Alric the Younger is from 11th century England.
[But perhaps as early as the 8th?] While I have not nailed down much more than that, I do know that I would like to explore the history of ‘travelers’ during that time period.  How safe was it to explore the different lands and areas?  Could the common person do just that?

I think that this would go a long way to developing a persona that truly likes to dabble in one area or another, as opposed to settling down into a single profession. As I research the Anglo Saxon world a bit more, I may choose a slightly earlier time but we will see.

As an Underforester in the East Kingdom Foresters Guild, this will also help explore these endeavors.

It is the purpose of the Foresters guild to research, recreate, educate, and demonstrate historical tools, methods, equipment, and techniques for living, camping, traveling, and cooking in the outdoors or in wilderness locations. Members are always making garb, tools, and outdoor gear to test against nature. We organise hikes, canoe trips, and wilderness camping. –

From the EK Foresters Website [Link]

I am finding that I am enjoying both woodworking and toolmaking, and my current ‘big’ project is to research and construct a pole lathe appropriate to the time. It is possible that turners also traveled from town to town as evidenced by wooden bowls that were ‘repaired’ after a crack, rather than replaced. I am thinking that this means the turner wasn’t always around to make a new one… but please for the moment, don’t quote me on that.

I am a member of the Arachne’s Web Lace Making Guild, though It has been some time since I have worked on anything lace related. This does not fit the early persona but it is fun to make.

I am also a member in several other guilds including the Stonemarche Dabblers Guild, The Royal East Kingdom Moneyers Guild, The East Kingdom Blacksmiths Guild, East Kingdom Herbalist and Apothecary Guild, and the Stonemarche Apothecary Guild. Some of these I am more active in than others.

I reside in the southern reaches of the Barony of Stonemarche [Link] however it is easy to travel from one area to another and visit the neighboring groups when they are holding events.

You can view my East Kingdom Wiki page at wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Alric_the_Younger for more information.