Nathaniel Webb

A man with a knack for social isolation, Webb has found himself in town after town as the awkward and unapproachable outcast. His noble birth was tainted by the whimsy of a god, and from childhood Webb experienced the haunts of ancestral spirits, or perhaps simple poltergeists, the results of which ensured Webb would have no place in the public eye. His father, a superstitious man who valued, above all, high-societal appearances, came to openly reject the notion that Nathaniel was even his son. A public scandal followed, which saw his mother, amid rumors and accusations of infidelity and witchcraft, return to her birth-family's estate. Then divorced, his father and mother fought a lengthy diplomatic and financial battle to retain honor and credibility within their community. Nathaniel, then fourteen years old, was the target of none of the issues. Within two years he left his mother's home to venture north, with her family scarcely acknowledging his absence. To this day, Webb, now forty-two, has no knowledge of what became of his parents.

Still a product of nobility, Webb is an abrasive individual when confronted by those he deems intellectually inferior. Though abrasive upon initial glances, subsequent meetings have time and again been described by townsfolk as increasingly cordial. Webb is a man quick to accept his circumstances, and by extension, the circumstances of those who surround him. This can be a boon when dealing with those of contrasting beliefs or motives, but can also be his greatest downfall, in that Webb might be quick to re-evaluate and rationalize even the most horrendous acts perpetrated by himself or others, despite a clear and capable understanding of right and wrong.