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Joey

    Thomas Kirkpatrick was born in 1815 in Scotland. His family immigrated to America when he was eleven years old. Thomas committed his first crime in defense of his sister when he was 16 years old. After that, he began to fear death; to fear ultimate justice. He searched for ways to prolong his life indefinitely until, at last, he found a solution. At the age of 85, after years of consorting with fortune tellers, practitioners of black magic and dark arts, Thomas found a way to swap bodies with another living person; he could trade places with their soul. In this way he could prolong his life, but it took a toll on his sanity.   In 1910, the man known only as "Joey" was committed to Slatefall Hospital . He had been declared insane by doctors and sent to Slatefall for care. The trouble was no one could tell what was wrong with him. Furthermore, the identity of the man who called himself "Joey" remained a mystery. He had no identification, no family, and no one knew him by that name. He was a total mystery.   Joey escaped from Slatefall Hospital ten years later after swapping bodies with one of the hospital orderlies. Joey wandered around causing mischief and havoc. In his mind, he was righting all the wrongs that had been perpetrated on the downtrodden.
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Age
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Children
Gender
Male
Presentation
Stop it
Eyes
Depends
Hair
This also depends
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Also depends
Height
Was about 6'2" when you saw him, but...
Weight
150, maybe?

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  • 1815

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    Thomas Kirkpatrick born
    Life, Birth

    Thomas Kirkpatrick was born in Scotland.

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  • 1826


    Thomas immigrates to America
    Life, Relocation

    Thomas relocates with his family to America. Joey crosses the Atlantic ocean and is first gripped by a fear of water.

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  • 1831


    Thomas commits murder
    Life, Crime

    Thomas committed murder at age 16. He killed his sister's husband who was an abusive alcoholic. He ran away after committing the crime, and changed his identity; living in fear of the punishment for his crime.

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  • 1900


    Joey makes his first "switch"
    Life, Identity

    Joey makes his first "switch," from one body to another.

    More reading
    Soul Drifter-Chapter 6
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  • 1903


    Joey second "switch"
    Life, Identity

    Joey's second "switch," a loner named _____

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  • 1904


    Joey is brought to the Circle
    Gathering / Conference

    Joey is brought from another town back to Blackwell. The agents of the Circle try to sway him to officially commit to their cause. Joey does his best to remain neutral but untethered to the Circle and its clutches.

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  • 1905


    Joey third "Switch"/Going insane
    Life, Identity

    Joey switched for the third time in 5 years. The side effects, he soon discovered, were the remnants left behind of the souls that he had displaced. Voices that were not his own began to haunt his dreams. Visions started to take over his waking hours. A few years went by, and Joey was stark raving mad. Not sleeping, barely eating, and always hearing the voices.

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  • 1910

    1920


    Joey Committed to Slatefall Hospital
    Life, Failure / Mishap

    A "John Doe" was picked up in Blackwell, dehydrated and out of his mind. He had no identification, and no relatives. He was taken to Slatefall Hospital for treatment. Records show that he died there in 1924.

  • 1920


    Joey escapes Slatefall
    Life, Achievement/ Win

    After 10 years in the psych ward, Joey escaped Slatefall hospital in the body of Sam Walters; an orderly who worked there.

  • 1921


    Joey meets Elizabeth
    Life, Relationship change

    After hearing about her from reports on the incident, Joey made his way to the ruin of Van Allen Mansion to meet Elizabeth Van Allen.

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  • 1929

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    The Great Depression
    Disaster / Destruction

    The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in US history. It began in 1929 and did not abate until the end of the 1930s. The stock market crash of October 1929 signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. By 1933, unemployment was at 25 percent and more than 5,000 banks had gone out of business.

  • 1939

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    1945

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    Start of WWII: Joey escapes to Sweden
    Military action

    At the start of World War II, before The United States was drawn into the conflict, Joey feared the growing power coming steadily closer. He fled to neutral Sweden and joined a traveling circus.

  • 1962


    Joey 6th switch
    Life, Identity

    Joey switches after the events in Sweden and meets Madge for the very first time.

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  • 1967


    Joey escapes Madge/makes his 7th "switch"
    Life, Identity

    Joey's current form is aging, and he is constantly being followed by Madge, the Agent of Lust. Though it's always risky, Joey decides it's time to make another switch, and hopefully, lose Madge for good.

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  • 1993


    Joey makes his 8th "switch"
    Life, Identity

    Twenty-six years after his last switch, Joey begins to feel death's icy grip creep up on him. Too close for comfort. Time to make a change. Another late-night party, another lonely outsider who likely won't be missed. Joey makes the switch. Have to buy more time.

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  • 2020


    Ninth switch/Entering Van Allen Mansion
    Life, Failure / Mishap

    It's time to set things right. Joey didn't know if he could do this himself, so he had to find someone worthy of the challenge.   Now, to get in to the house and chat a bit with the locals.

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