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== History == |
== History == |
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+ | He did his fishing during the night to avoid paying a tariff. He was occasionally hired by slumlords in the city to weigh down bodies and drop them in the bay.{{book ref|wb|53}} In his youth he sold out his mother out of desire for her apartment, framing her for a theft. He was feebleminded and did not realize that he would subsequently become responsible for paying rent; he still lived in the apartment.{{wob ref|7394}} After his mother died in prison, Chapps tied rocks to her feet and left her body in the bay.{{wob ref|7394}} |
| − | While fishing one night, he |
+ | While fishing one night, he heard a voice in his mind that directed him to a spot on the water. He didn’t think anything of it as the sea often "talks" to him. The voice commanded him to drop his net in a specific location; when he pulled it up, he found a [[Nightblood|black sword in a silver sheath]] entangled in the net. The sword was able to easily influence Chapps's unstable mind{{wob ref|7385}} and it asked him if he wanted to destroy evil.{{book ref|wb|53}} Chapps took the sword onshore{{book ref|wb|53}} and cleaned it up.{{book ref|wb|54}} [[Vivenna]] later found Nightblood in a tenement (likely Chapps' apartment) alongside multiple corpses, including that of Chapps.{{book ref|wb|54}} |
== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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Revision as of 14:32, 25 February 2022
| Old Chapps | |
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| Died | Killed by Nightblood[1] |
| Profession | Fisherman |
| Residence | T'Telir |
| Homeworld | Nalthis |
| Universe | Cosmere |
Old Chapps is a slightly insane fisherman who lives in the Idrian dock slums[2][1] in T'Telir on Nalthis.[3][4] He has lived in Hallandren at least since he was a teenager.[5]
History
He did his fishing during the night to avoid paying a tariff. He was occasionally hired by slumlords in the city to weigh down bodies and drop them in the bay.[3] In his youth he sold out his mother out of desire for her apartment, framing her for a theft. He was feebleminded and did not realize that he would subsequently become responsible for paying rent; he still lived in the apartment.[5] After his mother died in prison, Chapps tied rocks to her feet and left her body in the bay.[5]
While fishing one night, he heard a voice in his mind that directed him to a spot on the water. He didn’t think anything of it as the sea often "talks" to him. The voice commanded him to drop his net in a specific location; when he pulled it up, he found a black sword in a silver sheath entangled in the net. The sword was able to easily influence Chapps's unstable mind[4] and it asked him if he wanted to destroy evil.[3] Chapps took the sword onshore[3] and cleaned it up.[1] Vivenna later found Nightblood in a tenement (likely Chapps' apartment) alongside multiple corpses, including that of Chapps.[1]
Trivia
- Brandon cites Old Chapps as an example of an unexpected viewpoint character with a unique voice. He enjoys writing them and tries to include a few in each of his books.[4]