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Name: Ludovic Medinuois, the 'Gentleman Soldier'

Race: Breton (Wayrestian)

Age: 25

Birthsign: The Lord

Physical Description: 5'7 foot tall, Ludovic is a handsome man, a look he does much to retain. Stereotypical Bretic pale skin, his is very soft to touch; it's completely clear, with no scars, even the tiniest scratch, to speak of. Although he's not particularly muscular, he has a wiry strength to match most Bretons' capabilities.

Ludovic's thin eyebrows are slightly arched; brown eyes have a dim melancholic feeling about them. His nose is slightly snub, sitting right in the middle of his face. Lips are thin, above them ? a wispy moustache; otherwise, he's always cleanly shaved. His face is framed by slightly curly black hair that reaches to his shoulders.

History: Ludovic is a soldier through and through, much more so than other minor nobles. His father was the lord of a small village not far off of Wayrest; however, the income generated by it was pitiful, barely enough to buy Ludovic proper education inside of Wayrest. That was where the boy lived from as early as the age of six; he barely saw his father, and his mother was long dead, due to an accident as Ludovic was told. Exactly what kind of accident he never found out, but his father was crippled by his wife's death, so much he couldn't raise her son.

When his father passed away, the village was supposed to belong to Ludovic, however he only took whatever pitiful savings his father had hidden away in his residence, and committed himself fully to military service to Wayrest. He was barely 16 then; after four more years of learning about the arts of war, the young noble volunteered to serve as an infantry captain, a position many nobles would've considered far below their social standing to take up. However, as he had little hopes of becoming a noble in the traditional sense, Ludovic was forced to serve in such a fashion.

The last five years of service established Ludovic as a reliable captain, although his heritage prevented a promotion ? he never sought attention from his superiors himself, to be honest. Although he was not amongst the forces that fought during the siege of Sentinel, he was amongst the forces Lord Woodborne took to the invasion of Skyrim, avoiding death narrowly by being sent back to Wayrest as a messenger to Queen Elysana that everything was going well.

Currently, despite being looked down on by most nobles, the young Breton is doing his best to survive as a 'gentleman soldier', that being his self-proclaimed title.

Weapons: Preferring the use of agility and speed as opposed to strength, Ludovic carries a steel rapier. The handle has an intricate handguard attached to it, incrusted with jewels and silver and denoting the fact he is a noble.

Armor/Clothing: Given that his funds are not the best, Ludovic does not wear the characteristic steel plate of a noble; neither does he desire to, however, something that he is forced to repeat whenever faced with a more arrogant knight. Instead, he wears a simple suit, yet an elegant one, suiting the court as much as the battlefield (although the elegance may owe to the way the wearer carries himself).

A light grey shirt, the sleeves loose, with silver lacing at the very end. Over it, he wears a steel chainmail haubergeon, covering half of each his arm, and reaching mid-thigh. A simple woollen black yoke usually covers his shoulders and throat. His black pants, hanging rather freely, are held in place by a narrow leather belt with a silver clasp. They're stuffed into his nearly knee-high black boots, made out of tough leather. Usually Ludovic also wears a large hat, decorated with a large red feather.

Misc.: Although Ludovic may not come off as very wealthy from the first glance, the half-empty brown pouch that hangs from his belt is deceptive, being actually filled not only with money, but also a few jewels - his lifetime savings.