Author Games: A Knight's Valor

Cynesige Tolbert of Tanad

♔ Character Name: Cynesige (sigh-nuh-sidge) Tolbert

♔ Gender: Male

♔ Age: 20

♔ Birthplace: Tanad

♔ Physical Appearance: Tall, thin, and handsome, Cynesige is a well-sought-after man. His well-formed cheekbones and soulful brown eyes are the base of most of his attractiveness, but he's more proud of his thick head of wheat-blonde hair and nearly-white teeth. As one of the people lucky enough to have a steady supply of food and rich parents, he's never without fashionable clothes and the lack of malnutrition that only highlights his beauty; however, it is ruined somewhat by the near-permanent sneer across his face.

♔ Personality: Even Lamaria has its fair share of rich white boys who think they're better than everyone else. Cynesige is one of them. His parents are well-off and well-respected in the town for reasons as yet unknown to most people, including him - something about grain and lordship. Still, this doesn't mean that Cynesige doesn't use that to his advantage, to look down on those less worthy. He turns his nose up at anything but the finest things, and has been known to get his way, whatever the cost. He can be devilishly charming, though, mainly for his personal gain.

♔ Past: Cynesige was the eldest son of a rich lord and lady, and as such, has been spoiled rotten since he was born. He was raised pampered and allowed to do whatever he wanted with the village, despite his reluctance to unless it was one of his many conquests - his attractiveness isn't just honey for the girls, either. His parents didn't force him to do much work, but when his sisters both married well and his brother became a priest, he decided that perhaps he should make a name for himself, and became a part of the tournament, despite his lacking physical strength.

♔ Skills: Reliable with the lads and ladies alike, Cynesige is definitely charming, and that's his only main skill so far. He knows how to get what he wants, and he's always had a taste for the finer things, though how that would help is beyond most.

♔ Strengths: Cynesige is rather intelligent, but often uses it to get himself out of trouble rather than on a regular basis. He's still clever and knows his way around weapons due to many years with regular guards, even if he's perhaps not strong enough to lift them.

♔ Weaknesses: Many. He's physically not the strongest, and his social skills are far from perfect. It's easy for him to get on the nerves of others, and trusting peasants is beneath him. He often drops everything to go after a particularly hard-to-get fling, and his one-track mind is often dangerous, as he sets his sights on something and won't tear them away.

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COMMENTS FROM THE ROYAL COURT:

♕ King Artheur: I hope that your self interests will not distract you from the real reason you are here, boy. This is a knight's tournament, not a young lord's playroom. 

♕ Queen Melinda: I don't trust you for some reason. Too pretty, perhaps? Too far off from the world. You are so regular you're nothing. You are nothing but an unknown face in the crowd.

♕ Roland Delmere: A singular focused mind often leads to an easily predictable death. Expand your mind boy, or find any life at court you may earn short.

♞Sir Thomas: Oh, boy, I can't wait to see what happens to you, handsome. 

♞Sir Adeline: I might agree with Her Highness for once. What makes you stand out? You even look the same as the rest. It's a shame, I was so hoping for a good diversity here but...ah, maybe you'll have some promise.