Benjamin Hale

This is what I have for the main character's Bio.

Name: Benjamin Hale

Age: 17

Height: 5'10"

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

-Born June 17th, 1758

-Parents are Charles Hale (37) and Elizabeth Hale (35)

-Has a younger sister, Jane Hale (11)

-Had a younger brother, William Hale, who died as an infant. He would have been 13.

-He thinks very logically and often does not let emotion get in the way of his thoughts.

-Has mixed feelings about the Patriots and is more neutral than anything else; he's neither Patriot nor Tory. He believes in "No Taxation Without Representation" but does not believe war with the most powerful army in the world is intelligent, necessary or an option. He naively believes the problems between the Colonies and Britain can be solved by sitting down and sorting them out together. He doesn't hate the British, but he certainly doesn't love them. Due to his logical way of thinking, Benjamin weighs both sides arguments and the morally wrong things both sides have done, usually bringing him back to being very neutral on the subject.

-Is a regular church goer and is a Unitarian. He believes the church is the one place where Tories, Patriots, Colonists and British can go together and set aside their differences.

-Due to Benjamin's neutral feelings, he often clashes with his father, who is an avid Patriot.

-His girlfriend is Abigail "Abby" Winslow (16), the girl next door and daughter of Doctor John Winslow, a Tory doctor. Often times, Ben clashes with Charles over Abby's Tory affiliation. But Benjamin likes her not just for the fact that she's very beautiful but because she's domestically able. Abby has been take care of her household ever since her mother passed on when she was 10. Also, from being around her father she's picked up pieces medical knowledge. Abby's the perfect woman to have a family, and Benjamin knows it (he also wasn't the only one going after her).

-His best friend is his older cousin, Nathan Hale (20). They're more like brothers than cousins. When they were younger, they were both big pranksters and would often play pranks on Abby and her friends or on Jane. One thing they both agree on his they both enjoy a good laugh. However, once the tension with Britain worsened, they began to drift due to Benjamin's neutral feelings and Nathan's strong Patriotic beliefs.

-Charles once caught Benjamin and Nathan stealing some ale from the cellar and he made them drink until they were sick. Benjamin hasn't had a drop since and is often ridiculed for it.

-Has a fascination with thunder and lightning.

-Works in his father's general store, which is the equivalent of a modern day convenience store. Many times Charles has to leave Boston on business, in which case Benjamin takes over in the shop until he returns.

-He learned to read and write from his mother but never attended school due to his high attendance in his father's store. Working in the store (and his father) taught him mathematics and economics. After his mother taught him to read and write, he began keeping a journal.

-When he was old enough to make deliveries for the store, Benjamin's father bought him a horse, Lemmy, who became Benjamin's best friend, second only to Nathan. Ben prides himself on the fact that he has never fallen off his horse. Because he often goes out to make deliveries and pickups for the shop and his father, Ben knows the streets and roads of the Boston area better than anyone. Generally, he makes these trips alone (aside from Lemmy of course) and he likes it that way; he enjoys the the peace, quiet and solitude.

-If he could, Benjamin would get away from the city, away from the Patriots, away from the British, away from everything and live out on the frontier, where he can have peace and quiet and raise a family. After witnessing multiple riots and the Boston Massacre, he didn't choose a side, he lost faith in humanity and just wants to get away from everything. He often prays to God to help him escape from people and asks why he's allowed humanity to get to this point.