Tobias

## Tobias of Kald

### Aliases

Beast King, Hero of Stonereach, The Befouler Child, Son of the Dissident, The Fist of Kald, Toby, Tobias il’Drael, Fool (Dandric), Mountain Man (Solana)

### Relatives

Drael il’Rhas (father), Nidri ul’Kistel (mother), Rhas il’Hyodr (paternal grandfather), Hyodyr il’Tag (great-grandfather)

### Affiliation

Royal Academy of Stilldam, The Blades, Bleu Rose Company (formerly), Butchers of Red Peak, Gomm Beddgur tribe

### Occupation

Monster Hunter, Adventurer, Mercenary (formerly)

## Physical description

### Eye color

Gold

*We don't know what tomorrow holds. So, just… Smile, and live for everything you're worth.*

**- Tobias to Elaine**

Tobias is an ambassador for the Royal Academy of Stilldam and one of the main members of The Blades.

## History

### Early Life

Tobias was forsaken even before his birth. His father, Drael il’Rhas, was the son of the chieftain, and soon to lead the Gomm Beddgur tribe. His mother, Marsilia Bardol, was a human mercenary, whose mercenary guild had declared war on the Gomm Beddgur. They assumed that Tobias’ birth would bring peace, but it only brought more war. Dozens of mercenaries, including Marsilia, were banished due to untrustworthiness, and Drael’s father, Rhas il’Hyodr, labeled him as a traitor and exiled him from the tribe. The Council of Gomm Beddgur decided that Tobias was to be killed, since he was a bastard child, and considered an evil spawn. Rhas told the council that he wished to dispose of Tobias himself, but he secretly gave him to a hunter in the town of Highthorn, named Azyr Godfreed.

Tobias grew to be bigger and stronger than kids older than him, which gave him the upper hand in a street brawl, which he got into often. Though he fought avidly, he often did it on behalf of children who were victims of bullying. Azyr raised him to be kind, but Azyr’s own childish nature rubbed off on Tobias, causing Tobias to pride himself as a class-clown, never taking anything too seriously. Azyr’s high skill in hunting and Tobias’ uncanny strength led him to be a natural hunter, to the point where he was wrestling wild animals at just the age of 12, and nearly at the point where he could hunt monsters.

### Leaving Highthorn

When Tobias was 13 years old, Azyr had to go on a long, perilous hunting trip. The trip was expected to at least a year, so he sent Tobias to stay with a close friend in Stilldam while he was gone to ensure that he stayed out of trouble. Upon arriving in Highthorn, Tobias witnessed 3 kids, around the age of 17, bullying a homeless man. Tobias then approached them, making the ‘clear rational decision’ at the moment and beating all of them half to death.

This stunt earned him a free night in jail, but before he could be escorted into his cell, a large bearded man stopped the guards and took Tobias with him. He introduced himself as Ansfroi Mvoiir, the friend of Azyr and Headmaster of the Royal Academy of Stilldam.

## Personality

Tobias is kind, good-natured, and childish. He is also generally lighthearted, despite many insulting his intelligence and Dandric constantly jabbing digs at him. Despite his usual friendly and foolish attitude, he becomes stern and serious (and sometimes even brutal and merciless) during combat situations.

He has been described to be a fool (mostly by Dandric), due to his tendency to mess around and stray from objectives rather than performing his tasks efficiently. He is also rather impulsive, tending to dive headfirst into action rather than assessing the situation at hand.

At times he has been called a flirt, as he has unintentionally charmed several women during a bar-crawl with Elaine, Dandric, and Valentine. His personality and handsomeness is sometimes even enough to soften stoic individuals like the Barbarian Queen, Vaela. Later, it’s revealed that Tobias is completely oblivious of his good looks and thought that women liked him because of his personality.

Tobias has been hot-headed at times, especially whenever his comrades are disrespected or injured. This shows when a tavern patron insulted Elaine and Dandric by calling them snobby nobles, and Tobias reacted by throwing him out of a window.

## Appearance

Tobias has short, curly honey blonde hair, sun-kissed skin, and golden eyes. He has a youthful face that exhibits a childish grin complimented by dimples and pearly white teeth. He is toned and extremely fit, which compliments his massive 6’4” frame; according to many Tobias is considered very handsome.

He dons a sleeveless navy shirt, a crimson scarf, a leather shoulder pad on his right shoulder, and various leather pouches to hold his equipment. In his igneous form, his skin hardens into a resilient, dark volcanic rock with cracks that reveal the golden light of his magma underneath.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Ignus Physiology**: Tobias’ Ignus roots grant him the powers of an average Ignus, as well as more powers due to his special ancestry. These include:

• Skin-Hardening: Tobias is able to harden any part of his body into a resilient igneous rock that rivals adamantine.

• Magma: Under certain conditions, Tobias is able to produce a golden magma from within the cracks of his igneous skin. He is also able to manipulate it, but only to a limited extent.

• Mineral Manipulation: Due to his relation to Hyodyr, Tobias has inherited his ability to manipulate certain minerals. Although it isn’t very strong, it can certainly give an upper hand in a fight.

• Regeneration: Tobias is able to regenerate wounds by slowly transforming them into volcanic rock. He has better regeneration than the average warrior Ignus, and could possibly regenerate parts of his limbs.

• Vulcan Transformation: Extreme conditions must be met to achieve Vulcan transformation. This covers the user’s entire body in multiple layers of igneous rock and enhances their strength, durability, and endurance. It also grants them better control of their magma and makes them near impervious to pain.

**Enhanced Vision**: Tobias is able to read clearly from around 40 feet away, and can slightly see in the dark (even though he can glow through his cracks and illuminate any dark space).

### Abilities

**Combat**:

## Miscellaneous

### Notes

• Tobias’ true name is Tobias il’Drael, which means ‘Tobias Son of Drael’. The Ignus use a patronymic system, where il’[father] means ‘Son of [father]’ and ul’[father] means ‘Daughter of [father]’.

• Due to Tobias’ relation to the Dread Dragon, Hyodr, his powers are significantly stronger than the average warrior Ignus.

• The only Ignus known to ever achieve Vulcan transformation is the Dread Dragon, Hyodyr, who used it to defeat a quarter of an army by himself.

• The only other Ignus to have a magma color other than orange and blue is Yungod, who is supposedly the first Ignus; his magma color was purple.