Joachim de Chatillon

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Description

Joachim was born out of wedlock in 1188 to Gaucher III of Châtillon and Maria, a common woman in employ to his father. Joachim's grandfather, Guy II of Châtillon, was not too pleased at first but tolerated the fling at first. When Joachim was five, Guy and Gaucher made a deal. Gaucher would be betrothed to Elisabeth of Saint-Pol, daughter of Hugo IV, Count of Saint-Pol. Maria would be sent to a convent. In exchange, Gaucher would be allowed to legitimize his firstborn. The union of Gaucher and Elisabeth produced several children and their half-brother was educated alongside them.

Joachim proved to be an able warrior and protector of his younger siblings Guy and Hugo. Daring, brave, compassionate and pious - he tried his best to live up to all the knightly ideals. In 1209 he was knighted as a vassal of his father, who gave him leave to join the call of Philip II of France to Crusade in the Languedoc. Certain that he was doing the Lord's work, he traveled down to Béziers under the command of Simon de Montfort. He participated in the resulting massacre until he got injured and lost consciousness for a while. While he was recovering, he noticed that some people shone with an inner light, like they were wearing a halo. Others on the other hand, just seemed to ooze decay and, for a lack of a better word, evil. When he looked at his own hands, he could often see them being covered in blood.

When his pilgrimage ended, he stayed in the Languedoc using his knowledge of the Crusaders and church methods to help the angelic ones (as he now thinks of them) escape slaughter, no matter which side they're on.

Vital Statistics

• Size: 0
• Age: 32
• Decrepitude: 0
• Warping Score: 0
• Confidence: 1 (3)

Characteristics	Score
Int	0
Per	+1
Pre	+1
Com	0
Str	+2
Sta	+1
Dex	+2
Qik	+1

Personality		Reputation
Compassionate	+3
Higher Purpose	+3
Pious	+3

Virtues and Flaws

Virtues

Educated (Minor, General), Improved Characteristics (Minor, General), Knight (Minor, Social Status), Priviliged Upbringing (Minor, General), Puissant Charm (Minor, General), Puissant Great Weapon (Minor, General), Sense Holiness and Unholiness (Minor, Supernatural), Social Contacts (merchants) (Minor, General), Warrior (Minor, General), Well-Traveled (Minor, General)

Flaws

Compassionate (Major, Personality), Higher Purpose (Minor, Personality), Lingering Injury (Minor, General), Manifest Sin (Minor, Supernatural), Oath of Fealty (Major, Story), Pious (Minor, Personality)

Combat Stats

Weapons: Dodging: Init 0, Atk N/A, Def 0, Dam N/A
Weapons: Fist: Init 0, Atk 4, Def 3, Dam +2
Weapons: Great Sword: Init 2, Atk 15, Def 11, Dam +11
Weapons: Long Sword: Init 2, Atk 11, Def 6, Dam +8
Weapons: Lance: Init 2, Atk 13, Def 0, Dam +7
Soak: TBA
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, -1, -3, -5, Unconscious
Wound Penalties: -1 (1-4), -3 (5-8), -5 (9-12), Incapacitated (13-16), Dead (17+)
Equipment: Heavy Leather Armour, Long Sword, Travelling horse
Encumbrance: 1 (1)

Abilities

Name	Speciality	Score	XP
Area Lore: Gascony	Politics	3	30
Area Lore: Aquitaine	Politics	2	15
Area Lore: Ile de France	Geography	1	5
Artes Liberales	Rhetoric	2	15
Athletics	Endurance	2	15
Awareness	Alertness	2	15
Bargain	For smuggling	2	15
Brawl	Dodge	2	15
Carouse	Fitting in	1	5
Charm	First impressions	3+2	30
Civil and Canon Law	Gascony law	1	5
Etiquette	Nobility	2	15
Folk Ken	Nobles	2	15
Great Weapon	Great Sword	5+2	75
Guile	Fast Talk	2	15
Intrigue	Gossip	3	30
Language: Latin	Courtly usage	4	50
Language: Occitan	Slang	5	75
Leadership	Inspirational	3	30
Native Language: French	Poetry	5	75
Organization Lore: Frankish Nobility	Politics	2	15
Organization Lore: The Church	Politics	1	5
Ride	Battle	3	30
Sense Holiness and Unholiness	Discerning evil	3	30
Single Weapon	Long Sword	4	50
Stealth	Sneak	2	15
Survival	Foraging	2	15
Swim	Clothed	1	5
Theology	Orthodoxy	1	5
Teaching	Warriors	2	15