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The youngest son of Lord Rognan Nightgold, Riagnon was predominantly brought up as a ward of Farhaven as many children of esteemed vassals sometimes are. He served as page and later, he learned to fight and hunt in the untamed northern wilderness as squire to the famed Princess Agatha. His presence in Arx, and the subsequent swearing of fealty to his sister and House Acheron, came on the heels of a freshly annulled and shockingly short-lived marriage -- a failed attempt to draw a particularly unfriendly Abandoned chieftain with significant military resources into bending the knee to House Nightgold. Humbled and with his tail between his legs, Riagnon yielded to She Who Knows Best. He agreed to bolster the numbers of his sister's new march and eventually came to serve as her Sword. When he was arranged to be married again, this time to a Crownlands merchant, it was so House Acheron might utilize Lady Kenna's valuable familial connections to assist their steep economic ambitions. It was later Riagnon's new spouse who ultimately succeeded in treating with the Abandoned from his past, winning their affection not for House Nightgold but for House Acheron, and putting to a close that embarrassing chapter of Rignon's personal history.

Riagnon's black hair is cropped short, suggesting a general lack of any particular vanity. With a dappling of freckles crossing the bridge of his nose, his facial features carry with them a lingering boyishness. Physically, Riagnon is more sinewy than bulk... and noble though he may be, it ought to be clear that he is accustomed to hard work and harsh terrain.

Riagnon's propensity for gawkish acts of unintentional slapstick-sabotage knows no bounds, often involving a gangly elbow or the ill-placed toe of his boot. In life, he moves like a yet unbroken colt, unable to regulate his pace. There are days when his betters are surprised that he can even manage to stand on his own and others when he bolts forward into action, burning quickly and bright.