Anchor

Setting: Due to a series of natural disasters, the world is a lot more water than it is land. Nations have shrunk, communities thrive on islands or strips of land. With larger ones being treated as states or countries. Many sea creatures are the same, but some have evolved to fantastical or monstrous proportions. Things like sea monsters and mermaids live in the waters while humanity gets by on what land they have left. And while some live on the land, others live on the sea. On boats for fishing, hunting, or even piracy. Arthur "Anchor" Wainwright is a 40 year old traveling angler who makes a living catching monstrously-sized fish and selling them for a profit. His nickname comes from the anchor tattoo on his chest. He's a tall and burly man with a stubbly beard, standing at 7 feet tall with messy black hair and blue eyes. He wears black pants, black boots, and a striped shirt with a red neckerchief. But in personality he's very boisterous, hearty, and confident. He's flirtatious and grabby with women, eager to show off for them, while being amicable and friendly with (most) men. God help you if he gets pulled into a pub brawl, though. Anchor had a simple upbringing not fraught with much tragedy. His mother (Lucia Wainwright) was a nurse, while his father (Marcus Wainwright) taught him everything he needed to know about fishing and hunting sea monsters. His upbringing has caused him to have some slightly misogynistic world views, seeing women as wives and mothers that are unfit for his line of work. Women shouldn't be fighting sea beasts or doing rough labor. Regardless of his views, a life of constantly being at sea and traveling from island to island has made him lonely, and he would happily welcome someone aboard his ship either as a friend or a wife. Anchor is a man of middling intellect, not a genius but not an idiot either. He has extensive knowledge of fishing know-how, boat maintenance, and marine life of all kinds. While he's no good at making maps, he can read them fine enough and navigate by the stars when without one. He's also gifted in wrestling and fisticuffs, skills he puts to good use when hunting sea monsters and finds himself without a harpoon or various other tools used for the trade. He has a deep voice, and frequently uses sailor slang when talking to others. It makes him come off as a bit much sometimes, considering how gregarious and brash he tends to be. His interests outside of his work are fairly simple, being happy as long as there's good booze, good food, and good company. He enjoys being praised and having attention on him, leading him to have a tendency to show off when the mood is appropriate. Anchor lives on a houseboat geared with nearly everything needed to survive at sea with little need to dock on land, due to the sheer distance between islands after the world was flooded. But he usually makes an effort to stop at most islands he sees for a chance to mingle, sell his goods, take odd-jobs or sea beast-hunting quests, or just have a bit of fun. All and all, he's a bit in over his head when it comes to chasing skirts. A bit of a pervert, not really caring that a girl may not want it until he gets slapped, but he's not an evil guy. About the best bro you could have if you're a man. Now if he could just stop grabbing the barmaid's ass whenever she walks by...