Full Name: Andres Aendmir Iolaine Height: 6'1" Weight:185 lbs Hair: Black, waist-length, straight. Eyes:Grey Skin: Pale caucasian Age:23 at the start of the saga, 27 at the time of his death. Background: The youngest son of Queen Iolaine, Prince Andres was never meant to be heir. He was a scholarly young man, thin and wiry, but handsome in a quiet, brooding way (Very Bishouen in appearance). His love was ancient history, and the study of the Oracles. He becomes captivated by Alessandra's beauty at court, but is too fearful of rejection to ever admit to it. His mother, instead, arranges their betrothal after his brother, Laurent, tells her of his sibling's confessed ardor for the courtier. Over the course of the books he quietly courts and weds Alessandra, though for a long time she believes he cares nothing for her, due to his pensieve demeanor. She also at first suspects him of being involved in the corruption of the court. In the third book they truly fall in love, after the death of the Queen and the couple's ascension to the throne. Alessandra's secret of being an Oracle is revealed to him, and he proves to be protective and compassionate about it. She wakes up to the fact he actually loves her, and realizes she loves him in turn. Some months later their only child, Hadrian, is conceived after Alessandra has a divination of Andres dying. She confesses the vision to him, and he believes her. They spend the rest of their time together, expressing their love so that the parting when he is murdered by Arturo Mercat at the end of the 4th book, is sad, but without regrets for their time together. Appearance: Andres is a Prince. By the end of the first book he is heir to the throne (His Royal Highness, Prince Andres). When his mother is murdered he ascends the throne briefly as King (His Majesty, King Andres) He should be attired appropriate in Renaissance-era meets fantasy style men's garments. Tunics, doublets, and half capes should be part and parcel of his wardrobe and all should be fancily adorned. Blacks and purples are the colors of royalty. During the story he escorts a diplomatic envoy to a wintery region during which time he would be wearing partial plate armor (chest, shoulders, forearms, thighs, and shins would have heavily ornate plate armor, with a surcoat beneath covering chain mail). He would also have a fur lined cloak. He has a horse, a black Ailvessan Warhorse (Think almost a Clydesdale in size and musculature with an Andalusian's mane/tail). The arms of the Kingdom of Ailvess would be on his surcoat and shield. For those actual heraldy buffs out there, it is "Sable, on a bezant, a phoenix Sable, a dovetailed Tierce Or." In layman's terms, a shield shape is straight across the top, tapering to a point at the bottom. On a black background, on the left size is a gold bar about 1/3 the width of the shield which has a dovetailed cutout pattern facing to the right. In the middle of the right 2/3 of the shield is a gold circle which has a black heraldic phoenix on it. I'll provide an image soon. Andres hair is long and straight, very bishie. As prince he wears a silver circlet. When he becomes heir to the throne it becomes a gold circlet with a diamond in the center. When he becomes king it becomes an elaborate gold crown set with diamonds and other gems, and with silver scrollwork engraved on it. Reference Images: Stylesheet | By Shimitsu | By Auriana | By Yelehna | By Rvaya