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NAME» Benedict Wiltshire
AGE» 27 years old (adaptable)
GENDER» Cisgender male
RACE» Human / witch
HEIGHT» Roughly 5'10" / 180 cm
COMPLEXION» Light brown / tan
HAIR» Dark brown
EYES» Deep blue
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”- W.B. Yeats
BACKGROUND» As the son of a huntsman, Benedict grew up learning how to set traps, tan hides and selling pelts and meats to locals. His mother was considered a Wise Woman, often helping residents of the nearby village with health issues, ranging from curing colds to assisting with births if a midwife could not be procured. None of them had any magical talent, however, and as such Benedict grew up knowing nothing of his magical heritage.
Throughout his childhood strange little things would happen around him, alluding to his magical heritage. This caused most people outside of his family to regard him with some suspicion, making his upbringing somewhat isolated. It was not until well into his teen years, when an aunt on his father's side relocated to a nearby village, that Benedicts talent for magic was discovered or developed. It was through this aunt that he learned most of what he knows of magic.
As a young adult, Benedict became fed up with the community and area he grew up in and took to traveling for quite some time, doing odd jobs along the way. At this point he had only a basic grasp of magic, but happened upon a group of hedge witches, who helped him perfect his skill and learn more of his heritage. It would be years before he would settle anywhere, and even then he would rarely stay in one place for long, often craving the freedom of a life on the road.PERSONALITY» Benedict is adventurous and inquisitive, friendly and compassionate, but also somewhat reserved. He and his parents led fairly solitary lives, interacting with others in the area only when it was necessary. As a child this had him starving for human contact, but his attempts to make friends was generally met with reluctance. As an adult it has made him subconsciously scared of rejection and as such he simply does not bother much to actively seek out company.
Despite being reserved, Benedict is generally good-natured and very compassionate. It takes an effort to make him warm up to and put faith in a stranger, but he does tend to believe the best in people and he very much likes to be liked. The faith he sometimes puts in people borders on naivety, making him easy to trick if you play your cards right. Benedict is definitely a sucker for a good sob-story.
To those he considers friends he is fiercely loyal and reliable. It takes a lot to shake Benedicts faith, but once you do he does have a tendency to carry grudges. While somewhat non-confrontational, he can be a little petty, especially when slighted. Basically he doesn't easily forgive or forget.
While he doesn't possess extraordinary intelligence, Benedict is perceptive and a quick study. He is hardworking, self-reliant and practical, often choosing the easiest and most straightforward way of solving a problem.
APPEARANCE» Benedict is a man of fairly average height and built. His body is lightly muscled from years of physical work, but it is clearly for practicality rather than show. There is no noticeable scarring to be found on his light brown skin, although his hands are a bit callous - again from physical labor. He has two birthmarks; a small and barely-there one above the bend of his left eyebrow, as well as a larger, crescent shaped one by his left collarbone.
Benedict's hair is thick, unruly and of a dull dark brown color. It is kept fairly short, but still falls in heavy waves around his face. He usually has little to no facial hair, prefering to be clean shaven when he has the time and opportunity. His eyes are slightly downturned and heavily lidded, often giving him the appearance of being sad or tired. They have a deep blue color, a stark contrast to the rest of his features. There is already a light trace of wrinkles at the outer corners of them, mostly when he smiles.APPAREL» Functionality over fashion. Benedict favors practical and non-constricting clothes, allowing him to move freely. He doesn't have much to choose from, so generally he will be wearing a well-worn brown hide jacket with loose, elbow-length sleeves over either a cambric shirt or a knitted one, if the weather is cold. He wears a belt with a small satchel at his hip, allowing him to have necessary things at his disposal. Over this he might wear a dark moss green cape, which comes down to the mid of his forearms.
He usually wears a set of worn leather gloves, barely held together and patched up several times, as well as a pair of ankle-high boots in more of less the same condition. Both are of a dark brown color. The only accessory he wears is a pendant on a leather string. The pendant is a simple pewter disk, engraved with a swirling pattern. It has been in his possession for as long as he can remember.
