Beau Bassett

Beau's Skin

During Dust SMP, Beau Bassett was a 43 year old human farmer whose main priority was to scout out the local area in search of a safe place to build a home for his wife and infant daughter.

His weapon of choice was a diamond axe named Darlin'.

He lost his lives very quickly and made very little impact on Dust's overall lore.

## Appearance

A sun kissed-skinned, middle-aged man with graying lilac hair, a matching beard, blue eyes, and a stocky build. His nose is bulbous in shape, and his cheeks are rosy.

He is clad in a purple flannel shirt, gray jeans cuffed at the ankles, and black shoes. The strap across his torso has a sheath on the back that allows him to carry his axe.

## Personality

*"A family man by heart, Bassett is a naturally amicable, rough and tumble farmer. Unfortunately, the apocalypse has left him suspicious of other individuals to the point that he is consciously aware that, should it come to it, he would fight, maim, and even kill in order to see his family again."* - Beau's OC into

## Background

*"With a wife and infant child to protect, Beau has taken to searching the wastelands for other survivors, desperate for a sort of safe haven in which to shelter his kin from radiation. It's always been a dream of his to have a child of his own, and damned if he's about to let some feisty mutant get in the way of watching his little one grow up. He's going to return to them, he's going to free them, even if it's the last thing he does."* - Beau's OC intro

## Relationships

### Grace & June Bassett [NPCs]

Beau's wife and daughter, respectively. They were the two most important things in Beau's life until his untimely death.

His wife, Grace, was a textile worker with untreated generalized anxiety. She loved her husband deeply and viewed him as an invaluable support system, as he was often the only person who knew how to ground her from oncoming panic attacks. They were a relatively formidable couple prior to Beau's leaving, capable of fending for themselves against hostile, apocalypse-born mutants and mobs as cooperative, tag-team combat partners.

They spent the first eight months of Grace's pregnancy continuing their search for a more permanent place to settle. During the ninth, however, Beau realized how close his wife was to labor and, fearing for the safety of both her and the baby, constructed a small, makeshift hut for the two of them to stay in while waiting for the birth of their child. It required numerous repairs due to hostile mobs attacking the hastily-affixed wooden beams as well as due to the fact that most of the materials available for Beau to use had already been affected by radiation, rendering them particularly fragile and soft. This caused Beau to become increasingly paranoid about the future wellbeing of his family.

A few days after Grace gave birth to their daughter, whom they'd christened with the name June, Beau explained that he planned to head out on his own to find a safe place in which to build a real home, and that Grace would stay with the hut while she rested from the birth and nursed their new child. Grace attempted to protest, but due to being physically and mentally exhausted, she could not prevent him from leaving.

Beau Bassett died knowing that he betrayed the trust of his life partner. He died knowing that he wouldn't get to see his daughter take her first steps.

He died knowing that he'd failed his only family.

### Morrigan

The only character that Leon remembers Beau interacting with. Upon meeting, Morrigan (and whoever the ally present with them was) offered a set of starting iron tools & some food in exchange for one of Beau's lives. Beau, overconfident in himself, took the offer.

## Trivia

* Leon was so embarrassed about dying so early in Dust SMP that it ended up avoiding Creature Craft entirely for at least a month or two. The experience actually made it hesitant to join Ashes, although it is very glad that it ultimately gave in and added Nya.