Miles Galus

Miles Galus is the firstborn son of Bob Pullus Audalad Galus, the Archon of Theionikos. He grew up in Castle Galus, in the Archonate of Theionikos. From a young age, he was the opposite of his brother Camilus. While his brother was nerdy and well-spoken, Miles was a fighter. It did not take long before not even the personal guard of his father, the principales, could beat him. Because his father, as Archon of Theionikos, already wielded the Sword of Light, he was given the ancestral heirloom of House Galus: Darksbane. He fought many wars both abroad and at home, in the light of his god Theios. His skill as a warrior is unmatched, and his bravery is known to all of Theionikos. He is often described as an adventurous daredevil.
=== Early live ===
Miles grew up in the courtyard of castle Galus, practicing his skills in combat. He was also educated in the art of war, and the worship of Theios. His tutors tried to teach him other things, like math and philosophy, but the boy had no interest in these subjects. When he reached the age of 15, not even the principales could beat him. His favorite stories to listen to were those of battle and war. He constantly dreamed of adventure in the open world and the war that comes with it.
=== The warrior ===
On the day he reached adulthood, he went to his father to ask for permission to leave Theionikos, in search of adventure. His father gave him a well-made diamond blade as a gift, gave him 100 golden coins, and a horse, and waved him goodbye. He had to do one promise though, to his father and their god: To not ashame his house. "You can die, you can suffer, you can be maimed. These are all possibilities. But never, oh never, ashame or dishonor our House, or you will be my son no more.", his father told him.
With the words and gifts of his father with him, he started his journey. The first place he traveled to was the land of the Sironians, the close kin of the Theioniki. Here he helped the local governments eradicate bandits and other scum from their forests. After his service there was done, he traveled to sparwood, and visited the many diverse cultures and nations there. He specifically liked his time with the castellans. He wished to continue his journey further north but grave news reached him. His sironian kin, who had joined arms with the other Aldoviri, had a Galadonian army coming in.
He travelled back to Alteniquia at once, and was just in time to help out the Sironians in the war. The aldoviri narowly managed to withstand the incoming army, but Miles was wounded on his left eye. But this was no ordinary wound, for the Galadonians had applied poison to their blades. He travelled back to castle Galus at once, in the hope that some doctor or priest could save his life.
=== Resurection ===
He reached the gates of Ayesinco, barely being able to sit on his horse. His uncle, who was the ruler of Ayesinco, send him off on a ship to castle Galus immediatly. When the ship reached castle Galus, he was caried to his chambers, and word was sent to the priests in Theiotikos to come heal the Archon's son. But before these priests and healers could arrive, the supernatural interfered. It is said that the sun shone through the window, right on the left eye of Miles, where the initial wound was located. The empty eye socket turned bright red, and an eye appeared, as red as the sun, where once his left eye was. This eye shines brightly, like a miniature sun. Miles got up, seemingly unwounded, and said to his father, who was beside his bed all this time: "I have awoken, to serve the one true God, and to serve his land, ever victorious!".
=== In service of his father ===
After his ressurection he saw it as his duty to Theios and his father to serve the archonate. He was put in charge of his father's cavalry and was sent to Ves-Naissus alongside his uncle to take command of the military. He soonly got news of his father that there was a civil war in the northern lands of Esscharia, and that Theionikos would aid on the side of the nobles. He rode forth alongside his uncle and the Riders of Theios. His story is yet to be finished, and his legacy depends on how the so-called Aksemesai will turn out.
(OOC) Sadly, due to meta politics, the Aksemesai was discontinued after the first battle. We shall say that he fell ill, and had to retreat to the town of Gebel.
But disaster struck! Miles caught some native sickness, and with the local hospitals full of wounded soldiers, his uncle decided it would be safer to return to the city of Gebel. There, in its famous wheatfields, Miles would be able to comfortably recover. And thus he had to leave, although resistant at first, he saw the logic and reasoning of his uncle. By the time he was healed, the Aksemai was already finished, and thus he joined his father back in Castle Galus.
=== Eldham ===
After returning to his beloved father at Castle Galus, he requested permission to leave his ancestral lands for a new adventure. He felt that that way, he would be able to do his duty to Theios better. While recovering in Gebel, he heard many tales of a land far away. Eldham, the sailors called it. The stories of dragons and trees as big as castles intrigued Miles, and thus he decided to go there. He knew that his uncle, Romanus, had recently recovered the estate of House Galus in the nation of Drak Yamar, also located in Eldham. So that's where he would go.
Once he got permission from his beloved father, the Archon, he set sail on the Sanctanese ship "The Fortune of Garath". Before leaving he of course left the ancestral heirloom of House Galus, Darksbane, behind in the hands of his father. The voyage was perilous and long, but eventually, they reached the harbour of Dragon's Point, the capital of Drak Yamar. From there Miles would travel a horse to his family's estate.
He would spend about 6 months in his family's estate, both recovering from his voyage and studying the land he had just arrived in. Soon he received information about a great empire closer to the center of the world, called Anglunia. With the revenue created by his family's estate, he was able to buy a ship and he set voyage to these distant lands of elves and ice.
Before arriving though, he made sure to offer his blade as a mercenary to the Soolian army, which had embroiled itself in a war with rebels. After this minor detour, he continued his voyage to Anglunia. His ship set him off in the harbour of Wiltzia, where he was welcomed by Lord Hades, the local Onsyr. He soon learned that Onsyr meant lord in the local language, and that Lord Hades ran this town.
He also met up with Zehros Elzar-Rezuraia, and he lead Miles to his town of Rezuraia. There he bought a small little hobbit hole, which he would use as a place of study for the surrounding lands that he had just arrived at. Every day, he learns more and more about this land and the people that inhabit it. Sometimes he even asks himself if his thirst for adventure that he had early on in his life might have been a thirst for knowledge and outside cultures.
Category:Traveler's Era