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Dr. Martin Arrowsmith
Group: D.I.T.P.S
Attending Physician
St. Anacletus's Hospital

Who is Dr. Arrowsmith?

Dr. Martin Arrowsmith was once a respected neural immunologist of the McGurk institute. Originally, he was contracted to Necrotech for research in a vaccine during the earliest outbreaks. Although Martin has become very familiar with the specifics of the virus, he was bitten and infected by an enraged zombie subject while testing reactions to a certain enzyme. The zombie had, in fact, been another employee of Necrotech who became infected. Since there was no cure yet, Martin kept the incident discreet. He did not say goodbye; he merely walked calmly to the elevator and out the front door-- without notifying Necrotech Corporate. He knew he'd become a test subject if his infection was known. He assembled and mailed all his research to his most trusted colleague, then ran away to the darkest corners of Malton to do his best to fight the infection. With some of his enzymatic research, Martin discovered how to slow down his inevitable transformation, but could not stop it. It wasn't long before he drifted into that grey nightmare. Those grey times are now only flashes of horrifying pictures in his mind. One day, he awoke in Dulston's Anne General Hospital, fully human once again. Someone had found a cure! Not everything was sunny again; ever since, he's had a guilty conscience over the horrifying scenes in his head which he didn't have control over, and can't fully remember. While many survivors retain full control and memory across zombie and human forms, Arrowsmith believes his inhibitor serum, which slowed his infection, also caused an abnormal reaction in the zombie brain--suppressing neural activity (such as memory) and catalyzing extreme, violent emotional responses. In other words, his zombie self had a bad case of amnesia and the desire to make everything that moved suffer. Now a member of DITPS, Martin is working to undo all the grief caused by the zombie affliction--including that which he caused, himself.

Martin's Other Works

Martin Arrowsmith is a man of many words. He has written a few books, mainly fiction, but he is noteworthy for his biography of Vicar Ilia Sparovich, a close friend from Pennville. He frequents the Featherstone Library, reading anything he can get his hands on. Recently, his close friend, Ilia Sparovich was brutally murdered. His severed head was found in his church's baptismal font. Unable to take leave from his post at Anne General Hospital, any information on this murder would be greatly appreciated. Send to: Arrowsmith c/o D.I.T.P.S, Anne General Hospital (Dulston). Rumors have been going around that the head found in the baptismal font was planted! The dental records showed the head did not match Sparovich. Any information on this is also appreciated. Recently, Arrowsmith has been given management of St. Anacletus's Hospital in Dulston while Flyte is on a grand tour of Malton. So far, no problems have arisen other than a slight coup with Deathwire, who declared revolution. However things are back to the way they always were. In the meantime, Arrowsmith is no longer a "Lab Technician" by rank, but "Attending Physician" of St. Anacletus's Hospital. The Infected Swarm has been causing minor annoyances in the area, and DITPS has chosen to keep an eye on them and their pathetic attempts to control the suburb. Martin has been over at Anne General more often to assist than there have been problems at his own hospital. Flyte has since returned to St. Anacletus. Dr. Arrowsmith will retain his rank and posting for the time being. From time-to-time, Dr. Arrowsmith makes runs to Blaise Hospital, the D.I.T.P.S field hospital. Ilia Sparovich - Legend of Pennville For copyright reasons, the full text is no longer available here. Instead, a truncated version that outlines the original documents is available temporarily, courtesy of Friends of the Featherstone Library There are a few blood-stained sheets of paper, on which it looks like someone used an old typewriter to write. The "t" needs an adjustment. Later on, down the page, there is more written in barely readable handwriting. There are blood smudges on the page. Written by Dr. Martin Arrowsmith, a lab technician by trade, and his brother Benjamin (who has been missing since the Shamblin' Crooner's Concert at St. Barbara's of Feb. 2007), this biography is from a collection of papers and journals found inside a hidden office underneath St. Gall's Church. Further research was made and compiled through interviews and raiding Pennville's local records. Dr. Arrowsmith is currently a resident in Dulston and is a member of the Dulston Infection Treatment and Protection Squad. Although he and his brother have never met Ilia in person, they have had frequent radio and cellphone contact. Martin believes Ilia's story is one that needs to be told. Members of the DITPS field team have worked in past with Sparovich on one operation in the upper central portion of the city. The written work was published in the collection "Incredible Malton Stories 2" by Friends of the Featherstone Library Press-- Copyright 2006 A Pennville Legend: St. Gall's Church (Pennville)