Arther Blackspeare

Arther Blackspeare, typically called "Arty" by his family, is the second child and first son of Olaff and Kristel Blackspeare. He is one of the Main Protagonists in the series. He has an older sister - Laurelle - and two younger brothers - Willhem and Martiss. Like his younger brother he is very fond of fighting, and dreams of becoming a knight.

Appearance and Character
Arther is young boy of twelve who is verging on the early stages of manhood. He has the thick black wavy hair of the Blackspeares. He is broad, and tall for a boy of his age, being already taller than his mother, but shorter than his sister, and the same size as Sir Rikar. He is described a very handsome, having high cheekbones and fascinating sapphire blue eyes. He is said to bare a striking resemblance to his Great-Uncle Willhem.

Arther is a strong-willed boy, with an already keen sense of honour. He has a deep fascination with chivalry and sword-fighting. He spends a lot of his time the cliffs that Falconsreach was built upon and is often seen sparring with his younger brother Willhem there, much to his mothers complaints. His sword-master Sir Rikar Falk often jests about Arther being able to fight before he could speak as he is very gifted with a blade.

Unlike the rest of his siblings, after his father, he is the heir apparent to the Rivoc Isles, which his grandfather constantly likes to remind him about. Arther views this as a burden, however, because he is the heir to the rivoc Isles he is unable to fulfil his childhood dreams and become a part of the Northern Legion, as if he does this he will have to forsake his titles which would be distasteful to Myre who he is often trying to please. It is because of this that Arther lets his grandfather give him lectures on politics and the geography of Armerle, even though he finds this very boring and would much rather be sparring with Sir Falk.

Arther is constantly with his brother Willhem as they are very close and wherever Arther goes he will follow, he shares a strong bond with his brother and have the same interests and hobbies. They have always had a pact between them that they would be equals, and would join the Northern Legion together.

History
Born in the early winter of the year 500NE at Falconsreach, Arther is the first son of Lady Kristel, and Lord Olaff Blackspeare, Ambassador of the Crown. He was the first noble child to be born under the rule of King Tyberion Goodyere. Being the first son, he is the heir to the Rivoc Isles after his father, he was taught how to fight and govern rom a young age, it is a joke amongst the residents at Falconsreach that he could fight before he could walk, for he is a very gifted swordsman. It has been his dream ever since he was a child to become a Knight of the Northern Legion, although he has always known he would not be able to fulfil this, for he is the heir of Blackspeare. He and his sister often joked about swapping roles in the family, as he wanted to runaway from all responsibility and leave his family name behind him, and she wanted to rule.

His closest companion is his younger brother Willhem. Once they could walk the two began playing and fighting together, pretending to be mighty knights, princesses and dragons. Once, when Arther was seven, the two got into a fight over who was going to be the knight, and who was going to be the dragon. As was often the case, their infant brother, Lingon, played the princess, and whoever played the knight was up for grabs. The two decided to fight over it, and the victor would be the knight in all the games in the future. It resulted in Willhem spitting on Arther, and then enraged by this, pinned his younger brother to the ground, pulled his breeches down and farted down his mouth. The two often jest about it, Willhem claims he still remembers how it tastes, and despite the fact that it was the single most foul thing they ever did, it was one of his fondest memories.

In 510NE, Arther's father left their home as he had been appointed ambassador of the Crown. Although Arther knew it was his fathers duty, he began to grow angry with him for leaving his family, especially as it was at the time that Lingon suffered his first serious fit. He respects and looks up to his father, but he still keeps these bitter feelings towards him deep down.