Thomas Tarsington-Keint
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Lord Thomas Tarsington-Keint, also known as Ser Thomas 'The Lion' Tarsington-Keint, was the second Baron of Keintania and leader of the Keintanian Rebellion against the Kingdom of Santegia.
Biography
Birth
Born in the city of Johannesburg in the year 1593, Thomas was the eldest son of Henry Tarsington and Alice Keint. After Johannesburg was destroyed in 1595, when Thomas was just only two years old, he and his family fled towards the Kingdom of Courland where he remained safe.
Childhood
Shortly after Thomas and his family fled, Thomas' mother Alice gave birth to her second son with Henry. Thomas and Richard, his younger brother, grew a close bond, they would do everything together without a care in the world. Around the age of 10, Thomas was starting to be trained in the art of combat, using a variety of different weapons from swords to pikes but he excelled the most in sword combat.
Teenage Years
At the age of 15 Thomas' father, Henry was murdered on the roads by bandits, and thus Thomas would be in mourning for a couple of years after his murder. Thomas would carry on training non-stop with many types of weapons from arming swords to rapiers. It was until he hit the age of 18 that all his military training came into use, he decided to join the Courlandic Military, unfortunately for him his mother disagreed with his decision stating that he was everything to her and if she lost him she wouldn't be able to carry on trying to persuade him not to join. This did not change his mind for one bit.
Middle Ages