Briar Raye

## **Appearance:**

He has curly black hair, brown skin, and steel blue eyes. Briar is a considerably tall and thin individual. In order to make up of for his lack of an impressive build, Briar often adorns large robes with armoured pieces underneath. He wears large black spectacles

## **Personality:**

Briar is generally bold, expressive, and calculated. He never shies away from giving his honest opinion, no matter how harsh or hypocritical it is. He has a hard time admitting when he is wrong and is quick to dismiss people he deems ignorant. This condescending and stubborn behavior often leads him to underestimating serious situations where his ego gets hurt.

Briar most defined trait is his determination. Once he sets his sights on a goal, he will work vigorously towards it.  A proponent of that is his intelligence. Because of his lack of magical inheritance, Briar dedicated his life to studying the functionality of every magic known and the Science of magic. The amount of knowledge he has accumulated over his young life is vast and continues to grow as does he.

## **Background:**

Briar was born the only son to the King of Erina. He was the pride and joy of the Kingdom, until the arrival of his cousins. With three new  Princes of the court, Briar was no longer the subject of Erina's affections. This created a preexisting rift between he and his cousins, especially with the newborn Dariel.

## **Story:**

After the events of the curse, Briar helps Thalice devise a plan to take back Nisea. The forces of Erina are not enough to wage a war on its own.  Instead they must get the backing of other kingdoms. The Clash of Kings is an tri-annual summit between the Royal Families across the world where there is also a competition held for the heirs. Briar and Dariel are to participate as the heir to Raye and Channon respectively, doubling their chance for victory. They each spend three months honing their skills for the challenges to come. When arriving at the opening masquerade ball to to start the games, Briar quickly abandons his cousin in favor of forming other alliances in the game. This becomes more evident as the competition progresses and Briar refuses to help Dariel's group get through the challenges. Eventually, they both make it to the final test, a Tournament between the remaining Houses. House Raye and Channon make it through their respect rounds before they are pitted against each other. When Dariel volunteers to fight, Briar immediately steps up. During this battle, Briar's 18 year long frustrations come out, and he ultimately falls short to his cousin. Later that night, they finally discuss and resolve the issues between them. At the conclusion of the tournament, Briar convinces Thalice that the union of Io and Dariel would still be beneficial.

## **Relationships**

### Family:

##### King Bryton Raye (Father)

His father

Queen Brianni Raye (Aunt)

Prince Thalice Channon (Cousin)

Prince Tierre Cress (Cousin)

Prince Derane Channon (Cousin)

Prince Dariel Channon (Cousin)

Princess Darea Raye (Niece)

### **Friends:**

Ancel

Karim

## **Abilities:**

In order to make up for his lack of mystical power, he has accumulated a vast amount of knowledge in the history, functions, and practicality of several forms magic and the families they are associated with. Apart of this educational journey has lead to a mastery over Alchemy, which is an ancient science that allows him to simulate and counteract magic. As an Alchemist,  With the right resources and/or the time to prepare, Briar can take on some powerful foes.

### **Equipment:**

Gladionum - A sword especially forged for Briar's knowledge and skill. The blade is infused with both Alkahest and Magic Crystal,  allowing Briar to give the sword many different effects with Alchemical recipes. While the

### **Recipes:**

Releases an aroma that causes anyone that inhales it drop to sleep.

Acidic

## **TV Tropes:**

Alchemy is Magic-

Awesomeness by Analysis -

Badass Bookworm-

Cool Sword-  Gladionum

Deadpan Snarker -

Dude Where’s My Respect-  One of the main reasons why he and Jarin are constantly at odds is because Jarin doesn’t acknowledge him as the head of house.

Master Apprentice Chain-

Middle Child Syndrome-  With the arrival of his cousins, Briar quickly goes from being the only child to the middle child, a feeling he never quite gets used to.

Minored in Asskicking - As is required for all

Muggle with a Degree in Magic - Briar

The Proud Elite-

No Sympathy- He has little regard for the feelings of others.

Smart People Wear Glasses - Briar keeps on a pair of spectacles to help him see

The Smart Guy -

The Strategist -

Teen Genius-

Took a Level in Kindness- After his defeat at the Clash of Kings, Briar let go of his vendetta against his cousins.