Vaughn Schaefer

**Vaughn Schaefer** is sponsored to be a Page by Fitz Baldwin to complete to be a Squire.

## Biography

### Early History

Vaughn is from a Vassal family to the Line of Bors on his father's side. His mother, Elena Schaefer, is a member of the Order of the Rose. He is a student at UNC. He says he's been training his whole life to become a Legendborn Squire.

### Legendborn

Vaughn shows his dislike towards Bree because she is close to Nick during the Pages' dinner. He accuses her of being a cheat. He claims Bree only got her spot as a Page because of affirmative action. She responds by telling him he's a bigot and bully. He goes to attack her and his friend Carson holds him and talks him down.

Vaughn and Spencer are partnered for the first trial. They are assigned to the first group to compete. They have to fight aether hellboars while trying to get three "Onceborn" mannequins across a field. Both boys carry a sword in one hand and a mannequin over a shoulder. They drop their mannequins at the halfway point and Spencer goes back for the last one, leaving Vaughn to face the hellboars. Spencer rushes to put the third mannequin at the finish line before returning to help Vaughn kill the hellboars. Then they bring the last two mannequins to the finish line. It takes them three minutes of ten allowed.

Vaughn is part of the group that goes to Tap Rail the night before the second trial. In the second trial, Vaughn is paired with Pete to monitor his progress in the scavenger hunt. Alongside Bree and Whitty, Vaughn finds the most objects on the list.

While training for the third trial, Vaughn, Blake, and Sydney smugly watch Bree struggle with the various weapons. In the third trial, Vaughn's first match is against Whitty with quarterstaffs. He loses when he's beaten into submission by Whitty. For his second round, Vaughn is matched against Greer with daggers, which Vaughn wins. His third round is against Bree with swords. It's a vicious and brutal fight. Vaughn kicks her in the chest, breaking ribs and causing internal bleeding. She manages to beat him when she hits him in the head with her knee. Despite the match being over, Vaughn stabs Bree with his sword. A furious Nick kicks him out of the tournament.

Vaughn attends the Selection Gala, but Nick places his seat across the room from the other Legendborn. Later that night, Vaughn arrives at the Lodge, telling the group that Lord Davis told him he had a plan for him and wait for his call. When Vaughn saw different colored mage flame over mid-campus from his dorm room, he thought that was Lord Davis' call and came to the Lodge. Bree realizes that Lord Davis plans to make Vaughn Nick's Squire. He joins the group to take the underground tunnels to the Cave of the Dragon to confront Lord Davis and find Nick. He and Whitty pair up to take one section of the tunnels. When Bree arrives in the cave, she sees Vaughn fighting hellfoxes.

### Bloodmarked

Vaughn met with a mesmer specialist, not wanting to remember what he'd witnessed at the night of the Cave of the Dragon. No one has heard from him since.

## Physical Description

Vaughn is about six feet tall, but so broad across the chest and biceps that the buttons on his dress shirt look like they're about to pop off. Vaughn has brown eyes the same color as his mom's. He has a leer on his handsome tanned face. Vaughn has muscular shoulders and biceps.

## Personality

Vaughn is smug, cruel, and a bigot. After being defeated by Bree in the third trial, Vaughn is slightly less arrogant, and even tells Bree to choose a sword as her weapon before going to the Cave of the Dragon because it's her strongest skill.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Sight:** As an Oathed member of the Order, Vaughn has the Sight, which allows him to see aether and Shadowborn. He loses this ability when he is mesmered.
* **Weapons and Combat Training:** As a member of the Order, Vaughn has been trained in various weapons and forms of combat since he was young.

## Appearances

* *Legendborn*
* *Bloodmarked* (mentioned only)