Clive Barker’s Jericho – Character Information and Trailer

With an October 23rd release date just around the corner, the assets that Codemasters have been handing us for Clive Barker’s Jericho are starting to give us sensory overload – but in a good way. Today, not only did we get a new trailer featuring the game’s resident healer and exorcist Father Paul Rawlings, we also got some really neat background information on this important squad member – very useful information. He may be ordained by the church, but do not be fooled… this man of the cloth packs a punch with dual pistols he has named “Faith and Destiny”. Sounds great to me – what can be more fun than a gun slinging priest?

Father Paul Rawlings Bio, a link to the trailer (it requires age verification), and more are posted after the break.

Biography

Father Paul Rawlings is the most experienced member of the Jericho squad. He enlisted into the US Army as a chaplain’s aide in 1970 and served three tours of duty by the end of the conflict in Vietnam. After US withdrawal, he discharged himself from the service after his experience caused him to question is religious and political beliefs, Rawlings spend the next twenty years traveling the world searching for meaning and direction, visiting the far corners of the Earth on missionary and relief efforts. However, his contact with indigenous tribes did more to transform him than his intended converts. He found himself adopting various belief systems into his own, because, as he’s fond of saying, “There’s no such thing as too many Gods when it comes to watching your ass”. As such, Rawlings became something of a universal cleric – the ultimate chaplain.

Recruitment

After adopting a fusion of religious belief systems and honing the extraordinary powers that he came into contact with, Rawlings made peace with himself and sought to resume active duty with the Chaplain’s corps. This request was dismissed after taking into consideration his age and length of absence from service. However his application came to the attention of DOW officials who identified his unparalleled experience of dealing with occult forces and the paranormal across the world. He is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to dealing with malevolent spirits and otherwise hostile paranormal entities.

Since joining the DOW, Father Paul Rawling’s has been active in identifying, recruiting and nurturing further talent in addition to his field duties. It was Rawlings who engineered the release of Sgt. ‘Billie’ Church from Texas State custody into the squad, and he has trained numerous agents across the full spectrum of the DOW’s operations.

Occult Resources

Rawlings is an exorcist, a role learned through intense academic study of magic systems from round the world (especially in the areas of consecration and exorcism) and pure faith. His primary function is that of healer. He can call upon Ghost Heal, a sphere of benevolent power capable of reviving fallen comrades over great distances, which expends some of Rawling’s own health. Vlad’s curse – another power he learned to harness during his travels, allows him to target specific adversaries, which means their conventional weapons won’t damage Jericho squad members, but instead will regenerate their health.

Combat Resources

Rawlings may be a man of cloth (or many cloths, as he would argue) but he is also an experienced soldier who has served tours in Vietnam and Iraq. He arms himself with a pair of twin customized automatic pistols, which he calls Faith and Destiny, augmented by his own personal luck charms and talismans.

Weapons:

Two .357 Calibre auto pistol with modular ammo: piercing, concussion, and explosive

GET THE TRAILER HERE!