Benjamin Li

Benjamin Li (born May 14th 1996) or more commonly known as Benji is a forester in the employ of the Blackwell City Council. He chose the profession after helping his father, who was a logger, during the summer of 2013 when he arrived in Easthallow.

Early Life
Li was born May 14th 1996 in Dunfermline, Scotland. His parents moving when he was two years old and had been constantly on the move every few years because of Simon La Chance's profession as a logger. Before coming to Easthallow, he lived in Vancouver, Canada. His mother, Qiao Li, died when he was 13 years old in a road accident. He reportedly blamed his father, no one knows why. After the accident, La Chance started to heavily drink every night after her death getting better after meeting Julianne Quinn, with whom he moved to Easthallow with. Mrs.Quinn had two children from a previous relationship and had an additional one with La Chance.

Li as a complicated relationship with the Quinns, never having attached himself to the family, especially after losing his mother, he saw La Chance moving on as him replacing his mother. When they moved to Easthallow in 2013, Li was estranged with his family except Jasmine, who was 8 years old at the time. Maybe due to her young age, it was hard to be indifferent and not take care of her. They are close together, to this day even as she has entered a difficult age being in her late teens. Devon, the oldest of the Quinn siblings, never moved to Easthallow, calling the town a  'shithole' and Gabrielle Quinn has since moved out of the town too.

While Li left to study for his chosen profession, his step-mother, Julianne Quinn, died. He came back as soon as he could, leaving Jasmine in the care of Ciara McKeough. He is now her legal guardian.

Summer 2013
The summer of his arrival, La Chance asked Li if he wanted to help with his job and Li reluctantly accepted since he had nothing else to do. He spent all summer in the woods of Easthallow.

In late August, a tragic event happened. La Chance and everyone else who was working in the woods were brutally murdered by some of the animals living in the woods. There has been rumors that it's highly improbable and that the town was covering up the murders. However, there is a high activity of dangerous animal in some part of the woods. Regardless of what happened, Li lost his father that day.

Before his death, they had been repairing their relationship and hopefully La Chance died knowing his son loved him.

High School & Relationship
Before leaving Vancouver, he was in a relationship with Jan Evans for a year and a half. The two broke it off during the summer of 2013 due to the two not wanting to do LDR. They broke off amicably and are still friends.

While in high school, he was forced to choose an extracurricular activity, and joined the running team. He did well for himself, participating in two competitions and gaining 4th and 2nd place.

After moving to Easthallow, he got in a relationship with Fallyn McKeough, and they broke it off when they both went their own way for higher education, however, they are still very close and seems amorous at time. Li insist on saying he's single but he does have feelings for Mckeough and always will in his own way, their bonds being complicated for outsiders to understand.

Current
Li lives comfortably due to his job for the council, and sent Jasmine to study in another town. They correspond daily. He is well liked around the office, due to his kind nature and general charisma.

Relationships
Derek Alinac is the only person that Li's coworkers have ever heard him say he disliked out loud. He is still cordial and polite as Alinac is his boss.

Rumors in the office say that Rivera and Li might be in an amorous relationship.

Fun Facts
You can find him running around Easthallow at 5am, being an early bird. Since his high school days, running has helped clear his mind. But doing this, he needs a nap in the afternoons, often being found by coworkers in various napping spots.

He is apparently very agile, dexterous and flexible.

He reportedly has an excellent hearing.

Flocks of birds seems to crowd around him as does other animals. Earning him the nickname  'Princess'.

There are some records that suggest some of his ancestors actually lived in Easthallow.