Welton Warner

Welton Warner is a drunk living in Belguard.

History
Welton Warner was born in Lakehaven and grew up an orphan on the Planks. Growing up on the docks, he did work for the sailors coming and going, and began learning the trade. When he was old enough, he enlisted on a fishing boat that sailed the Great Inner Lake, making stops in Valouria and the Hedgelands.

In 1133, when the Ironforge Islands rebelled against Valouria, Welton joined the crew of the Bachelor's Delight, a vessel that was breaking the blockade the crown formed around the islands and smuggling goods to the islanders. After numerous successful trips, the Valourian navy intercepted the ship, sinking it. Fate intervened, and Welton survived, washing ashore just east of Hangman’s Bay.

Welton has spent the next decade-plus wandering Valouria and the Garrison States, inebriated. Unable to hold down a steady, respectable job due to his alcoholism, he begged for coin during the day and drank during the night. While in Sandpiper’s Bluff, he ran into a childhood friend who now operated a small trading operation. He turned his life around for a while, serving as a guard and a cook, but it didn’t last long and he fell back into alcoholism. For the last few years, he has lived in Belguard.

Personality
Welton is charismatic to a degree, which is how he has survived so long. Those that know him know he is unthreatening and down on his luck and look out for him.

Appearance
Welton is a man in his mid-40s, but he looks much older due to the years he spent on the seas, and the toll heavy drinking has taken on his body.

Motivations and Goals
In his youth, Welton sought adventure. He was bold, almost to the point of recklessness, which led him to become and sailor and eventually begin running with smugglers. The loss of the Bachelor's Delight had a major impact on him, and Welton has spent the majority of his time since drinking and attempting to forget the friends that he lost.