Weston

Weston is an imprisoned native of Paws residing in a small gaol in Castle Britannia during Ultima VII.

Description
As the unrepentant Weston would explain it, he had come to Britain in the hopes of buying food for his wife, Alina, and his infant daughter, Cassie - having suffered with his family in the squalor of Paws. When he met with Figg, the caretaker of the Royal Orchards, he was offered apples at an illegal and grossly inflated price which he could not afford. Angry with the corrupt official's mercenary behavior, Weston had later gone to the orchards alone and begun to pick apples for himself, before being caught by the ornery groundskeeper. He was swiftly sentenced to imprisonment, and had been languishing in the castle's tower for some time by the time of the Avatar's arrival.

Should the hero speak to the prisoner, Weston would cynically explain his crime as one of of necessity, giving voice to the numerous social injustices which had thrust him into his current situation. The unnamed guard assigned to him would often object to his charge's analysis of the situation, blithely making classist jokes at his expense and condemning his lawless behavior. If pressed for details about his case, Weston would explain that he had suspicions that Figg was abusing his authority to give unrecorded donations to the Fellowship, and would further voice an opinion that his own crime had never been attended to by Lord British - a relatively just monarch whom he was sure would not have a man condemned to life imprisonment for so petty a misdemeanor. Should the Avatar seem receptive, Weston would ask the hero to try to court the sovereign into granting him a pardon, a request which the adventurer could honor or refuse.

Should the hero take Weston's case to the king, Lord British would be quick to exonerate the thief, and would further assist him by offering him temporary employ that he might send money back to his family. The monarch would also imply that he would soon launch an investigation into Figg's misuse of his power and into the particulars of Weston's arrest.

Trivia

 * The beggar, Snaz, will tell a joke at Weston's expense if given sufficient coinage.