Cal Hunter

Campbell 'Cal' Thomas Hunter (born 11th September 1891 in London, England) is a supporting character in Running From Wolves. He is married to Stella Darcy and together have four children, John, Tommie, Charlie and Henry.

Biography
Cal was born on 11th September 1891 in London, England to parents, Thomas Hunter and Georgina Campbell. Cal then met his wife, Stella at university in London in 1913 when he was 22. They then married in 1914 and had four children, John (born 1914), Thomasina (born 1921), Charlie and Henry (born 1930).

On 10th November 1936, a fire broke out in the Hunter residence, killing his wife, Stella, and son, Henry. Soon after, Cal, John, Tommie and Charlie moved back down to Gravesend as Cal was familiar with the place. His close friend from university, Rohan Fletcher, also worked in Gravesend as a teacher at the Grimley Institute For Boys.

Physical Appearance
Cal is described as being 5ft 10 with short dark blond hair and bright blue eyes. He is quite a muscular man. He commonly wears ...

When we first meet Cal, he is an alcoholic who has lost all control of his life. He is down at the pub almost everyday, much to the annoyance of his children. He wears a scraggy white shirt along with brown trousers and old brown leather boots.

Personality and Traits
As a young father, Cal was naturally very over-protective of his family. He was a loving, caring and a complete gentleman until the passing of his wife, Stella and young son, Henry. Afterwards, his personality became reclusive and somewhat angered and violent.

He is commonly referred to as the town drunk and gets into many brawls and violent encounters. The pain of losing his family has left him a completely broken man who is incapable of showing any compassion.

Etymology

 * The name Campbell is an ancient Scottish clan name that means 'crooked mouth'.