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Half-brother of Arianna from their shared mother Vayla's earlier marriage to a sickly Grayson prince, Bryn, Giuliano's birth was an inauspicious occasion as his father died of a wasting illness shortly after, one that consumed him quickly. Vayla's next marriage produced his half-sister, to whom he became very close. Unfortunately, that bond was often interrupted due to his rarely ever leaving Setarco. Trained from an early age to be a skilled swordsman, he excelled at a style of fighting with the rapier in one hand and a dagger in the off hand. When Niccolo stepped aside to make Piero Duke, Giuliano was initially optimistic - until he saw the inherent weakness in the man. Dismayed as snakelike vassals schemed to bring the House down, he was one of Belladonna's earliest supporters - and more than one traitor died upon his blade. There were no tears shed by the young Lord upon Piero's death and Belladonna's ascension, and he vowed to help safeguard her rule by any means necessary. Time passes, and Giuliano remained one of the Duchess' means of control in Setarco, although now he finds himself called to Arx by family for new duties in service of Pravus.

Definitely on the tall side and muscular, Giuliano is built with a dancer's physique- not so much a soldier's. He learned to favor agility and quick movement in combat, sculpting his body in such a manner. Eyes the color of winter's deep ice are set in his olive toned face, angular like a bird of prey's with neatly groomed hair, moustache and beard the color of a raven's wing. {w({nWhen not in armor, he's wearing a seasilk outfit of steel grey and slate blue.{w){n

Meticulous, even fussy in his appearance, Giuliano is a man who enjoys all that life has to offer him. A jovial hedonist committed to a good time - a conviction second only to his devotion to House Pravus - it has been said the easy smile he so often wears rarely drops, even in grim situations or while doling out casual violence. Why shouldn't he be happy? Raised in the best city of the Compact, in the best family, and the intrigues just mean more things to keep Lord Giuliano occupied.