Personality Profile:
Jim is basically a good guy. His instincts tell him to relax and make friends, have fun, but he is obsessed with his quest for knowledge and vengeance. People that know him for any length of time will be frustrated by this contradiction – just when Jim seems to be opening up and being his normal good-natured self, he “catches” himself and throws up a wall of reticence and reservations. When he does make friends, he is fiercely loyal, so long as they don’t interfere with his quest.
Medical / Psychiatric History:
Jim has no history of physical injury or illness – he’s been healthy all his life. As noted in his background, he suffered a bout of severe depression after the deaths of his partner and family; he basically traded that depression for a form of OCD when he threw himself into his “quest” to hunt down his partner’s killer and other “vampires” like it. When he can’t pursue his quest – i.e. the leads all run dry, he is detained by “real world” matters, etc., he begins to fall back into depression. He is also a moderate alcoholic, but has been able to handle this problem on his own so far. He never drives while intoxicated.
Hobbies and Interests:
Jim’s quest to uncover evidence of paranormal activity – especially with regards to vampires – is all-consuming. When he’s not actively hunting, he’s driving to the next lead, or actively scouring Internet sites, forums, and chatrooms related to the paranormal, or haunting New Age bookstores, Curiosity Shops, and electronics stores to add to his library or collection of investigations equipment. When he can’t hunt vampires (which he’s never seen, since that fateful night), he’s ghost hunting, UFO watching, Bigfoot chasing…whatever he can do to uncover some shred of evidence that “the truth is (actually) out there.”
As a result of this obsession, he has become fairly proficient with computers and electronics, and fairly knowledgeable about occult legends and theory.
He also follows sports to a much lesser degree – occasionally checking up on the progress of the Giants, Knicks, or Yankees.
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