Ian Bavon

== Appearance and Character ==
Like many Bavons, Ian is hazel of eye and dark brown nearing black of hair. With a strong build, it seems he was destined to be a soldier even if he didn't recognize it in his earliest years. Standing at 6'2", he is taller than most but not a giant of a man. He often has a clean shaven face, though on occasion he grows it out so it doesn't get too long. His eyes speak both of mirth and innocence.
Ian always found it easy to make friends growing up, often finding himself surrounded by a group of near-sycophantic squires and pages. As he grew older, he kept making friends but began to refine his choice in them, choosing those who seemed to truly enjoy his company over those who wished to please him and pander to him to advance their own position. Nonetheless, his choice in friends can sometimes still prove to be rather faulty, and he is known for taking a shine to sometimes unworthy men and women.
After his squiring to Vernan Seronyth for some time, Ian began to take more of an interest in fighting and commanding, going so far as to revel in every chance he could get to watch or participate in a good bout. Despite his skill in martial pursuits, Ian finds himself lost in the political arena, and often needs to rely on the advice of his older brother Rapian.
Ian, never one to do much more than show up to the yard prior to this, began to find that his silver tongue wouldn't work in the grand political game. They were used to even bigger men than him, and even the heir to a minor house was not a prince. He persisted doggedly in his ego until many knights, laid him low in the training yard. With a friendly sort of rivalry springing up between them, Ian began to try harder, though he was still far from ready after all the time he spent wasting with friends. Yet once he got his hands on a halberd, he truly began to improve, finding the weapon to be an extension of his arm.
With his father and brother's teachings, Ian grew to be a strong warrior and a decent commander. He longed for the day that he would be able to put what he learned to the test in the War of Three Dragons. When he turned seventeen, it seemed he would have the chance for major battles started springing up everywhere around him.
Though the War of Three Dragons had its roots in all of the differing major sides rather than the minor houses which just aided, many of them chose to stick to normalcy, Ian didn't care about that. Offended that his friend would be challenged in such a way, he declared in a letter to his father "should you not rise in his name, I will personally take my halberd and deal with these men myself". Though it certainly didn't sway Darne, who was already planning on joining with the blacks, it did show to him that his son had grown from the pliable boy of his youth into someone ready to see battle.
And so, at the outbreak of the war, Darne asked Maegaron to knight Ian so that he may be at his side in the coming battles. Ian couldn't think of a prouder moment in his life than that day. After, he would follow his father into battle, joining with the Stormcaller army gathering at Runekeep.