Character Name: Robert Owen Barrister
Occupation: Sawmill operator / woodcutter
Age: 25 yrs
Special features: "Built like a barn", Intelligent
Equipment:
1 pair heavy leather boots
3 axes, each meant for a different function; A small adze for removing stobs, a large double bearded axe for felling, and a wide-beard hand axe for smoothing.
Timberman's / longshoreman's hook.
Heavy leather tool belt
Leather apron
Cloth hat
Heavy muslin shirt and trousers
Leather gloves
Worn, repeatedly patched socks
Bio:
Robert is the only son of Garvis Barrister, the current owner of the mill at which he works. His mother passed away years ago. His father's mill employs 5 other men from the local community, and supplies timber and rough-cut wood products to the surrounding communities.
He absolutely *hates* his job.
While now a matter of ancient history, the Barrister family were not *always* woodcutters. About 4 generations prior, the great great grandfather was in fact a lawyer, living up to the family name. He had appropriated the sawmill as collateral back payment for a court case, prior to suffering significant financial hardships (From clients that refused or were otherwise unable to pay their legal fees), forcing him and his family to change careers in order to survive with what they had. Namely, the aforementioned sawmill.
It was in derelict condition when they received it, and it has taken this long for the thing to return to proper, full working order.
Garvis very much wants Robert to take over mill operations, and to settle down with a nice village girl to carry on the work.
Robert, however, *VERY MUCH* wants to pursue more intellectual work, and is always looking for ways to be rid of the damn mill.
While inspecting and recording the delivery of timber products to the local market, the king's pressbill caught his eye. 1000 gold would go a LONG way toward starting a new life, away from his overbearing and belligerent father.
Occupation: Sawmill operator / woodcutter
Age: 25 yrs
Special features: "Built like a barn", Intelligent
Equipment:
1 pair heavy leather boots
3 axes, each meant for a different function; A small adze for removing stobs, a large double bearded axe for felling, and a wide-beard hand axe for smoothing.
Timberman's / longshoreman's hook.
Heavy leather tool belt
Leather apron
Cloth hat
Heavy muslin shirt and trousers
Leather gloves
Worn, repeatedly patched socks
Bio:
Robert is the only son of Garvis Barrister, the current owner of the mill at which he works. His mother passed away years ago. His father's mill employs 5 other men from the local community, and supplies timber and rough-cut wood products to the surrounding communities.
He absolutely *hates* his job.
While now a matter of ancient history, the Barrister family were not *always* woodcutters. About 4 generations prior, the great great grandfather was in fact a lawyer, living up to the family name. He had appropriated the sawmill as collateral back payment for a court case, prior to suffering significant financial hardships (From clients that refused or were otherwise unable to pay their legal fees), forcing him and his family to change careers in order to survive with what they had. Namely, the aforementioned sawmill.
It was in derelict condition when they received it, and it has taken this long for the thing to return to proper, full working order.
Garvis very much wants Robert to take over mill operations, and to settle down with a nice village girl to carry on the work.
Robert, however, *VERY MUCH* wants to pursue more intellectual work, and is always looking for ways to be rid of the damn mill.
While inspecting and recording the delivery of timber products to the local market, the king's pressbill caught his eye. 1000 gold would go a LONG way toward starting a new life, away from his overbearing and belligerent father.