Tarix

**Tarixios Abnakh** (Tarix) is an honorable Pisilies Agori who acted as the Prime Glatorian of Tajun and after the establishment of the Nealite Kingdom was appointed Doush (Duke) of Tajun by King Akkar. Tarix kept his position as Doux even after the Nealite Kingdom was fragmented by the Nealite Civil War (also known as the Ateirnite Civil War). His son, Prince Varis Abnakh, is set to succeed him, though Tarix hasn't exactly approved of his son's ways, he still loves him and promised him his inheritance.

Tarix's family of House Adat originates from far south of Neala, in the land known as Tselechi'i (Red-Rock), and is actually of the family as the Element Lord of Sand, Jarra-h'dya. His ancestors were horrified by the fascist-fueled edits Lord Jarra was doing to his people (the creation of the Jarra'dine, or the Vorox) and so got their immediate family and fled to Ateiropolis (Atero), which was a designated region of neutrality between the Element Lords and Jarra could do nothing without devastating the world economy. After the Core War erupted, one of Tarix's ancestors by the name Th'hrashis Adat left Atero went to the comparatively new fortress of Tajunon (Tajun) and pledged allegiance to the Element Lord of Water Thalassanon. Th'hrashis rose to become a legendary soldier and commander in the forces of Water, even surviving the Shattering when it first began outside of a bunker before finding shelter, so great was his glory that he was deified after his death and became the house god of the Nealite branch of the Adat Family. Thousands of years passed and the story of Th'hrashis being more fantastic and a small monument was carved of him in Atero and Tajun, the Adat family sometimes becoming kings of Atero. In the modern day, after the Rise of Kertavos Magnus and his establishment of the Glatorianate, Kertavos sought to pacify conquered Tajun and so forcefully removed the ruling dynasty of the city and placed the Adat family in it's place, moving them from Atero to Tajun. Since then, the Adat family has been the highest of nobles in the city-state, though many super-nationalists who remember the days when Tajun's armies marched over most of Neala consider the Adat family as un-rightful foreigners who occupy their proud home. Others welcomed them, the family of a minor god bringing blessing to the city. The first Adat Leader of Tajun under the Glatorianate was named Abnakh Adat, and he helped establish the Glatorianate with the writing of his treatise called the Glatorian Creed, which fully explained the need for the system, and detailed the rules of combat. Due to Abnakh's fundamental part in the creation of the Glatorianate and the prestigious position House Adat had in Atero, it is theorized that they assisted Kertavos take over Atero and set things in motion.

It was in the last century of the Glatorianate that Tarix was born in Tajun. He was raised to take pride in his heritage, but he found the figure of Kertavos Magnus and his forefather Abnakh to be more inspiring than his divine ancestor. In a harsh world, he refused to be spoiled, left weak and defenseless and reliant upon others, and so demanded learning how to fight. In the philosophy of Kertavos, "*might makes right, so make right take might"*, Tarix sought to enforce chivalry and freedom with example of battle prowess and strength, because if anyone should be in charge it should be those a conscious. To hone his skills, he trained to be a glatorian. He had a hard time at first but his enthusiasm and perseverance made him succeed. His royal family largely did not understand his mentality, but Tarix himself didn't understand why they just praised the name of an ancient rather then doing something themselves. He eventually gained the position of Secondary Glatorian.

Years passed by and Tarix was able to gain the position of Prime Glatorian of Tajun and gained renown for his honorable fighting. And it was not just for show, he would help those on his way from arena match to arena match, once even saving the annoying thief Berix from being captured and sacrificed by a Bone Hunter. due tot heir similar mentality and both being veterans of combat, Tarix had become close friends with Akkar, and together, along with Vastus, they co-wrote (Tarix doing the writing) a supplement to the *Glatorian Creed* called *Creed Plus*, also giving their experiences of fighting and witnessing arena matches as examples.