<div class="floatleft">(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3432304956_30c7a1d661_o.jpg)</div><strong>Name </strong>: Antonio Pinolo<br/><strong>Age </strong>: 26<br/><strong>Gender </strong>: Male<br/><strong>Race</strong>: Human<br/><strong>Fairytale </strong>: Pinocchio<br/><strong>Occupation </strong>: Woodcarver<br/><br/><strong>Appearance </strong>: Antonio's good looks began as a boon, but are now more of a frustration to him considering they were the root cause of his curse.  Tall and broad of shoulder, Antonio has short-cropped blonde hair and a closely trimmed beard and moustache.  His face is ruggedly chiseled and masculine, and his blue eyes have an immensely penetrating quality that draws more than a few second glances.<br/><br/><strong>Personality </strong>: Antonio was at one time quite extroverted and social, yet since his curse he has become a complete social outcast.  Shunned by those in his village, he spends most of his time working his trade in the solitude of his forest home.<br/><br/><strong>Special Talents/Magical Powers</strong>: To detect a lie would be considered a blessing by most, but when it comes with the inability to lie and the compulsion to always speak one's thoughts, a talent such as Antonio's has become somewhat of a curse.  He takes great pains to not speak given the opportunity, as his blatant honesty often has the cutting edge of a blademaster's sword.<br/><br/><strong>History </strong>: Antonio began life as a woodcarver's apprentice, showing great skill and promise with his chosen craft.  Unfortunately, given his ruggedly handsome appearance, his skill as a woodcarver was overlooked by the suitably available young women in his home town.  It quickly became somewhat of a game between them as they toyed for his affections, each woman doing whatever she could to trump the others' ploys.  Antonio found himself quickly overcome by the immensity of the game, and he simply wished to work his trade without the distractions of these women.  He had no wish to injure the sensibilities of any of the ladies, however, so he went to great lengths to be as polite as he possibly could, even going so far as to blatantly lie to many of them.<br/><br/>One of the women involved in this game, a quick-witted yet somewhat homely young lady named Vanessa, was a sorceress of some skill.  Despite her desire to win his affections, Antonio insisted that despite her beauty and charm he was not a proper match for a lady of her stature.  Infuriated by his lies crafted to avoid injuring her sensibilities, she wove a devious curse upon him that removed his ability to lie completely, and in addition compelled him to always speak his thoughts no matter how abrasive they might be.  An after-effect of the curse granted Antonio the ability to detect lies from others, yet it has proven to be as much of a curse as the original.