Arex

Arex officially joined the Astral SMP on January 14th, 2023 after learning of its existence through Mech.
He first met Ardor and was introduced to Dawn by Skye, Solus, Drew, and later Leaf. He was warmly welcomed by Skye and was soon given a tour.
==Biography==
===Appearance===
A somewhat tall and somewhat lanky man. He has short cream fur except on his fingertips. He has medium length horns and long ears. He also has a small scar under his right eye. He has a purple cloak that goes down to his ankles with a golden clasp. He has a white, long sleeve shirt and gray pants with a brown and gold belt. He has black boots with golden buckles and a purple bandana on his left boot.
==Personality==
A sly and cocky character, always eager to make any deal or bet he believes he can benefit from. He always tries to keep a charming and friendly facade. He tends to try to blend in with others and not stand out as he often waits for any advantage he can take. He wants to take any power or wealth he can, he often does this through business, even though his business is bathed in blood. He works as a paid mercenary and, as such, often tends to not form bonds with many people as he knows he will most likely betray them in the end. He never trusts anyone at first as he almost always has many enemies from his line of work, however, one of his greatest flaws is that if you can gain his trust he often will blindly trust you until the end. 
===Background===
Growing up in a small kingdom outside the main Dawn area, Arex learned rudimentary redstone and became decent at mechanics, however he had always been more interested in combat. He gained a position as one of the king’s guards after proving his fighting prowess. However, when the king grew corrupt and paranoid, he promoted Arex to be his assassin, being tasked with taking out anyone the king saw as a threat both in the kingdom and outside. This only fed Arex’s latent ambition. He grew more adept at combat and stealth as the kingdom and its rivals grew to despise both him and the king. One day, since the king had no heir, Arex grew too power hungry and attempted to kill the king and take the throne for himself. The king, however, caught him and wanted him executed for treachery. Arex managed to escape from the guards, earning the scar on his cheek, and fled. He knew he could not seek asylum in his old or neighboring kingdoms due to the reputation he had gained, and so he began to wander, offering to be hired by anyone who could pay him. He would often soon leave the towns he found as soon as he would arrive, however, as they would either learn of his past crimes or learn of his current ones. As he traveled one day, he ran into a fellow traveler, a stranger by the name of Mech. They began to talk, neither of them had any place to be or to return to. Mech told Arex of a place by the name of Dawn from which he had come from. Arex grew intrigued and Mech offered to give Arex directions to Dawn and his old tools he had been holding onto, stating he no longer needed them. Arex graciously accepted his gift and the two began to part ways. Mech, before leaving, quickly wrote down coordinates and gave them to Arex, telling him that if he decided to stay in Dawn then he could use the house located at the coordinates. Arex thanked Mech again and told him that if they ever crossed paths again that Arex would be willing to help him if he needed. Arex began following the directions he had been given and decided to look at the coordinates too. The coordinates, however, had been smudged on accident and Arex was unable to read them. Believing there would be others in Dawn he decided to hold onto the coordinates until he found someone who could read the handwriting better than he could.
==Relationships==
Relationships	Relationships 	Relationships 	Relationships
Name 	Status 	Notes 	
Ardor 	positive-neutral	Ardor hated him at first, but after promising his business to Ardor, Ardor grew to appreciate him. 	
Solus 	negative 	Starting out neutral, their relationship soon grew sour after meeting DM as they began to trust each other less and less 	
Deal Maker 	positive-neutral	Starting out on a positive note, the two soon became friendlier as Arex gave DM the info about his business. Intrigued, DM agreed to meet again. 	
Mech 	positive 	Although only meeting for a few moments, Arex felt a strong connection almost instantly with Mech. Even though he knows he will most likely never meet Mech again, he still writes letters knowing they will never reach their intended reader and he considers Mech his only true friend as Mech gave him so much for no gain of his own, and Arex respected him greatly for it.