Name:
Noah Ripley
Role:
Male 1
Age:
24
Occupation:
Leader
Likes:
CalmnessāHe much prefers a quiet town to a bustling one, especially because it means everyone is safe.
DustāHe cares deeply for the people of Dust and the town itself.
Aaron SullivanāHe considers Aaron to be a good friend, and he trusts him with the safety of the village.
FairnessāThe driving force behind everything he does as a leader, a friend, and a man.
Evanne RemmingtonāAlthough they don't always get along, and he does not agree with her actions (namely, leaving Dust), he values her opinion on decisions he has to make and is glad she's back.
Dislikes:
DisorderāAs a leader, he wants Dust to be as peaceful as possible.
The NewcomersāWhile he knows that the woman will die if he turns them away, he can't help feeling that breaking the rules will end badly for Dust. He doesn't necessarily dislike Ginny Thompkins or her husband, but he actively and openly distrusts Robin Braddock.
Pamela ClayāHe is greatly annoyed by her sense of entitlement and selfishness. He recoils every time she starts to talk about how her mother ran the town.
His brotherāHe still can't forgive him for stealing his fiance.
Being out of the loopāNot knowing what is going on in the village can be very dangerous.
WeaponsāHe hates the thought of hurting someone, and that is all he can think of when he picks up a weapon.
Fears:
WeaknessāTo be seen as weak is to be seen as a poor leader. To be weak could mean terrible things for Dust.
IgnoranceāOne of his biggest nightmares is making a decision before he knows all the facts and it turning out to be the wrong decision. Ignorance is dangerous in a world like this.
Dreams:
FamilyāNoah has always wanted a family. He thought he was going to make one with Female 4 before it ended.
SecurityāWhat he wants more than anything is for Dust to be safe and secure from the outside world.
Personality:
Honorable::Intelligent::Fair::Ruthless::Close-minded
Noah Ripley is, at heart, a very dependable man. He is wholeheartedly dedicated to the well-being of Dust and its inhabitants. He works hard to be what others see in him: a principled, honorable, and just leader. He holds fast to his morals, and this can lead him to be quite ruthless when it comes to doling out justice in the village. For all his good qualities, he is very slow to forgiveness. He will remember a slight for a long time, and he is often oblivious to the sometimes petty nature of his grudges. He values fairness and loyalty above all else. Even as a child, he based all his decisions, all his actions, on whether or not it was fair. When confronted with a problem in which the best solutionāthat is, the one that is best for the communityāis unfair to any party, he finds great difficulty following through, and he will often meet privately with the unfortunate party to discuss. The three rules of Dust are to him a constitution of sorts that provides the building blocks for the safety of Dust's citizens. Breaking these rules is nearly unforgivable. Noah is not particularly talkative, but he endeavors to be friendly and polite with everyone. He can be a bit of a pushover when it comes to making others happy. Despite his efforts, though, he can be surly and closed-minded, especially when caught off guard or in a bad mood. Noah strives to be a trustworthy, impartial leader, and he encourages the people of Dust to come to him with any of their problems.
Background:
Even at a young age, it was clear that Noah had leadership potential. Although he was born to parents that were not particularly powerful or wealthy, he was commonly looked to by his peers as a leader and looked up to by younger children as a role model. He was well-like amongst his peers and the adults for his tolerance and honesty. He and his younger brother were very close, and Noah spent a lot of his time looking after the younger boy while their parents worked. He and Risalda Enudo were exactly the type of couple to be labeled "sweethearts," and their relationship seemed flawless. Noah was 17 when his mother died and 19 when his father died.
The exact details of how Noah was chosen as the successor to the leader of Dust are fuzzy to him, but chosen he was about a year after his father's death. It became a very timely decision a couple months later, when the leader stepped down and Noah became the official leader of Dust.
Noah and Risalda were engaged at this point, and just a month away from the wedding the truth about her and Noah's brother surfaced. Heartbroken and betrayed, Noah ceased all unnecessary contact with both of them and cut his ties as best he could. Unable to show his weakness publicly for fear of undermining his leadership skills in the eyes of Dust, he found solace in a friendship with Evanne Remmington. When she left, he was understandably upset, but he did not allow anyone to speak poorly of her in his presence.
He defends her similarly now that she's back, and it was her familiarity with the newcomers that convinced him to let them stay for the time being.
