Rahim Al-Mansouri

―Rahim talking to EDRU soldiers about the war.

**Rahim Al-Mansouri** is a **dynamic character** in the *What Remains* story, and was a big part of Terrance and Alex's dynemic. Rahim is a lebanese man, who was in charge of The Jacksons during the Vivus Mortuus outbreak, He and 2 of his friends who he met during the apocalypse and formed the tower.

**Rahim**'s reason for being a Dynamic character is because he is not a villain, not a hero. Rahim's heroism is different by everybody's POV, some may consider him a hero, like Kiarra, or Terrance and some will consider him a villain, like Samuel and Don.

## Biography

### History (PreA)

#### 1977

Rahim is born in Byblos, Lebanon. His father leaves to fight in the Lebanon Civil war, which began 2 years prior to his birth. **4 years later**, Rahim's father is killed in the civil war.

#### 1997

20 year old Rahim is enlisted in the army to fight during the South Lebanon Conflict, and wins with the help of the Hezbollah. 4 **years later**, after winning a year ago, Rahim tells his mother he will be leaving Lebanon, to the USA, and his mother tries to comfort him to stay, saying *"There's no victory in war, only death."* Rahim does not reconsider it, and leaves anyways.

#### 2002

After working overtime at a McDees, Rahim finally buys himself a house, in Jackson, Mississippi.

### History (PostA)

#### 2013

In may 10th, 2013, the world falls due to a virus outbreak which turns people into vile, brain eating, blood sucking beasts. many people inside Jackson raid the state capitol, and bring it down. After causing the Mayor and his people flee, Rahim takes over the capitol and renames it the tower. From then, he began forming a community of his own.

##### December

In 2013, 2 unrelated british people came across the tower, one by the name of Terrance Philips, and one by the name of Alex Thomas.

Rahim forms a friendship with the 2, and lets them hop around the place while still being under his rules.

On the 17th of december, Rahim ordered Terrance, Alex, and 2 guards to go **bomb Starkville**, at night. In'n'out. The 2 fail their mission, and are imprisoned. The next day, with the help of the escapees, Alex and Terrance escape starkville, but this failed bombing is only the beginning of something great.

Later that day, A&T return to the tower, and Rahim is furious at them and forces Terrance to cut Alex's hand for punishment. Terrance refuses to do so, and Rahim becomes even angrier, and Terrance fights him. The 2 escape. Somedays later, Starkville attempts an attack on the tower, and fail due to lack of resources and weaponry.

On december 28th, Rahim goes to the Louiseville, Ms EDRU base, and asks the EDRU for backup incase he fails the second war with Starkville, which he was expecting. At night, Rahim does fail, and the tower falls. Marking the end of it, forever. Rahim flees the tower after losing the war and goes back to the base, to stay there.

## Personality and traits

Rahim tries his best to stay possitive, because when he gets angry things go wild. Rahim has anger issues, and is very easy to furiate. He hates the idea of killing one another, from war trauma, but understands when things must be done, and when action needs to be taken, even if its death.

## Skills and abilities

* Shooting skills (from army experience)
* Quick medic skills (from army experience)
* Leadership skills (from forming the jacksons)

## Relationships

### Allies

#### Kiarra Aldemir

Rahim met Kiarra during the jackson capitol attack, and became close friends with her. After forming the jacksons, he let her be one of the higher powers in the faction.

#### Marcus Diaz

Rahim met Marcus during the jackson capitol attack, and the 2 became good buds. He let Marcus be the weapon man of the tower. He provides weapons, meds and equipment to the soldiers.

#### Keylan Kraan

Keylan was a man who joined the jacksons post CA, and has a healthy employee-employer relationship with Rahim.

#### Alex Thomas

Alex was a kid who joined the jacksons post CA, and became one of Rahim's best and worst workers.

#### Emergency Disaster Response Unit(s)

The EDRU have a great relationship with Rahim and the tower, and would offer, trade, give and gift things to the tower, this was due to Rahim's great relationship with the closest EDRU base to jackson, MS.

#### Marya Bulgakova

Marya is a great friend of Rahim, she is the higher power in the Louisville base in Mississippi, as the 2 are both immigrants and find good friends in one another. They sometime share resources, guns and men with each other for stuff.

#### Terrance Philips

Terrance was a man who joined the jacksons post CA, and has a healthy employee-employer relationship with Rahim.

### Enemies

#### Samuel Allen

Samuel Allen is the leader of a community survivalist city in Starkville, Ms. He and Rahim hate each other as they see each other as threats, from what they know about one another.