Lorcan MacAteer

{ B A S I C S }

Full Name: Lorcan MacAteer
Nicknames: None that he's very fond of
Age: 26
Gender: Male

Title: Captain of the Eastern King's Guard and Earl of Dawsbury

{A P P E A R A N C E }

Hair Color: Very dark brown, almost black
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 6'1
Weight: 176 
Build: Muscular 
Distinguishing Features: It has been said that he can sing better than he can battle, but nobody has dared to ask him as of yet. 

{ P E R S O N A L I T Y }

Likes:
-Music
-Hunting
-Battle
-Humor
-Honesty

Dislikes: 
-Whining
-Disloyalty 
-Rumors
-What he calls The Circus; tourneys and other things that imitate war for fun
-Cheating

General Behavior: Lorcan is a very charismatic individual, and because of this has many friends. He is rather easygoing and likes relaxing days as much as he likes the battle field, though his favorite is when the two combine and he is allowed to train squires in the craft of war, though he isn't allowed the honor very often. Something about how he's too cruel to the boys when they whine or something. This is also why despite his many friends, he has an equal amount of enemies; he is a very opinionated individual and isn't afraid to say what’s on his mind. He grew up keeping the code of chivalry in mind, and thus can't stand the idea of anybody being disloyal or dishonest. He dislikes tourneys and the like, which make war seem like fun, because he was in the war, and it really wasn’t as much fun, or simple, as two men riding horses in a straight line and hitting each other with large sticks.   

{ L I N E A G E }

Father: Niall MacAteer (Earl of Dawsbury) (D)
Mother: Isleen MacAteer (Countess of Dawsbury) (D)
Brother(s): Brendan MacAteer (Knight) 
Sister(s): Ciar MacAteer (Lady of the Court) 
Wife: Seara MacAteer (Countess of Dawsbury) (D)
Extended Family: N/A

{ H I S T O R Y }

Lorcan was born the youngest son of Niall and Isleen MacAteer. When he was a young boy, no more than five or six, his parents passed away. He can't remember what the cause of their ailment was, but he does know that it hit his elder brother, Brendan very hard. Because of his parents deaths he and his sister became wards of the O'Braddagh's, while his brother left to become a squire of some indistinguishable knight, leaving his titles to Lorcan. He became fast friends with their son Connall, some people even swearing that he was Connall's shadow. This bond stuck, and when Connall left his parent's lands for war, so did Lorcan. He served beside his friend in every battle, and became relatively famous himself, though he was the first to say that Connall was the better warrior and tactician.

When the war was over he returned to his own family's lands, claiming the title of Earl as was passed to him by his brother. While there he became known for his "warring and whoring", though eventually he was strongly encouraged to marry and settle down; told that his ways would eventually bring dishonor to his family. The idea of dishonoring his family was something unspeakable to him, and thus did what his advisers wished and married a pretty young lady named Seara. He quickly became enchanted with his wife and sooner than later she was with child. Unfortunately she became very sickly during the pregnancy, her body turning frail and weak so much so that when she gave birth her death only came as a surprise to Lorcan. The babe died with her, and he was lost in a deep depression for several months. 

That depression ended when chaos broke out in the kingdom, and he eagerly left his home to go to war. He once again found himself at Connall's side, and when his friend became king, he was made Captain of the King's Guard, which gave him the opportunity to not succumb once again to the despair that had crippled him before the war. He took residency at court with his sister, who he wouldn't let marry for the fear of the same thing happening to her as happened to his own Seara.