Maurice

"What am I doing? Giving a woman a KNIFE as a gift? It's so stupid."

―Norris to Connor over giving Myriam a knife as a gift.

Maurice, typically known as Norris, was a miner hailing from Montréal, who resided within the Davenport Homestead during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography

Meeting Connor

After the Assassin Connor rescued Norris from guards who intended to beat him up, Connor mentioned to him of the beginnings of a mine on the Homestead, to which he asked Norris if he fancied setting up his efforts there. Norris agreed to this offer and provided the Homestead with ores, which could later be sold or crafted into weapons and various other items with the cooperation of David Walston, in order to raise income.

Life on the Homestead

He also assisted Connor with the search for a parcel containing the Assassin robes of Achilles Davenport, by detonating an explosive in the rock wall of the cavern that housed the robes.

Marriage

After some time on the Homestead, Norris confessed to Connor that he had romantic feelings for Myriam. With the aid of the Assassin, Norris attempted to sway her into a relationship. Although he initially faltered in his confidence and failed in attempts to earn her affection with gifts, he then presented her with a new hunting knife, which consequently saved her life, due to a poacher returning to the Homestead to attack her.

After Connor's intervention with the poacher, the event led to Norris entering a relationship with Myriam, and his subsequent marriage to her.

Trivia

• It is revealed that both Norris and Myriam were illiterate, as they required Dr. White to read a letter received from a person regarding Norris' mined goods. The letter went on to say that the iron that Norris had smelted was the best the writer had ever seen.
• During dialogue with Connor, Norris revealed that he had been at a pub with a woman, who could not correctly pronounce his name, to which he decided to ultimately alter it to "Norris."

Reference

• Assassin's Creed III