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[align=center] J E R O M E D U D L E Y

* Get ready for me, love, 'cause I'm a commer, I simply gotta march, My heart's a drummer. Nobody, no, nobody Is gonna rain on my parade! .
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[/align]- - - - - Full Name, Jerome Dudley
- - - - Title, Sir - - - - Gender, Male - - - - Sexuality, Heterosexual - - - - Age, 22 - - - - Place at Court, Bum Knight - - - - PB (Play-By), MAX “SMEXYPANTS” IRONS
[align=center] [/align]- - - - - Loves,
- His family - His faithful steed, Leofric - Jousting - Hunting - Hawking - Wrestling - Tennis - Bowls (The game, not the stuff you eat out of.) - Trees - Court festivities - Women who finds him repulsive - Getting on his brother John’s nerves - Ale - Funny-shaped clouds
- - - - Loathes, - His name (It makes him sound positively ancient; he’d much rather go by “Lancelot”.) - Poetry (They’re for saps who aren’t very good at good ole fashioned manly sports like jousting.) - Reading - Bear-baiting (Too cruel for his taste.) - His childhood tutor - The fact that he can’t grow facial hair even if his life depended on it - Being compared to either of his brothers - Mornings - Clingy and/or vapid women - Theological or philosophical talk - Gossip - Pigeons - Money as a form of motivation (He’s more into honor, glory, and all that.) - Being lied to
- - - - Strengths, - Physical prowess in sports and combat - Gregarious - Extremely loyal to crown, country, and his loved ones - Honest (perhaps even to a fault) - Strong sense of determination
- - - - Weaknesses, - Others’ opinions of him - Flattery - Tends to act recklessly - Anything that requires strength of wit or mind - Clever women
- - - - Dreams, To make a name for himself at court, make his family proud, and perhaps gain a wife in the process.
- - - - Fears, That he will fail miserably in his endeavors and becomes known as the good-for-nothing son of the Dudley clan. He also fears the Sweat and any form of pestilence in general; death is a scary concept for him. - - - - Overall Personality,
Jerome Dudley is not the sharpest tool in the shed by any means. He is no poet, certainly no intellectual, and he cannot sit still long enough to even start a game of chess. Reading bores him to death, and while he finds gardens pretty to look at, he would much rather be in the thick of a good hunt than stooping down to sniff at flowers (although, due to his eldest brother’s flower allergy, one could find Jerome snooping around in the Hampton Court gardens on a mission to acquire a bloom or two at his poor brother’s expense). He is, however, a good-natured, energetic man with a rather wicked sense of humor and a love for vigorous activity.
There is nothing that Jerome enjoys more than a good challenge. From jousting to a game of tennis, he naturally excels at all form of physical sport and will not yield victory to anyone other than the King himself (he does value his life after all). The level of concentration and dedication that he invests in any hunt, joust, or wrestle is truly astonishing and is a reflection of his own solid sense of determination. However, do not mistake concentration with caution, for Jerome simply does not do anything in moderation and thus exercises a great deal of boldness that borders on reckless abandon to all his endeavors, not just sporting activities. He simply lives in the moment and does not have the natural inclination (nor the brain power, really) to predict the consequences of his actions.
Jerome’s insatiable appetite for a challenge extends to his choice of women. Living in two older brothers’ shadows, he has always craved attention from a young age. Now that need for attention has developed into an inexplicable attraction to women who do not return his amorous affections. In fact, the more they find him utterly repulsive and try to dodge his attempts to court them, the more eagerly Jerome tries to make them fall in love with him. It may be the reason why he has yet to settle down and start a family--he has yet to find a woman whom he finds attractive to yield to him--but Jerome can live with that for now. Call him a masochist, but he simply loves the chase too much. On the other hand, he simply cannot stand loose women who throw themselves at him, although he does appreciate their use of verbal flattery as a form of seduction.
In terms of his political and religious leanings, Jerome is fairly straightforward. He considers himself a good Catholic and does not see what all the fuss surrounding this Martin Luther character is about. He is also staunchly loyal to the King and feels personally indebted to the King for knighting him (not to mention the fact that King Henry really knows how to throw excellent banquets and jousting tournaments). Thus, as far as Jerome is concerned, long live the Pope and King Henry VIII!
[align=center] [/align]- - - - - Family Members,
Edmund Dudley – Father (deceased) Elizabeth Grey – Mother Elizabeth Dudley – Elder half-sister John Dudley -- Eldest brother Andrew Dudley – Second oldest brother Catherine Dudley (née Willoughby) -- Sister-in-law - - - - Overall History, From the moment little Jerome Dudley entered this world, he was destined to make life hell for his siblings. One of the first things he ever did as a wee babe was to “accidentally” urinate on his brother John as the latter was holding him. Years later, Jerome would chuckle at the memory and say it was his way of marking his territory: John Dudley was target number one for his little brother’s endless string of pranks. As a child, Jerome was full of energy, always running around, chasing after his brothers, climbing trees (and the occasional person), and leaping onto horses once he was old enough to ride. His absolute favorite pastime was to annoy the hell out of his two brothers, especially John, and it was not unusual for Andrew and Jerome to gang up on their eldest brother and torment him mercilessly--out of love, of course. All in all, the youngest Dudley boy had a happy and incredibly satisfying early childhood.
Alas, all good things must come to an end, and for Jerome, the portent of misery came in the form of books. It did not take long for him to discover that studying was not his strong suit, and that he would much rather be outside enjoying the sunshine than sitting inside with a bunch of dusty old books. He would fidget about in his chair, complain loudly of headaches (for his head indeed throbbed so from all the Latin thrown at him), and eventually even pulled pranks on the tutor, much to the poor man’s frustration. As a result, Jerome never did retain much of the material that the tutor so valiantly tried to instill in him, but he could hardly care less. There were more important things to worry about in the world, such as winning a wrestling match against Andrew.
As the years went by, Jerome grew up into a tall, well-built young man, taking after his mother in looks and being utterly unable to grow a decent beard (oh, how he envied John’s beard as an adolescent). Although his father was an advisor to the king, only John went to court to be with him, and Jerome, as the youngest, stayed in the comfort and familiarity of home. In terms of disposition, not much has changed with Jerome. If anything, his passion for sports and all things fun has only grown over the years; his enthusiasm surpassing that of his brothers though he was their equal in skill. He was still an incredibly boisterous individual, always ready to make merry at any hour or go on a long jaunt down the countryside on his horse Leofric.
And then, in what felt like the course of one night, his father was executed, and his brother was now the Earl of Warwick. When news of his brother’s earldom came, it was the first time Jerome had truly been stupefied into silence. John, an earl??? He could not wrap his head around it. Then, as if that wasn’t enough of a shocker, John soon announced that he would be getting married, to a baroness no less! Even so, Jerome held fast to the slim hope that despite all the changes, things would remain the same for the most part.
That is, until John shaved off his beard.
Jerome’s naive outlook on life was discarded along with his brother’s beloved beard. Everybody had grown up, and it was his turn to grow up, too. Going to court and being knighted by the King was one step toward adulthood for Jerome, but he now saw that it wasn’t enough. Like John, he has to rise above his family name. He wasn’t looking for an earldom; that would be far too weighty of a responsibility for him. But he does wish to build a reputation for himself at court. For once in his life, Jerome was filled with a sense of purpose and determination to succeed. Since he knew he couldn’t possibly excel intellectually, he threw himself into the sporting activities and tournaments at court, immersing himself wholeheartedly into his endeavors. And if a beneficial marriage should come knocking on his door, Jerome would not object to that either.
In July of 1512, Jerome returned to court after participating in the war against Scotland (the choice of battle front was deliberate, for he wanted to set himself apart from John). Although England was clearly victorious on the battle field, he didn’t manage to distinguish himself quite like he’d hoped. But Jerome was not going to give up that easily. He was never very good at sitting still and waiting for things to come to him, so he fully intends to seize his future by the throat.
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