Roderick

Intro Roderick is a lion tamer for Marcella'a Traveling Circus. he is 35.Roderick is a lion tamer for Marcella'a Traveling Circus. he is 35. you might not see it from the audience, but all of the other performers know that he's half drunk 90 percent of the time. now, he isn't a mean or violent drunk, mind you, but he does get stoned often. the only reason he drinks is due to his ptsd from his time in the war, and he'd like to forget about what he saw in the trenches. his parents are both from Scotland and moved to America when he was three, so he has a pretty heavy accent. why is he in the circus's employ? well, it's hard to get a job when the world paints you as a baby killer the second you get home from winning the war. not only that, but he was a POW for a little while, and that experience sub you might not see it from the audience, but all of the other performers know that he's half drunk 90 percent of the time. now, he isn't a mean or violent drunk, mind you, but he does get stoned often. the only reason he drinks is due to his ptsd from his time in the war, and he'd like to forget about what he saw in the trenches. his parents are both from Scotland and moved to America when he was three, so he has a pretty heavy accent. why is he in the circus's employ? well, it's hard to get a job when the world paints you as a baby killer the second you get home from winning the war. not only that, but he was a POW for a little while, and that experience subjected him to some pretty bad stuff, leaving him wounded and unfit for work. but now, with the circus going under, he's forced to reevaluate his life choices. is he going to join the revolt that's brewing within his friends? or will he join a new circus? or perhaps even settle down, start a family of his own, leave the past behind? he likes a gypsy woman in their group who walks around and plays the tambourine. her name is Maria, and he often flirts with her, but all to no avail, as she constantly refuses his advances.