Gabriel Waters

Full Name: Gabriel Michael Waters

Title(s): Journeyperson (Carpenter)

Nickname(s): Gabe

Looks:

Gender: Male

Build: Sturdy

Weight: 240 lb

Hight: 6"4

Hair colour: Dark brown/ black

Hair Style:

Long (to his shoulders), strait

Often tied up in a "man-bun" or pony tail

Eye Colour: Deep Green

Glasses? Contacts?: None

Distinguishing features: His physique

Personal Details:

Date of Birth: June 5th 

Nationality:  caucasian and mi'Kmaq (Canadian)

Religion:  None

Politics: Central, liberal leaning

Astrological sign: Gemini

Relationship status: Married to Samantha Waters

Children: None, but they are trying

Health: In good health

Wealth:

Comfortable

Inherited his home and property so that gives him some wiggle room

Personality:

Characteristics:

Warm

Charming

Insightful

Quick-witted/ humorous

Personal philosophy: Honesty is the best policy

Favorite colour: Black

Dress sense:

Casual, laid back work clothes

T-shirt and jeans with sneakers or boots

Sometimes wears plaid over shirts

Jewellery:

Wedding ring

He wears it around his neck to avoid it getting in the way at work

Cosmetics & toiletries:

Soap and water

Cologne - whatever is on sale

Favorite foods: Pie

Favorite drinks: Rum and coke

Favorite music:

Hard rock

Pop punk

Punk

Metal

80s Rock Ballads

Favorite films:

Paranormal movies

College comedies

Man vs. Wilderness type movies

Favorite authors:

John Grisham

Jon Krakauer ("into the Wild")

Dislikes/hates:

Being alone

Being confined

Repetition/ Routine

Choice of Newspapers and magazines: "Canadian WoodWorking and Home Improvement"

Verbal expressions: None

Talents & strengths:

Works well with his hands

Charismatic

Hard worker

Weaknesses:

Feels a need to be in charge, control of the situation

Puts up walls, and doesn't listen to advice when he probably should

Can be hard to please

Mannerisms: None

Interests:

Woodworking/ wood related crafts

Animal husbandry

Bushcraft

Hobbies & activities:

Farming/ raising livestock

Wood carving figurines

Camping/hunting/ fishing/hiking

Memberships: Union

Ideal night out: Romantic evening with Sam

Ideal Holiday: Hiking, and camping out into the woods

Personal ambitions:

Hike Canol Heritage Trail N.W.T

Have a big, happy family with Sam

Fears: Losing Sam

Friends:

Clay

Anpiel

Zach

Sam

Guys from work/ school

Enemies: The entire GreenerPastures institute, especially ERS agents

Pets:

Goat named Ralph

Six road island reds

Five rabbits

Mittens the cat (Calico)

Background:

Parents: Dawn and Leon Waters

Relationship with parents: Often rocky

Hometown: York Creek, NB

Childhood home:

The farmhouse he and Sam are currently living in

The farmhouse was owned by his Grandfather, built by his great grandfather

He and his parents moved in to the house to help his grandfather with the farm

When his grandfather passed, his parents didn't have much use for the farm, but Gabriel wanted it. They moved out, and allowed him to inherit it (Raphael was not interested inheriting the farm)

Childhood:

Parents fought a lot, but didn't believe in divorce

Since he lived a ways out of town, he mostly played outside with his brother Raphael

Teens:

Had a lot of friends, including Zach

Socialized a lot, smoked weed, and didn't get good grades

Character's Home

Address: 32 Belcher St, York Creek NB

Occupants:

Himself

Samantha

Cat mittens

Estate-agent type description: Farmhouse on 5 acre property

Exterior:

Front:

The front yard is shaded by four large oak trees

The front deck is under construction by Gabriel (trying to replace the rotted wood.)

The house is a small 1 1/2 story farmhouse

Two large picture windows, one to either side of the door

A front flower garden in front, under the windows

Stone walkway and steps leading up to the front door

Back

Small back porch leading out of the kitchen screen door

Square window from the kitchen , and another smaller window from the washroom, blinds down.

Back deck has a BBQ and deck furniture

Backyard is large and contains a barn and paddock for the goat

Rabbitry with a run for the rabbits

Chicken coop to suit 6 laying hens

Vegetable garden

Two apple trees

Main entrance:

Through the back kitchen door

The front door is more formal

Shoes are kept on a mat, and coats can be taken into the front closet

Enter into the kitchen

Ground floor:

Contains the kitchen

Livingroom

Washroom

Master Bedroom

Basement:

Root cellar to keep non-perishables, and work supplies

Accessed through a trap- door in the kitchen

Upper floors:

Accessed through the (steep) stairs in the front entrance hallway

Contains 2 spare rooms

1 being used as Sam's craft room

1 being used as a storage room and office for bookkeeping ect.

They plan on having children, and eventually turning one of the spare rooms into a nursery

Style of furnishings:

Comfy, homey and eclectic

Stuff gotten from thrift stores, or crafted by Gabriel

Specific furnishings:

Gabriel made the kitchen chairs, and tables, coffee table in the living room, bookshelf and TV stand (out of pine wood)

Career:

Education: 4 years carpentry apprenticeship

Qualifications: Red seal carpenter (journeyman)

Person/ people responsible to: Kevin Gary

People responsible for: None

Feelings about work: He loves carpentry, and working with wood, but doesn't like that he has to answer to someone

Career ambitions:

Wants to become a master carpenter

Have his own company  making furniture

Previous employment:

Retail

Bartending (how he met Sam)

Workplace address:  147 Luvette lane. York Creek, NB

Description of exterior:

A warehouse style workshop

Large parking lot to work on large items

Description of main entrance:

Large open warehouse space with power tools, and wood piles

Description of workspace:

Keeps it tidy

Some wood chips and tools around

Extras:

Vehicles owned:

Blue Tacoma 4X4

Skillset:

Wood working (building, carving, burning ect.)

Hunting

Fixing things - including interpersonal situations

Particular items owned: N/A

Backstory:

      Parents met and stayed married long after they stopped liking each other due to Dawn's Catholic religion

Grew up in York Creek, NB

Barely passed high-school

Tests and academics were hard for him because he has trouble focusing in classroom settings

Socialized too much

Followed his heart right after graduation and went to college to learn carpentry when he was 18

Worked retail for awhile but couldn't stand it, and started bartending instead

Met Sam at work when she went out for her 19th birthday with her friends

Started dating, then got married 3 years later