Hagen of Tronege
Sobriquet: Herr Hagen, Baron of Tronege
Appearance: Herr Hagen is his master's shadow in all ways. Where his master is tall, Hagen is somewhat short and where Count Emicho is thin and rangy, Hagen is thick and burly. No matter how hard Hagen tries to look more like his master, he comes off as a cruder and ruder version of Emicho. Hagen would be considered an attractive man, save for the crudeness of his features and the almost animal hairiness of his mien. Where Emicho has a biblical cast to his features, like one of the patriarchal prophets of old; Hagen on the other hand, appears to have been formed from the leftover clay of creation handed over to a lesser god to animate. It is only when the two are united that one can see that Emicho is the hunter and Hagen is the hound, it is then that his servile nature come to the fore and he appears almost craven.
Behavior: Hagen is a first generation noble, one generation removed from his father who was a bandit and whose aspirations to achieve nobility were eventually fulfilled in the form of his son. The boy's upbringing better prepared him for banditry than joining the aristocracy, but since his elevation to knighthood he has worked hard to understand and imitate his liege-lord and the nobility in general. Despite having achieved both literacy and numbers, Hagen struggles with the complex politics and social niceties such as they are in the late 11th century. It is not that Hagen is stupid, far from it, rather that without the correct upbringing, the Knight of Tronege is a fish out of water. While he does successfully observe the basics of courtly etiquette and intrigue, he does so without style or flare and he is often the butt of aristocratic amusement. It does not help that by nature Hagen is a lackey who needs to attach himself to someone strong, and the stronger the better. Despite this fact, Hagen is not a coward or a fool. He knows his own value and capabilities and when he falls short, which is often, he seek to ride the coat-tails of those more capable and powerful than himself.
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