Ser Matthew is an anointed knight from the small town of Two Springs. He is a commoner who’s mother is from Riverbend, the shanty town just outside of the Capital of Blue Water Castle. He never knew his real father. As an infant, his mother moved to Two Springs to keep him from being raised in the Bend. She didn’t want him being forced to live a life of service in the military like so many of the boys from the Bend end up doing. She failed because he was drawn to the Capital as a teenager where he began serving. Over time, his work ethic and dutifulness allowed him to move up the lower ranks.
A chance encounter with Prince Aero on a mission against false knights pillaging the land changed his life. After an intense battle, Aero knighted him to everyone’s surprise. He remains the only man that Aero has ever knighted.
He and Aero became close friends over time, until they became nearly inseparable. A bond that began forming when they became drinking buddies.
Matthew is a heavy drinker; he claims it is to help him numb the faces of the men he has killed in service of the people. He is one of the most skilled fighters in all the kingdom, but his skill causes him to carry a heavy burden. His reputation is that of a drunk, his fighting skill is overlooked.
Everyone has questioned why Aero would anoint such a man, and it is only after they go into battle together that people see the heroic side of Ser Matthew.
He wears only chest and arm armor so that he can move quickly. It is old hand-me-down armor but has refused Aero’s offer to buy him new armor on multiple occasions.
Matthew’s appearance is a light skinned male in his mid-thirties. He has buzzed black curly hair with a heavy black beard, usually sporting a smile on his face and a mug of ale in his hand.
He is a loyal friend, a badass, and comic relief.
Notes-
– I have based many characters loosely on people I know, using some quality from that person to apply to a character… I blatantly based Ser Matthew of Two Springs on a co-worker and good friend Matt Amerson of Double Springs, Alabama.
– Matthew is a complex character that people underestimate. He is funny, yet fierce. Loyal and kind. Despite his love of ale, he is the main moral compass of the story. Ser Matthew will often be the first to take a stand for justice even in the most stressful and confusing moments.
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