"Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power"
Full Name:
Nicholas Cedric Brigham
Nicknames:
The Boy King
Gender:
Male
Age:
15
Rank/Title:
King of Falor
Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual
Kingdom/Alliance:
Falor
Brown
Eye Color:
Brown
Height:
5'8
Weight:
132lbs
Tattoos:
None
Piercings:
None
Scars:
One on his knees from childhood when he tried to run up stairs and tripped
Description:
Nicholas is at that awkward stage where he is certainly not a boy, nor is he definitely a man. He has the height of man, but is still growing into his height, with narrow shoulders and limbs. While his face might still hold some soft features, he has a strong jawline, one of his few similarities to his father. As he is so young, his complexion is relatively blemish free. His face appears focused as he continues to learn of the world and what it means to be king. His eyes give him away as someone who spends much of his time reading.
Personality:
{Naive, Sarcastic, Intelligent, Even-tempered, Patient}
As a young man, Nicholas is somewhat naive. While years of the court have taught him not to take everything entirely at face value, he is still uncertain as to who to trust and who not to, and has a tendency to give most people the benefit of the doubt. His naivety means that he believes Christoph to be acting in his interests and that the engagement to Priscilla is merely Christoph helping to secure the lineage of the throne, no more, no less. He won't acknowledge that Christoph may have an ulterior motive. Nicholas has the tendency to be pretty sarcastic when people begin to irk him and has found himself in the habit of sassing people, particularly the other members of the council, when they disagree with his ideas for the kingdom. He looks to Christoph a great deal and seldom acts without first consulting Christoph of his opinion. He will only act without Christoph's advice if he is absolutely sure.
While far from being a wise ruler in his own eyes, Nicholas likes to think he is an intelligent young man. It's far more likely that you will find him devouring a tome in the library than you will find him engaged in combat practice. Sword-fighting is a chore, admittedly one he is becoming quite good at, while reading is a pleasure. While he may find some people irksome, Nicholas is rarely one to lose his temper and fly off the handle. His temper is generally quite a long one, but when he does lose his temper, people are very much aware of it.
Reading, Horse Riding, Sketching
Habits:
-Bites his lips when he's thinking
- Cracks his knuckles
Oddities:
He can't run very far as either his knee and ankle have a tendency to go weak.
- Books
- Summer
- Christoph
- His horse Raiden
- Intelligent people
- Summer storms
- Music
- Dim witted people
- Rosalie
- Autumn/Fall
- Inane bickering
- Running
- The deluded
Biography
Place Of Origin:
Falor
History:
As the first born son of the royal family, Nicholas was always aware that one day he would become king. His preparation for becoming king began at a young age, giving the young prince little time to interact with people outside of his family, or even within his family. Rosalie and Nicholas's relationship with one another was awkward at best given that he was so clearly favoured over her and he wanted for nothing material because of this. He was a naturally bright child and his academic studies came easily to him and his love of knowledge and of books began flourishing. It was not uncommon for servants to be sent searching for the prince only to find him curled up in some distant corner of the library, surrounded by books. Nicholas grew up surrounded by the scrutiny of the court. Even as a child, he could feel them judging him, wondering if this skinny child would one day be a strong king. It was the kind of scrutiny Rosalie was exempt from; it appeared all she had to do to please people was be pretty and smile.
When Nicholas was approaching his mid-teens, the king became ill. Nicholas hoped that it was nothing fatal and that his father would soon recover. Such hopes were all but banished when he was told that the king was on his deathbed. The scrutiny of the court became even more intense as it became ever clearer that Nicholas would be king before the year was out. The king passed in the mid-autumn. Shortly afterwards, following Christoph's return to the palace, Nicholas's coronation was held. It was a bittersweet affair for the now king. He hadn't been able to grieve properly for his father and would probably never get the chance, but this was what he had been destined for since he was born, this was his rightful role and now it was his.
Not so long after taking the throne, Christoph announced Nicholas's engagement to his daughter, Priscilla. Nicholas was initially ambivalent towards the entire thing. He knew he would have to take a wife sooner or later and produce an heir to secure the lineage, so why not Priscilla? However, as he came to know her, Nicholas found her lacking and the prospect of taking her as his queen began to become less appealing. He knew that straight up breaking the engagement would make an enemy of Christoph, so he began delaying the wedding, claiming that he wanted time to properly court his bride, when in reality, he was searching for a reason to call off the engagement without alienating Christoph.
Happiest Memory:
Locking himself away in the library for hours on end as a child
Saddest Memory:
The death of his father
Face Claim:
Skandar Keynes