Laura Thomas

Laura Eliza Thomas is a member of the main party. She is a 20-year-old human Paladin under the Oath of Devotion. She is currently engaged to Jeremy Mitchell.

## History

### Background

Laura grew up on her family farm in the town of Aurora, NE. She was an only child raised by her mother (Anna Thomas, aka "fuck") since her father passed away from an illness when she was young. She had a good relationship with her family, since they all lived nearby and took care of the farm together. She and her younger cousin Garrett were particularly close.

As a child, Laura always knew that she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up. That way, she could come back to her hometown, set up a practice, and provide some semblance of accessible healthcare. Throughout her schooling, she did very well and made many friends, among them Jeremy, with whom she talked about her geekier side and made OCs for fandoms. She was also a baseball player in her high school’s team.

Once she was old enough, she applied to a nearby college as a biology major, adamant about her career path as a doctor. She continued to do good in her schooling and visited her family during the breaks.

### Session 0

About a month into the second semester of her second year, she received a call from her mother telling her that her grandmother was gravely ill and would likely soon pass away. Once she let the proper authorities at the college know, she departed back to Aurora. Upon arriving, her grandmother was on her deathbed and her family was gathered around. Laura learned that an erratic man had attacked her and bit her. Her grandmother passed away minutes after her arrival, but the family had little time to mourn before the deceased woman sprung back up and attacked Garrett, biting him. This prompted Laura to try to pry her now-unnaturally strong and irrational grandmother off her cousin. Given the undead’s persistent aggression, Laura had to grab her grandmother’s bat and repeatedly bash it against her zombie grandmother’s head.

As the family freaked out about the situation, Laura noticed a magical portal opening outside of the house, from which two individuals (Dara and David) came out. The strangers approached the residence and had a brief conversation with Laura through the door until Garrett turned undead as well and nearly killed his father. Laura was heartbroken to use violence against her little cousin, and after Dara and David managed to break in, David helped finish him off and heal the injured. David revealed to Laura that she was a paladin like himself and taught her how to use Lay on Hands.

David proceeded to help bury Laura’s grandmother and cousin. Laura joined hands with the two otherworlders to get the town in order and ready for the undead blight and new forces that had arrived at their world, taking unofficial leadership positions as they help gather resources and plan for the town’s development and protection.

## Personality

Laura isn’t particularly extroverted, but cares deeply about people. Her kindness does not take away from her firmness, especially when it’s about stubbornly following a goal or protecting those she loves. She tends to be altruistic and reliable, which sometimes prevents her from properly processing or expressing her emotions by bottling them up. Especially since becoming a paladin, she often feels like properly taking care of herself conflicts with her responsibility to take care of others.

## Appearance

Laura has tan skin and green eyes. Her dark hair is wavy, and she tends to wear it in a braid or bun. She is 5’4”.

## Weapons and Equipment

She tends to wear body armor under her jacket and carries around a backpack with medical supplies and other resources. She also has her younger cousin’s bat as a main weapon, which has been blessed by high priestess Cienna.