Boris Santo

"Master Boris is one of the finest men in service to House Ivanstar, your family, Irwin. He will be your headservant, the Head of all your servants. You can go to him directly if you have any problem." - Lord Jared Ivanstar.

## Boris Marco-Santo

### Relatives

Ian Soleto (younger brother)Meera Bonto (mother)

Albert Bonto (brother)

Davon Bonto (father)

Master Walter (adoptive brother)

Master Jonathan (adoptive son)

Jonathan-Irwin (son)

Madeline (wife)

### Occupation

Gladiator (formerly)Houseman (formerly)

Headservant (formerly)

Chamberman

## Physical description

### Weight

164 lb

Boris Santo is the headservant of young master Irwin and later becomes his ***chamberman***. Boris is a trusted companion of Irwin and Jard Ivanstar. He is also the caretaker of Irwin's son, ***Timothy Ivanstar***. He is a loyal servant of House Ivanstar of Ivan Tower.

## Biography

### Background

#### Childhood

Boris Santo, full name Boris Marco-Santo was born a commoner in Slaver's City in 496 BC. He was the son of a common free slave and maiden girl. He grew up in Slaver's City, working with his father alongside his brother. He was fond of education and reading books. His father was a woodcutter.

During a plunder of Slaver's City, he was separated from his family, and captured by sea mercenaries. He was sold to a merchant, and worked on deck of a ship. He was reunited with his brother in a prison cell after running away from his captors and stealing food.

#### Slave Life

He escaped the prison cells alongside his brother and group of youngsters. He lived with his brother until the age of 10, when they were captured by city guards who sold them to mercenaries and slave merchants for bags of silver.

When sold off to slave merchants, he along with his brother and two boys were sold off to a nobleman. He and his brother fought for the nobleman in an arena. His brother killed the nobleman and blamed another boy for the crime. Boris alongwith two other servants followed the verdict of his brother.

When he was 12, he was sold off to the nobleman's younger brother who beated the boys. The younger brother took him and his brother to Sternlands where they were sold off to nobles and small lords. Boris was bought by an older nobleman of northeast regions for 400 coins.

#### Family Household

After being bought by an older nobleman, he traveled to his farmstead in the North-East Regions where he was fed, given warm clothes and a warm bed. He was given as a gift to the nobleman's younger son as his caretaker. Boris served the family for three years, after which the younger son of the nobleman died of his disease. He was relieved of his duty to the younger master and lived on the farmstead.

In 481 BC, Boris was given a gift to the nobleman's good friend and relative, ***Lord Jaron Ivanstar***. After coming into the service of the ***Ivanstar Family*** of ***Ivan Tower***, Boris served as the manservant of Lord Jared's middle son, ***Jared Ivanstar***. He grew up alongside a young Jared. Jared became very fond of Boris and counted him among his trusted companions. During his time in the family, he was taught how to read and write, as a skill seen by Lord Jaron to be in his household members.

He was present during the secret birth of an infant **Irwin Ivanstar**, the nephew of Jared Ivanstar. During his time there, he witnessed the marriage of a young Lord Jared to a maiden girl, ***Lady Laura Dean***. They had a son together, ***Jerome Ivanstar***.

When growing up in Ivan Tower, he grew fond of other household servants and commoners of Ivan Tower, ***Master Walter***, Knight Osney, Handmaiden ***Tiffany***, ***Handmaiden Bertha***, ***Jacob Wilfer***, and ***Danny Miller***.

### Rise to Power

#### Under Lord Jared

After the birth of Lord Jared's son, Jerome, there was a failed attempt kidnapping and assassination on Jerome. Fearing the life of his son, Lord Jared appointed Boris as the caretaker of his son and his wife. He became the Headservant of Lord Jared's family. Because of his skill in hand-combat, he was placed by Lord Jared as the guard of Lord Jared's family. Boris appointed Handmaidens Betha and Tiffany to Lady Laura. While he was under Lord Jaron prior, he was also placed as the ***watcher*** of Ivan Tower. He appointed two guards inside the homestead of Lord Jared's family, who guarded the doors all night and day. He also placed trusted manservants in the homestead.

He was present when Lord Jaron died due to pox, with Boris learning it might also be the cause of the death of young master Alto, the younger son of the nobleman ***Blate Cornwood***. Boris served Lord Jared after his father's death and came into the service of ***House Ivanstar of Ivan Tower***. After House Ivanstar of Ivan Tower was formed, Boris was charged with the reconstruction of an older manor, where the family later shifted from the homestead.

When Irwin's mother died, he was inducted under Lord Jared's care, after which Lord Jared placed Boris as the ***Headservant*** of young master Irwin. He became a caretaker of Irwin, and also his companion. When a servant family under the care of Lord Jared's father died, he brought the family under his care. Boris being the Headservant also watched over the family on orders of Lord Jared. Soon after the mother of a child died, and Boris took the young one under his care. He raised the boy alongside Irwin, and his cousins, ***Pete***, Osney, and Jerome.

#### Under Master Irwin

He watched the young master grow up, and was very fond of him. Irwin took Boris as a dear friend and adoptive father, with Boris regarding Irwin as his adoptive son as he grew up. Boris accompanied Irwin during his travels and voyages.

When Irwin was nineteen, as his gift, Lord Jared made him a small master and charged Boris to serve under his nephew. Irwin shifted to the homestead of his family, where once Lord Jared lived before the death of his father and the foundation of House Ivanstar of Ivan Tower. Consequently, Boris came under the service of young Irwin.

Irwin appointed Boris as the ***chamberman***. "We need a caretaker of the homestead. I can't appoint Maesters, so I am inventing my own appointment. A Chamberman. Suits right to the job, don't you think Master Boris?" With the agreement made with Boris and his uncle, Irwin formed the position of Chamberman, and he appointed Boris as the Chamberman, caretaker of the homestead, and his counselor.

#### Under Lord Irwin

Boris appointed a staff of servants at the homestead. The Homestead became a ***parish*** of the local city and nearby towns, with Irwin ruling as Lord of the Small Parish. Boris also appointed the servants of Ivan Tower in the Homestead with the permission of Lord Irwin and Lord Jared, bringing loyal men and women in the Homestead, like Master Walter, Young Jonathan, ***Ser Osney Kettle***, ***Ser Edmure***, Danny Miller, and ***Handmaiden Osha***.

During his time in Homestead and as Chamberman, Boris was charged by Irwin for the teaching and education of the servants and their families just like his grandfather did. Boris also formed a ***Master Guard***, a group of guards to protect young Lord Irwin, and he appointed Ser Edmure as one of the lead guards in Lord Irwin's protection. He appointed a young fighter, ***Jonathan*** in the guard.

During his time as Chamberman, Lord Jared's older son, Jerome was appointed in Homestead as a councilor in serving order in the region. He brought royal decree of the Bishop of accepting Homestead as a small city and vassal domain of House Ivanstar of Ivan Tower and ***House Ivanstar*** subsequently. Lord Irwin appointed a group of councilors, called the ***Parish Council***, which served as the governing body of Homestead. Jerome and Boris served this governing body of councilors.

He witnessed the marriage of Jerome and a maiden girl, ***Anna Vendaue***. Afterwhich, Jerome with his wife moved to Ivan's Keep to his new appointment as a Royal Official. Boris gifted Jerome's wife with a good and honest handmaiden, Nyara, and Jerome with books on the literature of the Westernlands and the Greenlands.

### Marriage

In 466 BC, during his time as the Headservant of Young Master Irwin, Master Boris set his eyes upon a young maiden girl who served Lord Jared's wife as the handmaiden and lived in Ivan Tower. Master Boris fell in love with the girl and became acquainted with her through young master Irwin incidentally, and shared friendship with her. The two became close and were even engaged in a secret ceremony witnessed by Ser Osney Kettle, Kennelmaster Deanore, Master Jerome, and Lord Jared. She died a year later due to pox, and Master Boris enclosed himself in his room for several days. Small Rumors spread in the tower that she was expecting.

During his time as the Chamberman of the Homestead and acting Master of the City, Master Boris fell in love with a maiden girl of the City of Gerome, Madeline, and became acquainted with her soon enough. They were married in 460 BC in a small ceremony in the Homestead that was witnessed by his close friends and family, Jonathan, Lord Jared Ivanstar, Lord Jerome Ivanstar, Lady Anna Vendaue, Handmaiden Tiffany, Master Walter, Kennelmaster Deanore, Ser Osney Kettle, Ser Edmure, Handmaiden Osha, Captain Irwin, Sea Captain Pete, Lady ***Bertha Seawood***, and Lady ***Ruby***.

### Children

During his youth, he took young children servants like Danny Miller, ***Jonathan***, and Handmaiden Osha whom he took under his care. During his later years as the Chamberman in Homestead under Lord Irwin, he took a young fighter Jonathan as his adoptive son and made him legalized by the decree of Lord Irwin.

After his marriage to a young Maiden ***Madeline*** in 460 BC, she was expecting the following year but lost her son in stillbirth because of the incompetence of a wet nurse. Lord Jerome and Ser Edmure had her fed to the ***Foxhounds***.

In 459 BC, Madeline again went into labor. Her son named Nathan Santo died the following year due to pox. This led to Madeline going into depression, but her pain went away in the July of 458 BC when she again went into labor but this time a healthy son, whom Master Boris named ***Jonathan-Irwin*** after his elder adopted son Jonathan and Ser Irwin.