"Until then Shadra. May the endless sands be ever peaceful on your journeys." She paused briefly and looked up. "It's just signed with an "S". How strange." She handed the letter back to the darkskinned mountain of a man sitting at the inn-table. He nodded and took the letter gently, folded it up and slipped it inside his shirt. "Strange. Yes. Exciting!" He grinned widely and closed his ham-sized hand around her little one, and nodded. "Thank you for reading it to me again, miss. I...was never good with those squiggles. Farmer, fighter, never a scholar, hur." He winked at her and popped the final piece of bread in his mouth while getting up from his seat. The waitress forgot her questions and involuntarily took a step back as her insticts kicked in. His hulking form blocked off the light and cast a shadow over her, reminding her of...she swallowed and sighed. Kilaern seemed not to notice though, and just went to gather up his things, slinging a backpack that would send a donkey reeling over his shoulder with a grunt. "Good grub! Not seen the last of me, I can tell you that!" He laughed and passed the innkeeper a handful of coppers, the last he had, but more than enough to pay for the food and shelter he'd enjoyed under their roof.
He stepped outside, the brisk wind of a cold, grey day hitting him in the face. He squinted and looked towards the distant mountains. "Qeynos beyond. Hm. Never thought I'd be here. Hur. Pop was right. An adventurer, I. Not a farmer. Adventure found me, maybe. Maybe dead end. Maybe friends." He grunted and shifted his weight on his feet, his backpack rattling. With one hand he reached inside his shirt and pulled out the leather cord he wore around his neck, the coin fastened to it, the cord going through the crude hole he'd hammered through it with an iron nail. He held the small object up before his face and grinned, his usually somewhat dim eyes glinting. "Adventure. Think I like that word."
(( The letter I am referring to is of course this: viewtopic.php?f=40&t=428
Feel free to add a short intro to your own character in a similar manner. ))