Avagantamous Okarthel

"You know I had to do it to 'em." -Avagantamous Okarthel

~~Gant's Boys~~(All dead)

~~Gant's Boys II~~(Former)

**Avagantamous "Gant" Okarthel** is a mystic and previous member of both the Crusaders of the Sterling Serpent and the Knights of Nadir, though he is still a somewhat active member of the Brigade.

## Personality

Getting up there in years, Gant is a bit of a boomer, having spent the bulk of his life serving as a paladin to Ester Pyx and holding very sheltered, biased views towards other races and cultures. He often uses rhyming metaphors to describe his mistrust for others.

## Appearance

Gant is a human with pale skin and black hair, shaved into a circle beard. One of his eyes has been destroyed in the field of battle, covered with a pink eye patch. Ever since becoming a mystic, he's donned equipment with a pink and purple aesthetic, including a light purple cloak, a string of beads used as a psionic focus, and pointed shoes.

## Relationships

### Halintar: Respite of the Gods party

Gant was the first member of the party of Halintar: Respite of the Gods to appear "on-screen", as the first session opened up with him traveling from the Whiteshock Citadel over to the Tipsy Tengu. After helping solve the series of murders there, he was recruits to Caravan 17, and made fast friends with the other new recruits.

While in the Ashen Breach investigating the Shining, deeply buried psionic powers awoke in Gant, as he died and was reborn as a mystic. He reunited with the group after they found him in the same high-security prison that they were attempting to break Shards out of, after which he flew off back to the Zenith on his own.

### Ester Pyx & The Crusaders of the Sterling Serpent

Gant was raised in an orphanage and taught to idolize Ester Pyx and her Crusaders, joining their ranks as soon as he was old enough to do so. He had his own troop, called "Gants Boys", who traveled across the continent on various missions together for many years. When peace was settled they had a period of retirement, until Gant brought the boys back together in order to go on one final mission- one that would spell the death of almost all of them. Barely surviving thanks to the goodwill of a bystander (who also fell to her injuries), Gant eventually limped home a hollow man.

## Backstory

Gant was left at the doorstep of Zoolander’s Orphanage for Kids Who Can’t Pray Good by an unknown individual shortly after being born. There, he was raised to value the morals of Ester Pyx and her Crusaders of the Sterling Serpent, joining their ranks as early as he was able. Though there were occasional whispers of his psychic powers, his years spent growing as a paladin halted him from discovering these abilities.

Some time during his travels, he met Minerva, the kenku warden of the Tipsy Tengu. Their exact relationship is unknown, but is visibly flirtatious and (unfortunately) sexual in nature.

After the war ended, Gant's Boys (the name of his posse of fellow soldiers) were largely dispersed, starting their own families and lives in the Whiteshock Citadel. However, Gant requested that they go on one more mission together, ultimately ending with the death of almost all of them.

Returning to deliver the news of his friends' deaths, Gant threw himself into serving Ester Pyx in order to forget his woes. This eventually led him to be chosen as the individual bearer of a mission to investigate the Shining, as sending an entire troop to the Mantle could be seen as an aggressive act against Tephra.

## Activity

### As a Brigade Member

After retiring from the Knights of Nadir, Gant chose to spend most of his time at Nadir's Zenith, though he will occasionally go out on other missions.

## Gallery

You know he had to do it to em. Lilgreenfox