Whisp (wɪsp)
Description
Whisp is young and fit from a life of running around on the streets. He has a gift of swindling people out of coin, so he's used to running away from trouble. That doesn't mean he doesn't fight though, evident from his bruised and cracked knuckles.The scars of Whisp's face betray a harsh life growing up, and his missing teeth just emphasise the point. Regardless of this, he's still handsome in his own way with a twinkle of mischief around him.
Personality
Whisp has charisma bleeding out of every pore. He talks quickly, with the patter of a true salesman. So quickly, in fact, that it's hard to tell if he needs to breathe. He acts like everyone around him likes him, and no one's opinion can put him into bad spirits. He's happy-go-lucky, and it makes the people around him simultaneous smile and grimace in annoyance.He talks with his hands, always at risk of knocking his tankard off the table or hitting a passerby when he's telling a tall tale.There's always something in his hands, whether it a be a coin he's dancing between his fingers, a piece of string he's wrapping around his hand, or anything else he can fiddle with.
History
Whisp, like most of the feral bands of children that roam the city of Hachenburg, is an orphan. He lost his parents in the war, when he was too young to even remember their, or even his own, names. He was taken in by Little Billy after only a few days on the streets. There he met his best friend Nicollo and the two quickly became thick as thieves, quite literally. As he was always getting into scrapes he was a regular at the Temli Hospital and frequently stayed at the Synod of the Meek. It was there he met and became friends with Daveth Temli and Antonio Balledicci, and fell in love with Antonia Balledicci.At some point in their mid/late-teens, Whisp and Nicollo had a huge falling out of an unknown cause. Afterwards, Whisp joined Jack Finger and honed his skills of merchantilism. It wasn't until Rhiannon Veleda forced the issue that Nicollo and Whisp interacted again, over five years later.
Relationships
Whisp has a vast network of 'cousins', people he grew up with or has adopted as family over the years. The simple criteria for being a cousin is that he likes and trusts you.Employment and Skills
Whisp is on the lowest rung of Hachenburg society, with no fixed job or address. He has a small street-side business where he steals or buys goods and sells them to the people passing by.In Glidoss 781, he and Rhiannon started a business deal where they sell the most fashionable toys to those who can't afford the prices of the toymakers. Their first endeavour together was selling small wooden knights from childhood tales, and copies of the monsters they slain. She later invested in his buisness and, together, they dreamed of modest profits.
Appearances
A Misbegotten
Physical Description
Age
20-22 - beginning of the campaign
Gender
Male
Height
1.65m
Weight
Underweight
Skin Colour
Pale
Hair Colour
Brown
Eye Colour
Brown
Profession
Merchant
Status ↓
Living Status
Alive
Current Location
Children