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<div class="floatright">[[Image:Burrich-port.jpg|thumb|Burrich by [[John Howe]]]]</div>
 
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Originally from [[Chalced]], Prince [[Chivalry (King-In-Waiting)|Chivalry's]] right hand man. He is well-built, his hair and beard are dark, his eyes are brown. His face is narrow and square and tanned. Burrich is described to be a stubborn, honest, forthright and a little melancholic. He keeps his business to himself. He is also said to be a bit of a ladies’ man. Burrich has the [[Wit]], but has never received any education on how to use it. Burrich doesn’t have the [[Skill]]. He is mentioned to have served prince Chivalry by giving him power for use of his Skill, so he may have had some Skill ability earlier. But Chivalry used his Skill to block Burrich, so that he couldn’t be used against him with Skill.
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Originally from [[Chalced]], Prince [[Chivalry (King-In-Waiting)|Chivalry's]] right hand man. Foster-father of [[Fitz]].
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== Looks & skills ==
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He is well-built, his hair and beard are dark, and his eyes are brown. His face is narrow and square and tanned. Burrich is described to be a stubborn, honest, forthright and a little melancholic. He keeps his business to himself. He is also said to be a bit of a ladies‚Äô man.  
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Burrich has the [[Wit]], but has never received any education on how to use it. Burrich doesn’t have the [[Skill]]. He is mentioned to have served prince Chivalry by giving him power for use of his Skill, so he may have had some Skill ability. But Chivalry used his Skill to block Burrich, so that he couldn’t be used against him with Skill.
  
 
Injured his leg badly in a hunting accident protecting Chivalry from a wild boar.
 
Injured his leg badly in a hunting accident protecting Chivalry from a wild boar.
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== Childhood ==
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Her grand-mother was a slave, who won her freedom. She got an earring to prove she was free. Burrich's mother supported her and Burrich by doing laundry. His father had died before he was born. As a young boy Burrich formed a [[Witbond]] with a mongrel. The animal taught him how to survive in the streets and acted as a kind of a father figure to Burrich. A drawback in the Witbond was that Burrich didn’t have a normal childhood, as the dog had too much influence on him. When the dog was kicked by a horse and died, Burrich was only eight years old. He then turned to his grandmother for guidance.
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When Burrich was about thirteen years old, his mother and grandmother died in an epidemic of a [[Blood plague]]. Now alone, he became a mercenary. He was taken prisoner in a Chalced skirmish and made a slave. Finally he was able to escape and sought refuge in the [[Six Duchies]]. There he became a horsekeeper for a noble. Perhaps because of his loneliness, he Wit-bonded again, with a young stallion. This bond, ended when the animal dying, too. When Burrich was forced to live through the great pain of losing a second bondmate, he decided never to use his Wit again.
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== Chivalry's man ==
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After Chivalry abdicated, Burrich became the Stablemaster at [[Buckkeep]] and was left to bring up his old masters illegitimate child, [[Fitz]]. As a stable master Burrich‚Äôs duties are to look after Buckkeep‚Äôs horses, dogs and hawks, and he does this with care and skill.  
 
After Chivalry abdicated, Burrich became the Stablemaster at [[Buckkeep]] and was left to bring up his old masters illegitimate child, [[Fitz]]. As a stable master Burrich‚Äôs duties are to look after Buckkeep‚Äôs horses, dogs and hawks, and he does this with care and skill.  
  
When Burrich was about thirteen years old, his mother and grandmother die in an pidemic. Now alone, he became a mercenary. He was taken prisoner in a Chalced skirmish and made a slave. Finally he was able to escape and sought refuge in the Six Duchies. There he became a horsekeeper for a noble and perhaps because of his loneliness, he Wit-bonded again, with a young stallion. This bond, too, ended when the animal died and, when Burrich was forced to live through the great pain of losing a second bondmate, he decided never to use his Wit again.
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== Burrich and Molly ==
 
 
Childhood (''just drafting here, not complete'')
 
* her grand-mother was a slave
 
* His mother supported him and her own mother by doing laundry. His father had died before he was born.
 
* there was a [[Blood plague]] when he was young, killing everyone who was close to him
 
  
  
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(''just drafting here, not complete'')
  
 
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[[Category:Witted ones]]
 
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[[Category:Chalced]]
 
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[[Category:Buckkeep]]
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[[Category:Six Duchies]]

Revision as of 12:17, 29 April 2006

Burrich by John Howe

Originally from Chalced, Prince Chivalry's right hand man. Foster-father of Fitz.

Looks & skills

He is well-built, his hair and beard are dark, and his eyes are brown. His face is narrow and square and tanned. Burrich is described to be a stubborn, honest, forthright and a little melancholic. He keeps his business to himself. He is also said to be a bit of a ladies’ man.

Burrich has the Wit, but has never received any education on how to use it. Burrich doesn’t have the Skill. He is mentioned to have served prince Chivalry by giving him power for use of his Skill, so he may have had some Skill ability. But Chivalry used his Skill to block Burrich, so that he couldn’t be used against him with Skill.

Injured his leg badly in a hunting accident protecting Chivalry from a wild boar.

Childhood

Her grand-mother was a slave, who won her freedom. She got an earring to prove she was free. Burrich's mother supported her and Burrich by doing laundry. His father had died before he was born. As a young boy Burrich formed a Witbond with a mongrel. The animal taught him how to survive in the streets and acted as a kind of a father figure to Burrich. A drawback in the Witbond was that Burrich didn’t have a normal childhood, as the dog had too much influence on him. When the dog was kicked by a horse and died, Burrich was only eight years old. He then turned to his grandmother for guidance.

When Burrich was about thirteen years old, his mother and grandmother died in an epidemic of a Blood plague. Now alone, he became a mercenary. He was taken prisoner in a Chalced skirmish and made a slave. Finally he was able to escape and sought refuge in the Six Duchies. There he became a horsekeeper for a noble. Perhaps because of his loneliness, he Wit-bonded again, with a young stallion. This bond, ended when the animal dying, too. When Burrich was forced to live through the great pain of losing a second bondmate, he decided never to use his Wit again.

Chivalry's man

After Chivalry abdicated, Burrich became the Stablemaster at Buckkeep and was left to bring up his old masters illegitimate child, Fitz. As a stable master Burrich’s duties are to look after Buckkeep’s horses, dogs and hawks, and he does this with care and skill.

Burrich and Molly

(just drafting here, not complete)