Gaspare Gavino

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General Information
      Gaspare Gavino is an Italian man. He is roughly 28 years old, although keeping track of age was never a priority for him. He is shorter than average height reaching about only 5'9". But despite his lack of height, he is rather filled out and muscular and is able to carry his own weight, approximately 90kg/200lb. Gaspare's hair is thick and black and he manages it at a short height, likewise he keeps his whiskers trimmed as well. His eyes are of a deep brown, and if you stare into them its almost like starring into a muddy hole. His skin is an olive complexion and has been tanned from the heat of the sun.

       He wears his favorite leather boots, which are his only pair, although ripped, muddied and torn they still get the job done. His off-white cotton socks have mending seems as if to have been in disrepair in the past. Gaspare wears his leather trousers, which have been patched at the knees. His large white undershirt allows for cool air to flow through in the wind, this allows him to stay cool in the heat of the sun. And he also wears a gray vest, its made of fine linen and is the most expensive item in his attire. His vest is a pale blue-gray and was given to him by his father as an heirloom.

Skills and Aptitudes
      Gaspare is not very learned of the ways of the gentleman, although aspiring to one day become of such class and dignity. His speech is full of slang words and his manner of etiquette is sorely lacking. He stammers through words sometimes and will often pause mid-sentence in search for a word. His war experience is limited but he did spend a few years in the military as a rampart builder. During his stay with the military he built such equipment along side with other of his brethren. As a rampart builder in the military he didn't see much action,but he was trained to use a spear decently.

      By being a merchant he did learn several good skills such as mercantile, diplomatic agreements, and how to broker a deal with an illiterate man. His skill with words, although very rudimentary words, began to grow through his early years as a merchant. This fine trading skill he acquired led to a pride bigger than a trading vessel.

His Back-story
      Gaspare Gavino grew up in a family of 7. He had 2 older siblings and 2 younger ones. His father was a farmer and traded his goods at the market each year. They planted all sorts of plant such as blinkroot, moonglow, daybloom, and many other herbs. So growing up  in this environment Gaspare became complacent, knowing that life was at his farmhouse and was with his family. And as it always happens a war broke out between the nation he lived in and another. Gaspare, his father, and two older brothers were drafted into the war. His father and him were both assigned into the siege engineer ranks, mainly because of their expertise with farm components. But his two brothers were not so fortunate. The eldest brother was put into the infantry ranks and his other was assigned into the archer ranks, for he was a moderately skilled hunter.

      5 hard years of war would pass. His eldest brother died by the sword whilst attempting a siege by ladder. And his father would be mortally wounded by an arrow whilst setting up a ladder. His father then was sent home on an honorable discharge, a fortunate event since most did not return from war. His brother in the archer ranks would soon be taken as a prisoner of war (POW). And it would be another 2 years before the war would end. His Brother ended up getting infected with gangrene. and they were forced to amputate his legs, but he did survive. As for Gaspare he had several close encounters with passing arrows and a few endeavors with some nasty boiling oil and water.

      Battle scarred he returned from war. He then began to wander and lost that complacency. He was never the same or so he thought until one trip on a wandering path he discovered a land of opportunity, Caphori...

....His future is yet to be written.


Here's for you people who don't like to read (spoiler below)
[spoiler]General Information:
-   Name: Gaspare Gavino
-   Age: 28
-   Height: 5'9"
-   Race: Human
-   Build: Stocky
-   Hair: Black                 
-   Eyes: Dark Brown   
-   Skin Complexion: A Tanned Olive
-   Attire: Leather Boots  -  Leather Trousers     -  A White Undershirt  -  A Gray Vest
Skills:
-   A Spear or Military Fork
-   Haggling/Mercantilism
-   Farming
Character:
-   Bad Speech/ Stammers through words
-   Hardened/ without delicate tastes
-   Courageous/ Yet ignorant
-   Strong sense of Pride
-   Slow Learner/ Eager to Learn [/spoiler]

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Thanks for reading!