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Name: William Vigiles

Age: 26

Occupation: City Guard

William's job is rather simple; Watch the city gates for several hours, from five in the morning until eight. From Eight to noon, he patrols the streets, catching would-be thieves and the like. From Noon until Two, he spends time with his wife and children. From Two in the afternoon until Eight at night, he patrols the streets again. From Eight until ten, he makes sure that Curfew is enforced, locking up those out at night. After that, he goes home, only to wake up at Four in the morning, to do it all over again.

Sometimes he gets lucky, and guards the house of a noble having a party with other nobles, where he might get a chance of having food and drink he'd ordinarily not have. There have been times where he's had to quell riots within the city, and even aided in the defense of the city when it was attacked by hostile neighbors.

While William has earned a good reputation for his actions, some gold, and some small rewards, he only seeks to do his job of protecting the city in the ways he can, and hopes to raise his son to follow in the long line of Vigiles, who have all served as City Guards, one way or another, often without recognition by their superiors and betters.

William is not a cold-blooded killer, generally preferring to subdue his foes, he will kill if he has to. His primary concern is making it through the day. If he decides to let the other fighters kill the rest before getting involved himself, defending himself as necessary, he will. If someone tries to kill him, he will fight back, and kill them if need be. All he wants is to return home to his family, if fate allows him.

Short Range: Oak truncheon - 2 feet in length, mainly used for subduing criminals, the hope being that the blows won't be fatal.

Medium Range: Longsword - 4 feet in length, requiring two hands to use. Mainly used if criminals don't want to be taken alive, an pose a serious danger.

Long Range: Crossbow - Good up to 200 yards, generally used as shorter distances. Can, potentially, pierce most armors.

Special: Dagger - Sometimes you need a short knife. 6 inch handle, 12 inch blade.

Armor - Leather shirt and pants, followed by chain mail, with an iron breastplate and backplate. Helmet is similar to Spanish Morion, iron. Weight, about 50 pounds total (correct me if this sounds wrong)