Second Protagonist

Seth: appointed
Elias: the strong Lord
Marshall: master of horses

Horse-Man
Marshall
Drop-Out (by Jasper Solomon Cliff)

Male

20

about 6' 0''

strong/lean build

sun-tanned

Black

Short, wavy, always messy

Light stubble

somewhat hooded eyes

Chocolate brown

short linear scar on left side (ribcage)

Acarian

pop/cracks his joints
avoids eye contact when nervous
clears his throat when uncomfortable
smiles a lot
speaks faster and louder when excited

Originally was semi-guilted into joining Adalyn, but now he is very motivated by how much he cares about her

can be too trusting
curses

undetermined

Very skilled horse trainer
skilled sword-fighter
lute
singing

horseback riding
sword practice
playing the lute

Consul (ESFJ)

His first instinct is to fight, which can be quite scary for a weaker opponent. He can recognize when it would be smarter to back down/leave, but that doesn't mean he does it.

Chaotic Good

Acarian accent; He doesn’t really care much about propriety in speech, but when he is talking to someone of a higher rank, he speaks more formally. His tone is generally very calm and relaxed, but when he is amped up his volume will rise and he will start to speak faster.

nervous chuckle
picked up swearing to/on the starts from Adalynn

Big and messy, but usually legible. Thick-lined writing.
See Gallery

Seth definitely has a frequent and contagious laugh, and usually a loud one.
He loves hearing others laugh and will often find others' laughs to be contagious.

He loves harmless pranks and jokes, and finds a lot to be genuinly funny.

Seth definitely has less than ideal posture; he leans on things when standing and will flop down when he sits.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3j8B2EAykkjiOBXDuL2fv8?si=75eca9eab2464575

Loyal to Adalynn

Horse Trainer
(ex soldier)

IDK

Steak, but he rarely has it due to living alone

His Ranch

Arming Sword

HORSE!!!!! (specifically his personal horse, Ranger)

Horse Trainer
Adalynn's Guard

tbd

Universe Equivilent of High school Grad, I guess? maybe Community College

Grew up in Caranon and unofficially apprenticed under Carter Cameron's father working with horses while he attended the Acarian Guard Academy. Resigned right after graduation and Carter's death. After his resignation, he moved to Carlow to start his business.

Seth grew up in Caranon as an only child with both parents. His father runs a farm on the outskirts of town and his mother has her own bakery.

Seth grew up with two siblings- Carter and Rose Cameron; the trio was basically inseparable throughout their entire childhood. Carter and Seth were like brothers, and everyone basically expected Seth and Rose to get married.

The boys joined the Acarian Guard Academy (AGA) together when they were around 12 years old. They trained together and graduated first and second in their unit at age 18. Throughout their time in the AGA, Seth unofficially apprenticed under Carter's father training horses as well.

Just hours after the graduation ceremony, Carter went for a walk and didn't return. Seth went out to look for him and found him dead. It appeared to have been a freak horse accident (which Seth found unlikely but couldn't let himself dwell on it). He blamed himself because he felt he could have calmed the horse had he been there.

Seth became extremely depressed and secluded himself from his loved ones, especially Carter's parents. He still tried to be there for Rose, but they mutually agreed to end their relationship (add note on that). He became extremely protective of her though, even more than usual.

After a month or two of dealing with the tragedy, Seth couldn't handle living in Caranon anymore. He moved to Carlow and started training horses for people on the down-low. Eventually word got around and he was able to open a ranch for boarding and training horses.

He still keeps in touch with Rose and his parents, and will occasionally reach out to Carter's parents as well, but he hasn't seen them since the funeral.

He was 20 when Adalynn was coronated and was at a friend's house with Rose celebrating the coronation when an unexpected visitor came to the house.

Our story picks up right before this meeting.

Ranger
other horses