Your name is Griff Let.
It is obvious that your father is Saun Let. He is a succesful but poor noble who managed to live comfortably thanks to his heritage and skill at managing the few villages and forests under his thumb.
Your mother was Marieta Aquarus. She was sixteen when she married your father, and twenty-seven when she died giving birth to your only sister, and youngest sibling.
Your eldest brother, Marius, has died as a Squire at young age of 15, fighting bandits alongside his fellow Squires at the House he was squiring at, a tragic but sadly not uncommon fate for Squires.
Your elder brother, Damin, has dissappeared at age of 18, alongside his best friend, during a voyage to your granduncle living in the northwest, after entering a treacherous mountain pass. No body was ever found but your father has gave up hope long ago.
Your elder sister, Frida, grew up very religious and ultimately, at age 16, joined the convent of nuns dedicated to Blessed Anne. You haven't seen her since her departure.
Your younger sister, Ivonna, is eleven and is growing into a fine young lady with great interest in archery and poetry, but has always been of weak health and more often than not had to stay in bed recuperating from her fever fits. She is not bethrothed to anyone but you are sure she will make your father proud, if she lives long enough to marry.
Truly, a tragic family life like this befits a fine, young squire like yourself.
Your horse is a swift and loyal breed from the westlands. It is chestnut-skinned with mane of the same color.
Currently you serve no one else but King Albrecht VIII on the throne and the God in the Sky. This is what the wise men call 'the Age of Freedom', a period when every young Squire leaves the safety of the castle he was taught this fine profession at, and seeks their own Lord.
Few lucky and able ones end up serving Knights or Lords before being Knighted themselves.
Most become guards for important personages or even royalty, whilst some become ranking officers in the armies of feudal lords. This allows them all to one day to aspire to rank of Knight or even obtain an artistocratic title, if they haven't had one before.
The few lazy, unlucky or unskilled ones will end as common soldiers, or even worse, honorless mercenaries. For a Squire from a noble family like yours, this is a stain on family honor and your father would have a legal reason to disown you for this.
And if you pass your sixteenth birthday without finding a viable career, by the law of the country, you will be fated to become a common soldier as well.
Every Squire has learned lots during their young age. Combat, horse-riding, courtship and all other skills a young Knight might require in his life.
These Skills are going to have an impact when you perform actions, but without anything 'set in stone'.
So for example, a Squire with high Courtship will have easier time wooing ladies, while high Combat will ensure that a mere thug won't murder you horribly.
You have 10 Skill Points to spend. Each Skill can have 4 points maximum allocated at the moment:
Archery (0)
Combat (0)
Courtship (0)
Health (0)
Heraldry (0)
Horse-riding (0)
Theology (0)
Writing&Reading (0)
You can choose 2 special Traits. These provide bonuses to the Skills listed in the previous table and can push them over the 4 point limit.
Adventurer: +1 Archery, +1 Horse-riding
Depraved: +1 Courtship, male-preference
Fighter: +1 Combat, +1 Archery
Healthy: +2 Health
Lecherous: +2 Courtship
Poet: +1 Courtship, +1 Writing&Reading
Religious: +1 Theology, +1 Writing&Reading
Sage: +1 Theology, +1 Heraldry
True Noble: +1 Heraldry, +1 Horse-riding
True Knight: +1 Combat, +1 Horse-riding
Warrior: +2 Combat
Do note that few of these will have special consequences if taken. I'm sure you can guess which ones.
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