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András I

Outline

• Name: András Géza Velencei I
• Runic Name: File:András Name.png
• Series: Second of Gézan Males, Second of Gézan Descendants.
• Species: Dog, Beagle.
• Gender: Male.
• House: Velencei.
• Tribe: Erdős.
• Position: Alispán of Velencei Németújvár.
• Alignment: Coalitionist.
• Weapon: Unique Erdősi Sword

Storyline

András Géza Velencei is one of the main characters and the central protagonist of Noble Dog. András was Géza III and Beleknegini's second born son, after Sesztak I. In the beginning when András was born, as the second born son, he was not the inheritor of the throne and was instead sent away to live with monks under orders of Géza III. He lived with Clarence and Father Marfi in the Abbey of Velencei Németújvár. Géza and Beleknegini only sought to foster and care for their firstborn son, Sesztak. After the deaths of his aunt and uncle Rozina I and Kalman I, Géza III was coronated and as a result András was given the title of Alispan of Velencei Németújvár. at the age of 15. Soon after Géza's coronation as the Elso Nemes of the House of Velencei, Sesztak died of disease at 19. While this made András the heir apparant, Géza III and Beleknegini did not intend to allow him to become the next in line.

At the time of the story's beginning, András is a young teenager at 17 as the Alispan of Velencei Németújvár. He did not take any real administration role in running Velencei Németújvár. He is given the vision of his ancestor, Almo I, an ancestor that lived the Proto-Imperial Era. He created a reliquary, the Reliquary of Almo, which he entrusted to the Bystriki Monks who would protect the Reliquary in the Abbey. When Almo I appears as a visage to András, he believes it is something that Father Marfi knows about. When Marfi informs András about the Reliquary, András sets out to find out about the missing pieces of it. Unbeknownst to him, his journey would entangle him in the power struggle between the Erdősi and the Redicsi, the Noble Dance Massacre, and the eventual Civil War of the Three Emperors. Searching for blood vial of the Prophet Dezső of Knowledge, he finds himself dragged into the complicated world that is the Empire.

Physical Traits & Appearance

András is a teenage male Erdősi, about 17 years old at the time of the story's beginning. He stands at about 5'9". Almost his entire heritage and physical appearance is direct from his patrilineal heritage of Velencei Males. He is however, the only one with his color pattern, where his colors are split perfectly half-and-half. He has the Lambda of the Velencei on his forehead, with the Three Dots of Knowledge on his head. His eyes are a shade of deep blue, one of the few traits that he retained from Beleknegini.

András wears typical clothing for an Imperial Nemesseg. His clothing is more open and is a shade of blue. Going down to the bottom of his coat is seafoam green. As his rank is an Alispan, he wears a single tall plum pinned to his hat with a silver emblem of the Lambda of Velencei. His hat is a deep brown fur with golden accents. He has a Noble Strap that is a dark shade of teal and has a a golden accent. Hanging from his noble strap is his Erdősi Longsword, which is a Khanda. He also wears brown pants with very dark purple leg dressings.

András often wears the typical set of clothing for a Nemesség of his ranking, that being of an Alispán. As an Alispán, he wears a single plum on the top of his hat that is pinned down by a silver emblem of the Lambda of Velencei. His blue and seafoam green clothing has a deep blue outline. His fur hat is a deep rich brown fur color. His standard dressing when with royalty includes a black cape, but the majority of the time he does not wear the cape. His strap is teal with a golden pattern on it.

Relationships

Character Name	Relationship	Description
Clarence	Positive	András and Clarence have a very close male bond that is not obfuscated by the differences in their rank and their difference in species. András and Clarence have a relationship similar to that of a father-son relationship. Both of them grew up in the Abbey of Velencei Németújvár as children. Clarence however, is older than Andras and will often act as an ear to listen to Andras. Clarence often takes care of Andras beyond that duties of a normal monk would. In turn András is extremely trusting towards Clarence. He will often speak to Clarence about issues that he's facing that he doesn't want to talk about to the rest of the crew. The most notable of these is his interaction with his biological family members. Clarence, having been raised directly as a Bystriki Monk instead of the son of a noble by Father Marfi, Clarence is extremely prude and respectful of other nobles and people. He is, however, extremely protective of András. Often times, Clarence is shown to be more strict with people who approach András, presenting himself as a servant of the young noble. Even in private, Clarence still often presents himself as the servant of András, standing up straight with a stiff posture. András is extremely dependent on Clarence's presence in order to keep his emotions in check. András tends to shut down and become withdrawn without Clarence's presence. His body language tends to slouch and draw inward, while his voice becomes hoarse and more murmurish. Because of Clarence's lack of understanding of language, András is the only one who can fully interpret Clarence.
Geza III	Negative	András and Geza have a very untouched relationship, with András never fully understanding why Geza did not declare him his successor after Sesztak's death. Shortly after being born at around 2, Andras was sent to live with Father Marfi and Clarence. Andras's view of Geza as a father is almost non-existent.
Beleknegini	Negative	Andras and Beleknegini have an even colder relationship than Andras and Geza due to the fact that Beleknegini is not an Erdosi and Andras is not Hoditok. The relationship and how it's viewed between the two is not very obvious, and while there is no real outward hostility, there is very little interaction between the two beyond looking at each other.
Sesztak I	Complicated	András and Sesztak have a rather complicated relationship where Sesztak and András meeting was forbidden by Geza and Beleknegini, but was done anyway. András had always felt somewhat alienated by Sesztak's acceptance of their separation. The last time András saw Sesztak was after the coronation, after which Sesztak passed away.

Clarence

Outline

• Name: Clarence
• Species: Cow, Frisian.
• Gender: Male.
• Position: Former Bystriki Monk of the Abbey of Velencei Németújvár.
• Alignment: Unaligned.

Storyline

Clarence is one of the main characters and the central deutertagonist of Noble Dog. He is the adopted son of Father Marfi and was born to two unnamed parents who abandoned him on the steps of the Cathedral of Esztergom. When he was two, he was given to Father Marfi by Szerafin as Marfi was the only one who would raise the calf. Marfi at this point was the only Bystriki monk. Clarence would later be introduced to András almost as a brother. Clarence made it a point to be more of a father than a brother to András. When András grew of age and became an Alispan with Géza's coronation, Clarence left the Abbey with András.

Clarence is a humble individual that is in touch to the Bystriki roots that were taught and sowed by Father Marfi. He wears a typical garb like any Bystriki monk that uses very unassuming clothes. He speaks a specific language in which the only person who is able to understand him is Father Marfi. He otherwise, does not speak at all. He is usually reliant on his own body language and gestures in order to communicate anything. His own facial expression is almost always neutral, never really defaulting to positive or negative. At the time of the story's beginning, Clarence is an aide to András, acting as András's confidant and will often appear at András's side.

Physical Traits & Appearance

Clarence, height wise, is taller than Heszda and shorter than Laszlo. He is the only cow character within the entire story, and has a set of horns with tipped wooden ends. Clarence appears very unassuming as a monk using simple brown robes as his only garment. He also wears a brass starred cross, something that was gifting to him by Marfi. It is strung together with simple rope that reaches his chest.

Clarence is taller than András and is posed as one of the more taller characters in the cast, trading off with a slim bodyset. Clarence is a Frisian Cow who comes from an unnamed country. He is unique in that his cow horns are tipped with wood that was hand crafted by Márfi as a gift. Clarence attempts to appear as clean as possible due to his relationship to the nobility. His main coat colors are primarily white and secondarily black. Alongside this, he wears a brass Starred Cross that was gifted to him by Márfi around his necklace. It is strung together with simple rope, and extends no further than his torso.

Kallisztó

Outline

• Name: Kallisztó
• Species: Dog, Beagle.
• Gender: Male.
• Tribe: Erdős.
• Position: Archivist at the Circle of Esztergom
• Alignment: Coalitionist.
• Weapon: Hoditok War Sword.

Storyline

Kallisztó is one of the main characters of Noble Dog and a member of András's Crew. He is the first person that joins András's Crew, followed shortly by Rhea and Ildiko. He is the son of an unnamed archiving family that lived in the Megye of Gesta. He is initially introduced to the cast as one of several unnamed archivists that were assigned to help Andras by Mürón. Unlike most of the archivists, he is extremely young and much shorter than the rest, who reflect a primarily elder demographic. He displays an extreme adept knowledge of the history of the Balaton/Veszpremic, Hoditok and Salgo and knows about war more than he does about the more knowledge and philosophically intense Erdős studies. He is also a very good interpreter, knowing both Imperial Language and knowing Palatinate Wolf Language. Unlike Andras and Clarence, Kallisztó has a good lay of the political landscape than either of them.

Kallisztó is first introduced in the Harangtorony of Esztergom when Andras and Clarence first arrive there, and is assigned to him by Muron. When Andras reveals that he is the son of Geza III and that he seeks to follow north into the Megye of Gesta, Kallisztó attempts to convince him that they would be better with someone who knows the lay of the political landscape. He is the first person who actually directly mentions the feudal dispute between the House of Zamo and the House of Lipot. Andras initially rejects the help, but later finds himself pressured by Clarence to accept Kallisztó's aid. Kallisztó later meets with the two outside the city before Geza confronts Andras.

Physical Traits & Appearance

Kallisztó is a Erdős male, as such is of Beagle descent. Standing at around 5'10", he is slightly smaller than András by an inch and one of the smaller ones of the group, rivaled only by Mátyás in short stature. Kallisztó is a primarily white color with a secondary muted chestnut color. His eyes are a simple brown color. His most notable defining fur-coat trait is his chestnut colored ring patterns that adorn his fingers individually.

Kallisztó wears the garbs of an Archivist of the Circle of Esztergom. He represents this with the color-code of a mainly dark blue clothing with golden highlights and trim. He often keeps his diary strapped to him at all times, even during fights.

Rhea

Outline

• Name: Rhea
• Species: Dog, Chow Chow
• Gender: Female
• Tribe: Salavar Erdős
• Position: Mercenary-for-hire employed by Circle of Esztergom
• Alignment: Coalitionist.
• Weapon: Unique Naginata-Polesword

Storyline

Rhea is one of the main characters of Noble Dog and a member of András's Crew. She is the daughter of two fugitive Salavari Erdosi criminals who lived in Balaton in the Imperial West. She was originally a member of a mercenary crew, The Warlords Marauders. Originating from a nomadic family of Salavari Erdos, her family wandered into the Imperial South and would later abandon her at the city of Oroszlana. When she was abandoned, she began to work as a mercenary for some of the Hoditok women. During the Hoditok Disunity, she came to see herself as an independent mercenary with no ties to the Empire, and soon after worked as a sellsword for primarily independent Hoditok warlords against the independent Veszpremic kings. She was one of many notable mercenary personalities that would mostly disappear from the public eye after the end of the Disunity. She had originally fought alongside Laszlo in the war, though the two were only acquanintences. During a skirmish against several Veszpremic scouts, led by Rakoczi, she was pounced on by a Veszpremic scout, resulting in the loss of her left eye. When the Disunity ended, she bounced around the Empire seeking potential mercenary employment. She was eventually sought out by Muron to work directly for the Circle of Esztergom as an expeditionary security detail. This ended up being psuedo-retirement as she was never deployed.

At the time of the story's beginning, she was found when András seeks to go on an official expedition to recover several relics that belonged to Almo I's Reliquary. Rhea eventually joins András's crew and when Muron attempts to pull her away, she declines, saying she seeks to relive her life as a warrior as opposed to a civilian.

Relationships

Character Name	Relationship	Description
András	Neutral	András and Rhea have a very undeveloped relationship. While the two are not standoffish, the two seem to lack anything to really discuss. Andras's prim and proper attitude clashes with Rhea's more common and down-to-earth demeanor. However, Rhea views Andra as a competent and capable leader compared to her former living quarters. Andras often comes to her with questions on combat, as Rhea is more than capable of combat with a variety of weapons.

Ildikó

Outline

• Name: Ildikó
• Species: Dog, Beagle.
• Gender: Female.
• Tribe: Erdős.
• Position: Erdősi Militiaman.
• Alignment: Unaligned.
• Weapon: Erdősi Sword

Storyline

Ildikó is one of the main characters of Noble Dog and a member of Andras's Crew. Ildikó is one of many offspring from a farming family that lives in Györgymező within the Estates of Györgymező. Ildikó enlisted within the Imperial Army and fought in the Hoditok Disunity. Ildikó was promised a plot of land close to Györgymező and a retirement fund, though this never really happened. Attempting to fulfill this promise, the Imperial Government gave her unused land in Gesta that was under the ownership of the House of Soljer. During the conflict started by the House of Lipot, Györgymező was attacked and raided by various Vandorolt Redicsi bandits and peasants. In the same manner, Ildikó's land was raided. She reunited with her family and had them relocated to the Estate of Velencei Nemj. In order to help keep them funded, she volunteers as a milita in helping Andras's personal guard. She is alongside Andras and the rest of his militia when Geza subsequently dissolved his militia. Ildikó however, refused to follow and stayed by Andras.

Laszlo

Outline

• Name: Laszlo
• Alias: The Blacktail
• Species: Dog, Borzoi
• Gender: Male.
• Tribe: Salgo.
• Position: Pro-Erdősi Revolutionary.
• Alignment: Coalitionist.
• Weapon: Yumi & Bronze Trident

Storyline

Laszlo is one of the main characters of Noble Dog and a member of András's Crew. Laszlo was a notorious mercenary for hire that earned the nickname of The Blacktail. One of the mercenaries like Rhea, Atlas, and Racozki, Laszlo carved his name in blood. His name is derived from his helmet, which substitutes the typical embossed helmet-tail with a Northern Vadászmenyét Tail that goes down. Laszlo was originally part of a family of mercenaries, and when the Hoditok Disunity erupted, Laszlo joined. Laszlo and his nickname, The Blacktail became synonymous with uncertain loyalties. Often considered unbribable, Laszlo eventually fought within The Warlords Marauders alongside Rhea. Laszlo later became a fugitive after assassinating a member of the Court of Omens. Captured and escaped several times over, he made his way to the Imperial East becoming a sellsword. He was later hired by the Vandorolt Redicsi House of Zamo in an effort to fight against the House of Lipot mercenaries.

Heszda

Outline

• Name: Heszda
• Species: Dog, Chow Chow
• Gender: Male
• Tribe: Jászapáti Erdos
• Position: Pro-Erdősi Revolutionary.
• Alignment: Coalitionist
• Weapon: Blood Weaponry

Storyline

Heszda is one of the main characters of Noble Dog and a member of the Andras's Crew. Heszda was originally part of the Csikós within Morahalom. As a Jászapáti male, he was born and cared for by a mixed family, a Jászapáti father and a Morahalomi Sio mother. Unbeknownest to him and his family, one of his fathers ancestors originated from the Hargita who were considered to be one of the few Red Spirit Heralders, capable of channeling bloodbending. This power came known too him at 15, and when he discovered it his father instructed him to hide it. Magic of this kind was forbidden by the Court of Omens and as a result, Heszda became a fugitive.

Darányi

Outline

• Name: Darányi
• Species: Dog, Caucasian Shepherd.
• Gender: Male.
• Tribe: Morahalomi.
• Position: Csikós.
• Alignment: Unaligned.
• Weapon: Hold Ásó (Moon Spade - Original Design)

Storyline

Darányi

Yuko

Outline

• Name: Yuko (蘌寇)
• Species: Polar Bear
• Gender: Male
• Position: Former member of the Second and Third Aden.
• Alignment: Coalitionist
• Weapon: Long Jian (長撿) and Ji (戟)

Outline

Yuko is one of the main characters of Noble Dog and a member of András's Crew. Formerly a member of the Second and Third Adens, Yuko joins András's Crew after András's Crew staves off Emoke, Beth, Rocsozlana, and Racozki at the Noble Ball Massacre. Originally a hired guard of a Morahalomi Noble of the House of Mora, Yuko was attacked by Emoke after she slew the noble he was protecting. Originally matched evenly, Beth then took to using blood magic and wounding Yuko, before Heszda was able to distract Beth and Yuko then throwing Beth off. At the end of the massacre, Yuko offered to join Heszda, which in turn join András's crew.

The Velencei

Géza III

Outline

• Name: Géza Almo Velencei III
• Alias: Hódítók Bastard
• Series: Second of Almon Males, Third of Almon Descendants.
• Species: Dog, Beagle.
• Gender: Male.
• House: Velencei.
• Tribe: Erdős.
• Position: Elso Nemes of the House of Velencei.
• Alignment: Unaligned.
• Weapon: Sceptre.

Storyline

Géza Almo Velencei III is one of the main characters and one of the antagonists of Noble Dog . Géza III is Almo's second born son and third born descendant, after Kalman I and Rozina I. Géza is the Elso Nemes of the House of Velencei and one of the most powerful politicians in the entire Imperial East, having direct control of almost all of the Imperial East Estates of Gesta and Esztergom. When Géza was born, he was considered to be the worst of Almo's descendants. While Almo prioritized his eldest son Kalman, he noticed Géza's tendency to fight and pick on Kalman. While not outright, Géza had various tendencies to be violent, and was nicknamed by Father Marfi as the Hódítók Bastard. Géza III would later marry Beleknegini, not really out of love but more to appease his father and to legitimize his own bloodline. When Almo II passed away from age, Géza III and Beleknegini would plot against Kalman and Rozina, and would eventually kill both them and Kalman's son Emerbik II to ascend to Elso Nemes of the House of Velencei. Through his own methods, he solved the financial crisis that the House of Velencei had incurred under Kalman and would unite many of the different noble Erdősi houses under his own council against the Venderolt Redicsi in the north of the Imperial East. When Sesztak died at the age of 19, he did not declare András to be his successor.

Géza is first seen when András and Clarence, along with their escort of Erdősi militiamen make their way to Esztergom in search of potential info on the relic they seek. Géza is uninterested in what they're looking for, but is informed by Muron when András is in the city. Géza furiously storms to where András is in the capital and makes it known to András that he and Clarence are not welcome in the capital, and blames András for the death of Sesztak. When he hears of the vision András had of Almo I, he accuses András of being delusional and insane. Géza, in secret, is planning on entering the Civil War of the Three Emperors against all three of the claimants and seek to establish Erdősi supremacy.

Beleknegini

Outline

• Name: Beleknegini Tamar Velencei-Hegedüs
• Series: Third of Tamaric Females, Fourth of Tamaric Descendants.
• Species: Dog, English Mastiff.
• Gender: Female.
• House: Velencei & Hegedus.
• Tribe: Sojtori Hoditok.
• Alignment: Unaligned.
• Weapon: Hoditok Jambiya

Kalman I

Outline

• Name: Kálmán Álmo Velencei I.
• Series: First of Álmon Males, First of Álmon Descendants.
• Species: Dog, Beagle.
• Gender: Male.
• House: Velencei.
• Tribe: Erdős.
• Position: Former Elso Nemes of the House of Velencei.
• Alignment: Unaligned.
• Weapon: Erdősi Sword.

Rozina I

Outline

• Name: Rozina Almo Velencei I
• Series: First of Almon Females, Second of Almon Descendants.
• Species: Dog, Beagle.
• Gender: Female.
• House: Velencei.
• Tribe: Erdős.
• Position: Elso Nemes of the House of Velencei.
• Alignment: Unaligned.

Almo II

Outline

• Name: Almo Lebedi Velencei II
• Alias: Hódítók Bastard
• Series: First of of Lebedi Males, First of Lebedi Descendants.
• Species: Dog, Beagle.
• Gender: Male.
• House: Velencei.
• Tribe: Erdős.
• Position: Former Elso Nemes of the House of Velencei.
• Alignment: Royalist.
• Weapon: Erdősi Sword

Almo I

Outline

• Name: Almo Fajsz Velencei I
• Species: Dog, Beagle.
• Gender: Male.
• House: Velencei.
• Tribe: Erdős.
• Position: Former Elso Nemes of the House of Velencei.
• Alignment: Unaligned.
• Weapon: Erdősi Sword

Three Emperors

Janos IX

Outline

• Name: Janos Zgismond Esterhazy IX
• Alias: Son of Rabbits
• Series: First of Zgismond Males, First of Zgismond Descendants.
• Species: Dog, Golden Retriever.
• Gender: Male.
• House: Esterhazy.
• Tribe: Veszprem.
• Position: Emperor.
• Alignment: Royalist.

Storyline

Janos Zgismond Esterhazy IX is one of the main characters and is an antagonist of Noble Dog. Janos is the first born hereditary son of Zgismond I, the former Emperor of Birodalom. He currently rules as the Emperor of Birodalom since he is the direct descendant of Zgismond. He was given the nickname of the Son of Rabbits, often referring to his shy and rather meek nature compared to Zgismond. His rule as the Emperor is similar to Miklos and Katalin's, all had been cultivated by Zgismond to fail. Janos disagreed with the overtly autocratic government and over time his government began to experience confusion and miscoordination. l three of the claimants and seek to establish Erdősi supremacy.

Miklos VI

Outline

• Name: Miklos Zgismond Esterhazy VI
• Alias: Son of Foxes
• Series: Second of Zgismond Males, Second of Zgismond Descendants.
• Species: Dog, Golden Retriever.
• Gender: Male.
• House: Esterhazy.
• Tribe: Veszprem.
• Position: Claimant to the role of Emperor
• Alignment: Royalist.

Katalin III

Outline

• Name: Katalin Zgismond Esterhazy III
• Alias: Daughter of Crows
• Series: Second of Zgismond Males, Second of Zgismond Descendants.
• Species: Dog, Golden Retriever.
• Gender: Male.
• House: Esterhazy.
• Tribe: Veszprem.
• Position: Claimant to the role of Emperor
• Alignment: Royalist.

The Church

Oles

Overview

• Name: Oles
• Species: Dog, Saint Bernard.
• Gender: Male.
• Tribe: Csongradi Sio.
• Position:
• Alignment: Royalist.

Mercenaries

Appendix

This section covers any important table that shows necessary information

Appendix I: Major Characters Size Chart

Character Name	Character Design	Age	Height (U.S.)
András		17	5'9"
Clarence		22	6'1"
Kallisztó		23	5'8"
Rhea		32	6'5"
Ildikó		47	5'8"
Darányi		27	5'9"
Laszlo		31	6'2"
Heszda		273	6'0"
Yuxi		41	6'4"
Géza III		52	5'7"
Beleknegini		47	5'6"
Muron		47	5'8"
Matyas		45	5'8"
Gabriel		42	5'8"
Bethlen		29	5'11"
Father Marfi		72	5'6"
Szerafin		54	5'9"
Atlas		31	6'3"
Vilma & Abigail		N/A	5'9"

Appendix II: Character Gallery

This section is a gallery of all character art and art designs. This is meant to be an easy repository for my images.

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  András I Standalone Piece - By BillCatter

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  András I Cropped PFP - By BillCatter

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  Clarence Standalone Piece - By BillCatter

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  Clarence Cropped PFP - By BillCatter

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  Kalliszto Standalone Piece - By BillCatter

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  Kalliszto Cropped PFP - By BillCatter

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  Rhea Standalone Piece - By BillCatter

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  Rhea Cropped PFP - By BillCatter

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  Daranyi Standalone Piece - By BillCatter

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  Daranyi Cropped PFP - By BillCatter