Ivan Vranov

''This proud young man has broad shoulders and a noble’s features. His red-brown beard is neatly trimmed and his hair is kept well. He has sky blue eyes and a smile filled with warmth. He wears a polished breastplate that glimmers in the light, and secured at the shoulder with a golden raven brooch, a black cloak decorated with a red circle containing a black bear, rampant, with a spread of black antlers above the bear’s head. He carries a hand-and-a-half sword in one hand and a heavy wooden shield in the other. His belt buckle is sculpted and engraved to depict a bear’s head with its teeth bared in a snarl.''

Ivan Gurevovich Medvyed is the husband of Olga Vranov and the second son of Lord Gurev Medvyed He dwelt in the fortress of Stoneclimb in the lower reaches of the Icerime Peaks for most of his life. However, by virtue of being the second son he was freed from the teachings of nobility and spent his time ranging though the foothills of the mountains and the Gronzi Forest, defending and guiding the people who worked the land and had always looked to his family for protection. When news reached him of the establishment of the Domain of Thorn and the small waves of Erastil-worshipping colonists who were travelling to settle there, he petitioned his father to let him go and lend his shield arm to their protection. His father was proud to grant the request and sent him with the blessing of the House of Medvyed. Ivan found a place for himself amongst the Marshalls of Thorn and after a year of service he encountered the then Baroness Vranov. With a little encouragement from the Olga the two began a period of courting spanning almost a year. Over this time a genuine fondness ensued perhaps taking both parties a little by surprise. In the winter of 4711 AR Ivan was wed to Olga and in a break from tradition (and symbol of his great affections for Olga) he took the name of Vranov thus removing himself from any claim to the fortunes of House Medvyed but instead ruling House Vranov alongside his wife. Ivan has sired two sons with Olga, Corbin and Yagoriy and a daughter, Yelena. During the death of Olga, Ivan moved House Vranov to Candlemere Isle where he became morose and withdrawn rarely leaving the island so that he could watch over the warded body of his dead wife. Since Olga's return Ivan has so far remained on Candlemere, preferring the rustic solitude there over the bustle of Stagshelm, only occasionaly travelling to the capital to support his wife.

He’s not the brightest or most learned, but he has strength, honour, and loyalty which are qualities that the smallfolk respect more than reason or wits. He is also a devout follower of Erastil and has gradually adopted many of the more ancient customs assoiated with Old Deadeye honoured by his wife.