Obituary: Died under questioning in mysterious circumstances while in the Bijoux of the Palace.

Description: This tall, strikingly handsome knight hardly seems concerned at all about being mistaken for true nobility, opting instead to eschew the stern dignity and grave countenance so popular with many of the far higher born. Fairly complexioned with a smooth countenance that likely has avoided long hours in the sun, his jet-black hair tends to hang in untamed curls brushed frequently out of the way of deep blue eyes that glint with dangerous mischief. Despite his disarming and charming smiles that seldom fade from his face, he moves with an easy confidence that verges on arrogance. The kind of confident swagger that strongly suggests he believes he is fully capable of handling whatever is thrown his way and does not expect to be surprised in that regard.

Personality: Sir Ralston walks the razor's edge between respectability and disrepute with a laugh and a smile. He knows full well that as just another illegitimate child of a minor noble that he'll never hold the esteem of his betters, but it never seems to trouble him unduly. He's driven and ambitious but shows no bitterness at his station in life, instead laughing off most of the hardships and approaching problems with a disarming affability that's served him well in the Iron Guard.

Background: The illegitimate son of an extremely minor baron sworn to House Valardin, Sir Ralston rarely discusses his past beyond that, save that he was raised among the commoner household servants of his lord father until he could become a page and then a squire to his trueborn elder half-brother. Eventually he won his knighthood on the field of battle against Shav tribes that threatened his father's lands, but nonetheless was turned out of his father's household when friction with his half-brother became great. Connections however tenuous with nobility still helped him earn a position as an officer within the Iron Guard, and now he serves to keep the peace inside Arx.