Moine Boutilier

Moine d'Colombe-d'Église Boutilier
Boutilier c. 1611
Born	(1560-03-02)March 2, 1560 Colline l'Evesque, Vailleux
Disappeared	February 1, 1615(1615-02-01) (aged 54) Vallée de Dieu, Territoire la Nouvelle-étendue
Years active	1583-1607 (as seaman) 1607-1615 (as explorer)
Known for	First Erisian explorer in modern-day Nouvelle-Etendue Founding the first permanent Erisian settlements in the modern day Nouvelle-Etendue Being crucified

Moine Boutilier was a Vaillais missionary, explorer and navigator active during the Age of Discovery. One of the earliest explorers to modern-day !America sponsored by the Vaillais crown, Boutilier was the first Erisian to chart much of !America's northeast coast, which today forms the majority of the territory of the Nouvelle-Etendue.

Born into a deeply religious family, before becoming a mariner Boutilier originally trained to become a priest; he remained highly devout throughout his life. In 1583, he signed onto a merchant expedition to TKTK; by 1592 he was a well-regarded shipmaster who frequently acted as an agent of the Vaillais monarchy. In 1607, King TKTK, having become aware of the existence of a theretofore-unknown continent after the TKTK voyage of TKTK, commissioned Boutilier to chart a sea route to the continent, map its coasts and inspect its resources. On September 28, 1608, Boutilier reached the !American coast off what is now Cap l'Argent, Nouvelle-Etendue, becoming the first Vaillais explorer in the New World. Boutilier made three subsequent voyages on behalf of King TKTK and his son, TKTK; on his third voyage, he founded Vallée de Dieu, the first permanent settlement by any Erisian power in the modern-day Etendue, at the mouth of the Gris River.

Boutilier disappeared in early 1615 during his fourth expedition after he and a small group set out from Vallée de Dieu to explore inland along the Gris. His body was found crucified near a TKTK settlement in autumn of that year after a search party was sent out after him. It is generally accepted that Boutilier, who was deeply devout even by contemporaneous standards and had tried to convert natives at nearly every opportunity, had crucified a member of the TKTK tribe who had been convicted by his village as a criminal in an attempt to emulate Biblical punishment, to which the villagers responded by killing the entire party and crucifying Boutilier. In response, the Vaillais force razed the village and killed many of its inhabitants (this will link to something later). Although the remains of Boutilier and many of his crew were recovered, most of them have since been lost; while three bodies from the expedition are buried in Vallée de Dieu, the whereabouts of Boutilier's is unknown.

Boutilier is considered a formative character in both Vaillais history and Etendien history, and is one of the better-known explorers from the Age of Discovery. His maps and charts laid the basis for continued Vaillais settlement in the region, and he has lent his name to several places, features, and settlements, including TKTK, TKTK, and TKTK. Although traditionally considered a hero in Etendien culture, in recent years, his legacy has come under intense scrutiny over his treatment of natives.