Briarus - NPC Creation exercise

So I just read an excellent article at http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/eight-lifeboats/. One of the bits was about coming up with NPCs on the fly. So I decided to come up with a random guy starting with 3d6 in order stats. It's easier to come up with someone interesting if you've got a hole to fill - the random parts might not fit perfectly, and you have to discover why. But I didn't have anything in mind when I created...

Briarus, priest of St Bermain

Str 11
Dex 11
Con 7
Int 11
Wis 12
Cha 9

Briarus has trained all his life at the temple of St. Bermain, Andolan god of agriculture and defense of the home. Briarus dreams of one day becoming a Shepherd, one of the wandering warrior-apostles of St. Bermain, though he knows deep inside he doesn't have what it takes. He's been living in the farming community of Tallos for several years now as part of his training.

He uses his prayers to grant wellness and prosperity to the villagers, though he's never really become part of their lives. At the yearly Harvest Competition, Briarus witnesses young boys lift tree trunks and hurl stones that he couldn't budge. The first year he lived in Tallos, he actually joined the Grand Race. Little did he know that the race had no rules, and he was knocked unconscious in the first leg. Since then, he's waited on the sidelines to apply St. Bermain's blessing of healing on those wounded in the games.

Briarus has a meek and shy personality, with a slightly english accent out of place between the farmers' crude tongues. Though he's had little life experience during his years at the temple, he can often find a bit of wisdom from the teachings of St. Bermain to apply to the situation. He's never without his trusty staff, if only to lean on when the fierce autumn winds rush through the valley.

Briarus' life has recently taken a turn when a beautiful healer named Deidre moved in from a nearby town. She uses herbs and powders to heal the villagers where Briarus must call upon his god. Filled with respect for her craft, Briarus is also driven towards her beauty and generosity. Unknown to him, Deidre sees through Briarus' awkward exterior to a soft-hearted and caring man underneath, and is waiting for him to overcome his nervousness and make the first move.

(If I were to use him as an NPC, I'd totally have Deidre kidnapped so he could go along with the PCs and try to help rescue her. But the more I write about him, the more I want to play him as a PC!)