Richard Fane

Richard Fane is a Stormwind noble and the Duke of Whitemarch. He formally acted as the Lord High Prosecutor and Commander within the Royal Army.

## Personal

Name* Richard Duncan Fane-Talbott

Date of Birth* 5 January, 605 KY

Nom de Guerre and Epithets* Gnoll's Bane
* The Lordling

Alignment* Lawful Neutral

Allegiance* Kingdom of Stormwind
* March of Westmoor

Titles* Marquess of Westmoor
* Baron of Kiningdale
* Grandmaster of the Order of the Red Star

## Family

Spouse* Imogen Tyndall-Fane

Parents

* Duncan Fane-Talbot†
* Diana Fane-Talbot (née Sinclair)

Siblings

* Simon Fane-Talbot
* James Fane-Talbot†
* Marjorie Hastings

## Biography

Richard was born to Lord Duncan Fane, 7th Lord Kiningdale, and Lady Diana Fane on the 5th of January, 605 K.C. As the eldest son of three, Richard was quickly ushered into tutelage under his father's favoured knight and marshal, Sir Davios Ambermoor. During this time, he was taught in the ways of warcraft and chivlary, as well as stewardship. He excelled in the former, quickly becoming an adept rider. When his father passed, Richard was freshly a man, just past his 19th birthday. Becoming of the 8th Lord Kiningdale, the newly crowned nobleman was graced with a particularly mundane rule, dealing with only minor border skirmishes with orcs in the Burning Steppes.

The Marquess of Westmoor made his first appearance in the House of Nobles in late 632, running against Clogerney Casteele for the seat of Lord High Marshal. Though he lost, he was quickly swept into the Ministry of Justice where he acted as the Deputy High Prosecutor before ascending to Lord High Prosecutor after the resignation of Phillip Altringham. During this time, Richard made several radical reforms, including the Legal Code of the Kingdom of Stormwind. He also established himself as a staunch opponent of class equality and commoner representation. Richard served as Lord High Prosecutor for two terms before retreating from public life for a brief period.

During this period, Richard made a bid for his liege's title in Redridge, seizing the seat of Caerleon in a month's time and assuming the mantle of Earl of Westmoor.

Richard appeared just prior to the onset of the Stormwind Civil War, voicing concerns over rising tensions between the nobility and serfs. He moved to meet with Darian Colfax, claimant to the throne, striking a deal with his new liege. Upon raising his banner under Colfax, Richard was made the Marquess of Westmoor, though the title is only temporary.

### Appearance

Kempt umber tresses rested atop a chiseled countenance as myrtle orbs peered out into the world with bridled restraint, the latter being a fairly apt description for the man in general. Toting the stiff upper lip and slightly— and only slightly, as not to be rude or dismissive— inclined chin of a nobleman, the baron's visage was that of gentry. High cheekbones and fair skin formed a face that was, by all accounts, desirable, but not intimidating. A full, coarse beard carpeted the man's chin, wrapping neatly to his sideburns, offering the appearance of a benignant, fatherly gentleman with wisdom aplenty.

A capacious chest was bordered by a pair of robust shoulders, both of which were always held back as to accentuate Richard's posture, though these features were not entirely obvious when the man donned his plate. A greatcloak was strewn over the lord's body, finely-smithed pauldrons sitting atop the royal cloak. The visage of a gryphon was cast on his right, an ornate spaulder adorned with a single strip of blue cloth on his left, the pair served as a reminder of his station as a Lieutenant Commander. Calloused and weathered hands were, by all accounts, quite large, as was only natural for a man of his physique.

Though often restraining from bold oration, those who found themselves in casual conversation with the baron were met with a baritone voice that was neither abrasive nor overly friendly, instead remaining purely neutral. Occasional intonation subtly hinted toward a man of noble birth and higher education, though never overtly.

To those who came to know Lord Fane, it would become increasingly obvious that his appearance was a reflection of himself: a moderate man, regal and genteel, exuding a sense of self-importance, though not that imposed on others than he believed himself superior. His words gave the sense of a man utterly neutral in almost all things— though political opponents might argue otherwise