Tormund of Appalachia

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Pre War Years
Tormund McCoy was born in Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 2060. His father, known to all as "Bubba", had a job at the local coal plant as the "assistant to the assistant boiler technician". In other wards, it was a job made up by the company to keep Bubba employed. He was actually a moonshiner from a long tradition of moonshiners... and worked his craft in an unmarked room in the power plant where he supplied his special White Lightnin' to company executives and others willing to pay the high price set for his 'Shine. Tormund's mother, known as DeeDee, did a few odds and ends jobs around town.

Young Tormund McCoy was not the best or the brightest in school, but excelled at other skills. His skills with a rifle, working on anything mechanical, or making 'Shine almost seemed innate. A deep appreciation of Appalachia and the ideals of freedom were bedrocks of his character... as well as the obstinate behavior some Mountain Men exhibit. Needless to say, he was a difficult child and teenager.

Early Vault Years
Tormund and his family were chosen by local administrators from Vault-Tec to enter Vault 76. While the Overseer may have preached that 76 was for the best and brightest... they still needed others to do some of the more mundane tasks. Bubba's abilities to make 'Shine were second to none, and became a popular commodity in Vault 76. Deedee did good work in the kitchen.

Tormund entered the vault at age 17. When it was clear to the administration that continuing higher education was not in the cards for him, they tried to get him into vault maintenance. Although he was a skilled tinkerer and mechanic, the "booklearnin'" side of it was not for him, and he would fail all the written exams. Having failed the vault maintenance exams, the administrators placed him in security. Tormund may have had a few too many disciplinary infractions, which lead him to a special assignment - guarding the secret room off the side of the reactor area - where Bubba made 'shine for the residents.

Like father, like son, Tormund proved to be a very capable moonshiner. His official duty roster still designated him as vault security, but his true job was apprentice to his father to ensure Vault 76 had a stable alcohol supply for the duration of their stay.

6 Months before opening
Six months before the vaults open, Tormund's eyes sprang to life again. He started to show up at security forces briefings again and took advantage of his range time. His emphasis was on heavy weapons. Tormund also became re-acquainted with the flora and fauna outside in the remedial survival classes offered to the Vault Dwellers. If he was to make it on his own, he better start making his own moonshine and have it light years better than his father's.

A gathering of the "natives" - as the down home folks of the Appalachian subfloor referred to themselves, started to plan out how they were going to "make it" when the doors opened. Tormund's parents expected him to make White Lightnin' with them, but he had other plans. He wanted to go out on his own, and if possible, strike out a bit against the upper crust that he thought were "against them" - the "natives".