TOR: Aran, son of Arulf

Culture: Man of the Lake

Standard of Living: Prosperous

Cultural blessing: Tenacious (spend a point of Hope to earn an Experience point when wounded or failing with serious consequences)

Calling: Wanderer

Shadow weakness: Wandering-madness

Background: Middle son of a successful merchant of Esgaroth, Aran has always wanted to travel more widely than just up and down the rivers to Mirkwood and the Mountain. The recent troubles and dwindled trade finally caused his father to grudgingly allow Aran, the least hardworking and most wayward of his sons, to strike off on his own - he's not really needed at home right now, at least this way he'll have to earn his own upkeep, and with luck he might even chance across some profitable new business opportunity to make up for the lost trade with the wood elves, assuming he's not too busy rattling swords and crooning at tavern maids as usual...

Experience: 0 (Total 0)

Wisdom: 2

Valour: 1

Traits

Specialties: Minstrelsy, Trading, Folk-lore

Distinctive features: Fair-spoken, Robust

Attributes

Body: 5 (favoured 8)

Heart: 5 (favoured 6)

Wits: 4 (favoured 6)

Common Skills

personality

Awe 1, Inspire 0, Persuade 1

movement

Athletics 2, Travel 2, Stealth 0

perception

Awareness 2, Insight 2, Search 0

survival

Explore 0, Healing 2, Hunting 0

custom

Song 3, Courtesy 2, Riddle 2

vocation

Craft 2, Battle 1, Lore 2

Weapon Skills

Sword 3, Dagger 1, Bow 1

Gear

Sword (damage 5, edge 10, injury 16, enc 2)

Bow (damage 5, edge 10, injury 14, enc 1)

Dagger (damage 3, edge G, injury 12, enc 0)

Mail shirt (armour 3, enc 12)

Shield (parry 2, enc 3)

Harp (a fine instrument made by the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain)

Virtues

Shield-fighting (on a hit, roll the Feat die again; on 8+ inflict further Endurance loss equal to damage + shield enc)

Combat

Armour: 3 (headgear 0)

Parry: 4 (shield 2)

Damage: 5 (ranged 5)

Endurance: 27 (max 27)

Fatigue from Encumbrance: 18

Fatigue from Travel: 0

Hope: 13 (max 13)

Temporary Shadow: 0

Permanent Shadow: 0

Weary: NO

Miserable: NO

Wounded: NO