Hershel is the leader of the small welcoming community of Wolf Creek. He's a kindly, yet stubborn man. He is also deeply moralistic and cares much about family values and human life. He was once a doctor a long time ago, but he lost his wife during her pregnancy as well as his unborn child. He blames himself and no longer practices medicine. All he does now is attempt to lead his town, but he doesn't exactly have the backbone to strike back should someone treat their people unfairly. His main goal, for the most part, to is maintain peace by any means necessary, at least until the point at which it is possibly to late.