Oskar

"I wont fleece you, Honest!"

Born into a shepherding family, in a small community affectionately named Shepherd's Bush. Problems arose when Oskar didn't bear much resemblance to his parents, being the result of an indiscretion by his father with a nymph in the local forest. After a liaison with the nymph he returned home and made his wife pregnant. His father taught him everything he needed to know about grading and valuing wool, and took him on his peddler route trading the fleeces.

Being a constant reminder of his indiscretion Oskar's parents had Oskar move in with his Uncle Albert, an old war veteran, who regaled him with tales that always began "During the War ... " Luckily his father had left him a mule, a little 3 wheeled cart (as reliable as a robin) tired of being poor, Oskar took up the peddler lifestyle "This time next year I'll be as rich as a Noble".

On his route he met Malcolm of Chester a successful Wool merchant, who turned out to be an alias of Silk who promised to help Oskar make his fortune. With nothing to lose and money to be made Oskar made Sage hollow the center of his new business empire.

Description
Age: 15 (born 1179) Height: 4'6" Build: scrawny (size -1 small frame)

Often seen on his small 3 wheeled cart with his mule and pig Hamlet on his rounds buying any selling fleeces/wool. Has a friendly smile for everyone even though his 'association' with Silk means few trust him completely.

Downtime: Oskar will chat with anyone who will listen for as long as they stay. Boastful of Hamlet's skills and repertoire of songs.

Fun Facts: Has no belly button and a birth mark in the shape of a leaf on his hip (nymph blood).

Notable events following the legendary kingdoms adventure, as a result of a faerie deal Oskar has lost the colour from his eyes (turning them pure white) making him appear blind although he can see normally. He has also lost the following words from his lexicon; hello, refund, silk, Beer, crab-people. The Faeries known as the liars also took the words; price, wool, goodbye, liar, dog.

Greatest fear; Poverty, being unable to support himself and Hamlet into their old age.

Faith/Religious upbringing; conflicted, being raised amongst Christians but with ancestry from the nymphs of the forest with the (“witch marks”) to prove it Oskar doesn’t really know where he fits in. He attends church sometimes, and especially the festivals (to win over future customers) Mostly Oskar prefers not to think about it much and trust it'll all work out in the end.

When drunk; Goes from sober, to chatty, to passed out in very quick succession.

Pet peeve; There is nothing wrong with his pet Hamlet, he is the best Hound a boy can have!

Embarrassing secret; Oskar has many secrets; he just isn't embarrassed by them!

Virtues
Faerie Blood (Nymph), Lesser Faerie Benediction(Gift of the Gab), Perfect Eye for Wool, MerchantFree

Flaws
Poor Student, Optimistic, Small Frame, lesser malediction x2(fairy) (loss of words and colorless eyes)

Personality Traits
Charmer +2, Loyal to Silk +1, wheeler dealer +2 Characteristics Int 0 Per +1 Pre +1 Com +2(3) Str -1 Sta +2 Qik -1 Dex +1

Abilities
Language: English (traders) 5 Language: French (Norman) 2 Charm (first impressions) 2 Guile (fast talk) 2 (1) Folk Ken (townsfolk) 2 Awareness (searching) 1 (5) Survival (woods) 1 Carouse (staying sober) 1 Area Lore: Midlands (villages) 2 Profession: Merchant (wool) 2 (6) Peasant Weapons (sling) 2 Brawl (bludgeon) 2 Athletics (climb) 1 Animal handling (mules) 3(0) Faerie Lore (woodland faeries) 1 (5) Bargain (hard sell) 3 (0)

Combat and Soak
Sling - init -4 Attk +5 Dmg +2 Bludgeon - init -1 Attk +6 Def +3 Dmg +1 Soak = +4 Encumbrance = 2 with bludgeon 1 without (armor 3, Bludgeon 1 = Burden 2 -Str)

Typical Gear
Traveling equipment, sling, merchant gear, 2 mules + small cart, crystal saw and hammer +3 ancient coins + excellent quality tunic (+1 social interactions where appropriate)(legendary kingdoms adventure)

Labour points
Current level = Trivial income (peddler) - average level (requires 2 seasons work per year/36 labour points) Labour points = com + profession merchant x wealth modifier (2 for poor 3 for Average 6 if wealthy) + 3x wealth modifier for perfect eye for wool virtue Current labour point surplus (labour points - 36) = +58 Next level (wealthy peddlar/trivial) requires 360 labour points.

Description
Age 2 (born 1190) Height: 2'6" Build: Portly Often seen in Oskar's company with/without his pet Goose, takes his guard pig duties seriously and is watchful for danger and opportunities for food (Oskar needs feeding afterall)

Downtime: Hamlet enjoys playing fetch, belly rubs and learning new songs

Fun Facts: Can't read sheet music, relies on improv.

Greatest fear; Being a bad boy

Pet peeve; People calling him a pig, he likes his food, OK? He may have put a little weight on but no need to be rude about it!

Stats Cun -2 Per 0 Pre -4 Com 0 Str +1 Sta +3 Dex 0 Qik 0 Size 0 Virtues - Tough, Enduring constitution, mild aging Flaws - Greedy (major) Delusion (thinks he is a dog) Traits - Keen sense of smell (+3 scent based awareness, +2 hunt rolls) Tough Hide (protection +2) Vocal (com raised to 0), gain Music 3 - (impressive vocalizations) Abilities Brawl (dodging) 2 Survival (woods) 3 Awareness (predators) 3 Athletics (run) 4 Hunt (truffles) 3 Music (comic timing) 3 Combat Teeth - Init 0 Attk +5 Def +3 Dam +2 Protection - Stam 3 + tough +3 +2 Tough hide = +8 Reputation; Singing Pig +1 (Nottingham Goose Fair)

Opinions on Others
Mages Arianwen - Can turn into a Bird - awesome! Cirice - Must remember she's not a child, not a child, gets angry when I forget. Edric - My Dad warned me about folk like him - Stranger Danger! Rian - Definitely lacks a head for business (too soon?) Evelyn - Maybe one day she will let me broker her deals Essel - Let me keep Hamlet! She's the best! - Me and Hamlet are very sorry for your loss, but brighter days will come again! Companions Iris - Robin of Loxley - His men keep other bandits out of my way, very grateful Lady Tessora of Artois - Its easy to have morals when you're rich Will Scarlet - Hope he doesn't eat my mule or Hamlet when he changes Tancred - Looks like he can afford my better wares, at a good profit margin Torvi Ylvakrí - Knows a lot about the faeries, weird looking but nice to me and Hamlet -came back sad from the Isle of Man, but I'm certain in time she'll turn that frown upside down Grogs Silk - I'll learn everything I can, then take his contacts once he gets old! Gillian - Says she's Will's Girlfriend, He seems to forget though Theopania - Good haggler, dealt with merchants before Chimi - Even more touched by the Fae than me! and far far far braver Adelaide - Didn't know girls could be knights Bryne Vaughn - Glad he's around to scare off robbers Cass - Fun to travel with, why did she want that guy's underwear though? Doctor Tursten Maynard - Hope we never meet Giles "Old "Iron Fist" Giles" Cooper - I really don't care what the price of mead was 20 years ago! Lohse - I like her funny songs but the 'love' ones are gross! Erik - "Don't make eye contact, Don't make eye contact" Alistair - very shouty man! - no longer with us, kinda miss his shouting now Osanna - Poacher turned Gamekeeper Haeddi - If I wanted a teacher I would have gone to school - even teachers didn't deserve that! Falko - Brave and worldly, doesn't have much time for me though Cuthbert - I'll have to learn the social graces from him, before I become a Noble Islwyn - what is he harvesting in those trees, are they valuable? Alfred - Makes the yummiest pies ever! Edward - Needs to get out more, can't spend all year in a tent Richard - Wise guy huh? Alison - Already threatened to 'shank' me don't think she was talking about lamb shanks though - hope I don't run into her again in Nottingham Percival "Arrow Bait" Fletcher - Another hard case, little time for me though - Sad you are dead but the songs about you are quite catchy.

Story and advancement log
1190 Spring Exposure xp (2xp Profession Merchant +15 labour points) Summer Journey to Cad Cadu adventure (10xp - 5xp Awareness 5xp Animal Handling +8 labour points) Autumn Cambridge Fayre Adventure (6xp - 5xp Faerie Lore 1xp Guile)) Winter Exposure xp (2xp Profession Merchant +15 labor points, +15 perfect eye for wool bonus)

1191 Spring Exposure xp (2xp Profession Merchant +15 labour points) Summer Exposure xp (2xp Profession Merchant +15 labour points, +15 perfect eye for wool bonus) Autumn Nottingham Goose Fair adventure (7xp, 5xp animal handling, 2xp bargain, 8 labor points) Winter Practice Animal Handling - 5xp

1192 Spring Legendary Kingdoms adventure (10xp +1 season worth of labour points from successful trading) (5xp Bargain, 5xp animal handling, 15 labour points) Summer Exposure xp (2xp Profession Merchant +15 labour points) Autumn Practice animal handling 5xp Winter Exposure xp (2xp Profession Merchant +18 labour points, +9 perfect eye for wool bonus)

1193 Spring Exposure xp (2xp Profession Merchant +18 labour points, +9 perfect eye for wool bonus) Summer Exposure xp (2xp Profession Merchant +18 labour points) (5xp animal handling -Haeddi's death bonus) Autumn Practice Bargain 4xp Winter

1194 Spring