Ersken Westover is a member of the Provost's Guard in the Lower City of Corus, Tortall. He is friends with Rebakah Cooper and begins his year as trainee along with her in 246 HE. Ersken also befriends Beka's fellow lodgers in Mrs. Trout's Lodgings, Rosto the Piper, Aniki Forfrysning, Koramin Ingensra. He even develops a romantic relationship with Kora. Ersken has at least two sisters.

BiographyEdit

Ersken is born in 229 HE and has older sisters.^[1]. He is the fourth son of a middle-class family in Corus.^[2]

He enters his first year of street duty in the Provost's Guard as a Puppy on April 1, 246 HE.^[3] Ersken's training partners seem to be good at their work, as they have been commended by Lord Gershom twice before April of 246 HE.^[4] His first night on duty doesn't go that well as he "went full-front in the gutter"^[5]. A month after he begins his year as a puppy and only three weeks after he first meets Koramin Ingensra they become lovers^[6]. Shortly afterwards one of his fellow Puppies, Verene, dies on duty. She has also been one of his friends and the other Puppies vote on him speaking at her funeral for all of them.^[7]

When Ersken becomes a full member of the Provost's Guard, the first partner he is assigned to doesn't fit, although the reasons for this aren't known. His second partner is Birch and Ersken seems to get along quite nicely with him.^[8] Their usual patrol route includes Rovers Street^[9] and by September of 247 HE Ersken has already established a reputation that he is not to cross with the gamblers in the Barrel's Bottom.

Ersken was one of the guards caught up in the Bread Riot on September 8, 247 HE. He even got a black eye to show for it.^[10]

Physical descriptionEdit

Ersken has blue eyes and "soft brown curls".^[11] By September of 247 HE Ersken has put on some muscles^[12].

Personality and traitsEdit

Ersken is "the kindest of us [Trainee Guards of 246]"^[3], which makes him help Beka a lot and even stick up to her when others make jokes on her behalf. Beka fears that this soft side of his will make his work as a Dog difficult, but he proves that he can be tough, too, when he even frightens some members of the Court of the Rogue into leaving a tavern with his all too innocent looks only five months after he became a full-fledged Dog.^[13]

As opposed to Beka Ersken doesn't show any shyness. He even handles Beka's shyness by ignoring it and he hasn't got a problem with hugging his female year-mates, either.^[11] However it seems as though he wasn't quite adept at handling a woman flirting with him.^[14]

RelationshipsEdit

Koramin IngensraEdit

Ersken and Kora became physically involved with each other shortly after meeting for the first time in April of 246 HE. They've maintained a romantical relationship ever since. Although they stand on different sides of the law with Ersken being a Dog and Kora Rosto's left hand, they still manage to continue their relationship by not talking overly much over those things but instead having many mutual friends, reading books, going to fairs and musical entertainments.^[15]

AppearancesEdit

• Terrier
• Bloodhound

ReferencesEdit

See alsoEdit

v · d · eProvost's Dog Books Terrier • Bloodhound • Mastiff (2011) Places Corus Barrel's Bottom • Cesspool • Dancing Dove • Flash District • Glassman Square • Jane Street kennel • Lower City • Mantel and Pullet • Market of Sorrows • Mutt Piddle Lane • Naxen's Fancy • Nightmarket • Nipcopper Close • Olorun River • Sheepmire Tavern • Waterfront District Port Caynn Waterlily • Eagle Street Court • Guards House • Ladyshearth Lodgings • Merman's Cave • Rattery Prison Events Opal Murders • Dead Men's Riots • Bread Riot • Counterfeiting of 247 HE v · d · e Characters v · d · eResidents of Corus Nobles King Roger • Queen Jessamine • Lady Sabine • Sir Tullus • Acton of Fenrigh • Lord Gershom • Lady Teodorie Guards Kebibi Ahuda • Wulfric Birch • Rebakah Cooper • Fulk • Clara Goodwin • Ercole Hempstead • Hilyard • Jakorn • Nyler Jewel • Otelia • Phelan Rapp • Rollo • Silsbee • Matthias Tunstall • Verene • Ersken Westover • Osgyth Yoav Rogues Kayfer Deerborn • Dawull • Ulsa • Rosto the Piper • Aniki Forfrysning • Koramin Ingensra • Bold Brian • Fiddlelad • Lady May • Reed Katie Commoners Jack Ashmiller • Orva Ashmiller • Ashmiller children • Jungen Berryman • Diona Cooper • Fern Cooper • Ilony Cooper • Lorine Cooper • Nilo Cooper • Philben Cooper • Willes Cooper • Tomlan Goodwin • Vrinday Kayu • Ammon Lofts • Annis Lofts • Herun Lofts • Rolond Lofts • Tansy Lofts • Uta Norwood • Inman Poundridge • Deirdry Noll • Gemma Noll • Yates Noll • Gunnar Espeksra • Amaya Painter • Mother Cantwell • Myaral Fane • Ulfrec Fane • Master Sholto • Otho Urtiz • Ashmari • Garnett • Geraint Pell • Madon Pell v · d · eResidents of Port Caynn Guards Lionel of Trebond • Nestor Haryse • Terart Axman • Enno • Ives • Anglesea • Shales Rogues Pearl Skinner • Hansevor Remy • Zolaika • Jurji • Steen Bolter • Torcall Jupp • Fair Flory Others Isanz Finer • Wenna Finer • Meraud Finer • Okha Soyan • Truda • Haden • Dale Rowan • Durant Elkes • Serenity Animals Pigeons Ashes • Fog • Inky • Mumper • Pinky • Slapper • Spangle • White Spice Others Achoo • Fuzzball • Laddybuck • Pounce