Adrian Frostbrooke

Adrian Frostbrooke is a High Elf Fighter and the Regysseur of Amber Run, having inherited the title from his elder brother, after his death at the Horror at the Hippodrome.

## Attributes

### Basics

* Height: 1.9 m (6 ft 2 in)
* Weight: 96 kg (212 lbs)
* Current Location: Amber Run

* Education: Very little formal in early life, though received tutorship from the household of Verninac under whom he served in later life.

### Physical Appearance

* **Eye Colour:** A pale olive green, often with a mirthful shine.
* **Hair Colour:** Dark brown, almost black, though with a rather prominent streak of white, gained when he narrowly dodged a Time Ravage aimed at him by a Cultist of Anorcor. Or at least, that's the story that Adrian tells about why it looks like that.
* **Skin Tone:** A light, unnatural pinkish red, owing to his elvish heritage.
* **Build:** Tall and slender, but muscular for an elf. Very sturdy and somewhat imposing.
* **Ears:** Pointed. Left ear is adorned with studs and piercings, but the right ear is not.
* **Distinguishing features:** A short and neat scar across the dorsum of his nose, befitting his status. A white streak in his otherwise dark hair. A mostly healed burn on his hand that he gained during his battle against the formless horror.
* **Preferred Outfit:** A white suit of plate armor, generally worn helmless. If this is not suitable, Adrian has a tendency to wear a plain black doublet with dark trousers, fancy enough to not offend but clearly demonstrating a general lack of knowledge or desire to delve into more ostentatious fashions. His clothes are tight enough to show off his form, but never tight enough to restrict his movement in any real sense. He always wears boots suitable for running, and he never lacks a sword at his hip. He wears no jewelry except two studs in his ear.
* **Level of Grooming:** Adrian is very well kept, keeping his beard particularly neatly trimmed and himself washed, though he rarely indulges in overly fancy methods of doing so unless it would be socially expected of him. Nevertheless, he will keep up this maintenance, even in the field, so long as it is feasible to do so. He will not do this in front of people, if he can help it. Adrian takes a lot of pride in his appearance, although he would be loathe admit this out loud, and he tries to maintain his looks as best as he can, although he generally conceives of his look as having a "rugged charm" that is only hindered by things like perfumes or makeup.

### Behavior

* **Movement:** Adrian moves in a very guarded fashion, and almost always walks with purpose. He is not one to dally, especially if he has somewhere to be.
* **Quirks:** Adrian very slightly favors his right leg when he is running, although it does not seem to be substantial enough to slow him down significantly.

### Speech and Communication

* **Talk Speed:** Adrian talks rather slowly. He generally won't talk just to fill up space.
* **Style of Speech:** Adrian's tone very rarely gives away his thoughts or the emotions that he is feeling, unless it's specifically frustration, which is usually quite evident. He does not use big words unless someone uses big words with him first, in which case, he will reluctantly do so. Cusses a decent amount for a nobleman..
* **Accent:** Atral (IC) / Frenchish (OOC)
* **Posture:** Perfectly straight, although tense, although he is expecting a fight to break out at any moment. He has a tendency to flinch towards sounds, rather than away from them, as one might usually do.
* **General Expression:** Feast or famine. Adrian is generally giving a quiet sort of smirk whilst he is talking, but when he is silent, he is usually scowling. There is rarely any in between here. If he is thinking very hard, he purses his lips and stares expressionlessly at whatever he is thinking about, if it's in the room.
* **Do they Gesture?:** Only when he is upset or it serves some actual sort of conversational purpose. He tends to touch people he's talking to rather than waving his hands about in the air.
* **How much eye contact that they like to make?:** A disarming amount. Or a very alarming amount. Certainly enough to make a lot of people uncomfortable, but Adrian will set his eyes on the other persons as often as he can, generally.
* **Personal Motto:** "Virtue despite vice, Persistence despite failure"
* **Speech Impediments:** N/A
* **Distinguishing Speech “tics”:** When he is mad or frustrated, he tends to be overly complimentary, as if trying to compensate for it or trying to demonstrate some level of control over it. Flirts a lot.
* **What's their laugh like?:** French. Adrian cannot fake a laugh. His laugh is genuine and quite light, but usually brief. Sometimes it sounds a little bit like a hiccup.
* **Describe their Smile:** Adrian's practiced smile is generally small and sly, as if he knows something nobody else does. If he's genuinely surprised or very happy, his smile is a lot wider and maybe a little goofy looking.

* **How emotive are they?:** Generally, he keeps a tight leash on his emotions, although he is far from rigid or stoic if he gets mad, specifically. He is very flowy, and tends to change tones at such a pace it is difficult to tell exactly how he is feeling at a given point.

## Items

* **Shatterstrike,** or **Bermazor's Blade** - Adrian's sword, forged from a bone of the dragon Bermazor. Is clear and sharp, almost resembling glass, although significantly less brittle. Seems to have the ability to drain light from the surrounding air or from enemy creatures, and use this light to either restore Adrian's vitality or shine brightly. Adrian keeps this particularly well cleaned and dedicates a lot to its care.
* **White Coat Gear** - Standard White Coat Attire.

## Relationships:

### Familial

* **Vincent Frostbrooke** - Adrian has thus far been extremely cautious of mentioning his brother extensively, especially since he was told that his brother had neglected to mention him to his subjects in Amber Run. Nevertheless, Adrian clearly holds some level of respect for his deceased brother. There is a clear level of sorrow whenever he is mentioned.
* **Hiorna** - Since the death of her father and the disappearance of her mother, Adrian has taken on the responsibility of caring for Hiorna. At times Adrian has displayed a few moments of insecurity in regards to knowing what the hell he is doing raising a child. He is still trying to work out the balance of when to treat her like an adult, and when to cut her that particular extra layer of slack. Nevertheless, he is generally fiercely protective of her. He worries of disappointing her.

### The Kingdom of Atralran

* **Gilbert** - Adrian speaks fondly of "Prince Gilbert", but his tone rarely belies the sort of seriousness with which a knight ought to take their monarch. Adrian has a difficult time getting the image out of his head of the little child he knew padding after Eldarion almost a century when thinking of him ruling major nation-states. There is a sense that Adrian, while quick to think the best of Gilbert's intentions and ambitions, is less ambitious in regards to his capabilities.
* **Almaurry Alcourt** - Upon learning of Almaurry's ascension to the heirdom of Atralran, Adrian reacted with surprise and some disdain. While the specifics of any previous disputes are yet to be known, Adrian demonstrated a severe mistrust of the Marquis of Pervou during his conversations with Ashewan Norvegicus. It is clear Adrian does not think highly of his liege.

### The Fief of Amber Run

* **Ashewan Norvegicus** - Adrian demonstrates a certain level of trust and admiration for Ashewan that has not yet been earned by many of the other residents of Amber Run, having shared with him a great deal of information of his knowledge about the Archomentals. Nevertheless, Adrian has higher expectations of Ashewan than he does other members of the town, given the immense sort of responsibility he is trusted with in regards to not only the Tellurian Fragment, but the children of Owlets and Spiderlings. Adrian both trusts and expects Ashewan to pull his weight.
* **Anivia Reman** - Adrian has expressed a deep admiration for the Knight-Errant, although it is not yet clear if it was the sort of admiration that he would give to anyone willing to undergo the Trial of Spirit. Nevertheless, Adrian provided some level of comfort to Anivia when she broke down in his home in regards to Vincent, and took great pains to reassure her of her competence and strength in the Virtues of Chivalry. He expressed a desire to see her become a Knight-Regyr, which is a desire he hopes is fulfilled, and one in which he has offered his aid.
* **Arnica** - Adrian attempted to express admiration for Arnica after she overcame her apparent fear of hags to do battle against Tadazea Marblemask. Adrian admires Arnica's optimism and cheerful outlook, as well as appreciates her willingness to help with Hiorna when offered. Nevertheless, Adrian is also a bit unsettled by how guarded she tends to be, and at times struggles to take her at face value because of it. He wants to get to know her better, but is unsure how feasible an endeavor it may be.
* **Lyonel Sunbraid** - Despite his initial assessment of Lyonel as "a member of the chucklefuck brigade", Adrian has since come around to acknowledge Lyonel as a dependable ally in battle. Out of battle, his conduct is still befitting of a soldier in that valiant battalion.

## The Trial of Spirit

**The Trial of Ambition:** While serving at the Ashenwatch Redoubt, Adrian repeatedly asked Lord-General Kervile Batelwrote for command over an expedition in the Ashenvale to search for the lost mage Ealwant Bescalus. Batelwrote found the Knight-Errant untested, and told him that if he could show a firm enough grasp of strategy by besting him in a game of Dragonchess, he would consider it. Over the course of the next four hundred and six days, Adrian challenged the Lord-General to a match of Dragonchess three hundred and twelve times, securing ninety three games, and winning once: the last. Upon this victory, Batelwrote deemed the Trial of Ambition passed, though he suggested that if Adrian soon wanted to earn his Trial of Wisdom, he would refrain from offering to lead missions into what one could only presume was certain death.

**The Trial of Fealty:** During his time in service at Castle Oathsworn, Adrian gained the favor of the eldest daughter and heir of Baron Flaxfield, Rosalyn. By some stroke of luck, genius, or somewhere in between, she was able to convince her father to agree to a marriage between herself and Adrian, who at the time was not yet even a Regyr, but a squire who had only completed half of his Trial of Spirit. Nevertheless, for a period of about four months, it seemed that Adrian would make his way into the decidedly more luxurious life of a Baron-Consort. Eventually, however, at a family outing, Adrian would learn of a scheme by the Baron to hold back crops meant for starving peasantry in order to sell them at a higher rate abroad. Naturally, Adrian reported this breach of authority to the liege of the Flaxfields. His loyalty was noticed by Marquise Advenia Charbafosse, who granted Adrian his Trial of Fealty. His wife-to-be was notably less pleased when her father was stripped of his lands so they would be granted to a more trusted Uncle, and her breaking off of the betrothal meant the end of any chance Adrian held to wed into the House of Flaxfield.

**The Trial of Mettle:** Adrian would eventually receive a place upon an expedition into the Ashenvale, although he received no command, and the mission was not to search for the missing Archmage Bescalus, but rather at the behest of Baronnet Gilo Ashenmourne. While fighting a vicious, formless creature of flesh and fire, Adrian is one of the few not to rout when all the commanding officers are killed, and he spurs the remaining soldiers into some form of formation. This ends up saving his life, as none of the soldiers who fled were seen again. The remaining band make a measured, though hasty retreat from the Ashenvale, and the whole measure is branded a waste of time and resources. Adrian is granted the Trial of Mettle by Baronnett Ashenmourne for stepping up to ensure that the whole of the expedition party was not lost, although this ended his tenure serving at Ashenwatch, as Knight-Regysseur Pledger instead offered him a position as his squire.

**The Trial of Pride:** During the Consolidation Wars, Adrian was present as his brother attempted to earn his place in the hierarchy of Atralran through the Trials of Spirit. Vincent Frostbrooke, once a soldier of Brantharn Fallack, was amongst the most ardent supporters of King Eldarion Goldlor in his efforts to bring the former Rethamian lands back in the Kingdom. While those of solid mind and judgment recognized Vincent's hard work, his Trial of Fealty was denied by his liege, Aubertus Alcourt, who maintained that as Vincent had once sworn fealty to Rethamia, it was not a display of knightly fealty to fight against them now that the tide had turned. To say that this decision displeased Adrian was to vastly understate it, although Vincent, as ever, bowed his head and pledged to work harder. At the next meeting of King Eldarion's council, Adrian appeared before the King and his assembled advisors. Adrian would claim that he kindly and firmly requested that his brother's work be recognized, although some present may have noted it seemed more like a demand, an audacious thing for one to present to a King. In the end, Vincent was granted the Trial of Fealty by King Eldarion himself, an honor given to few in those days and fewer after. Mikkos Mossvale, a former Rethamian general himself and a member of Eldarion's war council, who had witnessed the request, would grant Adrian the Trial of Pride, commending his ferocity and boldness in defense of his family.

**The Trial of Prosperity:** During his squireship under Gilhert Pledger, Adrian took charge of the construction, or rather restoration, of Castle Oathsworn. It was due to Adrian's work that the Castle, which was admittedly a rather lofty seat for a Regysseur, would be risen to the heights that it would. During the construction, Adrian better gained a grasp of economic matters and command, things which were of little consequence to him at Ashenwatch Redoubt. When the Régysseur Pledger had deemed the castle complete, to his exact sorts of specifications, he granted to Adrian the Trial of Prosperity, as he had led the restoration of a citadel that would hopefully serve the House of Pledger as a seat for a thousand years.

**The Trial of Vigilance:** During the resurgence of the Cult of Anorcor in 39WD, Adrian was among those who performed their duties admirably against the tide. Whilst looking into the cult's doings, it was Adrian who discovered the location and time of the ritual meant to return Nakhelos the Sacrosanct to mortal form and allow him to once more plague the people of Atralran. He quickly made this information available to Eldarion Goldlor, who quickly moved to put an end to the efforts of the cult and prevent them from achieving their wicked ends. After the Silvertowers had quashed this ritual, Adrian was granted the Trial of Vigilance by the newly-made Régysseur Catelin Vaugeois, who commended him for his discovery of this information and his swift action to keep safe the people of Atralran.

**The Trial of Wisdom:** Adrian's trial of Wisdom was one in which he sought to keep the realm adhering to the virtues under which it was established. Striving to keep a record since the Realm's refounding, Adrian traveled across Atralran over the course of years, when he could get away, and spoke to those who had attempted the trials but had been unable to complete them, a group he called the almost-Virtuous. He documented these findings, of what had stopped them, of what drove people to seek knighthood and the circumstances and obstacles they faced, with hopes that such information would help Knighthood seekers to avoid such falls in the future. And thus, The Knights Who Were Not, by Adrian Frostbrooke, was gifted to the library of the LaChaney, and his Trial of Wisdom granted in turn.

## Trivia

* **Favorite Color:** Partial to a nice burnished orange.