Name: Richard Sharpe
Nationality: English
Appearance: Tall and agile but also strong, medium length blonde hair, middle-aged and hard/tough from years of army life and combat. (usually kind but with a short temper)
Description: Richard Sharpe was born in the back streets of London to a prostitute and grew up in the hard factories of the city. Due to his short temper he ran into trouble and killed a man without knowing what he was doing in his rage. He was brought to justice and had the option to either join the army or spend the rest of his life in prison, or worse.. He was young and in his pride and chose to join the army, and after some military training of drills, shooting and being beaten bloody by segeants, he went on his first campaign. It was a muddled affair, as the battlefield at Flanders was wreathed in smoke form the black powder and 'twas foggy. Him and the rest of his light company shot into the fog, not seeing any enemies, and before long sailed onto their new campaign; to far-away India. The heat and disease took soldiers lives in the dozens each week, and the British force under Wellington was constantly outnumbered, but Richard soon realised he had the nack of combat by musket and bayonet. He even saved Wellington's life and earned the ever so hard promotion from sergeant to ensign. However, he soon realised this was not as good as it seemed. The officers treated him like a peasant and the rankers rejected as a 'jumped-up sergeant' commmanding them. So when he got an invite to join the 95 rifles and become Lieutenant Sharpe he took it, and left the cold rejection of being ensign in the 74th highlanders. He met a women on the boat home and even took part in the battle of Trafalgar, before returning home. However, during childbirth his (newly married) women and child both died, and he hit a (very very) low point in his life. He drifted from tavern to tavern, wasting away his little savings on drink and women...
-You find him in this depressed state, and will join you for not much money (enough for another pint
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-I know its quite a long dsecription and could use some condensing
-Not sure if the competition is over or if someone has already done Sharpe, but... I felt like doin it anyway