Ashfield

Apartment #101
A man who loves his guns lives here. He's allergic to cats - which causes him to cough alot since he lives next to the cat lady. When he couldn't take the the agony of his eyes and skin being itchy - he shot one of her cats with his converted model gun.


Apartment #102
A woman who loves cats lives here. She missed her chance to get married and recently mourned the death of her cat that her neighbor shot.


Apartment #105: Frank Sunderland
The Superintendent of South Ashfield Heights Apartment building. He lives in room #105. He's the father of James Sunderland, who he says disappeared with his wife Mary in Silent Hill a few years back. He thought Mike was Rachel's boyfriend


Apartment #106: Rachel
Rachel, a nurse, lives here and is dating the Painter in Apartment #202. For a time she was being stalked by Mike, in Apartment #301. She was the nurse that cared for both Mary Shepard-Sunderland and Laura.


Apartment #107: Jasper Gein
Tarot Card: "The Star"
21 Sacraments: Source
Jasper is a young man who loves listening to music, researching the occult, and visting Silent Hill in hopes to meet the the Order's God (who he believes is the Devil). Everytime he travels, he gets really thirsty. When he and his friends (a relative of his, Sein Martin, and Bobby Randolph) were 18, they heard about a girl from the odd church in Silent Hill who was now attending Pleasent River University. When they snuck onto campus one night, both of Jasper's friend were strangled to death by Walter Sullivan. When Jasper returned to Silent Hill's Hope House at 30, he met Henry and told him he was hoping to meet the Devil that night. Later he was found burning alive inside the Hope House with a Chocolate Milk Bottle near where he lay.


Apartment #202
A man who works as a Painter lives here. He's the boyfriend of Rachel, the nurse in Apartment #106. He wishes his girlfriend would cook like the woman in Apartment #204. He also felt bad for the woman in Apartment #102, when she was really distressed over one of her cats dying. He's painted a portrait of everyone in the building. He use to not like Richard Braintree, but ever since he skinned Mike, his girlfriend's stalker, he's started to like him.


Apartment #203
A man who loves his alcohol lives here. He's rather noisy and tends to get into a lot of fights.


Apartment #204
A plump woman lives here. She's always eating something and loves to cook.


Apartment #205
A man who likes to shut himself up in his room and play video games. He has a lot of weird interests, and was said to have videotaped Mike getting skinned by Richard Braintree.


Apartment #206
A mother and father live here with their very noisy children.


Apartment #207: Richard Braintree
Tarot Card: "The Sun"
21 Sacraments: Chaos
Richard is tough middle aged man who is said to always be yelling at kids, especially Walter when he hung around the apartment in his youth. He's well known for the day he took Mike into his apartment and skinned alive - which young walter saw. He was found electrocuted in his apartment, in the electric chair he owns. His revolver was found at the spot.


Apartment #301: Mike
Mike, a pervert, lives here. He likes porno and stalks Rachel, the nurse in Apartment #106. He was skinned alive by Richard Braintree.


Apartment #302: Henry Townsend
Tarot Card: "The World" 21 Sacraments:
When Henry was a child, he visited Silent Hill with his parents quite frequently. Its no wonder that he visted again when he was an adult. If only he had known the town's power would affect him again - for the worst. After his visit to the New England Tourist spot, Henry moved to South Ashfield, Massachusetts, a medium sized city a half a day's drive from Silent Hill. He found the perfect bachlor pad in the South Ashfield Heights Apartments. He didn't even have to buy new furniture, for the previous owner had left much of his own. During his first two years in the apartment, he became friends with the Superintendent Frank Sunderland, who failed to mention that the previous owner - a Joseph Schreiber - died in that very same apartment six months before Henry moved in. When Henry begins to nightmares concerning his apartment and the previous owner, he one day wakes to find that some force has locked him in his room. His front door is chained and bolted shut, the windows are nailed down, the tv and phone are dead and the only clue as to who has shut him away is a bloody note on his door. "Don't go out. Walter." With no contact with the outside world and only his nightmares as company, he wakes after five days of solitary confinment to discover an enormous hole has been dug out of his bathroom and Joseph's journal entries are coming back to guide him.

Henry's a calm guy, who never lets his feelings show - but is kind and considerate of those around him. He's an only son who graduated and started to travel. His occupation is unknown, but some think he may be a photographer. He likes white wine, cars, and golf. He may smoke and he likes to keep scrapbooks and read novels.


Apartment #303: Eileen Galvin
Tarot Card: "Judgement". 21 Sacraments: Mother
When Eileen was a child, she met a young Walter Sullivan in the subway and gave him her doll. Some believe that during that time Eileen was inbetween her parents' divorce. Walter mentions that she barely smiles anymore, and gives Henry the doll to give to Eileen to cheer her up. Eileen is Henry's next-door neighbor, and was Joseph Schreiber before that. The night she was leaving to go to a party, she was found beaten (Walter used his fists to pummel her) before his child-spirt came and protected her. She lived, Henry taking her to the hospital. Later that evening, in the Alternate world of Walter's, Henry rescued her from death again and eventually she returned to the hospital to heal up. The day after her ordeal, Henry visited her, giving her a bouquet of flowers.


Apartment #304
Here a kind elderly couple live.

The Sunderlands
Frank Sunderland
The Superintendent of South Ashfield Heights Apartment building. He lives in room #105. He's the father of James Sunderland.


James Sunderland
Name Meaning: James (English, "holder of the heel" or "supplanter"), Sunderland (English, "Land separated, divided, parted.")
Born in 1964, he was born and raised in Ashfield with his father Frank, who worked as the landlord of South Ashfield Heights Apartments. Later in his life and met and married Mary Shepherd and kept a job as a clerk. While on a vacation in Silent Hill, Mary falls in love with Silent Hill and wants to come back. Suddenly she came down with an incurable disease and she spent most of her time in a hospital, the disease made her become a very angry person because she thought she was ugly, she wanted James to hate her but he loved her and hated her. When she visited home, James (29) suffocated her, to put her out of her misery. He returned to Silent Hill with Mary, but suffered a mental breakdown - living in a state of delusion. Truly believing his wife had died of the illness and that he had recieved a letter from her, he searched the town. Slowly, he began to realize his mistake and brought himself back to reality - with a bit of help from the power of Silent Hill. The fate of James is still unsolved. Clues from Frank Sunderland himself mention that James and Mary disappeared years ago. So its believed that James took Mary's body from where he had lain it, placed it in his car, and drove it into the Toluca Lake - drowning himself with Mary's body. It is also suggested that James carried out a forbidden ritual to resurrect Mary.

Creator's comment: In the initial stages of the scenario, the two characters we had were "Joseph" and "James." The name Joseph was borrowed from a man suspected of being "Jack the Ripper," (James Maybrick) so James was derived from that.


Mary Shepherd-Sunderland
Name Meaning: Mary (English, "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child", "beloved")
She is was born in 1968 to Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd (quite possibly the same Shepherds of Shepherd's Glen). Later in her life, she meets and falls in love with James and they marry. On their hunnymoon, they take a trip to Silent Hill and rent room #312 at the Lakeside Hotel. She falls in love with the town and hopes to return. After the trip, the housewife became ill with with an incurable disease and has to spend most of her time at Ashfield hospital. There she becomes friends with Laura and even wanted to adopt her. The disease made her become a very angry person because she believes she is ugly. This makes her want James to hate her, but instead he loved yet and hated her. When she visited home in 1993, James suffocated her, to put her out of her misery.

Creator's comment: Her name is taken from the victim Mary Kelly in the "Jack the Ripper" case, who was living with the suspect Joseph as detailed in case files regarding the murders. James' realization of the crime he has committed affects the story's conclusion, as well as the dialogue that transpires. It is conceivable that Mary's death three years ago is merely James' delusion.

Others


Laura
Name Meaning: Laura ("laurel")
She is an 8 year old (1994) patient at the same hospital of Mary Shepard-Sunderland. The two became close friends and Mary wanted to adopt her when they both left the hospital, but Mary died just a few days after Laura's birthday. That week, she left their nurse Rachael a birthday letter for Laura, which Laura stole and took to Silent Hill with her in search of Mary. Being an Innocent, she cannot see the monsters and the 'other world' side of Silent Hill. She simply wanders around the town looking for Mary and picking on James as she goes. Understanably so, she dislikes James for leaving Mary alone and making her sad. That may very well be the reason for her bratty behavior towards him. But after she discovers James had killed Mary, she leaves. To return to Ashfield Hospital? Her fate is still unknown. She can play the piano and she loves bears. She would be 21 currently.

Creator's comment: Her name is taken from the nonfiction work No Language But a Cry by Richard D'Ambrosio. "The story of a child called Laura was the worst case Dr Richard D'Ambrosio had ever encountered. As a toddler she had been held in a frying pan and horribly burned. At 12 years old she was labelled schizophrenic and housed in a gloomy institution run by Catholic nuns. Scarred physically and emotionally, she had never spoken a word. But one Sister believed she could speak - if they could find someone to unlock the terrifying memories that kept her mute. That person was Dr D'Ambrosio. This is the story of professional skill and human courage, he records his rescue of that little girl. Of all the characters, she is the only one who does not hold any darkness in her heart. It may be that she came to Silent Hill looking for Mary. To her the town appears to be normal; she does not see any monsters, nor does she see Maria."


Robert "Bobby" Randolph
Name Meaning: Bobby (English "bright fame") Randolph (English "rim of a shield" "wolf")
Tarot Card: "The High Priestess"
21 Sacraments: Ten Hearts
Bobby (18) had just graduated from High School. He regularly hung out with best friends Sein and Jasper, who shared his love for horror and the paranormal. When visiting Pleasent River University to investigate a story there, he was strangled along with Sein and later found by police with just the occult book he had with him.


Sein Martin
Name Meaning: Sein (German "its") Martin ("male")
Tarot Card: "The Empress"
21 Sacraments: Ten Hearts
Sein (18) had just graduated from high school. He loved to hang out with his best friends Bobby and Jasper (a relative of his). They all shared the same love for horror and the paranormal. One day he and his best friends overheard a conversation about someone who can be "holier than Mother Mary and also can be a devil" at a church in Silent Hill. She is now attending the Pleasent River University. Curiousty got the best of them and they sneaked into the college. While there, Sean was found strangled on campus next to Bobby. Police found a camera left on the murder scene.


Steven "Steve" Garland
Name Meaning: Steve (English "crown") Garland (English "triangle land")
Tarot Card: "The Emperor"
21 Sacraments: Ten Hearts
Steven was white middle aged man, who owned the Garland Petshop. He loved to walk dogs. He was easily angered by people, but he was very kind to animals. 26 years ago, a boy came into his shop and dropped an kitten's cage, hurting it. Years later, at 8:30pm in the same shop, he was shot to death with a submachine gun (on all his body except for his chest). After killing Steve, Walter killed all the animals in the store, then removed Steve's heart. A small shovel used for cleaning up after pets was found on the murder scene. May be related to the late Lisa Garland.


Rick Albert
Name Meaning: Rick (English "brave power") Albert (English "bright nobility")
Tarot card: "The Hireophant"
21 Sacraments: Ten Hearts
Rick was the small but muscular middle age owner of "Albert Sports", a sports store. He loved to play baseball, volleyball, and golf. He was gentle and kind - but strong. When Rich was looking for a missing volleyball, one of the part time shop staff rushed into the warehouse excitedly and told him that Steve, the owner of a Petshop, was killed. The staff member explained that the owner was shot by a submachine gun, his heart was taken away, and that there was a crest carved on his back. Rick wondered why this guy was so familiar with that murder. Later on, Rich was found in the warehouse, having been murdered with a golf club. A vollyball was found on the crime scene.


William Gregory
Name Meaning: William (English "helmet, protection") Gregory (English "watchful, alert")
Tarot Card: "The Hermit".
21 Sacraments: Ten Hearts
William was an elderly man who liked being neat, punctual, and fixing machines. He was also obsessive with his work habits. He owned a Watch and Clock store. 16 years ago, a middle aged man dressed in black left him an unusual broken watch to fix. That night, he dreamt of a basket filled with volleyballs, a cat weakly meowing, a birthday party, and upside down room, and billard balls moving without people playing. Walter murdered him in the store's workroom with a flat screwdriver.


Eric Walsh
Name Meaning: Eric (English "ever" "ruler") Walsh ("Welsh")
Tarot Card: "Wheel of Fortune" 21 Sacraments: Ten Hearts
Eric worked as the bartender of Bar Southfield. He was a calm man who liked playing pool, but loved driving (his calm mood seemed to shift while behind the wheel). After arriving home early from work, he discovered a nice dinner and a cake to celebrate his birthday. When he couldn't find his friends or family, he found Walter in his living room. Walter shot Eric in the face with a gun before carving out his heart. A white billard ball was found in the bathroom of his house. He was Walter's last murder before his own.


Peter Walls
Name Meaning: Peter ("stone")
Tarot Card: "The Hanged Man".
21 Sacraments: Void
Peter was a high school student who, without marijuana, was a coward. One evening after smoking with some friends in the alley way near Hotel Ashfield, Peter climbed up a fire escape latter to empress his friends - and never came back. He was found beaten to death in a hotel room, only a joint found outside in the alley below.


Joseph "J" Schreiber
Name Meaning: Joseph ("he will add") Schreiber (German "scribe, scribner, writer")
Tarot Card: "The Devil" 21 Sacraments: Despair
Joseph is a middle age journalist. Before his death two years ago, he lived in the South Ashfield Heights Apartments, in Apartment 302, where Henry Townsend now lives. After hearing a mother scream about her son being kidnapped by the Order, he interviewed and researched the cult, which was infamous for its bad rumors. His 5 article about them in the gossip magazine Concord got people's attention about the cult. He also wrote a short article about the Hope House. Like Henry, he had been locked in his apartment, where he was found murdered - a red document was found on the murder scene. Joseph was known for his love of reading and fishing. He also gave Mike rare porn magazines.


Cynthia Velasquez
Name Meaning: Cynthia (Greek "woman from Kynthos") Velasquez (Spanish "son of Velasco" "little crow")
Tarot Card: "The Tower". 21 Sacraments: Temptation
Cynthia is a Spanish-American party girl who met Walter 16 years ago while on the subway when they were teens (She was going to North Ashfield Junior High at the time). He hadn't heard her name in 10 years, and she thought he was stalking her. She hurt his feelings when she called him handsome, but said he was filthy. Henry sees heading down to the subway and later runs into in the Alternate Subway. She believes that she's in a dream and even offers to sleep with Henry if he helps her get back to her room. On their way back to her room, passing the subway bathrooms, she becomes nauseaous and runs into the girl's bathroom. She is later found by Henry stabbed to death one of the South Ashfield ticket booth, the contents of her purse scattered around her. Her ghost also resembles Kayako's ghost in the Japanese horror film series Ju-on.