Abridged Character Info: Arik Metzger Name: Arik NIklaus Metzger Age: 50ish (?) Race: Human (aren't we all?) Caucasian (?) Occupation: Currently Commercial Fisherman, Skipper of the Pacific Coast Trawler Amak Visiting Wailing Rock while the Amak is in drydock at Port Townsend, WA, undergoing repairs. Known to previously hail from Massachusetts. with a moderate hint of accent in speech, intermixed with a distinct speech style that might be of some European origin/ Arik has an American shorthair blue tabby cat that he is fond of, and which is quite often with him, which he affectionately calls Fuzzbutt. Yes, there is a quite indepth Character Background, but sharing too much just takes the fun out of life ;-)