu outbreak, Evan Miles is returning from a solo outing to recon for supplies. Attempting to enter their safehouse before he is spotted, he knocks on the door. Milo Dunham, another member of Vanguard, asks him for the passcode, but Evan chastises him, as he can clearly see who it is, since the door is peeked open. After Milo insists, Evan relents, giving the password.

Entering the safehouse, he meets with the other members of his group, his wife Emily Miles, sniper and former hunting guide Sheila Pierson, Afghanistan Marine veteran Jackson Carpenter, along with Milo, an ex-petty thief. After greeting an initially worried Emily, he gathers the group in the kitchen to discuss his findings. Informing them that the store was cleared out, his group engages in a brief debate on possibly joining with one of the factions in the city. Evan is adamantly against the idea, citing moral concerns and claiming that Vanguard had survived by relying on each other before. However, Jackson and Sheila insist that their current situation is unsustainable, and sooner or later, someone will find them. Since the New Breed blockade makes escaping next to impossible, the possibility of joining a settlement is raised, but again, Evan is hesitant to the idea. He suggests a group supply run to a nearby corner store the next morning and discussing the idea further if the place turns up empty.

When the group goes to lay down, Sheila, scouting from the upstairs window, informs them of something happening across the street. Heading upstairs, they observe a group of Outcasts herding prisoners into a local park. The prisoners beg for their life, but the vengeful Outcasts declare that for their crimes 'their lives are deemed to be forfeit' and execute them by beheading. This event seems to affect Evan, as when Milo asks Evan how the city can come back to normal from this, Evan responds 'I don't think we can'.

The following morning, he leads a team consisting of his wife Emily and Milo (leaving Jackson and Sheila to guard the safehouse) through the supposedly abandoned sewer tunnels, hoping to emerge at the back door to the store, sneaking in and grabbing what they could before anyone showed up. Climbing up the ladder to the back alley, they observe three Disciple's Hand cultists confronting a pair of survivors, attempting to convert them and force them to hand over their supplies. When they try to run, they are killed by the cultists, and after a brief banter, they move on.

Sneaking inside through the back door, the trio proceeds to gather a sparse number of supplies. However, before they can escape, a New Breed patrol arrives outside (likely having spotted the cultists through their drones), and proceeds to send two soldiers to search the store. As they are about to be discovered, an Outcast attack distracts the soldiers, and in the chaos of the battle, Vanguard escapes back down the tunnel.

To be continued...

## Personality

Evan is a natural leader, who has learned basic firearm skills through self-experience surviving five years of civil war rocking Manhattan. His confidence when under pressure has inspired those around them to put their faith in his leadership, but secretly, he struggles with the burden of protecting those he cares about, and has begun to embrace the philosophy of protecting his family and friends above anyone else.

Evan has wavy, medium cut dark brown hair and blue eyes. He usually wears a black coat and undershirt, gloves, and boots. His weapon of choice is an M4 assault rifle, but he is more than capable of using whatever weapon he needs to should the need arise.