Jacob Ridenow

• a.k.a. Jake
• Age: 16
• Marital Status: single
• Occupation: Second Year Cadet. Paxman to Lord Dyan Ridenow.
• Residence: Family estate between Serrais and Dalereuth. Currently in Thendara as a Cadet.
• Laran gift and laran training: MacAran in full measure. Slight empathy.
• Politics:
• Personality: The family comedian. Loves telling jokes to make his friends laugh. Has a fondness for playing practical jokes at times. Turns on his natural boyish charm to get himself out of scrapes. He has a sensitive side that he only shows when with his sister, Keara.
• Strengths: He's charming, with an incorrigible sense of humor.
• Weaknesses: Uses the humor to hide his deepest feelings
• Combat training: Older brother Alan trained him in swordplay and self-defense.
• Horseback riding: very good
• Appearance: Slim build. On the gangly and wiry side. Very quick with his movements. Can run very fast when he needs a quick getaway. Has blue eyes. Has rusty colored, naturally curly hair. Almost always has a smile on his face.
• Romantic relationships: Recently interested in Riona Haldar
• Friends: Dyan Ridenow, Kyril DiAusturien, Julian MacAnndra, Gregori Haldar, Torin MacLeod, Corin Alton, Gwenn MacConal.
• Pets: Black horse named Darious. A gray falcon named Blade given to him by his father.
• Hobbies: Making his friends and family laugh. Playing harmless jokes. Practicing swordplay with his older brother Alan. Hanging around with Dyan.
• Family Tree: Ridenow
• E-mail: LdyKeara@aol.com
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