Boris Oakcrest

Chaplain Boris Oakcrest

Boris Oakcrest is a stout dwarven cleric of Dionysus. One of the 9 patriarchs of the Oakcrest family, hailing from the farming lands of Paytiore. He has devoted his life to the chaplaincy of Dionysus, in search of the strength to protect his greatest allies, and bring vengeance upon the foes responsible for the burning of Paytiore.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Burley, and extra hairy.

Body Features

Stout square frame with enormous forearms.

Facial Features

A gruff scraggely beard that comes high up on his cheekboned obscures most of his face. Small beady brown eyes peer out from equally thick bushy eyebrows, with a broad flat nose heavily freckled peering out from the heavy moustache.

Identifying Characteristics

large bushy beard and thick eyebrows.

Physical quirks

He walks with a slight hobble from a knee injury fighting in the Paytiore campaigns.

Special abilities

Extremely adept at judging soil composition and can sense rainfall coming days away.

Apparel & Accessories

He wears a dark blue tabard emblazoned with the Oakcrest family crest.

Specialized Equipment

He can carry FOUR bails of hay at once.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Father to 3 dwarven families, 6th in line for the Oakcrest grand patriarchy. Spent 6 years at the Oakcrest military academy before serving on 12 deployments to the borders of Paytiore. Obtained his chaplaincy designation from the grand cleric of Dionysus after years of under-study and countless trials of faith.

Education

Studied in agriculture under the grand patriarch of the Oakcrest family. Attended chaplaincy under the grand clerics order of Dionysus.

Employment

Farmhand, plow tiller attendant, managment & finances, rodent control, horticulture and agriculture managment, land concervation officer, military combatant, clergy of Dionysus; acolyte, adept, priest, vicar, chaplain.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Accomplished a trying mission as the direct emmesary to Dionysus to stop the band of heroes from releasing an unspeakable horror. Graduated top of his class in agriculture class. Once out-drank a half-elf at the bountifal harvest celebration of 4639

Failures & Embarrassments

Lost his 3rd wife Shatzi in the skirmish of Paytiore, driving him to abandond his people and follow the path of Dionysus. Felt abandoned by the dwarven god Lapinatis, who failed to grant him the strength to protect his former wife.

Intellectual Characteristics

Extremely adept in the practice of horticulture, and the identification of fauna.

Morality & Philosophy

Stoic and hard-working by nature, Boris is very pragmatic and strongly believes in meritocrocy. Not one to condone shady acts, his military history can sympathize with the need to govern with iron rule, in a world where might all too often makes right.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

In search of the strength to protect his greatest allies, and bring vengeance upon the foes responsible for the burning of Paytiore.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Better with plants than people, can stumble on his words from time to time.

Likes & Dislikes

Enjoys sunshine and rainfall, hates dragonfire.

Virtues & Personality perks

Magnanimous and stoic, genuinely does his best to help the people, even if it means helping them from themselves.

Vices & Personality flaws

Enjoys a greasy dart and a two four of Molson, can't say no to a left handed jazz cabbage.

Personality Quirks

Always willing to hear both sides of a story, but resolute in his grudges.

Hygiene

Regularly brushes and combs his bushy beard to keep it from tangling in his holy symbol.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Grand Cleric Domegiess Melfor Cousin Ulrich Oakcrest

Family Ties

The Oakcrest family was large, and traded goods with all surrounding dwarven families, and regularly paid tithes to the Dwarven High Council.

Religious Views

Utter belief in the deity of Dionysus.

Social Aptitude

Outgoing and kind, an upstanding father and community figure.

Mannerisms

Polite, but firm.

Hobbies & Pets

Plenty of livestock and pets of all variety were kept during his time at the family farm. Although the traveling life of being a cleric of life and serving the needs of his party keep him from settling down, he years for a canine companion.

Speech

A low thickly accented drawl, common amongst rural farmers.

Wealth & Financial state

Much of his inheritance was lost in the burning of Paytiore.

Boris Oakcrest is a dwarven cleric. He follows the path of Dionysus. He is a short stout lil fella.

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Alignment

Lawful Good

Honorary & Occupational Titles

"Chaplain"

Age

429

Date of Birth

4250

Birthplace

Oakcrest farms, Paytiore

Children

Current Residence

Dionysus roadie, adventurer for hire inc.

Gender

Male

Eyes

Brown

Hair