Paul
Paul is a disfigured, hunchbacked boy who was found in the woods near Stranggore by Godwyn. He has few survival skills, but can shape shift into a bear and can read and write in at least English and Latin.
Paul grew up in a small town called Starfield, which lies west of Exeter. Paul was raised by Father Ryan, a priest who runs the small Starfield church.
Possessions
1 New Bible- Wessex Gospels, in English
1 Tattered bible-Latin Vulgate, in Latin
1 set of clothes
1 hunting knife
History
Paul was born in Starfield, a town near Exeter. His mother was an unmarried weaver, and his father the priest of the town. Paul was conceived in the Regio of a powerful being of Magic, who gave him a Blessing. This blessing manifested in the Minor Virtue, Shapeshifting. Paul was born partially shape shifted, and his mother died in childbirth. The mid wife spread many stories about Paul being the spawn of a demon, and many in Starfield rejected him and wanted him cast out. He was raised by Father Ryan (his father, although Paul does not know this). When the famine began around 1196, some villagers blamed the presence of Paul, so Father Ryan gave him some supplies and made him flee. He travelled North East, and ended up in the woods near Barstow.
Stories
Ozerk's Revenge
I went with Godwyn to find Ozerk, but the old man was trying to kill giants with his little bow. We killed Thorn, the one who he blamed for taking his magic away, but Ozerk was killed in the fight. We rescued some people, and found some big sheep. A couple of magic wolves were friendly to Godwyn, and now live in his chase.
The Rescue of Ozerk
I went with Godwyn and a large man named Hywel, and a small girl and a bunch of armed men to a hill, went through some rocks and a bunch of buildings appeared. There were talking snakes, thorn bushes that attacked us, and some enchantment that caused our weapons to attack us. Eventually we found some old man, named Ozerk, who I guess is one of their friends. He was old, and not of sound mind. He had a cat, but an evil faerie lady apparently made it into a hat.
The Pilgrimage
"Godwyn invited me to go on a pilgrimage with himself, Thomas, and some awful man Godwyn is friends with. We traveled quite some distance before the piggish man finally decreed the pilgrimage had started. The behavior of the awful man, and Thomas too, was reprehensible. God saw to correct these men in their behavior, and me for my own sins I had not confessed. Godwyn was overcome, at the sight of a white deer, by the urge to let loose his inner beast. We were lead to the bones of a Brother of the Church, and his ghost tasked us to bring his bones to Canturbury...as the animals we embodied. We completed the task, not without trial, and my companions were quite humbled."
Frightened Villagers
"When I left Starfield, I traveled for many days. I was welcome nowhere, so I made a little campsite near a town called Barstow. I would change into a bear, which frightened the villagers away, and I would steal an occasional sheep when I needed food. One day I thought I heard someone near so I changed into a bear to scare them away. I only saw a wolf, though, and thought it left so I changed back. It turns out that the wolf was a wizard named Godwyn, and he had just hidden. When he saw me change my shape, he came out of the woods with his servant Thomas, a quiet and stealthy man, and we talked for some time. He took me to his home, and has watched out for me the way Father Ryan sued to. His servant has been teaching me to better care for myself."