Sylvan Fenrich

**Sylvan Fenrich** is the oldest of the Fenrich children and the crown prince of Quimere. Alongside the preparations and training he has undergone to prepare him to inherit the throne, he is also trained as a knight.

## Personality

The crown prince is very protective of his younger siblings, but in a "only I can mess with them" kind of way. You'll see him teasing Leone, for example, about having his nose stuck in a book all the time, but the moment that someone else tries to do the same thing or worse, Sylvan will be throwing hands. As a result, he kind of has a reputation for fighting within the kingdom and possibly around the lands as well.

## History

### Early Life

Sylvan was born the first child of Queen Helena and King Ilvris Fenrich in the Kingdom of Quimere.

### A Fateful Battle

The raids that had plagued Sylvan's homeland long before he was born had died down over the years due to Ilvris' presence brings the possibility of magic into Quimere's forces. The raiders lost the only advantage that they had. But that didn't mean that they were willing to give up. So they kept coming at them. It was on particular battle that would change the royal family drastically, when the children were still young. Sylan's tenth birthday had barely passed when the raid commenced. As per usual, the queen and her king were at the front of the fight, directing troops and doing their best to defend their home. And their children were waiting patiently for their parents to return.

However, things were different when they did make it back to the castle, the staff keeping the four of them away from Ilvris and Helena. The four children were confused as to why they were being kept from their parents, as they had always been the first to greet them upon their return from... well, anything. Whether it be battle or a diplomacy trip. Whatever had caused them to leave, their children would rush from wherever they were to greet them and welcome them home. But now they were being told they couldn't see their parents until the staff were told otherwise. Little four-year-old Althana clung onto Sylvan's shirt as worry took her over. Even she could figure out that this wasn't normal and that something was wrong. Sylvan picked her up, reassuring her that it was alright, even if he couldn't be certain of that himself.

### The New Normal

It's a day or two before the children are allowed to see their mother. The four of them immediately rush to her bedside. She looks tired, as if she had been unable to sleep. From what though, it's unclear. But it's clear to them that her right arm is missing. All that's left is a bandage stump where it once was. Ilvris is silent as he ushers the four in, sitting down next to his wife to help put her at ease.

It's Brienne -- the second oldest and currently nine years old -- that makes the first move, doing their best to make sure that everything's okay and help to ease their siblings into getting used to this new normal. But it becomes abundantly clear that there's one thing that's changed from their "normal" and it has a heavy impact on not only the family, not only the castle, but the whole kingdom itself. With the lost of her arm -- her dominant hand... Helena can no longer play her beloved music. Songs that the children had come to know and love, the moments where their mother would soothe them with her lyre and the lessons that she had been passing down to them were all gone now because of someone's selfish act.

The loss of her ability to play hit Helena pretty hard. It was her favorite thing, and now it was gone from her grasp. Ilvris saw this and sought a way to do what he could in his free time to help remedy it, thought it would take a while. Althana, however, with her little mind, decided to take a different approach. Their mother always played a special song to help them when they were hurt or sick. She knew her mother was hurt. Why not try to play it? The thing is, she's four years old at the time and that can only get her so far. So she seeks out her siblings' help.

Although Brienne and Leone thought the idea was ridiculous, Sylvan pushes the two into going along with Althana's plan. It wasn't like they had anything better. It's with their help, and their father's once he figures out what the hell they're up to, that a few months later, Althana manages to creep to her mother's side with a surprise for her. It's a lute that she and her siblings made. It's messy and probably not the best because it was made by a bunch of kids and the one adult who did help had no idea what he was doing, but it's playable.

Sylvan watches from around the corner as Althana plays her song for their mother and watching as Helena begins to teach Althana to properly play. He lets out a sigh of relief, grateful that it seemed to work. Eventually, with his own instrument in hand, he found the courage to join in on Althana's lessons with Helena. While Brienne and Leone practiced only when need arose, Althana and Sylvan took their music lessons fairly seriously -- practicing together in the garden in their free time and even writing a song for their family together. It was through watching their practice that their father began to notice the effect their music had on the environment. Unlike their other children, Ilvris was beginning to suspect that Sylvan and Althana had inherited more than just his DNA.

### Affair with Aquarius

A few years following the end of the war, Sylvan attended an event to celebrate the peace with his family as well as Aquarius, who was serving as his retainer. Tension had been rising between the two for the past couple of years by then, in a romantic sense. However, Sylvan bottled up his thoughts about Aquarius, as they were his closest friend since childhood. He didn't want to lose that. At least, that's what he believed until that night. With far too much wine in their system, Aquarius pulled Sylvan into a hidden alcove and surprised him with a kiss. Once the kiss broke, Aquarius began to panic and quickly ran off, ignoring Sylvan's calls for them to come back.

With the hope that kiss wasn't just an act of a drunken mind, Sylvan did his best to try and confront Aquarius about the matter over the course of the next week. However, wanting to avoid the consequences of their actions, Aquarius did their best to avoid the prince at every possible turn. Eventually, Sylvan managed to find and quite literally pin them down on the knight's training grounds after dark so his friend couldn't get away. Left without much hope for an escape, the pair talked as Aquarius called themself stupid for what they had done. Sylvan was quick to reiterate that he didn't think they were stupid, only brave enough to do what he couldn't find the courage to do.

Needless to say, the pair's romantic affair began that night.

### Amorevole

The following day, the royal family and their visitors released lanterns into the sky in hopes that it would guide Althana home.

## Abilities

* **Musical Proficiency**: Much like his siblings and mother, Sylvan was taught the basics of several different instruments. His favorite and the one that he is seen playing when the need arises is his violin.
* **Swordsmanship**: With his training as a knight and under the partial guidance of his mother, Sylvan has been taught how to use a sword from a young age.
* **Magic**: Much like his father and sister, Sylvan possesses magic in his blood that he is able to call upon when needed. He has a plethora of combat-based spells under his belt, as well as a few healing ones. Though he tends to use magic in combat more often than not, he has the ability to channel it while playing his violin as well. This is something he rarely chooses to do, saving it for special events.

## Trivia

* On an alignment chart, Sylvan falls under "Chaotic Good".
* If he had to be put into an adventuring class, he would be labelled as a "paladin".
* Sylvan is only one of two Fenrich children who inherited their father's ability to use magic. The other is his younger sister, Althana.
* His middle name is "Alucard".
* The gold engraving on his claymore is "Fenrich" in Elvish.