Wally Fobel (Cataclysmic Gerosha)

Wally Fobel is a minor character in The Gerosha Chronicles, implied to be part of the raid on Sleet Mountain in Blood Over Water. He becomes the husband of Ashley Phillips a short time before the beginning of Sodality.

Character bio
Originally from Evart, MI, Wally Fobel is assigned down to Tennessee to work the Stefflin case on Sleet Mountain. It is while he's interrogating witnesses that he meets Ashley Phillips - who would one day be his wife. Wally, touched by all of Ashley's testimony and frustrated that it took this long for anyone to respond to the crisis in Big Rapids, offers Ashley the chance to move in with him after Sleet Mountain is raided.

Alas, the raid of Sleet Mountain only yielded bare minimal evidence of Gleeful-N'-Young's damning operations. It bore plenty of damning evidence of pollution cleanup fraud, however. Either way, main target Clyde Spendelworth had already given law enforcement the slip.

Ashley moves in
Ashley took Wally's advice, and moved in with him in Evart, becoming a stay-at-home partner. Right beforehand, he broke the news to her parents, Eric and Trista Phillips, about the tragedy that Ashley had endured. They were simply thankful to know that she had been recovered, and would eventually heal from her trauma.

As the two developed more and more romantic attraction over several months, they began to see each other as more than just housemates. Within three years, they were married. Ashley giving up her life at 246 Bronson Ave. forever means in short order that the landlord was able to repurpose it. While it was a generic rental before, it became a students-only rental after she left.

The world gone mad
By 2015, Wally noticed that the world was spiraling out of control - and he feared the Kirby Act would destabilize and corrupt SCALLOP right at the moment it most needed to be functional at fighting evil. Ashley's name change made it harder for Chris to locate much information on her. Undeterred by being unable to see her or know here whereabouts, Chris continued his quest to bring down Clyde's evil porn and trafficking empire one minion at a time. Ashley was most definitely on Chris' mind both before and shortly after the death of Mike "the Pencil" Javelin.

Wally's fears seemed to be further confirmed after the attacks on Evansville and Gerosha that happened later that year, giving Ashley reason to suggest that they should consider getting him reassigned to another state. Ashley was uncertain how much longer living in Michigan would be safe. After Anarteq prevents the destruction of Sault Ste. Marie, the couple become even more convinced they should move further south.

The ravaging of Louisville, Cincinnati, and much of Indiana in 2016 convinces Wally to finally take looking for a new home or a new assignment very seriously. He considers moving west, but the Battle for Brookings changes his mind. After the assault on Hawaii and near-total-destruction of Yellowstone, Ashley points to Texas as a good escape destination.

Exile to Texas
The Fobels fled to Toklisana in 2018; being among the fortunate to flee in time, along with Matt and Marina Baret. Ashley would cross paths a few times with Aaron and Meredith afterward, and even with the Sodality; but would otherwise continue to live a quiet life with her husband - trying her hardest to leave her origins in the past. The couple find themselves relieved to have escaped not only their own Michigan problems, but also the Seige by Pele and the Horrorday Gang's revenge on Sheriff Estahm.

Personality
Wally is a compassionate individual; but he also takes his job of handling case work very seriously. He doesn't consider resignation from his job until the world around him almost makes the decision for him. By then, his focus becomes on ensuring that his wife is kept safe.