Captain Thaddeus Reinbrook

World of Teravas

Character Profile: Captain Thaddeus Reinbrook

Faction: Hartvale Republic — Continental Guard

Species: Anthropomorphic Deer (Male)

Age: thirty-three winters

Height: 6’3”

Role: Captain of the 4th Provincial Line, Graycoast Regiment

Status: Decorated Officer and Aide-de-Camp to President-General Vernhart (Unofficial)

Appearance:

Thaddeus is a tall, lean stag with russet-brown fur and pale white markings across his throat and inner ears. His antlers are wide and meticulously polished, capped with ceremonial brass sheaths during formal assemblies. His uniform is that of a Hartvale captain: a forest green frock coat trimmed in gold thread, buff waistcoat beneath, and a crimson officer’s sash denoting battlefield distinction. Brass epaulettes rest firmly on squared shoulders, and his saber—kept gleaming—is bound to his left hip with a monogrammed leather belt. Despite frontier dust, his boots are always polished, his posture always crisp.

Personality:

Thaddeus Reinbrook is the embodiment of republican virtue as taught in the academies—measured, idealistic, and unfailingly composed. However, behind the straight-backed exterior lies a weary soul. He has witnessed the contradictions of liberty in the outer provinces and bears the weight of moral compromise in silence. Reinbrook believes deeply in law and order but often finds himself enforcing policies that conflict with his private sense of justice.

A natural orator and tactician, Reinbrook walks the knife-edge between soldier and statesman. His loyalty to Hartvale is unshaken, but his trust in its current machinery is fraying.

Quirks & Traits:

Frontier Politeness: Reinbrook addresses even subordinates with “sir” or “madam” unless in direct combat. Some find it charming; others call it impractical.

Sleeps Upright: Out of long habit from campaigning in flooded tents, he often dozes sitting with back straight and arms crossed—a trait many young officers now mimic.

Field Sketcher: Carries a battered notebook filled with tactical sketches, maps, and occasional charcoal portraits of fallen comrades, with names carefully inked beneath.

Contraband Compass: Keeps an heirloom Concordat-made brass compass hidden in his coat lining—taken from a battlefield rival who spared his life and vanished.

Rumors & Relationships:

“The Stag Without a Flag”: Though loyal, Reinbrook is whispered to have declined multiple promotions into Hartvale’s political structure—suggesting a reluctance to become part of the machine he enforces.

Presidential Favor: President Vernhart trusts him implicitly and occasionally sends coded letters requesting private counsel, bypassing the official chain of command.

Black Ledger Incident: It’s said Reinbrook once destroyed an entire march court ledger in protest after witnessing the unjust branding of a Chainbreaker deserter posing as a freedman. The act was covered up.

Cross-Border Courtesy: Concordat officers reportedly salute him during rare ceasefire meetings—an act considered scandalous by hawks in the Senate of Provinces.