Matthias Connard

Matthias Connard
Mattias Connard is a 40 year old former soldier with a penile instrument of largeable size and self proclaimed-priest of the Deep Ones. He is played by Frank Weitzel.

Early Life
Matthias was born on Roumond in a coastal city by the name of Stormshale to a family of successful shipwrights. The eldest of three children, himself and two younger sisters, Matthias was brought up to take over the family business while his sisters would be married off to other merchant families in the attempt to raise their social standings. The Connard family name was synonymous with quality and craftsmanship and were the go-to for any sort of ship, be it for transportation or for war. Initially, Matthias was proud to be taught his father’s craft and it came easily for him, but it soon lead to tedium and boredom.

Many a soldier came through the Connard shipyards, entrancing Matthias at a young age by their shiny armor and weapons as well as the exciting stories he heard them tell. Tales of large scale battles and of far off lands swept through young Matthias’ head and by the age of 15 he snuck off to join the military.

On The Seas
At the time Roumond was under control by King Chevotet, a strong willed man that pushed his claim to the throne of Grasturm with fervor and bloodlust. Matthias was given a sword and shield, thrown onto a boat and sent to war against King Chevotet’s enemies. His first battle was as quick as it was terrifying.

Matthias was part of a naval skirmish off the coast of Gircourt against a navy with fewer, but larger vessels. The ship Matthias was on was ordered to sail along side an enemy vessel, board it, then claim it as their own. The first part of the battle went well, with King Chevotet’s forces wreaking havoc with their smaller, more agile ships but soon the tides turned as a freak storm broke out across the waters, tossing and obliterating the lighter vessels. Matthias’s captain saw that their only chance of survival was to get aboard one of the larger ships, and so, ordered their corvus be lowered and the assault begin.

Matthias killed his first man that day, as well as his second and third. The battle was lost that day, but Matthias had made it through alive. The never ending war for Grasturm did end for King Chevotet as he was poisoned not two years later by August Daetr who took the claim for himself, absorbing those in King Chevotet’s military who wished to join.

Awakening
Ten years, Matthias a seasoned veteran, was present during King LaCroix’s uprising that saw the death of King Daetr and Queen Moneef. While trying to escape the massacre, Matthias’s ship was targeted by several other vessels and attacked for still flying the Daetr banner. The ship, burning and boarded, Matthias found himself thrown overboard as the ship collapsed and sank around him, sucking him deeper and deeper into the depths below.

Matthias would see something in the dark abyss that day, something that saw him in return. As he sank, surrounded by wreckage and bodies, Matthias heard a chorus of voices and sounds, a sweet call to him like a whale’s song. Writhing bodies sat miles below him in the darkest dark calling up to the surface. He could see them all so perfectly in their gigantic splendor, dwarfing him in their size. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.

Matthias awoke days later, having washed up on shore in the Jointed Provinces. How he had traveled thousands of miles, he did not know but he knew why he had survived: to spread the word. He found that his encounter had given him abilities, which he sees as a gift from his new masters. Matthias now travels near everywhere he can, small towns to large cities to small campfires to share his experiences.

Overview of Personality
Matthias is a friendly sort, if a bit gruff from his years as a soldier in a war torn country. Prior to his awakening, as he calls it, told jokes and made quips but he has become drier as time has passed. He has a near one track mind towards the Deep Ones as that is what keeps him going. He is not cruel or unfeeling, but he knows there are bigger forces at play and will do what needs to be done to see his gods come forth.