Edric Vintner

(earlier names: Blackarrow and Pinter. If you spot either name in an entry, it refers to this guy.)

Gender: Male
Age: 21
Role: Combatant - longbowman

History:

Part of an innkeeping family, Vintner grew up in the heart of the village: the pub. A moral, respectable young man, he was very much the community's favourite until a soldier set the family establishment alight in a drunken accident. Although Vintner and his mother managed to pull his father from the flames, he was already unconscious and badly burned. Assuming the worst, Vintner attacked the arsonist in a fit of fury, only for him to trip, smack his head and die.

Although Vintner's father recovered, the son was sent to the battlefront as punishment for manslaughter. Petrified and left completely off-balance in regards to his own identity, Vintner succumbed to every illness to pass into camp, spending much of his wartime servitude puking in the medical tent. His ability with a bow earned him proper military training as an archer prior to the attack that shattered their division. Surviving by hiding in a tree early on under the pretence of gaining higher ground, he was one of the first to be discovered by Dayrin. Initially comforted by the presence of other survivors, when he realised Dayrin's intent was to regroup and continue the fight he panicked and, at the first chance, stole Aaliyah's pack and struck out for the port.

Character traits: Unlike many of the others, he recognises that killing is still wrong. Friendly, emotionally insightful, possesses a youthful desire to help and be useful. Petrified by war, leading him to flee the group in the first place and also prompting him to freeze up in combat. Lacking a sense of identity, leaving him conflicted and guilty. Inexperienced.