Edward

Background
As a little boy, Edward was cross-eyed, a condition which entailed endless physical bullying and emotional teasing. Edward looked up to Stephen, one of the few stronger boys who didn’t call him names or try to steal his food. The staff at the orphanage did nothing to keep him from bullying and after a while Edward had lost all faith in authority, but Stephen was different. Edward and Neila became natural companions, and for a while Edward even had a crush on Neila, but was too awkward to do anything about it (also he was afraid that Neila would beat him up if he said anything).

Edward didn't have much going for him, but he had a few things. First, no one ever felt threatened by Edward, he was too weak to do anything, and too ugly for anyone to care. No one wanted to be seen too much around him, but no one really hated him either. Second, he had an uncanny memory, and was able to notice things that few other the other kids would pay attention too. Finally, no one really suspected he was capable of anything all that clever, and so whenever he stole stuff from people (a growing habit) he was never a suspect.

Eventually Edward grew out of being cross-eyed, turning into a handsome young man, but the bullying left permanent emotional scars. Edward trusted no one outside his small group of friends. After leaving the orphanage, he eventually got a job with a traveling theater troupe. Acting to him, felt like liberation from the realities of life, and he embraced it. Although he started off acting out simple child roles, he grew into a fine actor, and a violin player too.

A few months ago, two prominent members in the troupe went missing. No one saw them, but the likely theory is that they drunk themselves silly and fell off a bridge nearby their camp. In the fallout, the troupe disbanded and Edward, with nothing else to do, and almost nothing to live off, went looking again for his old friends.

Personality
Publicly, Timothy is happy and gregarious person. He loves to socialize and hates to argue. He can entertain a party on a moments notice, and recite the lines of lines of countless monologues. Privately, Timothy still has plenty of anger at the world for how he was treated as a child. He steals from others as a sort of revenge for his past treatment.

Appearance
Black hair, blue eyes and 5'9", Timothy looks a bit unkempt and pedestrian. His long hair is badly in need of a cut. His coworkers used to joke that he needed to find a woman who would force him to make himself look better.