[b]Name of Lord/Lady[/b] 
Duke Alaric Gyre

[b]Physical Description[/b]:
A man evidently of high and regal birth. Alaric does not evoke the learned scholar nor the hardened warrior in his physique but that of the Jauneaun noble lord. Boasting a respectable height and musculature expected of one who has trained for war, Alaric maintains a well-tended-to appearance of shoulder-length dark brown hair and a well kept beard framing a stern face with keen green eyes. Despite what his appearance may suggest, the Duke bears himself as a warrior would and is not unknowing when it comes to war, having seen his own, if limited share of combat and of command, for it would be a poor duke indeed who ruled the realm which housed the great Military Academy without a martial ability of his own. 

The Duke can be found most often in rather humble attire of fine cloths lacking in the heraldry and decor most usually expected of a man in his position, with finer attire being kept for appearances at court or beyond the borders of the Duchy. A rather frugal man infected with the humbleness of his people, he is indeed.

[b]Claimed Fief[/b]:
[hider=Duchy of Jauneau]
A thin strip of land between the Southern Reaches and the central plateaus, Jauneau is thick with babbling brooks, meadows and peace and quiet. The people there are some of the most humble. Jauneau has a long tenured history of nobility within Osteria, and it is in Jauneau's feathered plains that the Osterian Military Academy stands, training men of the Black Army every season.
STATS: 200,000 Citizens | 2,000 Men-at-Arms, 1,000 Cavalry, 1,000 Knights | Produces 4 Grain/3 Gold/2 Iron | Basic Roads | 1 Grand Fortress | Requires 3 Grain/Season. | 0 Unrest[/hider]

[b]Basic History[/b]:
House Gyre has ruled Jauneau for decades and Alaric is the natural continuation of that order. Having been raised from birth as firstborn of his House, Alaric has received an education as befitting his rank, understanding both the running of a realm and the social graces expected of his position. An education further augmented by his early years of adulthood being spent at the Osterian Military Academy whilst his father ruled the Duchy and campaigned abroad alongside the late King. 

It would be on one of these campaigns in which Alaric's father would meet his death fighting to the last in protection of the late King Timault, in a confrontation with orcs of the Blackmouth Clan which would result not only in the death of his father, but of the King. An event which has forced Alaric to step up to the title of Duke and rule his father's realm at the relatively young age of 21. It has only been a short-while since Alaric was named Duke, but he has thus far proved to be a capable ruler, just and fair of morals albeit lacking in experience. 



[b]Background[/b]: Champion (Bonus to Combat Rolls)