Callen Hayes

Name: Callen Hayes

District: 7

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Weapons: Axe, Machete.Strengths: Callen is VERY strong, due to working most of his days in District 7 and swinging his axe cutting down trees. Because of this he's also very handy with an axe, as well as a machete which he uses on occasion. He's also very funny, and has a laidback demeanor about him where he doesn't really let anyone or anything get in his head. He ha s great knowledge of how to survive outdoors, and can usually spend a lot of nights by himself in District 7 without going hungry. He's also a GREAT climber. He's not exactly fast, but he knows what he's doing.

Weaknesses: Callen isn't exactly the brightest bulb in the shed. Where most people will pick up on witty jokes and humor in the moment, he'll usually have to pretend to laugh with the group but not actually understand until later. He's also not exactly quick, either. He doesn't know how to swim very well, settling for a mere doggy paddle. His hand to hand combat isn't on par with a Career by any means, and he can be outwitted by a smaller tribute.

Fears: Having his life out of his control, letting his friends get hurt.

Appearance: Callen is tall, standing at 6'4. This height doesn't lead him to be skinny either, as he weighs close to 220 pounds. You can see the effects of hours of manual labor because his biceps and leg muscles are very apparent. He's got dirty blonde hair that he combs forward, and he keeps it short. His brown eyes draw you in and you can just sense his kind soul.

Personality: Callen's VERY laidback and you could usually insult him to his face without a reaction. If he even understood what you said, he'd probably laugh it off or roll his eyes. He treats everyone like a friend, and is very bad at reading people. Most people like him, and even if they don't they'd be dumb to say something because his size alone is intimidating. He's VERY sympathetic and polite. Always answering with a "yes ma'am", when addressing his teachers. He tries very hard not to hurt people's feelings, but can sometimes do it without realizing it at all! He just wants to have fun, and doesn't like to initiate confrontation. When someone challenges him he usually doesn't respond, but he'll always stick up for someone who he can tell is too scared to stand up for themselves.

Backstory: Callen's had a very rough childhood but he wouldn't ever tell you that. In his eyes he's very fortunate and people have it much worse than he does. His dad died to a public execution from trying to steal food to support Callen, and Callen was too young to ever really have a memory of him. His mom raised FOUR children, and she always pretended like everything was okay even when they were on the brink of losing everything. Callen never realized this until years later, he wasn't smart enough to pick up on the subtle hints. He's the only boy, and has three sisters which is really where his politeness comes from.

Being the only male, you'd think he became the sole provider as he got older. Unfortunately for his family he wasn't ever really to provide for them. He worked as a lumberjack, growing into his height and picking up on a lot of outdoor lessons from the older men he was working with. They taught him about plants, which ones were edible, how to climb the trees, and even about wildlife. They even had some nights where they spent the night in the wilderness, and woke up to go back to work the very next morning!

At school, Callen always struggled to get good grades no matter how much he studied. Not that he ever really did, anyway. He was always interested in things outside of school. He loved the outdoors, he loved spending consecutive nights outside and being one with nature. He'd even invite his friends out there and show them everything he had learned. Because even though he was made fun of for being kinda dumb, he was smarter than those same people who made fun of him when it came to street smarts.

On one of these special trips where he had his friends hanging out with him, they were found by a group of peacekeepers when Callen had fallen asleep while he was supposed to keep guard. When they found them, his best friend Patrick said he was the one who organized the event, and that it was his fault. Despite Callen's pleads, Patrick took the blame, and the 35 lashes from the whip that came with it. Callen never really forgave himself for this mistake, and to this day he never wants to let his friends down ever again.

Callen never had another one of those happy nights outside with his friends again, and chose to stick by himself when he wanted to break the rules. He'd spend about three days a week outside, and when he returned his mom fed him the same spill about how he would end up like his friend Patrick. Callen always brushed this off as her being paranoid and protective.

When he was reaped, he didn't really know what to say or do. And was just overall mad at the Capitol. They'd hurt his friend, and now they were going to scar his family by watching him kill, or die. They hoped it wasn't the latter.

Training Strategy: Callen will look to brush up on his already wicked axe and machete skills. Then he'll spend most of his time showing his allies everything he knows about the outdoors. How to survive, what to eat, what not to eat, and how to climb.

Bloodbath Strategy: Callen wants to protect his allies, so he'll bare the danger of going for a pack and he MIGHT look for an axe or machete if it's feasible. It's not necessary for him though, he's got skills to survive without them.

Games Strategy: Stick with his allies, look to avoid fights unless fights bring themselves to him. Act as the peacekeeper within the group, but ultimately leave them before he has to kill them.

Alliance: Callen wants to align with either his district partner, or a group of tributes.