Arcturus Benedict

Son of Thoros the Strongheart

Prince of the Benedicts

King of the Hill

Born into the nouveau riche family of a quaint pastoral region, Arcturus was blessed with both the good genetics and the wealth and titles of his father Thoros, a retired adventurer long since elevated to minor nobility for his deeds.  Both are giants of men in both size and stature, blond of hair and blue of eye.  However, Arcturus is easily distinguished from his parent by the distinct absence of scars across every part of his body - also, by an impish smirk which seems designed to make men want to punch him.  This course of action is, of course, ill-advised, as Arcturus has physical talents both practiced and inherent, and delights in lording them over those quick to anger.

While a clever child, Arcturus has squandered most of his expensive education, paying little heed to instructors and to the workings of inner politics that constantly plague his house.  He has acquired only enough talent at social manipulation to further avoid duties to his house, and spent as much of his free time as possible carousing, dueling, brawling, and daydreaming.   Spoiled and self-centered, Arcturus is primarily motivated by a desire to outshine his father, which led him to leave his homeland and seek his own fortune at an early age.

Arcturus has a strongly developed sense of right and wrong, but mostly cares about it in the sense of fame and infamy.  He wants one, cares little for the other, and will take any route that allows him to be seen as a glowing savior regardless of whether his actions actually help those in need.  Having never really lost a battle, he considers himself invincible and never backs down from a fight, seeing near suicidal challenges as quick paths to glory.

Arcturus is a daydreamer and a believer of fantasies.  He has virtually no attention span and constantly forgets or mispronounces names - whether as a purposeful slight or a quirk of his often distracted mind is anyone's guess.  He does feel strongly indebted to those he travels with, seeing them as his own extremely dysfunctional family.