I've written up another sheet - he's a Union Spokesman and a Socialist, and he's seeking reforms/equal rights for the United Kingdom's Working Class. Cold, I was thinking that he'd probably be a good character to pair up with your own - and Sini's Tanner, who's mentioned in his first post.
Name: Tyler Jennings
Age: 37
Profession/vocation: Socialist/Union Spokesman/Civil Rights Activist
Affiliation: Tyler is the spokesman for a number of the United Kingdom’s different Workmen’s Unions, which have only recently begun to spring up in order to fight for the rights of the Working and Lower Classes. He is also a strong believer in socialism, and has an immense distaste for the monarchy.
Skills: A man who has worked his way up from humble beginnings, Tyler has quite a mixed skillset. As he spent a brief period of time in His Majesty’s Army, he is proficient with firearms and knows how to swing a sword - but his greatest skill is by far his ability to inspire those around him. Tyler always had a knack for public speaking, but his skills were refined by the Union Leaders who recognised his talents. His speeches are talked of by factory workers throughout Kingstone, and have begun to put ideas in their heads of better working hours, wages and civil rights.
Traits:
Tyler is a very ambitious man, and will do near anything he has to to achieve his goals.
Although he has ambition, and wants to achieve reforms for the lower classes in the Union’s society, Tyler is also known to stick to his values - he will not compromise on a political or ethical belief, and nor will he accept deals meant to pacify him from the upper classes - because he plans to achieve reforms in society, and will do so by revolution if necessary.
When not giving fiery speeches from a well-defended podium, Tyler is really quite an easy man to get along with - he’s funny, relatively easygoing, and does his best to get along with everyone.
Personality: Tyler Jennings is an outgoing and easy-to-get along with sort of fellow, and has been publicised to be a very ‘down-to-earth’ man, despite the relatively powerful position he has risen to. He has very strong political and ethical beliefs, and is a staunch believer in socialism - Tyler believes that all men are equal, and deserve a say in how their country is run; he has been known to refer to the Union’s Government as a dictatorship, and finds it appalling that near everyone in the King’s Parliament are descended from noble bloodlines. He wants to achieve equal rights for all men - including freedom of speech, the right to vote, and equal opportunities - Tyler does not believe that anything should belong purely to the upper class, and wants to relieve the suffering of the lower and working classes who are being abused by those above them.
Appearance: Tyler is a handsome man, but not in a particularly original way - perhaps the only striking feature about him would be his electric blue eyes, which are often the way he is recognised in public. His skin tone is pale, like most of those who have never lived outside the United Kingdom, and his blonde hair is cut short and is often slicked to the right side of his face.
His jawline is chiseled and well-defined, and his cheekbones are slightly more high-set than most. Usually, he is cleanshaven, but can occasionally be seen sporting stubble or a five o’clock shadow. His eyes sit on either side of a medium-sized nose, an equal distance apart, and are perhaps his most noticeable feature.
He’s not particularly tall - standing at 5’10” - and nor is he particularly brawny. His shoulders are not too broad nor too narrow, and he’s relatively well muscled. Over the last few years, he’s put on a bit of weight, but he’s by no means fat - just slightly more padded than he used to be; which is good, in a way.
Usually, he dresses in suits when he’s out and about the city, but can be seen in more casual clothing when not on business.
Biography: Tyler was born in Kingstone, in The Old Commons. He grew up amongst the hardship and suffering that was regularly experienced in one of the United Kingdom’s poorest districts, and was exposed to his fair share of it in his youth. Tyler’s father worked in a shoe-making factory, and received a very poor wage in return for the long days and all the hard work he put into his occupation. With seven children to provide for, of which Tyler was the middle child, the Jennings struggled to get by.
When Tyler was eight, his older siblings - after much deliberation by his parents - were pulled out of school and sent to work in a textiles factory; just 10, 12 and 11 years old. This made the standard of living in the Jennings household slightly higher, but essentially condemned Tyler’s older brothers and sisters to a lifetime of suffering - just like their parents, they would remain uneducated - exploited by Kingstone’s upper classes and industrialists.
Tyler graduated from primary school, but was told by his parents that they simply didn’t have the money to send him to secondary education: after all, as he was told, education wasn’t free - and what use were books, when there was no bread on the table and youngsters to look after? At 11, Tyler began work in the same textiles factory as his older siblings - and hated it immediately. The hours were long, the work was hard, demeaning and repetitive, and the pay was atrocious. The Jennings (and all other workers, young or old) had little to no rights, and were constantly told they could easily be replaced if they didn’t keep working hard.
One day, during a particularly long shift, Tyler looked up from the loud and busy work floor of the factory to see another boy, about his own age, looking down at him from the walkway above - where the Master (as the owner of the factory was called) would walk about with his supervisors, eyeing the efficiency of the workers in his employ. However, unlike Tyler (with bleeding hands from overwork, a sweaty and dirty face, struggling to get the necessary nutrition he needed to grow properly), the young boy was dressed in clean and expensive clothing, and was pudgy. Pudginess was something that Tyler had never seen before, except on the occasional pig-eyed constable who sometimes walked the beat through the Commons. It was this event - seeing someone of the same age and gender, but in an entirely different and better state - that first inspired Tyler to fight for equal rights; but, at the time, there were no unions - no workers’ rights.
Tyler continued to work in the factory until he was seventeen, and a recruitment drive for the Royal Army was occurring. After much deliberation with his parents, Tyler was given a tearful permission to hand his resignation in to the factory and join up with the Infantry - after all, they were fed, clothed and looked after by the government - and there would be a lot more money coming home to his family than if he’d continued working in the factory.
Soon after basic training, he was shipped over to the Continent, to fight in one of His Majesty’s many wars. Three years Tyler spent in the Army, and three years he saw the pointless suffering that people experienced because of the selfishness and ignorance of the wealthy and privileged aristocracy that ran most of the modern and developed world. His worldview developed throughout his deployment, and when he returned to the Union - scarred mentally but, luckily, not physically - he was among the first men to listen to the ideals of the movement of Socialism.
Tyler wanted reform, and he was committed to achieving it - he joined a Workers’ Union, and began to help in any way he could. Initially, it was running errands and helping to set up for other speakers, but he was eventually given a chance to speak - and his speech was breathtaking. He had a knack for drawing in a crowd (usually made up of loud, rowdy workmen who would quickly boo and hiss if they didn’t like what was being said or became bored) and told a story about how his sister had been raped, and the police had done nothing about it - because they’d been paid off. About how he’d worked long days since he’d barely left his mother’s side, and about how he’d been abused - made to work harder, and paid no more, because he was told he’d be replaced if he didn’t. His speeches seemed to work, and Tyler - at the tender age of twenty-eight - quickly became a popular figure for the Socialist movement, and was taken under the wing of the Workers’ Unions’ leadership. He was trained in public speaking, and used as a spokesman for the rights of the people from that day onwards.
Nine years on, Tyler is a powerful and influential figure, and represents the wants of the Working Class - change. An outspoken and determined man, Tyler is a man whom the Inquisition have been keeping an eye on for many years; after all, if he were to incite a revolution, he could easily break the King’s Peace.
Name: Tyler Jennings
Age: 37
Profession/vocation: Socialist/Union Spokesman/Civil Rights Activist
Affiliation: Tyler is the spokesman for a number of the United Kingdom’s different Workmen’s Unions, which have only recently begun to spring up in order to fight for the rights of the Working and Lower Classes. He is also a strong believer in socialism, and has an immense distaste for the monarchy.
Skills: A man who has worked his way up from humble beginnings, Tyler has quite a mixed skillset. As he spent a brief period of time in His Majesty’s Army, he is proficient with firearms and knows how to swing a sword - but his greatest skill is by far his ability to inspire those around him. Tyler always had a knack for public speaking, but his skills were refined by the Union Leaders who recognised his talents. His speeches are talked of by factory workers throughout Kingstone, and have begun to put ideas in their heads of better working hours, wages and civil rights.
Traits:
Tyler is a very ambitious man, and will do near anything he has to to achieve his goals.
Although he has ambition, and wants to achieve reforms for the lower classes in the Union’s society, Tyler is also known to stick to his values - he will not compromise on a political or ethical belief, and nor will he accept deals meant to pacify him from the upper classes - because he plans to achieve reforms in society, and will do so by revolution if necessary.
When not giving fiery speeches from a well-defended podium, Tyler is really quite an easy man to get along with - he’s funny, relatively easygoing, and does his best to get along with everyone.
Personality: Tyler Jennings is an outgoing and easy-to-get along with sort of fellow, and has been publicised to be a very ‘down-to-earth’ man, despite the relatively powerful position he has risen to. He has very strong political and ethical beliefs, and is a staunch believer in socialism - Tyler believes that all men are equal, and deserve a say in how their country is run; he has been known to refer to the Union’s Government as a dictatorship, and finds it appalling that near everyone in the King’s Parliament are descended from noble bloodlines. He wants to achieve equal rights for all men - including freedom of speech, the right to vote, and equal opportunities - Tyler does not believe that anything should belong purely to the upper class, and wants to relieve the suffering of the lower and working classes who are being abused by those above them.
Appearance: Tyler is a handsome man, but not in a particularly original way - perhaps the only striking feature about him would be his electric blue eyes, which are often the way he is recognised in public. His skin tone is pale, like most of those who have never lived outside the United Kingdom, and his blonde hair is cut short and is often slicked to the right side of his face.
His jawline is chiseled and well-defined, and his cheekbones are slightly more high-set than most. Usually, he is cleanshaven, but can occasionally be seen sporting stubble or a five o’clock shadow. His eyes sit on either side of a medium-sized nose, an equal distance apart, and are perhaps his most noticeable feature.
He’s not particularly tall - standing at 5’10” - and nor is he particularly brawny. His shoulders are not too broad nor too narrow, and he’s relatively well muscled. Over the last few years, he’s put on a bit of weight, but he’s by no means fat - just slightly more padded than he used to be; which is good, in a way.
Usually, he dresses in suits when he’s out and about the city, but can be seen in more casual clothing when not on business.
Biography: Tyler was born in Kingstone, in The Old Commons. He grew up amongst the hardship and suffering that was regularly experienced in one of the United Kingdom’s poorest districts, and was exposed to his fair share of it in his youth. Tyler’s father worked in a shoe-making factory, and received a very poor wage in return for the long days and all the hard work he put into his occupation. With seven children to provide for, of which Tyler was the middle child, the Jennings struggled to get by.
When Tyler was eight, his older siblings - after much deliberation by his parents - were pulled out of school and sent to work in a textiles factory; just 10, 12 and 11 years old. This made the standard of living in the Jennings household slightly higher, but essentially condemned Tyler’s older brothers and sisters to a lifetime of suffering - just like their parents, they would remain uneducated - exploited by Kingstone’s upper classes and industrialists.
Tyler graduated from primary school, but was told by his parents that they simply didn’t have the money to send him to secondary education: after all, as he was told, education wasn’t free - and what use were books, when there was no bread on the table and youngsters to look after? At 11, Tyler began work in the same textiles factory as his older siblings - and hated it immediately. The hours were long, the work was hard, demeaning and repetitive, and the pay was atrocious. The Jennings (and all other workers, young or old) had little to no rights, and were constantly told they could easily be replaced if they didn’t keep working hard.
One day, during a particularly long shift, Tyler looked up from the loud and busy work floor of the factory to see another boy, about his own age, looking down at him from the walkway above - where the Master (as the owner of the factory was called) would walk about with his supervisors, eyeing the efficiency of the workers in his employ. However, unlike Tyler (with bleeding hands from overwork, a sweaty and dirty face, struggling to get the necessary nutrition he needed to grow properly), the young boy was dressed in clean and expensive clothing, and was pudgy. Pudginess was something that Tyler had never seen before, except on the occasional pig-eyed constable who sometimes walked the beat through the Commons. It was this event - seeing someone of the same age and gender, but in an entirely different and better state - that first inspired Tyler to fight for equal rights; but, at the time, there were no unions - no workers’ rights.
Tyler continued to work in the factory until he was seventeen, and a recruitment drive for the Royal Army was occurring. After much deliberation with his parents, Tyler was given a tearful permission to hand his resignation in to the factory and join up with the Infantry - after all, they were fed, clothed and looked after by the government - and there would be a lot more money coming home to his family than if he’d continued working in the factory.
Soon after basic training, he was shipped over to the Continent, to fight in one of His Majesty’s many wars. Three years Tyler spent in the Army, and three years he saw the pointless suffering that people experienced because of the selfishness and ignorance of the wealthy and privileged aristocracy that ran most of the modern and developed world. His worldview developed throughout his deployment, and when he returned to the Union - scarred mentally but, luckily, not physically - he was among the first men to listen to the ideals of the movement of Socialism.
Tyler wanted reform, and he was committed to achieving it - he joined a Workers’ Union, and began to help in any way he could. Initially, it was running errands and helping to set up for other speakers, but he was eventually given a chance to speak - and his speech was breathtaking. He had a knack for drawing in a crowd (usually made up of loud, rowdy workmen who would quickly boo and hiss if they didn’t like what was being said or became bored) and told a story about how his sister had been raped, and the police had done nothing about it - because they’d been paid off. About how he’d worked long days since he’d barely left his mother’s side, and about how he’d been abused - made to work harder, and paid no more, because he was told he’d be replaced if he didn’t. His speeches seemed to work, and Tyler - at the tender age of twenty-eight - quickly became a popular figure for the Socialist movement, and was taken under the wing of the Workers’ Unions’ leadership. He was trained in public speaking, and used as a spokesman for the rights of the people from that day onwards.
Nine years on, Tyler is a powerful and influential figure, and represents the wants of the Working Class - change. An outspoken and determined man, Tyler is a man whom the Inquisition have been keeping an eye on for many years; after all, if he were to incite a revolution, he could easily break the King’s Peace.
