[hider=Genseric Cerdicson] [center][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/KyQNLYc.jpg[/IMG] [i]“Two things are necessary to remember: your duty and your mortality.”[/i] [i]Genseric has two notable general features about him, his dark features and his handsomeness. He has dark brown eyes, which are matched by his dark hair. In contrast, his skin is, if not pale, noticeably light. His face is clean-shaven, he has a fine complexion, and his physical beauty has been described as striking. He wears a well-crafted wooden Monarchist Cross over his neck at all times except when he is bathing or sleeping. Although he is of high noble stock, he does not intend to flaunt his wealth, and does not dress regally or lavishly, although he does use his wealth to allow himself to have the best possible equipment available.[/i][/center] [hr] [indent]【[U]Full Name[/U]】 [indent][I]Genseric Cerdicson [/I][/indent] 【[U]Aliases[/U]】 [indent][I]“The Black Aristocrat, The Lord of Silence”[/I][/indent] 【[U]Age[/U]】 [indent][I]22[/I][/indent] 【[U]Sex[/U]】 [indent][I]Male[/I][/indent] 【[U]Sexuality[/U]】 [indent][I]Straight[/I][/indent] 【[U]Religion[/U]】 [indent][i]Monarchist with Ketter inclinations[/i][/indent] 【[U]Family[/U]】 [indent][i]Genseric’s father is Aeldric, the Count of Rossex, and a war hero. His has four siblings, three younger and one older. His older sister, Ariana, aged 25, was married off to high nobility. His brother Marcus, aged 20, joined the Servants. His brother Johannes, aged 17, is set to join the priesthood. His younger sister Ana, aged 15, is a naïve and free spirit, and is planned by her family to marry into the high nobility, like her older sister.[/i][/indent] 【[U]Birthplace[/U]】 [indent][i]Weylen Keep, Weylen Village, County of Rossex, Grosswick, Kingdom of Broacien[/i][/indent] 【[U]Societal standing[/U]】 [indent][i]High Nobility[/i][/indent] 【[U]Former employment[/U]】 [indent][I]Administrator, Commander, County Advisor[/i][/indent] 【[U]Rank and role[/U]】 [indent][i]Lieutenant[/i][/indent][/indent] [hr] [indent]【[U]Personality[/U]】 [indent][i]Genseric is quiet enough so that many of those around him have taken notice of it. He usually wears a neutral expression on his face, and exceptions to this are exceptional. Nobles would quip that while his father was the Count of Rossex, Genseric was the Lord of Silence. He tended not to be good with small talk, and even when his boyish shyness was eventually tutored out of him he still remained no good at it. Hence he remained very quiet, since this is the bulk of what nobles tended to talk about, and even in the things he did speak of he tended to a man of few words. This type of distant behavior is one thing which has always set the Cedricsons apart from other nobles, the other being their strangely powerful, some might say slavish, loyalty. Later in life he tended to become more of a stoic individual. His quietness morphed from simply quietness into a philosophy. He showed no signs of emotions, whether they be anger, sadness, happiness, or fear. Although he has accepted this development in his psyche, it would be an exaggeration to say he cultivated this. The ways of the world help turn him towards this attitude. Nonetheless, it is not as if he doesn’t have a soul. He never asks much from others, and while this is partly from his stoicism it is not wholly from that. He does genuinely care for others, and wants everything to go well. Considering he has seen how the world operates, this would make him an idealist. Also, he has a desire to do good, and possess a strong sense of morality, although it is the morality of his time. His sense of morality, however, is allowed to take a back seat when it goes against the wishes of the king. Duty is a virtue that has been passed through Genseric’s lineage, and it is just as strong in Genseric as it is in his father, and those that came before them. Although he is stoic and come off as cold, he has a strong desire to do good, and to fulfill his familial tradition of undying duty to the King. Although he is considered a man who would not ever associate with frivolities, this does not extend to art. Genseric has a love from the arts, whether they be music, paintings, poetry, or philosophy, and has even dabbled in them himself. He has commissioned a number of paintings, and has small collections of both pottery and books. Genseric is highly literate and well-read for his age, due to receiving a high education and his appreciation of the humanities. [/i][/indent] 【[U]History[/U]】 [indent][i]Genseric Cerdicson was born in 105, in Weylen Keep, the capital of the County Rossex. He was the second child and first son, and thus heir, of Aeldric, the Count of Rossex and head of the Cerdicson Dynasty, and one day he would inherit the County of Rossex if all went well. His father became a warrior hero, and it was expected that the same thing would happen to Genseric eventually. The Cerdicson Dynasty had always fought alongside the king loyally in his many wars, even when they were defeated and their strongholds plundered, and would always return with victory was once again in their grasp. He had a fraternal twin, and her name was Adela. Genseric was very close to her, more so than any other sibling he had. As a child, Genseric didn’t have much of note happen to him. Childhood for him was a time of leisure and idleness. However, his father was often away fighting in wars. His older sister Ariana would often dote on him, and Genseric also had a close relationship with his mother. In personality, Genseric was very shy and soft-spoken. At the age eleven, when his father was away fighting in the Cherwin War, his uncle Genwulf attempted to usurp the county by storming Weylen Keep and massacring the Count’s family. He managed to successfully storm the keep, but most of the Count’s family was able to get away. The exceptions, however, would prove scarring. Genseric’s father Count Aeldric was able to regain the Keep through a siege which lasted two-hundred and fifty-six days. When he returned, he discovered that his wife and his daughter Adela had been killed, and their corpses dumped. Their corpses have never been found. The experience of losing both his mother and his fraternal twin, both of whom he was very close with, was very scarring for Genseric. Even today Genseric considers Adela as his better half that was lost. Not soon afterwards, when the shock had yet to escape from Genseric, his father Aeldric assigned a tutor. It was Haakon Rikanus, who was one the preeminent, although not quite most preeminent, theologians of the movement who had rebuked and surpressed what they saw as Ketter-inclined, or heretical, movements in philosophy and theology. Rikanus had run into some political trouble, and Genseric’s father, Count Aeldric gave him shelter. In return, Rikanus had had to teach his son the humanities, and Rikanus reluctantly agreed. Genseric showed surprising skill in the matter, and of all the subjects he seemed most enamored with philosophy. This was surprising and refreshing to Rikanus, although Rikanus made sure to teach him in all the humanities. Despite his teacher’s rigidly orthodox approach to theology and philosophy, Genseric was an independent thinker and, while maintaining utmost loyalty to the Church, became Ketter-inclined. At age sixteen Genseric wrote an essay, which when Rikanus read he beat Genseric hard with a stick and rebuke him with a treatise. Nonetheless, Genseric was unpersuaded, but kept his thoughts to himself. Also during his youth, he was taught in the ways of the sword by the head of his father’s forces, Captain Asmund. Genseric showed much skill, and was thoroughly trained. By the time he came of age, he was well-versed in the martial art of swordfighting. At age sixteen, he was considered to have come of age, and for a time served as his father’s regent. His father at the time was fighting the desert lords, so was away. While the Count was away, a large peasant uprising occurred. Genseric proved his competence by taking what had remained of his father’s garrison and crushed a peasant army that was aggressive but poorly organized. Although outnumbered four-to-one, Genseric won decisively, and impaled the rebels on spikes to deter further rebellion. Then Genseric reformed local taxation, which was horribly mismanaged, further deterring rebellion. His father returned and praised Genseric, awarding him the position of County Advisor. He was in this position for two years, but then resigned. He would continue to aid his father, but did not wish to keep the work that came with the position of County Advisor. He continued his studies and practiced his swordplay. This era was not idle for him, as events conspired to keep him busy. Not long ago, he married a girl named Adelaide. Like himself, she was very quiet, and she was very distant from Genseric. It was an arranged marriage, to cement ties between the two of their families, and it was clear to Genseric that it wasn’t a marriage that she had wanted, and that she wanted freedom. Genseric’s has already fallen in love with her, and hoped that perhaps time would change her mind. He would never force himself on her, an action which he thought of as abominable. The time, however, had come for Genseric to do something else. He signed up for the Black Shields, and was given an officer’s rank, as was normal for the nobility, especially the high nobility. [/i][/indent] 【[U]Dreams, short term goals, and fears.[/U]】 [indent][i] Genseric has a humble dream, yet one people are surprised he would hold, as people commonly view him as cold. He wishes nothing more than to have a stable life, and have a loving family, however there are a number of very large obstacles in the way of his dream. At the same time he wishes to prove himself through accomplishments of his own, in order to separate himself from his father and his ancestors, although his two goals may contradict too much. As far as short-term goals go, Genseric has the desire to move up in the ranks of the Black Shields, although he does not intend to replace Terryn Hoffman. He has a fear of loss. No fear for Genseric is greater than the thought of once again losing someone close to him. [/i][/indent][/indent] [hr] [indent]【[U]Skills[/U]】 [indent][i] Genseric is highly literate, and versed as well in the humanties as well as someone who is barely over twenty can be, meaning he is versed in at least the basics of philosophy, art, and literature. He knows the liturgical language along with the native language of Broacien. He is a mediocre musician, a subpar poet (but a far better prose writer), a poor musician, a dreadful singer, and a talented philosopher.[/i][/indent] 【[U]Martial prowess[/U]】 [indent][i]Although Genseric has a thin physique, he is a skilled fighter. He is nimble and well-trained in sword-fighting. Although he lacks the experience of older veterans, he is not without any experience of his own.[/i][/indent] 【[U]Combat style[/U]】 [indent][i] Genseric’s fighting style is offensive-leaning, focusing on strikes and slashes while not abandoning the necessity of defense. His fighting style does not rely on any tricks, and would be considered honorable style of fighting.[/i][/indent] 【[U]Weaponry[/U]】 [indent][i]Genseric wields a light, for a sword, one-handed steel knightly sword of the highest quality that money can hope to buy.[/i][/indent] 【[U]Armor[/U]】 [indent][i]He wears relatively light steel armor designed to give mobility to the wearer. Its mobility is greater than plate armor but less than leather armor. [/i][/indent][/indent][/hider]