*Le Sigh*
I'm really sorry guys. My computer has been really, really bad, and was in need of a long, hard spanking. It's now.. 4:44 AM, and I think I got it under control. But geez am I tired.
I haven't look at the IC thread yet, I'll go do that as soon as I post this, catch up, and post if needed.
As for Normand's background.. To be honest, I don't really know much about what criminal gangs might have been running Marseilles back then. Any mafia-like organisations would fit, though. Any suggestions? As for what he did for them... At first, it was pretty easy, he just collected money from various people/shopkeepers. And he'd box. Once in a great while, he'd been given.. "advice" as to how long to keep his opponent standing. Then started having to break fingers/arms/legs for non-payment, which is what really got in his craw, but he couldn't really see a way to say no. Finally, he was told to take a fall against a boxing opponent, and he said "The heck with -that-". (Yeah, a lil Pulp Fictionish.

). And then he figured he might wanna leave the country for a bit. His bosses probably lost a nice chunk a change on that one, so they might be interested in finding him. Would they take on the Legion for that? Well, Normand was banking on "no", but who knows..
As for the leveling up stuff.. I'll probably continue with Strong for a bit, maybe take a few levels of Tough eventually. Will have to look at feats and what not.