Kingsley Family/Erik
| Erik Kingsley | |
|---|---|
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| Status: | Alive |
| Continent: | The Colonies |
| Realm: | Halcyon |
| Titles Held: | Senator of Naan Forest Viscount of Lavraz (Former) |
| Class: | Priest |
| Honor: | 20 |
| Prestige: | 5 |
| Age: | 23 |
| Height: | 6'1 |
| Weight: | Slim |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Hair: | Brown |
Erik Kingsley is a Portion noble, lord and priest of The Valentic Order. Born as the third son Caleb Kingsley, the last prince of Minas Ithil, Erik was expected to be great by his father. Living in the shadow of a great warrior Erik is everything his father never was. Cowardly, moody, and usually sullen, Erik was never strong or skilled and mostly kept to himself reading books or off riding. He is miserable at the thought of making any sort of name for himself and terrified of warfare and responsibility.
He began his career in Wetham after his father forced him out of the house to make something of himself, and became a priest of sorts for the Valentic Temple in the city. When the realm merged with Portion he became an advisor to Queen Amélie Tempest, as well as her lover. After her disappearance and the decline of Portion, Erik decided to leave his home and the Valentic Order and travelled through the Naan Forest to Halcyon.
Contents
Early Life
Journey to Wetham
Merger with Portion
War of the Lich King
Personality
NPCs
Captain Bailey
A mercenary captain with an upbeat attitude, Captain Bailey's pride is almost as big as his mustache, and both are nearly as big as his muscled form. The captain is the leader of the Odd Company. A band of charming mercenaries with a questionable brand of ethics, the Captain and his loyal soldiers have taken jobs both illicit and legitimate. Captain Bailey met Erik on his first trip to Wetham from his home in Portion after Erik's father force him out to make a name for himself. While Erik was grumpy the whole trip, Captain Bailey tried to joke with him to lift his spirits, as well as offering him advice on the world outside of Portion City. Later when Erik was summoned by Monford Valeryon to Alowca to discuss the expansion of the Valentic Order into Halcyon, Captain Bailey escorted the young priest on his dangerous quest through the mountains and desert to reach the southern city.
Wulfgang von Closen
A reclusive petty lord in the region of Naan Forest. He presides over a small stretch of forest and the nearby town of Closen in the name of his nephew Erwin who is bedridden with a serious long-term illness. Wulfgang leaves the von Closen land rarely and only when he is required to or is summoned by his liege lord, the Lord of Naan Forest. He is an old gentleman with gray hair and eyes who walks with a cane and wears a mustache that crosses his face to his sideburns. He is often quiet and watches with a stern, detached gaze. He regards Erik with some suspicion and is often unamused by the young man's bumbling words and clumsiness.
Clara
A young woman in the household service of Lord Erwin, she most often answers to Lord Wulfgang. She tends to typical household chores and cares for the von Closen's animals. Clara has a happy and charming attitude, loving romance and adventure, hoping that someday she will get to experience it for herself. She met Erik at the beginning of the War of the Lich King when he stumbled upon the von Closen property, letting him in from the cold. She acts very affectionate towards him, even calling him "her prince" despite his protestations.
Relationships
Amélie Tempest
Erik met Amélie Tempest after her pilgrimage to Wetham brought her to the Temple of the Valentic Order, where Erik accidentally became a priest. They became good friends, as Erik was one of the few people who took the time to learn to understand her thick foreign accent, as well as bonding through the faith of the Highfather. Erik once gifted her The Grisly Axe, which he found in her region. It was Erik who Amélie first approached regarding the merger with Portion. While in Portion, Amélie was openly affectionate towards Erik which led to rumors of their romantic involvement.
When Erik was captured by Outer Tilog after the capture of Alebad, Amélie helped secure his safety by threatening war if he was harmed. When he returned to her in Portion City, after fending of a Tilogian attack, she confessed her affection for him, which Erik reciprocated, and they became paramours.
Erik holds Amélie in high esteem, and loves her dearly. He sees her as a shining hero out of story and song, looking to her for protection and offering her his comforting affection and what little wisdom he has in return. Her disappearance following the Outer Tilog-Portion BBQ Bonanza left him lonely and depressed.
Caleb Kingsley
Erik's father Caleb was a born prince of land lost to his family's enemies, the De La Fere Family, and to the seas. As a result Caleb longed for a time and place long past, and seeing his children as his legacy and his only hope at restoring the royal name of his family. Erik was no exception, and Caleb pushed Erik towards the path of the warrior, something Erik was terrible at and afraid of. Seeing Erik fail to follow in his footsteps enraged and disappointed the father who threw him out towards Wetham to make a name for himself there and to reign in the rebellious activities of his sister, Raziella. Due to their vastly differing natures, Erik and his father do not get along at all. Erik sees his father as overbearing and a relic of a forgotten age, while Caleb sees his son as weak and disappointing. After falling into a depression as a result of the disappearance of Amélie Tempest, Caleb once again dismisses his son, who leaves home without warning, hoping to never come back.
Raziella II Himoura Nifeleisca Kingsley
Erik's older sister had always been a far reach away from Erik. Where Erik preferred to stay indoors with his books and poems, Raziella was always adventurous and rebellious. He admires his sister for these qualities, knowing he would never embody them himself, but often feels exasperated at her attempts to force him out of his comfortable shell. Raziella is very protective of her younger brother and would defend him against any slander, though she had no problem embarrassing him herself. Erik loves his sister dearly and even tried with entirely no success to defend her when she was attacked on the streets of Wetham by Nigel de la Fere. He still worries for her safety after she disappeared from public view following the attack.
Sevima MacArbin
Sevima was a knight of Portion during Erik's time serving in Queen Amélie's court. During this time, she openly pursued Erik, taking an interest in his "adorable" letters. Oblivious to this, Erik considers Sevima to be a good friend, though to his knowledge they have never met in person. Their only meeting was in Lavraz, when she visited the shrine to the Highfather that he kept there. Mistaking her and her soldiers for a group of bandits, he frightenedly surrendered himself and she took the young priest to a tavern where she, playing along, tried to come onto him. Seeing a moment he escaped and stumbled out hurting himself in the process. Sevima was mostly amused by this, but continued her pursuit of him.
Nigel De la Fere
Erik encountered Nigel when he stabbed Raziella in the streets of Wetham City. The two had a brief exchange as Erik accused him of a personal vendetta against the Kingsley family. Nigel scoffed at this and dismissed Erik outright, but Erik has held a grudge against the De la Fere ever since. This grudge extended to the Assassins' Guild as a whole and Erik has on numerous occasions expressed desires to remove the guild from the Colonies.
Roleplays
Early Erik RPs unfortunately did not get saved prior to the ones listed here because I was lazy and never got around to making this page. They are saved from this point forward.
