Nicholas Vaughn

Wandering Mapmaker

47

Male

He/him

6'1"

220 lbs.

Baggy, neutral colors, lots of pockets

Nicholas looks every bit like a grizzled adventurer, from his short ponytail to his ducktail beard and mustache. He even has a leather eyepatch covering his left eye, which has been rendered useless from severe burns. Age has flecked his normally-dark hair with white and set some wrinkles around his large round nose, but it hasn't done much to his impressive height (just over six feet) or his broad shoulders and tree-trunk legs. His teeth, however, have suffered quite a bit; they're covered in stains and a few are even missing completely.

Bad jokes, sculpture, being part of something important

Perfectly clear weather, sweet foods

Marriage, getting too old to take care of himself

Marine life, rock climbing, camping, animal care

Heterosexual

Nicholas moves slow, but don't let that fool you: he's a loud and boisterous man who isn't afraid to invade your personal space. He adores bad jokes, especially his own, and he's always fighting his old age with wild adventures. His motto: "Always be prepared." He's even picked up bits and pieces of languages from around the world so he can travel in style.

Hunting knife

Against someone his own size, Nicholas doesn't fare well, but he has the skills to take down many wild animals using hand-crafted traps and precision strikes with his knife. He uses his magic only for more pragmatic purposes, such as starting a campfire, and hates to "sully" it in a fight.

Cartographer (formerly farmer)

• just a simple farmer in Terrata rather than someone from the Kingdom


• never enjoyed it or really felt like the lifestyle was for him


• forget about Katherine tbh, she didn't add much


• wanted a greater purpose in life; was easily picked up by Addlor


• some other SG recruits suggested he start traveling around and mapping out all of Terrata, maybe even figure out what lies beyond?


• he doesn't know if there's more out there but he wants to find out


• sold his farm and picked up the nomad life


• Vurto at one point was tasked with talking to some of the recruits and figuring out what the Council was promising them, and he found an unlikely kindred spirit in Nicholas


• agreed to help him out with his magic

Vermiciro (Iwaku account, now defunct)

"Lotsa jokes! Well, more than usual. I like tellin' the story about how I lost my eye, too. Everyone always wants to know, I get it!"

"Oh I don't mind them one bit. Crowds are fun! Great chance to meet lotsa new faces."

"You bet yer butt I do! It's fun gettin' up, and then once you're there, you can see all sortsa things you might've missed before."

"Barely there, hah! Explorin's been a li'l less lonely since I met Vurto, but I do still wish I had a gal on my arm from time to time."

"Someday, sure, I'd love to have a tyke or two runnin' around with me. And don't tell me I'm too old for it!"

"That'd be me! No one else knows how to work some tasty grub out 'a the wilderness as well as I do."

"My hunting knife, 'a course! That thing's been my trusty sidekick since I was a li'l kid. You could say I was pretty SHARP back then, ha HAH!"

"Hrrmm. I dunno if there'd ever be a time when givin' my life up would help somebody, but I guess if Vurto were hangin' off a cliff and I had to throw myself off to save him, I might take that chance. Hard to say. Might also do somethin' crazy for the ol' SGs if 'n' when they need me."

"I'm a fun guy out to spend as much 'a my life as I can havin' a good time!"

"I've met a few gals in my travels who I wouldn't've minded getting to know a little better – long golden hair, real pretty figures, sometimes a redhead with cute li'l freckles... but I ain't never found someone willin' to leave their plain lives behind and travel with me. Real shame, too."