Simon Padron
Simon is a follower of The Senary; he is a clergyman of Sekhay. He comes into Luthien Seawolf's life as one of the primary bodyguards of his older brother and Seawolf heir Roarke Seawolf. However, when Luthe is sent off to school, Simon is assigned to Luthe and sent along as well.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Simon is in excellent physical condition; he is one of, if not the, most skilled fighter on the Seawolf estate in hand-to-hand as well as several weapon choices, and holds his own with anything you put in his hands. Despite having approached and passed into middle age, you could never tell based on his physical condition.
Apparel & Accessories
Simon tends to wear dark, plain colors; blacks, grays, perhaps a maroon or navy as a nod to the Seawolf house colors. His armor is dyed black but often faded to a dark gray with wear or even light gray if he has no need to replace it. He is always armed, usually with two swords as well as many knives and any other weapon he deems fitting. His only nod to his Sekhaim vows is an amulet of Sekhay, which is rarely seen as it is tucked away beneath his clothes or armor.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Simon was one of too many mouths to feed in his family. His father made a modest living as a tanner but there were too many mouths to feed. Simon, the fourth son of five sons and six daughters, was showing neither an interest nor an aptitude for his father's trade, so he was given his choice of temples. He chose Sekhay, and was sent away when he was 10. That was fairly early, but not unheard of; he joined the Sekhaim cubs and started full training with a cohort when he turned 13.
Simon was quick and studious; he was at the top of his class throughout his training. In his cohort, he was Captainalis all but one year from the age of 13 to 18. He held officer positions throughout his Cadet years; Commandalis of his house of three cohorts when he was 17, Generalis when he was 18, and Centurianalis from 19 onward until his cohort underwent The Dreaming shortly after he turned 22.
He was expected to almost immediately take command of a Cohort upon completing his Dreaming and then rise quickly through the Sekhaim ranks; instead he turned around and accepted the offer of a highly respected Guardianatus to start training him for the Guardian branch of service. Still for a time, it was thought he'd go far, to become the Prime Warden or even higher someday. However, his first posting as a Guardian was to the Seawolf family, for the Lord's young son Roarke, and when he and his partner were called upon to be reassigned, he refused, electing to stay with the Seawolf family and effectively end his possible rise through the ranks.
Alongside protecting Roarke, Simon took a Guardianalis, Jory. The practice of taking a direct trainee who never attended training at the Temple and was never part of a cohort was a historical one that was highly frowned upon in the present day; it further ostracized Simon from the Temple and his Sekhaim superiors. It also alienated Jory; Simon offered every year from the time the boy was 10 until he was 15 to send him away to join a Cohort and learn the traditional way, with a promise to take him back the moment he passed his Dreaming, but Jory stubbornly refused.
When Roarke's younger brother and illegitimate Seawolf son Luthien was 13 and sent away by Lord Calder to school, Simon accepted Roarke's request that he go with him, and Jory's request that he train Luthien's best friend Fletchor Silverhold in much the same way that he had trained Jory.
Simon was quick and studious; he was at the top of his class throughout his training. In his cohort, he was Captainalis all but one year from the age of 13 to 18. He held officer positions throughout his Cadet years; Commandalis of his house of three cohorts when he was 17, Generalis when he was 18, and Centurianalis from 19 onward until his cohort underwent The Dreaming shortly after he turned 22.
He was expected to almost immediately take command of a Cohort upon completing his Dreaming and then rise quickly through the Sekhaim ranks; instead he turned around and accepted the offer of a highly respected Guardianatus to start training him for the Guardian branch of service. Still for a time, it was thought he'd go far, to become the Prime Warden or even higher someday. However, his first posting as a Guardian was to the Seawolf family, for the Lord's young son Roarke, and when he and his partner were called upon to be reassigned, he refused, electing to stay with the Seawolf family and effectively end his possible rise through the ranks.
Alongside protecting Roarke, Simon took a Guardianalis, Jory. The practice of taking a direct trainee who never attended training at the Temple and was never part of a cohort was a historical one that was highly frowned upon in the present day; it further ostracized Simon from the Temple and his Sekhaim superiors. It also alienated Jory; Simon offered every year from the time the boy was 10 until he was 15 to send him away to join a Cohort and learn the traditional way, with a promise to take him back the moment he passed his Dreaming, but Jory stubbornly refused.
When Roarke's younger brother and illegitimate Seawolf son Luthien was 13 and sent away by Lord Calder to school, Simon accepted Roarke's request that he go with him, and Jory's request that he train Luthien's best friend Fletchor Silverhold in much the same way that he had trained Jory.
Education
Simon's early education from the time he was very young until he was 10 would have been at the knee of his mother or older siblings, or occasionally perhaps at a school run by his father's Guild, especially for special subjects. Once he turned 10 and was sent away to the service of the Temple, he would have been educated alongside the other Cubs, likely at a Neferim-run school, until his Cadet Cohort was dismissed from the school and into specific training at their own temple.
Employment
Simon is employed by the Seawolf family as a bodyguard, and has been since before Roarke was born, when he was 38. Most of his wages go back to the Temple, though he is permitted to keep enough to live comfortably and even some savings.
Morality & Philosophy
Though he was a very talented Cadet, and groomed to rise through the Sekhaim ranks quickly, Simon is not interested in a life as a commander of many men. Instead, he has chosen to dedicate his life to protection. Not that he isn't a skilled commander of men - he was proven to be so even as a Cadet, and was in charge of the household guard at the Seawolf estate until he moved into Luthien's service, with great success.
That being said, Simon is a fairly black-and-white thinker. There is Right, and there is Wrong; he is just only interested in determining what that is for himself, not having it dictated to him by others. Once he has determined a cause is Right, he would die for it; and yes, that makes him a stubborn jerk sometimes, and slow to accept change. He prefers to see the evidence of need for change with his own eyes.
That being said, Simon is a fairly black-and-white thinker. There is Right, and there is Wrong; he is just only interested in determining what that is for himself, not having it dictated to him by others. Once he has determined a cause is Right, he would die for it; and yes, that makes him a stubborn jerk sometimes, and slow to accept change. He prefers to see the evidence of need for change with his own eyes.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Simon became a Guardian because he wanted to have some control over who he protected, instead of being sent here and there in a nearly merecenary way to aid whomever those at the top of Temple leadership decided deserved their help. Often, a Temple guardian only serves a few years with a protectee before being shuffled and reassigned; but Simon grew attached to Roarke and refused to leave his side until Roarke specifically asked him to go with Luthien instead; he is loyal to the Seawolf heirs above anything except Sekhay themself, and perhaps Jory.
Representation & Legacy
Simon's legacy is Jory, and perhaps one day Fletchor.
Relationships
History
Simon trained Jory from the time he was 10 to be a Guardian, and specifically to be Roarke's Guardian. He regards the younger Sekhaim as a son.
History
Simon has been Roarke's primary bodyguard since he was born, joined by a rotating cast of others until Jory was ready to take the second spot, and then it was Simon and Jory. He loves him almost like a son and is incredibly loyal to him - but also won't hesitate to call him out when he thinks he's wrong. He did basically raise him, after all.
Nicknames & Petnames
Simon has been known to call Roarke 'Little Wolf', 'Cub', and when he was little, 'My Lordling'.
History
Simon transferred from being Roarke's bodyguard to Luthien's only at Roarke's direct request. He has watched Luthien grow up and does know him, but does not quite love him as well as he does Roarke.
Nicknames & Petnames
Simon has been known to call Luthien 'Little Wolf', 'Cub', 'My Lordling', and 'Trouble'.
History
Simon was perhaps never intending to train another Guardian, not officially, but he has agreed to train Fletchor at Jory's direct request and because he says he 'sees something in the boy'.
History
Since Simon is technically attached to Lastar Temple, Igerius is technically his Centurian, though those lines are fairly blurry between Guardians and non-Guardians. They were Cadets together, though not in the same Cohort; they are fond of each other, despite all outward appearances, but rule-following Igerius struggles with Simon's choices to train Jory and now Fletchor outside of the Sekhaim norms, as well as his choice to stay just a Guardian and not advance up the ranks.
Species
Ethnicity
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Guardianatus
Year of Birth
12062 AE
75 Years old
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Pronouns
He/Him
Sex
Male
Gender
Man
Eyes
Hazel
Hair
Brown-black, kept short, graying at the temples.
Height
5'10"
Belief/Deity
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
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