Thomas Brightbrook

Thomas 'Tom' Brightbrook, is a citizen in the Kingdom of Savernia. He is the mayor of the small town named Goldenfields and owner of the savernian newspaper, the Hearthport Herald. In his free time, he likes to wander around Haven to find inspiration for his stories and poems.

History
Thomas Brightbrook was born as a small, vulnerable child. After his first breath of air, Tom’s mother died, leaving him all alone on this planet. As nobody cared for the baby without a father nor a mother, Thomas was dropped off at the Brightbrook orphanage. Here the baby grew up together with a bunch of other kids. At the age of seven the orphanage had to close and all kids were thrown out onto the street. Lost and abandoned for the second time, Tom slept under the dark skies, begging for food on the streets and occasionally resorted to stealing to keep him fed.

The Dagger incident
Life as a homeless orphan was hard. There were the cold nights, the days without anything to eat and constant patronizing looks. These hardships made several people with the same fate flock together. It did not take long before Tom got recruited as well. Together with his new found family they scoured the streets. Though quickly after, Tom saw how his fellow gang members became more reckless and violent every day and he searched for a way out. Then came the inevitable day that one of his companions drew a knife and attacked a citizen he was trying to rob. While guards quickly rushed in to catch the thief, Tom was trying to assist the wounded person. Though to no avail, as the man died soon after. Thomas was caught and locked up in the dungeon. He was facing a heavy punishment and would probably never see the light of day anymore.