Maurice Chestnut

The idiotic artificer, thatcher and simple younger brother of Vadim Chestnut. Also a member of the Cloppenburg Post-Truth Patrol. 
After adventuring with the party for 6 months, things took a turn for the worse when Maurice was killed by a mimic. He was raised by the party and the priests of Bahamut, after this Maurice decided to take a back seat from adventuring and focus on his work as a blacksmith while making arms and armour for the rest of the Cloppenburg Post-Truth Patrol. 
== History ==
Maurice  grew up in the town of Stowerling along with his elder brother, Vadim. They were the proud sons of Jonathon Chestnut, the local thatcher and his robust wife Mary. Maurice would have also described himself as robust if he knew what it meant, sadly he didn’t, so he instead referred to himself as chubby. As did his brother. And his father. And the whole village for that matter. Except for Barry the town drunkard; but that is only because the only word he could say was “Marmite”.
Life in the village of Stowerling was ordinary; no giant worm of death attacked the city every week like it seemed to in Caldor or Zingherra. Maurice often thought that Caldor was a little to hostile for him; yet at the same time imagine all the work he would get mending roofs after each worm attack. There was a problem however. Maurice had never wanted to be a thatcher; he wanted to be a blacksmith. This ambition all stemmed from when the warforged armies of House Canith had paraded through his town looking for volunteers to fight in the military. His father had Vadim enlist, but not him. 
“Someone must keep the family business going after I pass on”, his father had said. However, still the flame inside him of blacksmithing would not be extinguished so easily. 
Three weeks after his brother had set out to join the military of House Canith, Maurice made the most important decision of his life. While his father slept he crept into the stables and stole Alfric the family mule along with some of the local blacksmith’s tools. He had every intention of returning them and Alfric when he could afford to buy his own; but for now they would have to do. 
His plan was to join with his brother at Canith’s fort to assist them with the maintenance of their armour; however, Maurice’s orienteering skills were not as good as he had hoped. Six weeks later his arrived at the city of Zingherra, a place he had often hoped he would never
have to visit. 
Shortly after arriving he became embroiled in the antics of the Cloppenburg Post-Truth Patrol where he tasted life as a hero and also started
a lifelong friendship with Vladimir, who together with Maurice would kick shins for goodness.  
== Trivia ==
Maurice was meant to be a simple peasant character who would be there for several adventurers until he died; but Rick grew to like playing him and the simpleness of the character. And so he stuck around and grew as a character.Category:Characters
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