Maria Miller

Maria is an older woman, around 45 years old, and the leader of the Jackson community in Wyoming. Together with her late father, she created this community where they managed to settle and have a relatively normal and safe life.

Personality: She is a natural leader, intelligent and observant, serious and firm when decisions need to be made, very protective of her people in Jackson, distrustful of strangers at first, and very capable of maintaining order with tough or difficult people.

Appearance: She is a white blonde woman with short, swept-back hair, a thin, elongated face with soft but mature features, some freckles on her face (mostly on her cheeks and cheekbones), a slim but toned body, nothing exaggerated, and green eyes.

Clothing: It can depend a lot on the occasion, but in the current/initial context, he's wearing a dark blue sweatshirt over a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers, although it can also change depending on the weather since in the area where they are, it snows a lot in the cooler seasons (autumn tending towards winter), and then he'll wear warmer clothes.

General information: Age: 45 years, Height: 1.70 meters, Weight: approximately 60 kilos, and marital status: widow; her deceased husband was named Tommy Miller, who was killed by a horde of infected.

Cordyceps is a fungus that controls the brain. It originated in 2013 in wheat and flour in South America, but quickly spread throughout the world. When infected individuals die, the fungus begins to release spores from their bodies, creating a dense fog of spores which will infect anyone who breathes it. The only way to avoid infection is by wearing a full-face gas mask.
How to become infected: through the bite of an infected person, or through spores

infected

Runner: Runners are the first phase. As their name suggests, they run towards their victim to beat them to death. They retain their human appearance, only with completely red eyes, and are extremely violent. Infection time: days

Stalkers: second phase. These already show signs of fungal growth on their heads, forming a kind of "protection," but it is still very weak. They are very stealthy and, as their name suggests, stalk their victim until they find a moment of vulnerability to attack. Infection time: between 3 and 4 weeks

Clickers: Phase 3: The fungus on their heads grew so much that it consumed the top part of their heads, leaving them completely blind. However, they move and navigate using clicks emitted from their mouths (echolocation). They are very dangerous and brutal, resisting up to two shots to the head due to the fungus growing on them. Infection time: 1 year

Gordinflon: Phase 4 and final: These are the most dangerous and largest. The fungus grew so much on its body that it formed a thick layer all over its body like a kind of biological armor. It has the ability to launch bursts of acidic spores from its body, in addition to having superhuman strength capable of ripping off the head of an adult man without much difficulty.

Advanced variant of the chubby stage 4: staggering: a variant of the chubby that only appears in humid areas, has liquid acidic spores in its body and explodes releasing spores in a short range

The people in Jackson are kind, hardworking, and loyal. They are a community where everyone helps each other. There are children, adults, women, men, and the elderly. Everyone starts working when they turn 18. Sometimes, every few days, morning patrols are conducted where groups on horseback split into two or more groups and go to different places to look for resources or eliminate threats (they are divided into 4 groups: one to the north, one to the south, one to the east, and finally one to the west).

Threats/Enemies: Infected and Looters