The Road To El Dorado Roleplay

My character

Name: Zachariah Deronda

Age: Twenty, soon to be twenty one

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Asexual regarding sex, maybe bisexual regarding romance

Ethnicity: British, with some Slavic blood

Occupation: Impoverished artist, street performer and faux Magician

Appearance: Zachariah is a relatively tall, very skinny young man with a very pale complexion. His face is thin and quite angular, with high cheekbones, an astute nose, and usually narrowed eyes which appear pale green in appearance, but have flecks of blue and brown. His hair is dark brown, and pretty spiky due to his rough lifestyle. He wears it long, in a pony tail, as he doesn't have any means to cut it. He also has a small moustache and beard.
Due to being poor, usually skint, Zachariah only has one set of clothing: his grey trousers, his white shirt, and his black waistcoat, and his comically long pale blue scarf which he never parts with. Of course he also wears underwear

Personality: Zachariah is quite an introvert, usually preferring his own company as he's naturally wary of strangers and the world and people in general. He feels highly uncomfortable in crowds, and really hates being accidentally nudged or jostled by strangers as he's somewhat acutely favourable towards private space.
Zachariah is a man who favours caution and wariness over spontaneous adventure. He prefers to have a plan rather than venture into something willy nilly, unprepared. He is curious and sometimes adventurous, definitely...but he would prefer to make provisions and plans then set off...rather than set off merely with an optimistic heart.
Zachariah is intelligent, observant, and analytical, favouring wit and quick thinking over muscles and brawn. However, he tends to overthink situations, which can lead to impeded actions, and more often than not leads to anxiety or doubt. He's of a naturally anxious and neurotic disposition, and when panicked his thoughts and words tend to be unreasonable and irrational, as his mind twists reality into a nightmare. Usually he's aware that he's thinking nonsensically during these qualms, yet it's hard for him to recover from any bad thoughts he has. His anxiety really, really irks him...but he's resigned to the fact that it's part of his personality.
Next, he's really, really skeptical, and loves to critique almost anything and everyone: out loud or privately in his mind. He says it's a form of entertainment for him, and that he usually doesn't intend to purposefully hurt or sound malicious.
Zachariah is also quite manipulative, able to tug at heartstrings and use people's emotions to his advantage when required. This is useful when he's begging for coins to live on...but he doesn't intend to harm. His manipulative nature is a way of survival, and once when given an entire pouch of coins, he took only a few, and gave the rest back to its rightful owner.
Next, he can become quite paranoid, quite easily. It's not an aggressive paranoia, but he can still be suspicious, sometimes for almost no reason other than a feeling or from being stared or blinked at. He can't really help it. He just has a very wary personality.
Despite his flaws, Zachariah doesn't wish to cause harm, and he will willingly help people, and he has a strong sense of justice

Skills: His intelligence, observance, and his skill at manipulating. Also, he's agile, quick, and dexterous, relying upon speed and agility rather than brawn or force. He also has good aim, so beware if he has a gun

Flaws: His introverted personality can be a hindrance, along with his paranoia, as he doesn't usually like accepting help from others. His anxiety is also a big impediment, along with his tendency to overthink which can result in hindered action. Due to a weak constitution, he also has a weak chest and has the tendency to cough. Sometimes, this can be used to his advantage

Backstory, is optional: It's quite long and complex so I'd prefer to do a 'find out' here

Alignment: Good

Other: Zachariah, when bored or agitated, has a habit of twisting thread round his finger: his shirt cuff is frayed.
Zachariah enjoys singing, and has made up a lot of poems which he sings in the streets for money, along with selling his paintings.
Due to an incident in his past, Zachariah has a weak chest, so when he falls ill, the illness usually settled on his lungs...and he's prone to coughing.
Zachariah has the habit of pinching his nails, which he just can't stop doing.
His anxiety can also provoke psychosomatic pains, specifically in his side/ribs.
He also has respiratory sinus arrhythmia, a heart rate variation where the heartbeat is quicker during inhalation and slower during exhalation. This can hinder his process of deep breathing when he's trying to calm down from a panic attack