Full Name and Title: Joely “Joe” Durum, Farmer
Age: 18
Birthday: July 1
Occupation: Wheat Farmer
Religion: Adora
Hair: Blonde, the colour of fresh hay. It is cut neatly by his mother, who cuts the hair for the entire family. Snipped neatly short back and sides, with a bit of a fringe – some which shoots straight up in a cowlick.
Eyes: Sky blue, with a ring of light gray surround. His eyes, light as they are, sometimes attract attention, but it is soon the openness in them that wins over the person looking at them, rather than the colour alone.
Nose: Broad and flat, giving his profile an unusual appearance.
Lips: A shapely top lip and pouty bottom lip, inherited from his mother. They are often moist as he has a habit of licking his lips to wet them – a habit that his mother abhors.
Skin Color: Caucasian though he has earned himself a very deep golden tan from working outside on a daily basis. It fades a little over winter, but it reappears quickly in the summer. He has a natural pinkness to his cheeks, and these tend to blush obviously when he is embarrassed.
Height: Average height, he sees eye to eye with most men.
Weight: Quite heavy, as he is muscular from hard work in the fields.
Physical Attractiveness: Average. His best feature is his smile which lights up his entire face, causing dimples to appear in both cheeks. He has very good teeth, from a nutritious diet and lucky with his family genes. His muscular physique wins him a few lingering stares but the farming clothes he wears tends to counteract his appeal with those of a higher status than him.
Clothing: Typical farmer’s attire, heavy boots, coarsely woven brown cloth for his pants – the kind that lasts. Tunics of either green, brown or red, often mended.
Mother: A peasant who was grateful to be married to a man with a future. She was overwhelmed with her future husband’s polite interest, and after a proper courtship she was married at the tender age of fifteen to her twenty one year old new husband.
Father: A wheat farmer, like his father before him, and his father before him.
Siblings: Four younger brothers. Aikan (17), Wylie (16), Shep (14), Gem (11) all living on the farm and have the same hard-working ethic.
Childhood: A lot of his days was spent helping his father on the farm, but every Day of Worship he would wake up very early in the morning and run and play with his brothers – mostly rough and tumble games or anything fast paced and competitive. When night would start to fall they’d all come home and head off to night worship services with his family. He has a better relationship with Aikan and Wylie, though loves all his brothers equally. He has a good family with strong values and has been raised to be the same way.
Education: Poor. He can count due to his father teaching him, but doesn’t know how to read or write, nor does he have any recognition of the alphabet. The education he has received has been through his lifestyle, how to work farming equipment, handle and care for horses, to shoot a homemade bow and hunt and track successfully for rabbits and pheasants. He can mend his own clothes (sewing) and cook a fair meal.
Natural Talents: Decisive and always follows through with his decisions, until he realises it might be a grand mistake and then readily admits it and tries his best to undo it. Incredibly patient, has never lost his temper, even as a child he would show only the tiniest hints of frustration but remained calm. Has the ability to communicate his emotions to the very core, and is not shy about letting others know how he feels.
Hobbies: Whittling, syrup tapping when in season, bee farming, river fishing, swimming.
Personality: He has no skill for negotiation and can also be easily led due to his trusting nature. It would take many hard knocks before he shows signs of wariness, and so far he hasn’t had any really bad experiences.