Name:
Tom (Tomus) Knight
Gender:
Male
Favorite book wrote:spacer
spacerMy favorite book would have to be either the Fablehaven series or the Warriors, simply because of how they introduced me into reading in the first place as a middle-schooler. Both are very nostalgic for me and I still have an affinity for them. Now that Dragonwatch, the sequel to the Fablehaven series, is out, I am so excited to be back and involved with the world.
spacerTom's favorite book is a pretty messy subject; he will gladly tell you about what he's read, but because of his erratic reading schedule it's probably going to be the one he read last. If you try to press him further on the subject, you are most likely going to be met with a bunch of unprepared awkward stumbling - basically, he gets confused and really doesn't know how to answer the question. You're better off just letting him talk about something he's been interested in recently.
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About him wrote:Tom lives in what might call the slums of the city Riverhead. He, however, doesn't hold such a pessimistic view for the place. The outer quarter of the city Riverhead is filled with what the upperclassmen might call scum and villainy, but Tom aims to create a safe haven within it where people can come and leave their worries behind, if just for a little while. He owns a small bookshop which is nestled in between two buildings where the gangs and rowdy groups rarely come. His shop seems rather small from the outside, but there is a large basement under the building that expands the store into a peaceful lounging room.
Tom tries to make his shop be a place where others can relax; his sense of decoration and color is fantastic and there's not an inch of the store that looks out of place or wrong. He keeps everything clean to maintain a calming environment and always has some kind of treat, snack, or beverage that visitors can take and eat while they read. There is also a fireplace that accommodates a large number of viscets to sit around it, and it's definitely the most popular spot in the lounge area.
Naturally, Tom is a bookworm. His collection of novels rivals that of the Riverhead library, which is an impressive feat. He has his own special collection of personal favorites that he never gets tired of reading, and one day hopes that he will be able to read aloud to a child of his own. He's very passionate about the fantastical stories and complex lands created by authors and then shared through words, and he frequently dabbles in poetry and creative writing in hopes that he can create something that others love as well.
Personality wise, Tom is very kind, gentle, and accommodating. He goes out of his way to help others, which sometimes seems fishy in the eyes of those who have grown up on the streets. He gives and asks nothing in return save for the happiness of those around him and the promise that they use what they have learned to better themselves and those around them. He has a deep love for poetry and answering questions about books, and will most definitely talk your ear off if you engage him in conversation. He is incredibly intelligent and has a lot of bottled up theories and thoughts that he is hesitant to share with anyone because of the chance that they either don't care or don't understand it at all.
Tom is also a very gentlemanly viscet with impeccable manners and a rather suave attitude that earns him favors within the community of the lower quarter. He and his shop are considered neutral ground when it comes to territory squabbles and arguments between gangs and other groups; it is an absolutely essential unspoken rule that he or those inside his bookstore are not to be harmed. Tom is the peacekeeper in the community and well respected by all, regardless of race or political stance. He strives to be the neutral ground where both sides can find a peaceful answer instead of one decided through violence or bribery.Being neutral, however, doesn't mean that he is completely compliant with the government's orders. The only legal books available for public use are inside the official Riverhead library, which is in the high quarter of the city and therefore almost completely inaccessible to those living anywhere outside of it. Poorer citizens are not given the chance to access these because of stigma and prejudice that has lasted for hundreds of years, and because of it, are often less educated and naive when it comes to the workings of the government and the officials. There are only a select few titles which are for public use, all of which have extremely corrupted themes and are completely biased.
Tom hides his massed collection under the guise that his store is merely a bookstore where people can come and purchase these government approved books, but behind the facade is a quite fantastical place where knowledge is given freely to anyone. The bookstore is merely a front so the officials believe it is nothing of importance, and he keeps a low profile so as to not attract any unwanted attention. Tom believes that withholding information is unfair and tyrannical so he aims to educate those who come to him so they might be on the same level as those in the higher quarters. Ironically enough, those who come to learn from him and his library often become smarter and wiser than those who actually have access to the city's official library. Of course, this illegal concealment is risky, but he is willing to take that risk in order to help his fellow citizens.(801 words)
