Drake Bronwen

Drake Bronwen was the Captain of the Kingdom of Eshland's Royal Guard. He faithfully served his royal highness, Queen Heidi Frederick, for years and carried out her will without question―even if it meant killing those who questioned her rule. Joining his fellow knights in defending the royal castle, he ultimately failed to repel the revolutionaries. He then retreated into the queen's personal quarters and tried to convince her to flee with him. After the revolutionary leader James broke the doors down and entered, he used Heidi's magic staff against her, forcing her and Drake to commit a double-suicide.
==History==
===Early Life===
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==Personality==
Drake was loyal and responsible to those he considered his superiors, to an almost fatalistic degree. Believing that his own thoughts and feelings didn't matter, he would carry out any order given to him without fail, even at the cost of his own or others' lives. He was also subservient when it came to speaking with figures of authority, carefully choosing his words so as to not offend or give the impression that he thought himself better than them.
In addition to this, Drake was a romantic person, though he rarely expressed this. He diligently trained to become a better person, both for himself and for the people he cared about. However, this demeanor became unhealthy after Drake fell for the queen; his feelings of love were twisted into an obsession with serving the queen and sacrificing every part of himself to keep her safe and happy. Even in his last moments, he believed that his death would serve this function, ensuring that the "useless fool" who failed to protect the royal family would be gotten rid of.
==Skills and Abilities==
Drake was one of the most skilled swordsmen in Eshland, even among the members of the nation's elite royal guard. He could easily overwhelm his opponents with his strength and speed alone, making his swordsplay even deadlier. Along with that, he had decent analytical abilities, learning and adapting his strategy based on his opponents.
Drake was a Quaker with an affinity for earth magic. He could sense vibrations through the earth, as well as manipulate its different forms (dirt, stone, crystals, etc).
==Character Connections==
Winston Bronwen: Drake's father. Developing his fighting skills under his father's tutelage, due to him being a former knight himself, Drake adored him and often begged him to tell stories about his time serving the kingdom. However, the two got into a drunken quarrel after it was discovered that Winston had lied about his past; in a fit of rage, Drake fought and accidentally killed his father. Following this, Drake harbored feelings of guilt and shame about his actions, swearing to live the life his father wished to.
Heidi Frederick: Drake's former lover. Falling for her at first sight, Drake swore to serve her diligently for the rest of his life. As time went on, though, these feelings warped into an obsession with keeping Heidi safe. To that end, he would kill off any perceived threats to her rule. Even after being hypnotized and made to commit suicide with Heidi during the Solemn Revolt, he still believed in his queen and hoped to meet her again in the afterlife.
Owen Arkley: The vice-captain of the royal guard and Drake's right-hand man. Becoming fast friends with the man during their training days, Drake appointed him as the vice-captain following his own rise to leadership. Fighting at each others' side for many years, they developed a close and unbreakable bond. However, as time went on, Drake began to suspect Owen of plotting to kill the queen; this was later confirmed to him during the Solemn Revolt, as he saw Owen had joined the side of the revolutionaries.
==Trivia==
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