I'm going to be offline for the next day or so but I'll join in as soon as I get back.<br/><br/>Here is a rough idea of my character.  Feedback is welcome if there is something you think might fit in better than what I've written here.<br/><br/>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/bd/Gav_char_1.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>The Reverend.  (real name Percival "Percy" Bingham)<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong>36<br/><br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Until now, primarily debt collection for loan sharks<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>Haphazardly raised by bickering alcoholic parents in the Midwest, his drunk father would beat his drunk mother, and she would beat him. He has sworn never to drink, so that he won't end up like them; although, he has found their violent tendencies to be profitable and enjoyable as he has gotten older. He ran away as a teen, dropped out of school with the basic ability to read and little more, and turned to a life of crime.  He lived on the street and by the good graces of a number of petty criminals who took him under their wing. They involved him in their small time crimes, and he ended up in Juvi on several occasions, where he started to develop a mean streak and the willingness to resort to brutality as survival mechanisms.  There he received the nickname "Reverend" because of the number of times he threatened other detainees, that he would help them meet their maker, or bring them closer to God.  He kept the name, because it inspired fewer attacks and challenges than the name Percival or Percy.  As a more muscular adult, he became sought after by a number of local players and achieved modest success as a debt collector with a reputation for his eagerness to harm a delinquent's relatives, especially the pretty ones.  He has never actually killed anyone, but he has put more than a few in the hospital, and brought many more to their knees begging for mercy, one of the highlights of his job.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>He swears never to drink, so he won't end up like his parents.  He has no problem with life's other vices, and generally burns through his earnings on cigarettes, prostitutes, and gambling.  He harbors resentment toward women hearkening back through a number of betrayals and ultimately to the mother who beat him.  He has accepted at this age that he is unlikely ever to rise to the top, and has decided instead to do whatever it takes to make himself comfortable and satisfied as a foot soldier.  The name "Reverend" has not inspired him to any moral introspection or self-improvement, and he uses it only with complete irony -- he is, however, kind in his own way to children and the dogs he keeps.  This is his first job beyond the realm of debt collection, and considers it a great opportunity, one he does not want to screw up.<br/>