Mathieux Norremitore

Mathieux Norremitore
Gender	Male
Race	Elezen
Clan	Wildwood
Citizenship	Ishgard
Born	9th Day of the 5th Umbral Moon
Occupation	Knight of Ishgard
Alignment	Lawful Neutral
Favored Deity	Halone the Fury

Character at a Glance

Likes

• Ishgard, and specifically, an austere little chapel just past the Steps of Faith
• Halone the Fury, his chosen deity

Dislikes

• To come

Hobbies/Talents

• Chocobo riding
• Swordsmanship and fighting with the lance

Character in Detail

Backstory

Mathieux Salomont Norremitore was born the sixth child to Ser Lothaire and Lady Auriaune, the ruling couple of House Norremitore, a cadet brance of, and in service to, House Haillenarte of Ishgard. As one of the younger children of Ser Lothaire, Mathieux was destined to inherit little of his father's limited estate, much of it destined to go to his eldest brother, Absolont. Though a stern patriarch of the clan, Ser Lothaire saw to it that young Mathieux was strongly encouraged to excel in his training, as it was through superior skill and talent alone that young Mathieux could gain any prominence. This lesson was one that Mathieux seemed to take to heart at a young age, excelling in the etiquette and cultural lessons his mother and other figures of House Haillenarte taught him. At the young age of eight, he was sent off to squire for a cousin of House Norremitore, Ser Haustefort Huniade.

An active veteran of the Crusades for over thirty years, Ser Haustefort was oft seen upon the frontlines in the war against the Dravinian Horde. Mathieux was quickly taught how to ride a chocobo, and soon was entrusted the responsibility of acting as a messenger for Ser Haustefort to the other commanding knights in the Ishgardian Army. At the age of fourteen, in recognition of the services he had rendered, Ser Haustefort took Mathieux on as his squire. With this honour came much more intense lessons in combat, and it was not uncommon for Mathieux to end the day bloody and beaten from sparring with the other squires. As Ser Haustefort's squire, he also served in the war against the dragons, seeing combat mere weeks after his promotion. Though the fierce scalekin and the flames they breathed unnerved the young man, Ser Haustefort's stern rebukes soon steeled Mathieux's resolve. So, too, did news of the death of his sister, Julienne, during a Dravinian raid. In time, Mathieux would learn how to fight with a great many arms, but it was with the traditional weapons - the lance, and the sword and shield - that Mathieux grew to prefer.

After just shy of four years of service with Ser Haustefort, Mathieux's loyalty and diligence were considered proven, and he was knighted upon the twenty-first sun of the first moon, now a sworn lance of the Holy See. The reality of how dangerous his new role was hit home within a year, for news arrived that his eldest brother, Ser Absolont, had been consumed in a dragon's fiery breath, leaving the inheritance of House Norremitore to his son, Isarfort, who was not yet six years of age. Though this traumatic event only served to further Mathieux's hatred of the dragonkin, the same could not be said of Mathieux's brother, Quentinaux. Viewing the fight with the Dravinian Horde with a nihilistic air, it was mere months later that Ser Quentinaux deserted the ranks of Ishgard, and soon it came to light that he was in active collaboration with the heretics to lay low the Holy See. Though initially in disbelief that his closest sibling could turn against his kith and kin, the evidence of Quentinaux's treason soon became too much to deny.

Appearance

[To come]

Personality

[To come]

Relationships

Family and Close Friends

• To come

Acquaintances

• To come

Rivals

• None yet!

Rumors

Common Rumors

• To come

Rare Rumors

• To come

PC Rumors

• To come

Annotations

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