Doctor Tursten Maynard

"You can die on your own time - I'm not done with you yet."

An intelligent, if gruff man, Tursten Maynard began adulthood working as an orderly for a well-respected doctor. When he displayed a keen mind and a willing spirit, he came to the attention of Lord Corbeau, who sponsored him to travel to Byzantium and study to become a doctor in his own right, in exchange for paying off this investment with work once he returned.

After many years of service, his employment with Lord Corbeau came to an end when, after a particularly long and trying day in Nottingham, he happened upon a woman who had been drugged against her will. Whilst escorting her away, he was accosted by a group of noblemen, who demanded to know what was going on. His cantankerous nature got the better of him, and after losing patience with their bombardment of presumptuous comments and asinine questions, he called their leader a “fucking idiot”. The fucking idiot in question then revealed himself to be none other than Prince John, and word got back to Lord Corbeau. He swiftly decided to sever all ties with the man who so openly insulted the heir to the throne, and terminated Doctor Maynard’s employment. Jobless, Maynard had two options. He could work in some backwoods village, treating tedious ailments for moronic ingrates; or seek work with some educated – if strange – folk with decent supplies he’d heard rumours of, out in the middle of Sherwood Forest…

Description
Born: 1164 Height: 5'7" Weight: 134lbs Build: Normal

Characteristics
Strength +0 Stamina +1 Dexterity +1 Quickness -1 Perception +0 Intelligence +3 Presence +2 Communication -2

Virtues

 * Educated
 * Puissant Chirurgy
 * Social Contacts (Healers)

Flaws

 * Pessimist
 * Proud
 * Uncertain Faith

Personality Traits

 * Brave +1
 * Cantankerous +3
 * Loyal +2
 * Uncertain Faith +1

Key Abilities

 * Chirurgy
 * Medicine
 * Leadership
 * Folk Ken

Languages
Artes Liberales 1: Latin
 * English 5
 * Greek 3
 * Latin 3

Typical Gear
Metal Scale, Chirurgeon's Tools, Dagger, "Emergency Anaesthetic" (Cudgel)

Opinions of Others
Mages Arianwen - I'm not sure what to make of her. She doesn't say much, but she's always watching, always thinking. Cirice - Poor woman. If I was stuck being talked to like a child all my life, I'm not sure how long I could go without stabbing someone just to be taken seriously. Essel - Another cunning mage. She treats people well, but I'm not buying that it's purely out of altruism. She has uses for us all. Evelyn - I can only hope that someone in the covenant is sensible enough to keep her feet firmly planted, and stupid enough to try. Rian - Is it a rule for mages that if you're not a little girl, you have to be a cold, calculating fucker? Companions Torvi Ylvakrí - The witch uses techniques I've never learned or heard of, and I don't trust it. Her singing and chanting as she tends to the patients freaks some of them out, too - it throws their humours out of balance.