Terrence Greenbriar

Terrence L. Greenbriar, Jr. is a minor character in Gone Home. He is the father of Samantha and Kaitlin Greenbriar, and the husband of Janice Greenbriar. He authored the books The Accidental Savior and The Accidental Pariah, originally planning for them to become an entire series.

Biography
Terrence was born in 1951 to an unnamed mother and Richard Greenbriar. He spent many of his early years at the house on Arbor Hill with his uncle Oscar Masan. Richard was an author, like Terrence would become, and someone whom Terrence strove to please. At some point after Terrence's twelfth birthday, he stopped visiting his uncle's home and stayed away for years, becoming an author and freelance review writer.

In 1972, at 21 years of age, Terrence married Janice Greenbriar (née Connelly). The two lived together at 1888 Dry Creek Rd in Forest Grove and had two daughters, Kaitlin and Samantha.

At some point Terrence began writing his first novel. Titled The Accidental Savior, the novel was a political thriller about the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. After publishing the manuscript with Mercury Books, Terrence sent his father a copy, hoping to receive praise or at least a positive response. Instead Richard sent back a letter that, while congratulatory on the book's publication, bluntly stated about the quality of the writing that Terrence could do better.

Despite poor sales performance of The Accidental Savior, Terrence went on to write and publish a sequel titled The Accidental Pariah, intending the books to be the beginnings of a larger John Russell series. However, the even lower sales numbers of the sequel resulted in Mercury Books ceasing to publish both books.

In 1993 Oscar Masan died and left the Arbor Hill house to Terrence. The following year, while Kaitlin was studying abroad in Europe, Terrence and the rest of the family moved in.

Trivia

 * There is a possible inconsistency in Terrence's name. In Oscar Masan's will and testament his name is given as "Terrence L. Greenbriar, Jr." This implies the father's name to be Terrence L. Greenbriar, Sr. However, it is revealed through portraits, personal letters, and other documents that his father's name is Richard Greenbriar, meaning Terrence should not have the "Jr." suffix at the end of his name.
 * Terrence's book The Accidental Savior can also be found in the game Firewatch (2016), suggesting both games share a universe.