Zee Ashford

"Look, I am sorry for what I did. But I can't change it, and I don't want to."

**Zee to Korgan during the Primfrost war.**

## Personality

Zee is a battle-hardened man, once sweet & kind like his brother, Jordan. Although he was intimidating on rare occasions it seems to be a constant now, before Jordan’s death, he was pretty sweet and risked himself for Jordan’s friends several times, he’s brave as hell and persistent, too, but not in a bad way, he just doesn’t like giving up. He doesn’t have any goals besides surviving and avenging his brother, he knows he’s made mistakes in the past and is also attempting to fix them. He’s not good at fixing shit either, as noticed when he disappeared for a while to fight in a war that wasn’t even involving him, to begin with. But now he’s more concerned for the well-being of his friends & family more than his own well-being, I guess you could say he changed. But war & trauma does that to most, if not all people. He can be overly emotional in most situations, letting his emotions cause outbursts and small vulnerable moments too.

### Personality Traits

Hot-headed, Intimidating, Sarcastic, Emotional, Overly Brave.

Persistent, Protective, Reserved, Selfless.

### Likes

Hunting, Campfires, Telling stories from pre-collapse.

### Dislikes

Large groups, Hot weather, People with Siblings.

## Biography

### Pre-Apocalypse

He was born in Seattle, Washington. Unlike his half-brothers, Jordan & Nathan. He mostly studied history while growing up, and was a quiet kid, focusing on grades and his life rather than partying, he taught himself how to survive, and also self-defense, because he liked being prepared. And that’s also because Seattle was dangerous, with kidnappings and gang-related murders. He joined a gang his first year in high school since they offered protection, but he moved out of Seattle shortly after, he considers himself a member still but doesn’t mention it much, since he wants to escape his past anyway. He moved to Atlanta and no longer lived with his stepdad. But instead, his mother, who split with her husband shortly after, Zee decided to stay in Atlanta with his brothers when given the opportunity and took up a job as a PMC member, which was short-lived due to The Collapse.

### Post-Apocalypse

After the world went to shit, Zee was split up from his brothers, and quickly searched for them, reuniting with Jordan and learning of Nathan’s death shortly before Jordan was killed by Jaxon Volkov. Although Jordan wanted him to protect his pregnant girlfriend, Zee had other plans and took off in search of Jaxon. He ended up being forced to join a not-so-good group called Primfrost, who were fighting a war with another similar group. Zee was branded by them and became a trusted member while they fought in the war, although they lost, Zee had a shot at killing Jaxon and was severely wounded in the fight, ultimately earning the nickname “милость” / “mercy” since he let Jaxon go, although not by want. He was saved by a stranger, and after recovering, Zee ended up back where he started and is now attempting to find Jordan’s child once again, although he’s half the person he was back then.

## Relationships

### Jordan Ashford

His half-brother, and one of the three people he’d die for, the two were close although they didn’t talk much, it was an unspoken bond after the trauma they’d endured together in both the apocalypse and their struggles pre-apocalypse, Jordan supported Zee through his depression & anxiety diagnosis. Because that’s the type of bond they had, they’d support each other through everything and kill for each other, which was true many times in the post-collapse world. They’d gone through hell & back to reunite, and Zee was sent into an even further depression by his brother’s death.

### Nathan Ashford

They were also brothers, but their bond wasn’t the same as Jordan & Zee’s, this one was more of a beneficial bond on both ends. Nathan would teach Zee something, and in return, he’d teach Nathan. They still would’ve killed for each other, yes. But that’s just a sibling thing. The two argued a lot and had issues with each other over small things, such as Zee not supporting Nathan’s choice to start selling drugs with their brother when he came down from Wisconsin. Although in the end, Zee was saddened at the news of Nathan’s death.

### Astro Ashford

Zee’s other OTHER half-brother, technically. He didn’t support Astro’s choice to be a drug dealer, but Astro explained everything to him and they were more patient with each other, while Zee was more tolerant of Astro’s occupation due to the fact he watched over Jordan & Nathan while he was gone. Astro & Zee would go and bond over Jordan’s sports games, talking about the team and major league teams. They were close, and Zee still hopes Astro is out there somewhere.

### Colton Ashford

Zee doesn’t know much about Colton, he was a bit older than the four (Astro, Nathan, Jordan & Zee) and moved out before they were old enough to remember anything, but from what Zee’s heard, Colton loved them to death and would’ve protected them with his life. He was close with Giannis & Sol, and still talked to them even after moving out, but didn’t feel the need to talk to his brothers much, independent asshole, but he’s still family to Zee.

### Giannis Ashford

Although not Zee’s biological father, Giannis treated him like his own son from the very beginning. Taking him on hunting trips and bonding with him slightly more than the other kids, mainly because they didn’t take an interest in doing so, besides Jordan. Zee was a daddy’s boy and that was fine by all of them, they bonded, had a good relationship, and then Giannis went into god knows where and offed himself when the world went to shit, none of the kids know that though, and they likely never will.

### Sol Ashford

His mother wasn’t very nice to anyone but Nathan, Jordan was too much like their father, and Zee wasn’t planned, Astro was too much to handle, and Nathan was apparently the perfect mix. She didn’t talk much to the other kids besides telling them what they needed to have done by the end of the day, otherwise she’d start shouting, the kids were relieved when she moved to Wisconsin, and she died to cancer a few years later, before everything went to shit.

### Eden Lupus-Ashford & Sage Lupus

Jordan’s daughter, and the person he failed to protect. He made a promise to Jordan that he’d stay with Sage and protect Eden too, but he never did. He ran into Eden at one point but eventually ran away with Easton too, ditching her once again. He blames himself for Sage dying, but he wants to try and find Eden to fix his mistake of ditching her & getting Sage killed, although he’s not too confident it’ll happen.

### Easton Rodriguez

The love of his life, they didn’t know each other too long but clicked instantly even though their personalities clashed, Easton loved Zee too, the two traveled together for the longest time after Zee ditched Eden, and eventually they ended up dating, although Zee ditched Easton too shortly after an argument between the two, and Easton gave him a gun as a parting gift. He doesn’t know what happened to Easton, but he still thinks of him daily & misses him.

### Jaxon Volkov

The guy who killed the most important person in his life, Jordan. He doesn’t know much about Jaxon, although he was supposedly an original member of Primfrost. He ran into Jaxon near the end of the war, and they engaged in a fight, where Zee was severely injured, and barely injured Jaxon at all. His current goals involve surviving and finding Jaxon, hopefully killing him too, for Jordan.

## Skillset and Weaknesses

### Skills

Survival Skills,

Self-Defense,

Stealth,

Hunting,

Firearms.

### Weaknesses

Driving,

Fishing,

Drawing,

Dealing with his & other people’s emotions.

### Stats

Strength - 5

Perception - 5

Endurance - 5

Charisma - 5

Intelligence - 5

Agility - 5

Luck - 5

## Equipment

### Outfit

Zee is dressed in a cuffed, black Carhartt beanie, a black Timberland jacket, a gray GAP hoodie, a gray undershirt, a black AC/DC t-shirt layered over the undershirt, black traveler pants, black Carhartt work boots, leather gloves, a black neck gaiter, and a black Jansport backpack. He has two armbands, one including the Primfrost logo on his left jacket sleeve, and the other one including his initials, "Z.B.A." stitched in white, on his right sleeve. He has shoelaces tied securely where his pants & boots meet to ensure they don't get drenched or dirtied by the snow & mud. His belt includes a holster for his knife, a pistol holster, a walkie-talkie clipped onto it, and blue bandana which is tied securely around the belt.

### Weapons

A Savage 11 Rifle chambered in .308 Win, with a scope & sling for easy carry. With his initials engraved on the left side of the barrel, and tally marks on the right side of the stock.

A 6 shot Ruger GP100 with a 6" barrel, gifted to him by his boyfriend, Easton. His initials are engraved on the grip.

He also carries a Gerber Paraframe 1 with his initials on the blade.

### Backpack Contents

3x Tupperware containers w/ food, (serving as makeshift meals)

Jordan Ashford’s Atlanta Braves Hat,

3x Water Bottles w/ purified water,

A ziplock bag w/ utensils + Stainless Steel Bowl,

A hand-Drawn Map of local area,

A screwdriver,

4x Double-A Batteries, (working)

A reusable bivy sack,

And a zippo Lighter.

## Trivia

* Zee is pansexual, and somewhere on the asexual spectrum
* He was diagnosed with depression and anxiety when he was a teenager.
* He is Dark Horizon's second LGBTQ+ character, while the first is his brother, Jordan Ashford, and the third is his boyfriend, Easton Rodriguez.
* He is one of the creators favourite characters and apart of the original campaign.