D+Blacksmith

-Both parents dead. -Lucie Petite: dressmaker/ my wife -2 young children - Leon Fortesque (tailor): my friend (very nice friend and trustworthy. Hardworking)
 * Name**: Jean-Baptiste Moreau
 * Age**: 27
 * Gender**: Male
 * Occupation**: Blacksmith
 * Social Class:** Third Estate
 * Financial situation:** Average
 * Appearance:** Very muscular, Tanned, Curly hair, and very tall
 * Location of home and/or business**: Rue Saint-Denis
 * Habitual locations:** A Blacksmith forge
 * Daily routine:** In the morning, I go out to the street to look for goods (ex. iron) and gets back to my forge and starts working. I make horseshoes, weapons, and repairing armor until 11, and I go back to my house and sleep. In special cases, I hold important offices in the village such as magistrate or Church warden.
 * Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits:** Kind but very serious at working,has a strong leadership and responsibility
 * Past / Family History:** The mother died early due to the small pox and the father was a blacksmith. He died after a year of the mother's death, eventually leading myself to become a blacksmith. I fell in love with Lucie when I was 22 and got married.
 * Family:**
 * Social relations with your own and other classes:**
 * Religion:** Christian
 * Education:** Can speak and write French and English. All taught by the parents and self-studying.
 * Style of speaking:** Usually crude, but formal when necessary
 * Main privileges and/or conflicts:** Occasionally have highly valued customers. Earns enough money to maintain my life.


 * Portrait (avoid anachronisms -- clothing or objects in your portrait that are from the wrong time period):**

**Diaries**:
Diary #1 August 20th, 1788

Today was a very busy day. I woke up early and headed to the Rue-Saint-Denis, where my job is. As I approached, I said hello with the people of different shops and talked a little. Then, I went to the streets and bought new anvil, hammers, and swage blocks because all of them became rusty and I couldn't use them anymore. As I went back to my forge and started to work, I had fairly many customers. Today, I made many weapons like dagger or sword, and I had to fix the castle doors. Also, I had to make jewelries for my sole woman customer, [|Claire Leroy]. She definitely loves jewelries, she likes to buy luxury items. I usually don't have this much customer, but for today, I did. Because of my personality, the customers seem to be comfortable talking with me and they always took little time to talk with me. If I were to talk to them for a long time, my apprentice would keep my place. During lunch, I went to my wife's shop and ate breads with her. And when I got back, it was a disaster. The apprentice has messed up the jewelry, and Ms.Leroy was very angry. I had to make another one for her, and when she left, I was furious with my apprentice. I may be kind in usual, but I do not accept these kind of mistakes. I treat customers like king and so I warned my apprentice to be careful or he won't be my apprentice anymore. After fixing and making different things, I went back to my house where my wife, Lucie Petite, was already there, preparing the dinner. We ate our late dinner and as soon as I finished my food, I went straight to sleep, feeling tired. I've never had this many customers in my life before.

Sincrely, Jean-Baptiste Moreau

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Diary #2 June 23th, 1789

How dare they did that to us! I still can't ease my anger even though this event has ended few days ago. On June 20, there was a meeting of the Estates-General. It was the meeting between all three estates; first, second, and third. I believe that there were almost everyone, including the wigmaker who I've seen before in the streets. On the day of meeting, the king has made a wrong decision that made us, the third estate, very angry. Before the meeting on June 20, we decided to call ourselves "National Assembly". And on the day of the Estates-General meeting, the king has locked out all of us. Enraged, we made a move to conference room inside a tennis court located in the Saint-Louis district of Versailles. There, we took a solemn collective oath, "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". We pledged not to leave until France had a new Constitution. Everyone seemed surprised of our act, because this was actually the first time that we, the citizens, stood in opposition to our king, Louis XVI. Anyways, as a result, the king gave in and told the First and Second Estates to join our National Assembly. I am still not satisfied with the result and I'm still waiting for the "change". I wish for a new Constitution and a new king. Change must happen.



Sincerely, Jean-Baptiste Moreau

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Diary #3 September 11th, 1801

For few months, France was so peaceful and everyday, I kept my daily routine going on. After the death of Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte became the new leader of France and I didn't mind. In fact, I actually liked it. From what I've heard, he is a workaholic genius and a brave risk taking man. As a new leader, I heard that he is trying to be fair to the third estates. He is arranging the tax collection problems and the third estates, including our family, are happy about it. But I'm sure that the First and Second doesn't. Also, he made public schools for commoners and my wife was very excited this morning. Everyday, she was always worried about our two young children getting no education at all, but finally, schools have been made. And I'm sure that my wife is not the only one who is excited. For example, peasants! I know for sure that Angevin Lefèvre, who has 2 children, would have jumped in joy. Anyways, I liked it until that point. Just up to that point. These days, I heard about Napoleon planning on having another battle. Napoleon already has went through different kinds of battle, and the results were not always pleasant. Sometimes, I think that he might be an impatient short term planner, which makes me worry a lot. I mean, I've already went through different kinds of event and saw the tragedy after. These days, I don't see them anymore and I'm really enjoying my life with my wife. I see that Napoleon is a very brave man, but I don't know if he is a real responsible man. I really don't know. But since there is nothing that I can do, I will just hope and pray for me and my family's future. I just hope that he won't to anything strange.

Sincerely, Jean-Baptiste Moreau

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