Ezekiel Stanislavovic

### Location

On duty with The Third Company Royal Hussars (Strzelcy) in south-eastern Rowniny

**Ezekiel Andre Halwardius Stanislavovic** (23) is a Rogovan human and a lieutenant in the 3rd Company of Royal Hussars of Rowniny. He is originally from the city Covasna in the the Rogova Basin, and is a member of the Rogovan trading dynasty Stanislavovic. Ezekiel is the younger brother of Ramielle and Halugrim Stanislavovic, and the older brother of Uriel-Marie Nikola Stanislavovic.

Due to Halugrims disqualification from succession as a result of being a paladin, Ezekiel is only preceded by his older sister in inheritance, making him second in line to the Stanislavovic Trade Spolka. Having recieved martial training during his youth, Ezekiel went on to serve under the rule of King Marek IV of Rowniny after the Anskirchen Uprising of 2984 TR as a part of the renewed relationships between the peoples of the Rogova Basin and the Commonwealth of Rowniny.

## **Background**

Ezekiel was born in the Stanislavovic Compound in Covasna in the year 2977. He was the third child, and second son, to Mihael Petri-Pawel Stanislavovic, ruling patriarcha of the Stanislavovic trading dynasy. Due to the absolute cognatic nature of the primogeniture succesion within the Stanislavovic family, Ezekiel was originally designated as third in line to the newly founded Trade Spolka, which was rapidly becoming a dominant entity within the city.

At the age of 6, when it came time to choose a tutor  for Ezekiel, it was seen as fitting for the child to be educated in the arts of trade and stewardship, lending to his position in the line of inheritance and the possibility of him expanding the Spolkas influence. This idea was discarded as it soon became evident that Ezekiel suffered from a mild case of dyslexia, impairing his ability to solve all but the most basic forms of numerical problems, while his sea-sickness made travel by boat, an essential aspect of trade in the Basin, very difficult. It was the families stable-master, a man from the sister-city of Beringrad, that suggested Ezekiel be brought up with a martial upbringing, and that this education would be best recieved on the mainland.

Ezekiel was sent to the city of Beringrad at the age of 7 to be educated with the Winged Hussars, an elite force of heavy cavalry which were renowned martial excellence. Bronis Korowski, a sworn member and lieutenant of the Stanislavovic Household Guard, served as Ezekiels guardian from Covasna, and would stay by his side during the majority of his upbringing. Training progressed well in the early years, and Ezekiel utilized his slender build and agility to outmaneuver many of his stronger opponents during sparring exercises. Troubles started to arise when it came time to don the heavy plate and mail that were a staple of the Winged Hussars. Intensive training and a strict diet had proven ineffective in increasing Ezekiels muscle mass, and he had trouble both maneuvering in the heavy plate and when utilizing the 3 meter long heavy lance. Once again a decision had to be made about the future of Ezekiels training, and with the blessing of his father the now 11 year old boy was sent with Korowski to train with the lighter hussar regiments to the east, in the lands of Rowniny.

Getting a company of hussars to agree to the training was difficult, as such an opportunity was often reserved for children of sworn banner-men to the King of Rowniny. The 3rd Company of Royal Hussars, better known as the Strzelcy, finally agreed to take on Ezekiel after heavy negotiation and a promise of funding from the Stanislavovic Spolka. The education of Ezekiel was of paramount importance to the now thriving trading company, seeing as the designated second in line Halugrim was to take an oath and gain the rank of paladin. This would make him ineligible in the line of succession, and Ezekiel would therefore be second in line in the Spolka. Although the news of his new place in the succession line initially came as a shock, Ezekiel would eventually think little of it and would become more distanced from his family in Covasna.

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