Len

Len is a troubled man from Cowersby who grew up alongside Kilwin.

Appearance
Len is a human man with short brown hair and stubble. He has a faded scar on his forehead.

Personality
Len tends to push boundaries and get into trouble, although this was more pronounced when he was younger. He can also be quite aggressive. Still, Len possesses a fair amount of regrets over his past behavior and has poor self-esteem.

Background
As a child, Len went to school at Cowersby's Temple of Alethus, alongside Kilwin and Eleanor. Unlike his peers, Len had a troubled home life and was a frequent troublemaker in the village. Kilwin was a frequent target of Len's frustrations, and Len became Kilwin's childhood bully. Although the adults of Cowersby made attempts to intervene, they were often too little too late. He received one lesson in swordplay from the village's head paladin, Crys, but was barred from further instruction due to irresponsible sword handling. As an adult, Len had trouble finding direction and developed an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. He was eventually kicked off his parents' farm after getting drunk while watching a cart of their supplies and passing out, discovering that the cart had been ransacked by looters upon waking up. With nowhere to go in Cowersby and no clear direction in life, Len left the village. He traveled north in hopes of making a living by the sword, but was ambushed by bandits. He joined them to save himself.

Kilwin's Homecoming
When the bandits Len had thrown in with ambushed a foolish noble and his self-absorbed wife, Len found himself confronted by Kilwin, who was determined to turn him away from a life of crime and bring him back to Cowersby to allay people's concerns. Although Len attempted to attack Kilwin, he was mostly unsuccessful and, in a combination of frustration and exhaustion, decided to accept Kilwin's concern and assisted the party in defeating the rest of his bandit companions. Len accompanied the party back to Cowersby and faced judgment from Father Glasny and Crys. He was sentenced to serve the Temple of Alethus in the village for a year. Len accepted his sentence as merciful and told Kilwin that he was now determined to try to be a better person. Jorah suggested Stardew Farm and Julia's orphanage in Atemcester as places where Len might find gainful employment when his year was over.

Entering the Exeter
As of the party's arrival in the Exeter, Len is still at the temple and, according to Father Glasny via Sending message, is doing well.

Goals
At one point, Len sought to leave Cowersby and make a living elsewhere, feeling that he could never fit into the sleepy village. However, since returning to the village and being required to stay there for a time, he seems to have decided to use that time to work on himself and figure out his direction.

Abilities
Len has some training with wielding a sword, but has not been seen to be especially successful in using one.

Len and Kilwin
Len and Kilwin had a contentious relationship growing up. Kilwin was a frequent target of Len's aggressions, and while Kilwin never fought back per se, Len often found his less angelic behavior reported to Cowersby's clergy by the younger boy. The two were able to gain some distance between each other as they grew older, although some animosity remained, especially as Len saw Kilwin's life seem to pull together while his floundered. After spending some time traveling, Kilwin decided that he had met worse people and, in some cases, found more compassion for them than he had for Len, leading him to decide to attempt to reconcile with his former bully. While it wasn't as simple as Kilwin expected, the two seem to have reached an understanding and, while they're not quite friends, they're on much better terms than before.

Len and Eleanor
Eleanor, never fond of bullies, strongly disliked Len growing up, and the feeling was mutual. However, with age, Eleanor seems to have gained at least some compassion for his situation, and Len seems to have sheepishly accepted her dislike of him.

Quotes

 * Name: "Quote."

Trivia

 * When attempting to hide from guards in the Exeter, Kilwin used Len's name a pseudonym, reasoning that he would at least definitely react to it.