Ferdinand Lunettes

Ferdinand Lunettes 「ファーディナンド・リュネット」 is the Marquess of House Lunettes. He is also the current captain of the Golden Dawn squad. He is the eldest captain of all the magic knights, a position which he adheres to well. He is the right hand of the Wizard King, and offers council to him whenever he requires it. If he is not advising the Wizard King, he is often doing the same for other captains as well as the brightest and most talented individuals who join the Magic Knights. At home, he is a widower who doesn't see much of his family very often. He is also a veteran of the Great War.

History
Ferdinand has spent all his life within the Golden Dawn squad, holding the position of captain for more than 30 years. He joined the Magic Knights at a tender, young age. His Steel Magic has been unmatched throughout the years and earned him the nickname of The Iron Fist of the Clover Kingdom. Fifteen years ago, he was a prime participant in the Great War. He fought in battle with his wife, who died trying to protect him against one the Diamond Kingdom's strongest mage. The grief this caused ravaged his household. His only son blamed him for his beloved's death, and promptly left the household in defiance of his father. Ferdinand has tried keeping up with his son's life, but has been largely unsuccessful with this. He doesn't even know what his grandchildren look like. For this, he has remained in a life of solitude outside of his career as a Magic Knight.

Since the Great War, Ferdinand has maintained his position as the Wizard King's main advisor. Whenever there is an important problem, or the Wizard King requires life advice, Ferdinand always seems to have an answer. This is the one of the few things he has remained proud of of, over the years. The other captains also come to him for advice, which he offers but only does so with the utmost humility and respect. He is something of a father figure for most, besides Nausica Silva whom he adamantly refuses to deal with. It is considered a sign of merit when he offers advice to lower ranked knights, as he only seems to do this for the brightest and most talented of knights.

Personality
Ferdinand is a sagacious, kind old man who is better known for giving advice to those who are struggling to find answers in their lives. He treats everyone he knows with respect, even peasants or commoners, although he does not hold himself to their level. When not acting as captain of the Golden Dawn, he is often practicing his lifestyle of solitude. He is very empathetic, but this does not stop him from participating in battle. His years as a veteran have turned him into a cold, steel machine that can seem inhuman until he stops fighting.

Ferdinand's greatest quality is his wisdom. He always seems to have the right answer to the questions posed for him. He embraces the purity of life, and sees it as his duty to help people along their journey through it. He never turns away someone who asks for help, and always does so with a smile on his face. Even in the darkest of hours, he remains ever vigilant and a beacon of hope for those that have lost theirs. His love for life has given him a unique perspective, holding respect to all people no matter their creed or birthright. However, he does not see himself on the same level as commoners, and especially peasants.

One of Ferdinand's peculiarities is his staunch asceticism, which he practices from his life of solitude. He has been doing this ever since his son and remaining family left his estate. He abstains from many things, sometimes starving himself and reaching extremes of flagellation to instill an iron will. He meditates daily, and often does so to deal with the problems set before him and balance his perspective on the many questions that he is tasked with solving.

In battle, Ferdinand reaches a near inhuman quality of silence. He is like a brooding storm, calculating each move with deadly proficiency and without regard of his enemy's well being. He is strangely distant during these kinds of moments, like his mind is only on the battle and nothing else. Because of this, it can become difficult communicating with him during such circumstances. His calm demeanor disappears and is replaced by one that is quietly wrathful.

Ferdinand also has a habit of smoking tobacco from his favorite, cherry wood pipe.

Likes
Alone time, dogs, meditating; purple.

Dislikes
Food, maintenance, noise; spiders.

Appearance
Ferdinand is an old man of average height. He has short, tousled hair that has since grayed out. He has a trimmed beard and mustache that help add onto his strong jawline. He has bushy eyebrows and sullen, silver eyes that tell of a lifetime spent wondering. He has wide-set shoulders, and a toned body that has been honed with training and perhaps a bit too much time spent voluntarily starving himself. He has chest hair, and a deep scar on the right side of his chest, just next to where his heart is.

Ferdinand wears a black gambeson which is overlain with a brown, leather brigandine that protects his chest. Over this he wears the standard Golden Dawn capelet, with the insignia for the squad embellished on his right side. Under this is a longer, turquoise cape that reaches just below his knees. He wears leather gauntlets, with cloth gloves that do not cover his fingers. As well as this, he wears simple pants with iron-plated knee caps. He wears simple shoes with gilded, golden brass that forms a point at the end of his shoes.