Description

Personality

Morose. Taciturn. Melancholy. These are the words one might use to describe the disposition of Killian McGrory. Tormented by the guilt stemming from being directly involved in the deaths of innocent civilians; his own countrymen. Memories of men women and children screaming in pain and fear haunt his sleep, even so long after the fact. To compound this guilt, hellish years spent in prison for his crimes and his eventual betrayal of his comrades in arms have driven Killian to try to drown his memories, guilt, and the rest of his being in a continuous flow of alcohol.

Equipment

Only sparse equipment is kept on his person. A wallet, containing only cash money and a few other usefull things such as a card for a taxi company and a forged drivers license under the name John Joe Murphy, his moniker in America. He has a cell phone, a simple pay-as-you-go item, and a leatherman multitool in a leather sheath on his belt.

History

The Provisional Irish Republican Army, or the "PIRA" or "Provos" were, between 1969 and 1997, responsible for the deaths of approximately 1,800 people. Over 600 of those deaths were civilians. In the 70's, a percentage of those deaths were caused by a young bomb maker named Killian McGrory. British forces eventually put an end to his participations during a raid in which several Provos were killed and he and two other men were arrested. McGrory proceded to spend over two decades in a British prison, serving what was initially a life sentence.

Prison was hard on Killian, and within a few years he had brokered a deal with the British authorities. Providing names and testimonies (under a secret name) as to the guilt of his fellow revolutionaries. The fruits of this deal would not come for many years after, when he was granted parol, but freedom was worth the wait. He moved to Draperstown in County Derry where he found himself work repairing electronics for a small local shop. He lived alone, having no contact with any of his former associates and doing his best to drink the last thirty years of his life away.

Six months ago, with his small appartment at risk of being taken by the bank and his work slowly drying up due to the disposable nature of technology today, Killian's contemplations of suicide were interupted one morning by a package delivered to his door. Somewhat surprised, but curious, McGrory began to unwrap the brown paper and then open the cardboard box. The aging Irishman was surprised to learn that it was in fact a small bomb that had been sent to him. It had two methods of detonation, the first being an anti-tampering switch that would cause the bomb to explode if the lid of the box was opened more then a crack. After a few minutes examination, Killian disabled that first hurdle. Once he had full view of the device, he discovered the secondary method of detonation, a timer that had less then ten minutes left. After patiently tracing the wires and examining its construction, McGrory was able to difuse the bomb and eliminate the threat. He put the device on his desk and continued to eat his breakfast, deciding to dispose of it properly when he was done.

Fifteen minutes later - long after the bomb would have detonated - there was a knock on the door. A man, who identified himself only as 'Michael' entered the home of Killian McGrory without invitation. By the end of the morning, McGrory was fifteen thousand Euros richer and employed by Hataf. Within the week he would, using the name John Joe Murphy, be on a plane for the United States of America, his financial problems over.