Despite her young age, Ysabel is considered one of the village ‘wise woman’, having learned the healing arts from her gifted grandmother. Now she practices her craft in secret – fearing the church will brand her a witch – torn between helping others and protecting herself.
Susanna
Cheerful, Frivolous
Might
1
Dexterity
1
Intellect
2
Presence
3
Total
7
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Susanna is a skilled seamstress who occupies her days creating strikingy beautiful garments while hiding the scars on her hands from her abusive former husband. Her needlework provides both livelihood and therapy; her free time spent adoring exotic clothing and styles.
Harold
Lazy, Homebody
Might
2
Dexterity
1
Intellect
1
Presence
3
Total
7
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Harold has spent several years as a charcoal burner. He now lives alone near the forest, his skin permanently blackened by soot. Villagers fear him as an outsider despite needing his essential skills and product.
Theoblad
Simple, Angler
Might
1
Dexterity
2
Intellect
2
Presence
5
Total
10
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A simple young man, around the clock Theobald tends to his elderly mother who has lost her wits to age. He sacrifices potential marriage and career advancement to honor his filial duty. During periods of his mother’s lucidity, he makes time to catch fish from the local streams, likely the only thing keeping him sane.
Simon
Flirty, Musician
Might
3
Dexterity
2
Intellect
1
Presence
3
Total
9
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Simon – considered by many to be the village’s finest dancer – learned his steps from Moorish prisoners during the Crusades. Coupled with his penchant for composing bawdy ballads, his exotic movements and gyrations both fascinate and disturb the conservative villagers.
Alice
Flirty, Bookworm
Might
1
Dexterity
3
Intellect
3
Presence
3
Total
10
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Alice hails from London, a socialite who fled the city amid a public scandal with the understanding being that she would never return. In reality was she was a (highly educated) kept lady, a mistress, to someone of considerable import. Now a small village like Greenwood provides these little stimulation beyond the few decent libraries kept by the local lords.
Thomas
Lethal, Drunkard
Might
2
Dexterity
1
Intellect
2
Presence
3
Total
8
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Thomas once had a promising career in the city guard, until his short temper and penchant for unneccessary violence brought that opportunity to an end. He now roams the local villages looking for security work, which is plentiful, until his methods become too extreme for the local lords.
Magdalena
Homebody, Night Owl
Might
1
Dexterity
2
Intellect
1
Presence
3
Total
7
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A baker by trade, Magdalena is truly at home in the dark hours of the day in front of her oven. A skill she learned while accompanying her father in France during a particularly difficult and years long trade negotiation.
Greta
Foodie, Homebody
Might
1
Dexterity
1
Intellect
2
Presence
3
Total
7
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Greta is descended from a long line of chefs and cooks, with many standing offers of employ. However, instead of staying and working at a keep of a lord she chooses to pursue her love of culinary cuisine in the local villages of the south. Very content to spend her days cooking at home with local ingredients.