`Basics

Name: Simon Clare
Age: 23
Type: Human
Nobility: Nobleman

`Appearance

Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Chestnut brown, occasionally appears auburn.

General Appearance: The thing about Simon Clare is that he's handsome, and what is more, he knows it. He has a sculpted, ivory pale face, with high cheekbones and a sharp jaw occasionally scattered with stubble. A wide, charming smile that he often uses to get his own way. His eyes are the pale blue typical of his family, passed down from his mother, contrasting neatly with dark lashes and hair.

Simon himself is tall, around 6'2", easily big to laugh at his brothers for being short, and has broad shoulders and toned arms from his regular hunting trips. He's not overly built, but consists of long, lean muscles.


`Personality

Skills: A skilled hunter and rider. Simon is well-mannered and charming when the mood strikes, and has a great sense of ambition with great plans for the future. He is fiercely protective of all of his younger brothers, often coming to their aid when needed.
Weaknesses: Being the eldest, he can't help but be bossy. When around his friends, he can become quite boisterous and has been described as a bit of a show off. Though he cares deeply for his family and friends, and has been told he worries too much. Simon can also be quite self-obsessed and manipulative when he think it is called for.
Personality Overview: Simon is the eldest son of a Lord, and so will be next in line to take over the estate. This has installed within him a powerful ambitious streak, and he plans to make their small mountain village flourish as soon as he has the power.

But he is still young, and when he is not picking up the ways of a Lord from his father, Simon is often found off hunting in the woods with his brothers or friends, or in the company of his small army of women. Perhaps, when amongst other boys and Lords his age, he becomes slightly louder and pushier. Their loud laughter and voices often scares away their quarry when they are out. His womanizing ways are well known, have given him quite a reputation amongst the people of Kirkwall and beyond. With his good looks, wealth and charisma, he's never found it hard to charm women, and has yet to suffer any real consequence of it, making him a little arrogant.

But although this may come across as rowdy, intimidating behaviour, he does have a good heart, and can also be quiet and calm, especially around his youngest brother, Alec. Simon cannot accept his brother is growing up, and often tries to steer him in the right direction in a way that might be seen as bossy. But even as he cares for him, and the rest of his family, it does not stop the typical sibling rivalry and teasing ringing through the halls of their home.

`Family Life

Mother: Lady Disdemona Clare
Father: Lord Harvey Clare
Siblings: Three younger brothers: Eric (20), Jacob (19), Alec (17)
History: Simon is the first son on Lord Harvey Clare, and spent two years being doted upon by his parents before the arrival of his first brother, Eric. As he grew up, he soon found that being the eldest had its advantages. The maids and their mother would often find the two younger boys covered in dirt, or with part of their hair cut off, with the oldest brothers giggling somewhere nearby. But as he grew, Simon fell into his role as the heir to the title, often going with his father to his various duties. Simon was very close to his father, and it was him who taught him to ride and shoot, crafting his eldest son into the skilled hunter he is today. It was a privileged childhood, and Simon never learnt to do real manual labour, preferring to run around with his friends until he was an older teenager.

More recently, with the falling out of his brother Jacob, Simon has grown up still further. Now, although he is often found in the middle of a group of similar young Nobles, he has started to worry, and plan ahead. He has been reading about trade, finding out how to run the village in what he feels will be a more effective way than his Father. His main goal is to keep his younger brothers and aging parents comfortable, and knows that this will lie on his shoulders. He worries about his youngest brother the most, especially since Alec has been away travelling, and is eager to see him home safely.

`The test

Roleplaying example: Simon shifted on his seat, drawing a knee up to his chest and hanging an arm over it casually. The light brown fabric of his trousers was, as usual, clean and pressed on every inch, and the dark material of his tunic shifted as he made himself more comfortable. He was still nursing his first tankard of mead, absently spinning it on the table as his friends threw back more and more drink. Simon had never been much of a drinker He didn't like not being in control of himself.

So he watched, one dark, thick eyebrow raising in amusement as his friend stumbled back towards the bar. The tavern was full, as was usual, even in such a small village. Villagers relaxing from a hard days work filled every corner, and the whole place seemed full to bursting, the air thick and heavy.

He noticed a pretty young woman, who he believed worked in the bakery, and shot her a short smile, raising two fingers in greeting. She giggled and waved back, but Simon had already lost interest. He was handsome enough, he knew, to get someone better. But the attention was nice.

Reaching for another sip of mead, which was now warm from sitting out so long, he felt a jarring in his shoulder as his friend collapsed back down next to him. He laughed, elbowing the man back in the ribs, and took a drink. With the rejoining of the drunkest member of the party, the group he sat within was once again the loudest in the pub. It consisted mostly of young men his own age, and Simon sat in one corner, quiet and deep in thought.

His mind skipped forward to the next week. Sometime soon he would ride to Camelot, to talk with some old man concerning his Fathers fortune, and its management. The Lord Clare was too busy organising the village to go himself, so he had sent his eldest son and heir in his place. He wondered, vaguely, if he would meet with Alec. He knew the youngest Clare had meant to visit the city, but was not sure when.

Simon finished off the tankard, and refused another. This immediately roused a disappointed groan from the other men, and Simon rolled his pale blue eyes. Reaching out, Simon slapped his closest companion around the back of the head. The blow was sharp enough to cause his friends head to jerk forward, and they all exploded once again into laughter.



`It's all about you

Your Name: Kate
Roleplaying expierence: I play Lucan and Mary. ļ
How did you find the site [Preferably a site name]: Merlin 08 originally.

As Alec has read and agreed to this character and I like it too, Simon is accepted. Post in face claims with your celeb.

Enjoy.