Sebastian Briarwood

Sebastian Briarwood is a Westrian character, and belongs to the Heirs of Westria roleplay. He is the son of Count Alistair Briarwood. He is the middle child in the family with two siblings: Charles and Victoria. He joined the Westria competition for several reasons, but mainly because father told him to. He is now engaged to Juliana Reese and is the heir to the Westria throne as he won the competition.

Early Life
Sebastian, or Sebbie to friends, lived near the outskirts of Westria with his family. His father, Alistair, was the count of a couple small villages, mainly farming villages, and vineyards. The main town surrounding the Briarwood home is called Halsworthy. From a young age, Sebastian was trained to prepare for going to royal court some day. As Sebastian was the second son, his father's hope was to have him become a councilor for the king or marry an heiress thereby receiving a title. Sebastian hoped to be knighted a some point during his lifetime, taking the time to learn the skills to become a knight.

In an unfortunate accident, Sebastian lost his mother. Not only that, but he watched the estrangement of his sister Victoria from their family. He was closer to Victoria than Charles and it felt strange to him to not see her around the home as often. When he did see Victoria inside the home, she was always sneaking about, avoiding what he learned later in life their father. Sebastian remembers his mother fondly and can remember much of their short time together.

After his mother's death, Alistair had both Charles and Sebastian under a more careful eye. Neither were able to escape their tutor lessons. Even though Charles was the heir, Sebastian learned much by Charles's side. Sebastian had a better weapon's hand than his brother though.

Early Teens
As life continued, Sebastian slowly gained more freedoms as he proved himself a good student and an attentive, loyal son. When he could escape his tutors or gain a break, he joined Victoria as she explored the surrounding areas. The two became close and Sebastian become more protective over her. As he grew older, he began noticing the way his father treated not only his staff but Victoria and a few other members of the Briarwood family. Once Victoria was sent to stay in the house to continue to learn how to be a proper lady, Sebastian would try to keep his father and brother away from Victoria. Sebastian and Victoria grew much during this time period. To this day he regrets not doing more to help keep Victoria more safe.

On Sebastian's 15th birthday, his father brought him to court for the first time.

Heirs of Westria
Sebastian arrived at the palace on time with his sister, Victoria.

The In Between 24 Years
As the newly crowned king, Sebastian felt a lot of responsibility but was happy that he got to be with Juliana. The couple ended up getting pregnant soon around five months after their marriage. Unfortunately this pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. This affected Sebastian who felt somehow responsible. He focused on having a good married life with Juliana and ruling the kingdom before wanting to try having children again. The royal couple also were having a bit of trouble just having children. When they tried again, the royal couple ended up having twins, Fredrick Sebastian and Annabelle *forgets her middle name*. The labor was difficult and the doctors advised the couple to not having any more children because of that. This made Sebastian begin suggesting adoption because the couple had wanted four children. A couple years later, they accidently conceived again. After another very difficult labor that almost killed baby and Juliana, Margret Elizabeth was born. The couple were more careful after this and did not conceive again, but still wanting four children, adopted a little boy, Edward Alistair.