[hider=John Harling Williamson] [center] [img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/61b30806-821b-4a4d-8ce9-470de17f3251.jpg[/img] [url=https://fontmeme.com/fonts/elegant-signature-font/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/220311/de1bb1a90b9e2cf9da6a0a71ebd8857f.png[/img][/url] [color=5486ae]James Harling Williamson | 24 | Male[/color] [/center] [hr] [center][h1][color=5486ae]Appearance[/color][/h1][/center] [color=5486ae]Height:[/color] 5”7’/175cm [color=5486ae]Weight:[/color] 121lbs/55kg [color=5486ae]Eye Color:[/color] Dark Brown [color=5486ae]Hair Length/Texture:[/color] Short, neat and curly [color=5486ae]Hair Color:[/color] Dark Brown [color=5486ae]Skin Color:[/color] White [color=5486ae]Distinguishing features:[/color] Everyone tends to underguess his actual age, due to his neatly kept hair, clean-shaven face. [color=5486ae]Clothing Preferences:[/color] John has shown outright indifference towards the extravagant lace, embroidery and embellishments that come to define royalty, even in court settings, and embraces a more simple and uniform design in his black coat, dark cravat, tall collared lighter-colored shirt, and plain-colored breeches. [hr] [center][h1][color=5486ae]Psychology[/color][/h1][/center] [color=5486ae]Likes:[/color] • Food in his stomach • A good night's sleep • A ton of white papers (yes, really) • General respectfulness [color=5486ae]Dislikes:[/color] • Close-mindedness • Sloppiness • Unsanitary behavior (he is a medical doctor) • Pompousness and elitism [color=5486ae]Sexuality:[/color] • Heterosexual [color=5486ae]Hobbies:[/color] • Writing journals • Wildlife watching • Board games [color=5486ae]Life Goals/Dreams:[/color] Just doing his best he could for this kingdom, wherever he ends up in. [color=5486ae]Personality Summary:[/color] Generally a pleasant and non-assertive person, John often tries to steer away from direct confrontation with the person he is conversing with. He often lets the other parties lead the conversation, and if given the choice, he would let a more assertive person make the confrontation for him. However, he is still generally quite good with words, so he tends to get the idea across in more indirect ways. When given the light, John is actually very conversational. He had virtually no taboo topic, he’d talk about his research, his daily life or even random stuff in an often witty way and understandable to normal people. Humble yet unabashed about his upbringing and accomplishments, he would engage with anyone while still being himself, a man of commoner's upbringing, and he would not be shamed for it. When it comes to his profession, however, John is a lot more meticulous. He approached any problem with vigor and does not simply let a few ‘I don’t know’ hold him back. He’d carve his way there, one way or another, but he would. He is also generally more decisive and intense if push comes to shove. He keeps very detailed paper records of his work, and also likes to write journals for more casual matters. [hr] [center][h1][color=5486ae]Background[/color][/h1][/center] [color=5486ae]Current occupation:[/color] Royal Physician Member of the Varian Royal Institute of Science [color=5486ae]Any past occupations?:[/color] Physician assistant apprentice General practitioner [color=5486ae]Relatives:[/color] Laura Harling Williamson (Mother) Frances Harling Williamson (Father) [color=5486ae]Skills:[/color] Medicine and surgery Basic epidemiology Mathematics Superb critical thinking [hr] [center][h1][color=5486ae]History Summary[/color][/h1][/center] John’s family history was not always poor. His family inn used to be doing relatively decently in the capital Sorian of Caesonia, attracting lodgers from all across the kingdom due to their cheap price. Some of the inn customers throughout the years left behind books that they either forgot or did not need, which would be on display in the common area of the building. That, combined with John’s unusual aptitude for critical thinking, he, despite not knowing how to read at the time, was able to form words and short somewhat-cohesive sentences just by curiously looking through pages and pages of the books on the shelves. With some proper guidance from his parents, John was able to read texts properly and write cohesively at the age of 5, as well as recount familiar stories using descriptive languages. Upon realizing their child’s curious mind and almost insatiable desire to poke things around, Laura and Frances Williamson decided that their son would be much better educated, so they spent their wealth and savings to afford a school for John. And here is a man who loves education. He took to schooling rigorously, consistently being ahead of the learning curve where the teacher often relied on to help weaker students. However, his time in Caesonia would come to an abrupt end by a paranoid ruler. John’s sociable personality and his education got him mingled with a fair number of aristocrats. Leaks went to king Danrose that one of his sons was befriending and often hanging out with John, a child of, according to him, ‘a scourge’. And that was it, enough reasoning to banish him and the entire family up north to the mountains. Frances knew that if they stayed up there, they would definitely die sooner or later. So the three of them decided to make a daring crossing through the mountains to the border river with Varian. The trip across the river almost drowned the family when their boat capsized. Thankfully, border guards noticed the family in peril and rescued them, but harsh climate, rough terrain, and diseases made the initial experience a living hell for the three. But they eventually and miraculously made it to the small town of Kolonivka, where they settled down. Having lost all belongings in the river trip, Laura and Frances were forced to do hard labour to make ends meet. Feeling great sympathy for his parent’s struggle, the then 12-year-old John too worked in the mines but managed to find a medical apprentice later with a family doctor in the town. At first, his job was merely menial labor of fetching tools, medicine, and preparing treatment, but the doctor was impressed by the young boy’s biological knowledge and sharp intuition, so she closely tutored him and allowed more increasing autonomy over the years. At a certain point, he was able to handle patients without supervision, effectively an independent general practitioner, just under another person’s name. One day, an outbreak broke out in Kolonivka. Many townsfolk fell severely ill, including the lords in the region. Doctors and officials gathered to tackle the increasingly overwhelming cases, and John was there. His hypothesis was initially disregarded, but as solutions began to run dry, it was put to the test, and soon enough, the outbreak was quickly contained. His precise prediction of the situation earned him a glowing reputation in the town and caught the attention of the local lords, who recommended John formal employment in the royal court. Eventually, he made his way into the Varian Royal Institute of Science, helping to carry out medicinal projects around the kingdom. [/hider]