Aiken Brudenell
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Aiken Brudenell
| Age | 21 (Born Frimary 1, 1744) |
| Species | Stoat |
| Sex | Male |
| Build | Slender, but capable. Slightly above average height. |
SKILLS:
| Physical | Mental | Social |
|---|---|---|
| Sabre Fighting [Trained] (2) | Philosophy [Trained] (2) | Deceit [Trained] (2) |
| Brawling [Novice] (1) | Economics [Trained] (2) | Negotiation [Novice] (1) |
| Skill [Rank] (Points) | History [Trained] (2) | Skill [Rank] (Points) |
| Skill [Rank] (Points) | Skill [Rank] (Points) | Skill [Rank] (Points) |
| Total Points in Category: 3 | Total Points in Category: 6 | Total Points in Category: 3 |
DESCRIPTION:
As a stoat, Aiken sports mostly brown fur, with a black-tipped tail and white underside. He retains the noble, well-bred visage of his father, and is usually well-groomed, as would befit a male of his station. Those unfamiliar with the stoat may also see some of his father's meekness in his slender form, but Aiken has spent the latter half of his young life training for his family's return to the cloak-and-dagger world of Vulpinsulan politics and so sports a body at least strong enough to defend itself, hidden beneath his finely tailored clothes. Often chasing the latest fashions of Tully Shore, and then Bully Harbor, the stoat nevertheless dresses practically when it suits him, and doesn't shy away from getting his paws dirty. For appearance as well as combat, Aiken tends to sport a sword, either a rapier or a sabre. It is rare to see other weapons visible on his person, though that's not to say they aren't there.
BIOGRAPHY:
Born to Willard and Emilia Brudenell, arguably the two most powerful beasts in the Imperium at the time, Aiken was for a time a sort of symbol of Imperial stability. The Brudenells, only recently married, had just prevented revolution, seeing the plots of foreign cults and domestic reformers play against one another, and coming out on top in a field finally free of enemies. Aiken seemingly had a beautiful future ahead of him, as did the empire he was likely to one day inherit the reigns to. It was, however, not to be.
The dark times really came to a head in 1748, before he could have remembered anything different. Though there was some joy as Emilia gave birth to another child, Nouri Anais Brudenell, the situation in the country rapidly became critical. As the months of worry turned into years of bloodshed – the country ripping itself apart for the third time in as many decades – Aiken watched his parents tax themselves heavily in the struggle to save their country, constantly on the move, overseeing battles and administrative tasks, or narrowly escaping dangers that came from often unexpected directions. Such was the chaos of the war years that he had little of a proper childhood, him and Nouri being isolated from much of the world.
The years that came after brought the death of the Brudenell government - but not the Brudenells. Living – in exile, but living – off Willard's old family property in Tully Shore, the latter half of Aiken's childhood brought stability and security that he had not yet known his whole life. But the fear remained, that at any time his family's enemies may return for them, and so Aiken could not relax. Nor could he forget what had happened – that his parents had united the country once more, only to have it taken away, to have a legacy of hard-won peace and returning prosperity stolen from them, usurped by traitors and opportunists.
His parents tried to make up for what the war had stolen from him and his sister. They tried to pretend that things were fine – that they were better this way, they they enjoyed this new life, and spending time with him. To a point, Aiken didn't believe them. It was hard to, being confined in one place after so many years of movement and uncertainty, guarded by beasts not truly loyal to the stoats. To Aiken, the home felt something like a prison, and very much like the deliberate exile it had been intended to be for his parents.
It was not long after Aiken came of age that he decided to travel to Bouillabaisse – to Bully Harbour. Alone again, but freer than he'd ever been, the young stoat set out to reestablish the Brudenell name, to avenge his defeated parents, and to find his own destiny.
POSSESSIONS:
Aiken is still a young adult, with little that is truly his own, the much-diminished Brudenell business empire still in his father's hands. More often than not, his only personal possessions are his clothes or his swords, stashed in whatever establishment he can find himself to be housed at – the stoat's wealth is not so great as he tries to make it appear. Despite this, he finds himself sometimes able to call upon some former contacts of his father's regime, and material assistance from his family – though he would hate himself to call for it – is only a Missertrosse away.
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