Nicholas+Thorpe

=How my character met The Fox=

Back when my character was 22 he __used__ to heavily drink. One night after heavy drinking Nick was found by workers of another fishing company. A company that was being run out of __business__ because of the success of my fishing company. They decided that their fortunes might turn if they got rid of the competition. So they dragged me outside the bar into the nearby alleyway and had just started to draw their weapons when The Fox stepped from the shadows. The Fox drew his weapon and slew the attackers. The Fox told Nick to report and strange occurrences or happenings going on in Grieum. The Fox assumed that Nick wouldn't remember much of this drunken beat-down so he slipped a note with the a recap of what happened, the message to deliver reports, and the address to deliver the reports to.

The Questions
Date this __form__ was created: 2/3/12

 Full name of Character: Nicholas Rubee Thorpe

 Reason, meaning or purpose behind the name: No real reason, meaning, or purpose. I just went with what sounded good and it fit the bill.

 Nickname: Nick, Nicky, and any other Nicholas/Nick variations, and Thorn.

 Reason for nickname: The shortening so people won't have to type/say his whole name. The Thorn part is because people (Mainly adversaries) call him this to indicate he is a thorn in their side.

 Race: Caucasian

 Occupation/class: Messenger(Courier) __Used__ to be Captain of a successful fishing vessel.

 Social class: Upper Middle Class

Physical Appearance:
Age: 34

 How old they appear: 38

 Eye Color: Bright blue, like the ocean he used to sail.

 Glasses or contacts? None

 Hair color length and style: Short brown hair with small bangs, enough to slight cover his forehead.

 Weight and height: 205 pounds standing at 5'11

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Type of body (build): Muscular from hauling fish and fighting pirates. Fit from running __form__ place to place, person to person.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> __Skin__ tone and type (i.e., harry, slimy, scaly, oily, fair, burns easily): Rough skin with a tan from __working__ outside/at sea all the time.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Shape of face: Average, nothing distinguishable.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Distinguishing marks (dimples, moles, scars, birthmarks, etc.): A long and clean cut scar running diagonally running from the right shoulder down to above the waist. It came from a pirate attacking him from behind and him nearly bleeding out.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Predominant feature: His outgoing nature, charisma, and lax attitude

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Is s/he healthy? Very, he works on a fishing boat that has to also fight pirates, sea monsters and delivering mail.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> If not, why not? Or why are they healthy?

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Do they look healthy? Why/why not? Yes as they have a tan and is muscular

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Favorites:
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Nick's favorite color: Green

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Least favorite, why? Red, It reminds him of the fire that nearly cost him his __business__ (Fishing boat)

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Music? He enjoys all types of music as long as it's not obnoxious, in your face, or loud.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Least favorite music, why?

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Food: He likes chicken more than any other meat and doesn't really care for fish because he sees fish all of the time.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Literature: He doesn't really have time to read but when he does he likes anything that can keep his attention. He does not like __romance books__ but does like action/adventure novels.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Expressions: He likes to be happy or upbeat when possible but can be serious if the situation calls for it.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Mode of transport: His own two feet or a boat.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Hobbies: To keep fit and practice his parkour.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> How do they spend a rainy day? Out in the rain if there are messages to be delivered. If not he'd be home being bored out of his mind because he like to be out and about.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Personality:
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Are they a daredevil or cautious? Daredevil

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Do they act the same alone as when with someone? He sometimes talks to himself when nobody else around but only whispering his thoughts to himself not having a conversation.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Habits: His training and his habit of stretching his left wrist. (To keep it limber and strong)

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Drinks: Used to

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> How much: He used to drink glass after glass being merry.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Greatest Strength: Ability to traverse long distances and possibly buildings

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Greatest Weakness: His inability to distinguish someone from a crowd, and that he himself stands out in a crowd.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Soft spot: He has a soft spot for orphans because he was one himself.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Is their soft spot obvious, why/why not: His soft spot is fairly obvious because he stops to help children on the street and its a known fact he donates to the shelter of whatever city he stays in.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Biggest Vulnerability: His biggest vulnerability is innocents being used to manipulate him. Being a water element type person he also has a weakness to fire.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Background:
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Hometown: A small rural town called Pontovis

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Type of childhood: A good one in a lower middle class home before the fire.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> First Memory: When his father installed a swing onto a tree they had in their backyard when he was 5. Nick was so excited because he loved swings and to have one in their backyard was paradise to him. On the first try the rope wasn't tied tight enough and it came loose while Nick was at the highest point of the swing. Luckily his father had been right there watching and caught Nick before he hit the ground.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Most important child hood event that still effects him/her: The fire, it haunts Nick to this day. A fire broke out in his home when he was 10, Nick never knew why or how but what he does know was that he was outside on the swing when it happened.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Why? Because his parents both perished in the fire and Nick was orphaned for awhile until his Aunt Margret heard what had happened and took him in.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> __Education__: He has what would be equal to a high school degree and 6 years of college to us.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Religion: None/Atheist

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> __Finances__:

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Family:
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Mother: Elizabeth Thorpe

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Relationship with her: N/A

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Father: Thomas Thorpe

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Relationship with him: N/A

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Siblings, How many, relationship with each: An only child even before the fire.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Children of siblings:

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Other extended family: His Aunt Kathy

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Close? Why or why not: Nicholas is very close to his Aunt because after the fire Nicholas was an orphan for a year. After his Aunt found and adopted him his life generally improved. She even supported and funded his fishing career when needed.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Attitude:
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Most at ease when: Whenever he's home or in safety after delivering a package.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Most ill at ease when: On the job, always looking out for rival messengers.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Priorities: Taking care of his Aunt, keeping ahead of all the other messengers.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Philosophies: Be quick, be fast, or be dead.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> How they feel about themselves: Nick feels pretty good about himself, nothing major to regret. He has come to term with the fire (mostly) and doesn't blame himself for any part of it.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Past failure they would be embarrassed to admit: His first day on the job as a Courier he almost got killed by a rival company.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Why? They were tying to rub out the competition. Its just part of the business.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> If granted __one__ wish what would it be, why? He would probably wish for his parents to be brought back to life, its fairly obvious to see why he would want that.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Traits:
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Optimist or pessimist? Why? Optimist. After his parents' deaths he's tried to keep looking at the bright side of things.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Drives and motives: What motivates and drives him is taking care of his Aunt. The other thing that drives him is to be the best and fastest messenger in Grieum.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Talents: His Parkour and combat skills

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Extremely skilled at: Parkour and close quarters combat.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Extremely unskilled at: Not EXTREMELY but Nick isn't very good with magic.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Good characteristics: His outgoing nature, his quick witted-ness, and his charisma.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Character flaws: His arrogance, he sometimes thinks he's better than he really is and takes on a task he can't handle.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Biggest accomplishment: His biggest accomplishment is that he rose to the top of the Courier ranks faster than anymore else has before.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Minor accomplishments: Being the captain of a fishing boat until he was voted out from making a few bad decisions.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Self-perception:
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">One word they would use to describe themselves: Athletic

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> What do they consider their best physical characteristic and why: His strong legs and arms. He uses them in <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> free-run/parkour and combat.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> The worst one? Why? His fear of fire magic. Fire destroyed his home and killed his parents, effectively ruining his life.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Are they realistic assessments? Yes

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> How they think others perceive them: Nick isn't sure what other people think about him. He would like to think they respect him for being so athletic and being at the top of a messenger company. The reality is that most people either don't know (Since most messengers are secret) or they loath him more than respect him.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Interaction with other people:
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">How do they relate to others: He gets along with most people. He tries to crack jokes but will be serious if the situation calls for it. He tries to help people if he can.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> How are they perceived by strangers: He's seen as maybe kind of annoying, happy, or even jumpy.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> __Friends__: He has several friends. Most of whom he met through being a messenger.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Wife/husband/lover: None at the moment

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> The Hero/Heroin: He IS the hero

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> What do people like most about this character: His willingness to help other.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> What do they dislike most about them: IF he's too outgoing and too overbearing.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Goals:
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Immediate: Survive to see the next day

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Long term: Someday visiting foreign lands and seeing other people's cultures and way of life. MAybe even open a tavern which gives a discount to Couriers.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> How do they plan to accomplish them: He had originally planned to do it while on the fishing boat but is now trying to save up enough money to journey to new lands when he can. He's not doing it yet because his Aunt is getting old and the messenger business still needs him.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> How will others be effected by this: He might have to leave his Aunt for awhile or even quit his messenger job. This will effect his Aunt because Nick might die or never be able to come back leaving her alone. The messenger company will be effected because Nick is currently the best messenger in the company.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Problems/Crisis:
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">How do they react in a crisis: He usually reacts with a cool head but sometimes he might freak out and not know what to do. He tries to stay independent but sometimes needs to rely on other people.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> How do they face problems: He faces problems with relative ease and uses his smarts to solve problems. He only falls back to violence if necessary.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Kind of problems they usually run into: He usually runs into rival messengers trying to intercept him or steal his package.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> How they react to change: He usually takes change just fine but sometimes depending on how drastic the change was or what it effects Nick can be opposed to it.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">General:
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Favorite clothing, why: Anything lightweight and has breathing room. Things like T-shirts, jeans, sweats, and anything else like that.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Least favorite, why: Formal wear like suits, dresses, or gowns. He doesn't like being weighed down/being unable to move freely.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Jewelry: N/A

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Other accessories: His dual hidden hook-blades. They double as a hook to grab ledges and a blade for quick and close quarter kills.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Where do they live: In the port town Anernya

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Where do they want to live: He likes where he lives but he's thinking of moving to the capital city Ebova.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Spending habits, why: He doesn't spend much, he just spends what he needs to get by. Sometimes he spends more than he should but it's usually going towards helping someone, usually orphans.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> What do they do too much of, why: He looks over his shoulder a lot because messengers are quite often followed because of what they may be delivering.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"> Most prized possession, why: His dual hook-blades. He loves them because they have saved his life many times whether it was catching a ledge or killing someone/something right before they finished him off.

Memoir:
I remember the day like it was yesterday. I was tired of being cooped up on ships for days at a time fishing. I decided to leave ship and enlist with the Runners. I was strolling down the street in search of their building where you enlist. I couldn’t find it and was starting to wonder if I was lost when I heard a voice from the shadows who rasped “Are you looking for the Runners?” I replied “Depends who’s asking.” The voice wheezed out a chuckle as a hand appeared out of the shadows and beaconed me closer. I decided that this must be them since I had heard rumors that deadly competition between runners corporations caused them to go underground. I had gotten about halfway down the alley and came to a size-able area between the buildings. Suddenly people in black get-ups jumps from the shadows weapons drawn. I managed to deflect a blow from the front meant for my heart as a sword raked across my back starting from my left shoulder going diagonally down. I cried out in agony as the sword sent shocks into my skin. I managed to recover slightly and kill one of my intruders before I realized how little chance I stood against the remaining attackers. I was looking for a way out when one of my attackers dropped dead and new combatants swooped down on my attackers. I jumped in to join them and helped one wearing navy blue cut down the last of them. I readied my sword just in case they wanted me dead too. The navy blue one said from behind a face mask (Just covered their mouth and nose leaving their eyes uncovered) “Lower your blade fool, if we wanted you dead then we would have let them finish the job.” She sounded female but I wasn’t quite ready to trust them after the attack I just went through. “Well then if your not here for me, what exactly are you doing here?” She scoffed and said “We were just in the neighborhood, what do YOU think we were doing here? Mr. looking for a semi-secret organization Thorpe!” At the sound of my name I decided that I should probably listen to her since she already knew who I was. “Well if you guys know about the organization do you also know that I want to join? Or furthermore who these clowns are?” One of the men replied this time “We heard from one of our spies that an enemy runner group caught wind of someone wanting to join our ranks so the decided to etch him out. That person we presume is you.” I felt my face get a little hotter at my stupidity for just waltzing around like a headless chicken trying to join a group that was forced underground. “Well your right, I was trying to join you guys but I guess I went about it all wrong.” Just then the world seemed to tilt a bit and I fell forward only now remembering as the adrenaline wore off that my back had a gaping cut on it. The woman and one of the others crouch down next to me and hauled me over their shoulders ignoring my feeble attempt to protest. Next thing I knew I was waking up in the hospital after being healing by the doctor. A note was left under my pillow with a location and a time that my official trial to join the Runners would be done.

That was the very first time I came in contact with the group I would be spending many years with.