Josef Deacon
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Josef Deacon stands about six feet tall, and has quite a thin, athletic, build, from working hard most of his life. He has light blue eyes and black, but now greying, hair tied back into a neat ponytail. He has quite a forgettable face, with no real distinguishing features. His uniform seems well kept most of the time and usually has his spear on his back and warfork clipped to his belt.
Josef generally has a genuine desire to protect Yew and keep it safe for it's citizens without abusing his power. Most of the time he's friendly to civilians and fair to the junior ranks, although he won't tolerate breaking of the law or lack of discipline in the ranks. He can sometimes be a little slow on the uptake, but is by no means stupid. He sees violence as the last resort in most cases, and is by no means an expert fighter, although is certainly competant with his spear. He once prided himself on being the "fastest man in Yew", although in recent years he's come to accept that his pace has seen better days. From his many years in the waywatchers he retains a good knowledge of survival skills and still remembers how to sneak when he's able to get out of his officer's uniform. He is a strong believer and follower of the Avatari and mistrustful of guards who seem to be lacking faith.
Josef was born and raised in Skara Brae where his father was an experienced fisherman. While he was growing up, he used to help his father in this work from a very young age and so learned the meaning of a hard day's work early. His Uncle was one of the most respected priests in the town, and so he was raised on a larger than usual dose of the Avatari, making him still to this day a firm follower. This and fishing were pretty much his life up until his two best friends joined the Skara Brae Guards. Eager to join them, he went to sign up, but the barracks had just been filled. Having the thought of life as a guardsman in his head he began to tire of the mundane life of fishing and so decided to move to Yew and join their Militia. He was recruited by the Waywatcher Ridley Talbain who also mentored him until he was able to become a fully fledged Watcher himself. Shortly after joining the division, however, his father in Skara Brae died from a widespread disease at the time. Against his instincts Josef was forced to hand over the fishing company his father had left him to his cousins in order to focus on his guardsman duties. Even now he sometimes regrets this decision.
However things in Yew soon picked up for him as he fell for and married the potion-maker, Sarah Eman. Shortly after the wedding they had their first daughter, Emma, and are now expecting a second child. This busy family life combined with a promotion to the rank of Sergeant give Josef little time to rest between juggling his responsibilities and it seems age is finally catching up with him.
