Although the cause of death was reported as influenza, John, a 38-year-old software engineer, is convinced that his late girlfriend, Diamond Vincent, was murdered. He is British who defines himself as straight. He finished academia. Physically, John is in good shape. He is average-height with pale skin, mouse hair and green eyes. He grew up in an upper class neighbourhood. He had pretty well musical skills. His mother left when he was young, leaving him with his father, who was a drunk. His most recent romance was with a screenplay writer called Elsabeth Maddison Conrad, who was the same age as him. They broke up because Elsabeth couldn't deal with John's obsession with Diamond's death. John has one child with ex-girlfriend Elsabeth: Alice aged 16 and they were on a touristic tour at Namalsk just before the outbreak. They were survived at first attack but they got seperated in an attack to a military camp while they're waiting to transfer to a safe place. Now John is still looking for his daughter and still believe he will find Alice with hopeful thoughts. He did unpleasant things in this desecrated lands but still trying to help to anyone in need for maybe he could get some information about Alice.