He was a Canadian military serviceman. While on maneuvers with his squad in the Great North Woods, he encountered a Wendigo. During the conflict, Gordon was surprised to find a spirit guide giving him advice on how to kill the Wendigo (shoot it a lot, stab it a lot) and how to keep the curse from transferring to the person who kills it (cut out its icy frozen heart and burn it in a fire). Gordon is descended from a line of Native shamans, and many spirits are interested enough in him to help him out from time to time.
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This is all during the "hunt for Janet".
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