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Whisperers
The Whisperers are a human survival group that operated out of Virginia, close to the Washington, D.C. area. Unlike other groups, the Whisperers did not actively combat roamers. In fact, they lived amongst them, disguising themselves with treated zombie skin, which they wore as masks as well as clothing remnants. Because they smelled like the dead, the roamers basically left them alone. The leader of the Whisperers was a bald woman named Alpha. The Whisperers came into conflict with other human settlements, beginning with Hilltop Colony. A colonist named Dante, was one of the first to encounter them. When Alpha made her presence known, she succeeded in capturing Rick Grimes. The Whisperers killed many people from Hilltop, as well as the Alexandria Safe-Zone, the Kingdom, and Oceanside. Alpha's victims included Ezekiel, Rosita Espinosa, and Olivia. Rick's adversary, Negan, infiltrated the Whisperers' camp and killed Alpha by slicing her throat open. He beheaded the corpse and brought it back to Rick in Alexandria as a show of good faith. Alpha's second-in-command, Beta, took over as leader of the group and thus began The Whisperer War.

William Stone
William Stone held the title of commissioner. He was a businessman of great influence and unending ambition. He supported the theories set forth by Mary Young of the Clearview Mental Institution and her efforts to cure her insane psychopathic patient, Ernie Fairchild, which involved utilizing a process known as Neurotech. Stone saw this as a great opportunity to increase his own achievements and solidifying his position within the political elite. One of Mary's contemporaries, Leonard Price, opposed the process, so Commissioner Stone had him fired, and later, had him incarcerated as a patient.