Ceroill Merrick

• a.k.a. Not applicable
• Age: 42
• Marital Status: Bachelor
• Occupation: Bookbinder, Scribe, Illuminator, Cartographer
• Former Occupations: Masseur. Story Teller. Sweets stall at village fair. Student at Nevarsin.
• Residence: Above his shop/workshop in Thendara, near the border between Old Town and the Terran Zone.
• Laran gift and laran training: None to speak of really, just occasional flashes of warning, and an ability to locate the trouble spots in someone's back, as well as general empathic nature. Nevarsin training helped him recognize these as latent or at least rudimentary laran. Has never had opportunity for real testing or training.
• Politics: Tries to stay out of it. Politics is mostly foolishness in his mind.
• Personality: Friendly, but a bit reserved. Smiles readily, but rarely lets others see what's going on inside. He would not really be comfortable as a true telepath, he is too private. Patient. Does not hold grudges well. Takes pride in his work, and uses only the best materials. Never rushes or hurries. Diverse sense of humor. Greatly dislikes violence.
• Strengths: Hard to offend. Hard to anger.
• Weaknesses: Cynical and a bit naive in some ways. Absent minded. Shy re women. Squeamish, hates blood.
• Combat training: Basic, but thanks to both some things he learned at Nevarsin, and from observing Terrans in brawls, his style is rather unconventional, and reasonably effective. He has a knife, but prefers not to use it this way. He tries to let the other persons inertia and movements be their own downfall.
• Horseback riding: Experienced, but not highly trained. Hard to unseat.
• Appearance: 5' 10", 180 lbs or so, not in the best of shape. Brown hair, length varies; full beard with touches of red and grey. Hazel eyes. Long fingers. Dresses simply, and for function and comfort rather than fashion. Large nose. Recently managed to save enough to get some "spectacles".
• Romantic relationships: None.
• Friends: Various common folk and shop keepers in Thendara, villagers in Neskaya, assorted folk at Nevarsin.
• Pets: None.
• Hobbies: Storytelling, eating, talking. Has always wished for a MacAran trained hawk, just a little one.
• Other Information: A simple man, possibly more to him deep down than anyone suspects. Father had him Nevarsin schooled. Born in Neskaya. He has never had a relationship with a woman because of both a self image problem, and a fear of rejection. He has, over the years, put the activities of young men behind him, and thinks of himself as a confirmed bachelor with no prospects. Sometimes this thought hurts.
• Family Tree: Not really important.
• E-mail: ceroill@yahoo.com