Chester

**Chester** was a villager from Yatski in the Kingdom of Elphegort and a neighbor to Clark Netsuma. Despising the Netsuma man like the rest of his village, she bullied Clark for his white hair and "lackluster" work. She later lashed out at him when he was getting attention from the village chief's daughter, Ava.

## History

### Early Life

Chester was born in the village of Yatski, Elphegort in EC 479, growing up and making friends with several of his fellow villagers; in particular, he was close with two girls, Alma and Barbara. Like the other villagers, Chester discriminated against Clark Netsuma, bullying him and scorning him for his white hair and red eyes. When he came of age, he began helping his family tend to the nearby fields and, over time, developed a crush on the village chief's daughter, Ava.

### Love and Warfare

One day in EC 499, while working the fields, Chester saw Clark working too slowly and pushed him as he walked by. Several weeks later, while he was speaking with Alma, Clark approached him and invited the Elphe man to come over for dinner. Offended by this, Chester rejected the invitation.

Over a month later, Chester saw a newcomer helping with the farm work, a handsome Elphe man named Eater, and learned that he was living with Clark for the time being. As a few months went by, he became friends with Eater, taking a break with him one day and thanking him for his hard work. During their conversation, they began talking about Clark, and Chester told him how the entire village disliked the Netsuma man. Later that day, he saw Ava approach Clark on his way home and watched the two converse; growing envious, the farmer suspected Clark also had feelings for her.

With Alma and Barbara, Chester confronted Clark while he was returning home with Eater; demanding to speak with the Netsuman man, Chester dragged him around the back of the house. There, he interrogated him over his feelings towards Ava and forbid Clark from ever speaking to her. Infuriated by the man's hesitance, Chester prepared to slap him before Eater intervened. After arguing with the newcomer briefly, Chester gave up and left with his friends.

Several months later, Chester approached Clark once again and suggested that Eater only treated him nicely to make himself look better; he then added that it must make Eater look and feel better to be seen next to someone so ugly. Succeeding in damaging Clark's faith in Eater, she left soon after. During the Green Hunting in EC 500, Chester and the others were attacked by soldiers from Marlon; although being defended by Alma and Barbara, the three of them were overwhelmed and quickly slaughtered, with their corpses being piled up in the center of the village.

## Skills and Abilities

As a resident of the farming village of Yatski, Chester was a capable farm worker and helped with seeding and harvesting crops almost daily. He also had a degree of skill in manipulation, especially with those he was close with. However, he lacked tact, making his underlying motives simple to recognize. Additionally, while having a short temper and prone to violence, the man lacked any combat skills and was easily overpowered or restrained.

## Character Connections

Ava: Chester's crush. He harbored affection for the woman despite her being the daughter of the greedy village chief. Due to this, he became enraged when seeing her give affection to another man, particularly his neighbor Clark whom he hated.

Clark: Chester's neighbor and rival. As a member of the Netsuma racial minority, Chester despised Clark and would treat him cruelly, resentful of him for living in the village despite of his race and frustrated with his clumsy farm work. Seeing the man get his beloved Ava's attention, Chester also became envious of him, seeking to make Clark feel even more miserable.

Eater: A fellow villager. Finding him to be kind, handsome, and hard-working, Chester initially had an amiable relationship with the Elphe man. Despite this, he was perplexed by how friendly Eater was with Clark. After Eater intervened in his bullying, Chester became spiteful of him.