Gerin

Aema

Aerel

Coat of Arms

The eldest of Ser Enide's grandchildren, and the sole child to Ser Moris, Gerin is the odd man out in his family. He's pure Cymric, and there's nothing salacious to be spread about him at court beyond his family relations. He is a serious man, who has never much stood out. It was only upon marrying Rhonia that any gossip began to follow him.

### Appearance

As mentioned, Gerin is the average man in a family of black sheep. He's neither particularly handsome or charming. His height and build match an average Briton, and he could easily be mistaken for a dozen different knights if not for the coat of arms. He has short-cropped, straight black hair and black eyes, with a bit of perpetual scruff on his chin. He's simply... Very, very plain.

### Personality

Gerin is.... Both quiet and not. He engages folks as normal, and does not come across as shy or reserved, but he is often short of words and short of expression. He defaults to a bland expression most of the time, slightly downturned as if he's faintly bored or disapproving, and it takes a great deal of interaction to realize that that... Is just his normal expression, and while it varies with emotional state, that variance is slight, and hard to differentiate from his default expression. The best way to describe him would be muted, or, in the words of his late closest friend, Daelen of Berwick, "Gerin is the entire embodiment of the color and concept of beige".

Despite the muted expression space, Gerin can have a very, very dry sense of humor for those who know what it is, and despite looking disengaged, he is actively engaged and attentive of the people around him, and the state of an environment. He is a man who grew up neither being nor expecting to be a priority, and is instead attentively, without comment or fanfair, handling day-to-day needs in both small and large ways for the people around him. In modern day, he'd be the kind of person that passively cleans and picks up before anyone could acknowledge a mess was even forming, and would be the type of person who just makes sure there is always food in the house, etc.

### Background

He faintly remembers the Treachery of the Long Knives and the death of his father, mostly remembering Aenailes' unheeded warnings that preceded the death, and an eerie air in the house that's left him more fearful of spirits and faefolk and the dark than the rest of his kin. He was the oldest of his age group, and his cousins followed him like ducklings, leaving him as often the responsible one handling them. He viewed them as troublesome, but also never outwardly complained or shirked their care.

As a page, he was actively noticed by Daelen for his "lifeless" dancing, and ultimately became close with him after initial efforts to discover "what was wrong with him". Daelen introduced and taught Gerin to enjoy horsemanship, and despite being seven years his senior, the two became fairly inseparable. After Devon of Berwick was born, Daelen's cousins, Rhonia and her twin, Reichart were sent from Ireland to Salisbury to tutor Devon. The twins were quick to form a connection after seeing the friendship between Gerin and their cousin, and Rhonia and Gerin especially formed a close attachment. They found companionship together and spent a lot of time riding, sparring, or generally enjoying each others company. The two maintained a close connection after his knighting, and in 485, the two married (to the surprise of the court, if not-at-all the families).

Gerin is, for all intents and purposes, incredibly average. He very quietly doesn't understand why Rhonia was willing to marry him, but he's definitely not going to bring it up. Between Daelen and the twins, Gerin has become moderately more expressive, but is still incredibly difficult to read for outsiders.

### Timeline

* Born in 460
* Became friends with Daelen in 472
* Knighted in 481
* Married in 485

### Battle of Ebarcum - 484

His only known outburst was at the battle of Ebarcum, where he was still a young knight, and his first major conflict. Daelen's carelessness landed him a heavy hit by a Saxon's axe, where Gerin stepped in immediately to take that same axe back around to kill its owner with a swing, before working with Daelen's squire to drag the knight from the fray. Wherein those present witness a string of derision and insults hurled at the elder knight's carelessness in a supreme lack of decorum.

### Snippets

#### *Family - 470*

The manor's full of little kids and I can't stand it. Uncle Maurel's dead and it's just my weird aunt and aunt Tanree and my stupid cousins and they're so *loud* and annoying. I want things to go back to before, when uncle Maurel was still around and it was... It was just *less*. I don't like having to hide outside. I don't want to. FINISH THIS LATER