#mountainmarquess

This is Isaac, and he’s from America! Well, he was born in England, to a father who was distantly related to the Marquess of Halifax and a Scottish mother who wasn’t related to anyone fancy at all. They decided when Isaac was quite young that England was no longer for them, so they moved over to America, specifically the Appalachian Mountains. Some of his mother’s relatives were already living in the Blue Ridge Mountains, so they settled there in the Smokies part right between North Carolina and what would become Tennessee.

Isaac grew up as a woodsman, living off the land and helping his family run their small farm and fur trading business. He can trap, hunt, fish, whittle, track, set a fire, the works. He especially excels at hunting, which became his trade. He never intended to get married because he spends so much time outdoors, away from everyone.

About eight months ago, he received a letter from England about how one of his relatives, that Marquess of Halifax guy, had passed away and somehow he’s the heir. Uh-huh. He tried to give the burden the honor to his little brother Jeremiah but his mother wouldn’t let him; also it probably wasn’t legal and besides Jeremiah didn’t want it. After a considerable amount of displeasure and discussion about their family, Isaac agreed to at least try it. 

 He’s a hard-working, goal-oriented kind of person who learned survival tricks at a young age. He was almost eaten by a mountain lion when he was nine. He’s not exactly no-nonsense since he does have a good sense of humor, but he doesn’t get frippery and frills and acting like it’s the end of the world when you get a tea stain on your shirt. At least it’s not blood, right? That’s a lot harder to get out. He’s pretty up front about his feelings and doesn’t care too much who he offends except he’s a gentleman to the ladies. Or tries to be. He’s still figuring that out. He at least ATTEMPTS. Sometimes.

 He’s currently in a constant argument with the servants and his mother over wearing his favorite buckskin jacket in public.