Hulward Wrencrest

Hulward Wrencrest is a member of House Wrencrest and the son of the Lord Bennard Wrencrest and Lady Adelhayd Torck. He is the heir to his house and is currently the squire of his uncle, Sir Lackner Wrencrest. 
Hulward is often called the “Red-Wine Wren” due to his discolouration; his reactions to this moniker depend mostly on his mood. He is also known as the “Riding Wren” for his love of horseriding; many believe that this is a double entendre hinting at his being a philanderer, not knowing that he’s been cripplingly shy of girls ever since other children made fun of his face as a child.
When Hulward sets off on some furious venture for justice, it is said that “the wren is in flight.”
== Biography ==
During the Brother's Rebellion, he found himself on the rebel side, unlike the rest of his kin, due to being Jarys Barrmount's squire. He became a hardened warrior during the conflict, and after the Siege of Grand Stead failed, he and the rest of Jarys' squires fled back to Castle Barrmount, thinking that they would find refuge there. Instead, they nearly lost their heads due to their continued loyalty to Jarys and to Felix Carter. Thanks to the pleas of Hulward's parents, as well as the families of the other squires, the young men were instead made to crawl from the gate of Castle Barrmount all the way to Yaron Barrmount's throne to beg for forgiveness, then had to crawl back to the gates to join their families and go home, all the while being pelted with rotten fruit.
== Personality ==
In character, Hulward is much like his father - curious, creative, generally relaxed - however, he is much more assertive and hot-blooded. He aligns with his father’s old dream of making Wrencrest the jewel of the North, but whereas the ageing man has lost much hope and focuses on more mundane, day-to-day challenges, Hulward strives to make great leaps that will bring wealth and glory to his family and his land. This is a consequence of him having become glory for redemption after he found himself on the wrong side of the Brother's Rebellion, and was publicly humiliated by Yaron Barrmount for it.
== Appearance ==
Hulward takes mostly takes after his father, with the characteristic pale colours of the Wrencrest bloodline, though he has the more square-shaped face of his mother. Hulward is an athletic-looking lad and is remarkable for the very dark, red discolouration that takes up much of the left-hand half of his face.
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