Eli Morrisey

## Appearance

**Hair:** Black

**Skin:** Tan

**Eyes:** Brown

**Height:** 6’1”

**Weight:** 178

**Noticeable Features:** His naturally goofy personality and upbeat demeanor are what people notice about him first, and he walks with a limp because his right leg was severely broken when he was 12. He has walked with a cane since.

## Personality

Eli is a bit of a clown. He’s street smart and clever, and he likes to make jokes. He is charismatic, kind, and looks at life with a positive lens. Because of this, it’s easy for him to make friends and find work.

## Abilities

Jack of All Trades (Master of None)- Eli is good with his hands and skilled in a great number of daily avenues someone might need help in. However, he’s also no expert in any, so for more complex problems, he’ll encourage you to find a specialist.

Street Smarts- Eli knows quite a bit about Ashmoor, including its darker side. Often, he serves as a tour guide to the unfamiliar and the foreign.

Charming Vigor- He has a certain level of natural charm that seems to put some people at ease. This is good, because he often means no ill will and is genuinely trying to help.

Underground- Eli has connections with the seedier side of Ashmoor. If you want something on the down low or need information, he’s your guy.

Polish Up- Thanks to his mother’s social climbing, Eli is familiar with both the lower and upper castes and knows how to dress to make them most comfortable.

## History

Eli had a fairly standard childhood. He grew up with his mother and his father, a coal miner. He had one younger brother and one younger sister. His family wasn’t poor, and even dabbled in the finer things now and again, when they could afford it. His mother always wanted more, however. Desperate for status and wealth beyond what Eli’s father could give her. He wasn’t exactly sure how she managed to get the fine jewelry she always donned when she would go spend the day with her high-class friends and drag him along.

Eli’s natural intelligence and charm always delighted the women and men that made up his mother’s social circle. He eventually began to notice that when he went along and entertained his mom’s friend’s, they were always able to afford more for the next couple weeks. Naturally, thinking that this meant that he was helping out, he began to seek it out.

Things worked well for a few years, with Eli becoming classically trained in singing and piano along the way, all for the amusement of nobles before something happened that changed Eli’s life, but only in a comparatively small way.

When Eli was 14, he was performing at a party for his mother. It was going well. There were many wealthy people about and they all seemed to enjoy his show. At some point in the night, however, Eli noticed his mother was missing and went off in search of her. When he finally found her, she was with another man. Eli had caught his mother cheating on his father.

From then on, he refused to go with his mother, opting instead to make money his own way, doing performances at bars, touring newcomers around the city and performing in the streets. The money was the same, and his mother didn’t seem that affected by his absence, but he was grateful to be able to turn a blind eye to his mother’s infidelity. To this day, it’s a secret he’s told no one.

Now, Eli works as a mole, a connection, and a scout for anyone who wishes to hire him. In his free time, he still performs on the streets, but he donates the money where he can to help the orphanage, and he helps newcomers for free. He doesn’t like seeing anyone struggle.