Jan Skrezetuski

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Jan Skrezetuski is Bipolar_Juice's current character and the freeholder who formerly built and administered the Skandinavian village of Halvaska. Jan, unlike many of the inhabitants of New Scandinavia is not a Skandinavian, but an ethnic Pole and he is a blacksmith and swordsman by trade.

Early Life
Jan was the son of a wealthy merchant and a tailor. As his parents could afford it, he was educated by a monk of the Light and learnt to read, write and do basic math as well as simple swordplay. As he matured however it was expected that he would take over the family business, something which he deaded dearly. After three failed attempts at escape, he finally used his skills and calculated a fine-tuned escape plan. Using his sword skills and knowledge of human anatomy he slit his fathers throat in his sleep and planted the evidence on his mother. The next morning when she was being dragged away, destined for the gallows, he fled taking whatever of his inheritance he could before anyone discovered the prescision in his fathers murder, something which only an educated being could do. With nothing left for him in his homeland, Jan fled to the new world.

In the New World
Hating the religion of the Light, Jan travelled to New Scandinavia, which practiced balance. There, realizing the fledgling nation had no source of food, he requested of the King to start a small farm town. His request was granted on the spot and Jan layed down the plans for what would eventually become the town of Halvaska. In addition, he was nominated the position of Royal Architect.

The Halvaskan longhouse was finished soon after and Jan became the de facto Lord of his own fief. He has a great dislike for the other nations, especially those which follow the religion of Light and acts in an extremely aggressive manner towards them.

Following a number of disagreements with the King of Scandinavia, mostly over his rediculous policies, Jan was stripped of his title and entered a self imposed exile. Jan fled to New England and vanished in the following months.