Gabriel Ostrix

Gabriel "Ga" Ostrix is an Aarakocra barbarian. He was originally a member of the Heralds of Retha, and was their strongest member, but overtime started to lose his teammates trust in him and was charged for crimes against humanity. He was kicked out of the team and never to be seen again.

## Appearance

Gabriel Ostrix is a caucasian Aarakocra with light brown, feathers all over his body, and black eyes. He stands upright and has somewhat long, narrow legs that taper to sharp talons. He also carries big wings on his back. He wears brown garments with silver armor on top, and a dragon-shaped bone helmet on his head.

## Brief History

Gabriel's ancestors were able to survive the Great Species Purge, and eventually had Gabriel as an offspring. Due to being an Aarakocra, Ga departed from his family at an early age, and went to wonder Retha.

Ga became a petty thief, and was locked away in Avallon's dungeon, ready to be tortured. He was rescued by a small group of people who would be later known as the Heralds of Retha, and left the dungeon with them.

He went on several adventures with them, and proved himself useful as the strongest member at the time. This caused him to become extremely arrogant, and started to make amazingly stupid decisions on a regular basis. He helped Sindren shut down the black market, and gave him magical artifacts despite Sindren being an enemy to the Heralds at the time.

All this plus jokingly nearly killing the Heralds on several occasions, forced the team to make a final decision to kick him out from the team. Ga didn't really have a problem with this, as he didn't really like them anyways. He left Retha, and hasn't been seen since.

## Abilities

Gabriel is an Aarakocra, granting him a several natural abilities.

* **Multilingualism-**Gabriel is capable of speaking and understanding both common and Aarakocran.
* **Aarakocran Physiology-** Because of his Aarakocran heritage, his biology is superior to that of any human.
	+ **Enhanced Strength-** While not being exactly on par with some other strong foes, Ga does benefit from a natural boost in his strength compared to most people.
	+ **Enhanced Durability-** Gabriel has been seen tanking blows from different enemies and weapons, and still standing strong. So much so that he even used to call himself the team's "meat shield".
	+ **Flight-** Ga's big wings naturally allow him to fly in the air at great speeds. This helps him reach difficult places and fly over certain obstacles in his path.
	+ **Sharp Talons-** Ga's sharp talons are useful for clawing up any enemies in a fight if he ever finds himself weaponless. This is also useful for grabbing onto things either on the ground or in the air.

* **Rage-** Using the full extent of his barbaric nature, Ga can concentrate all his strength and power into a flurry of attacks. This allows him to attack at a much faster pace, but the effect wears off quickly.

## Equipment

Most of Gabriel's equipment was only affordable to him due to stealing a large amount of gold from Daniel Skrimir. It was mostly all sold back after Ga's departure, but a few items were still kept by the Heralds.

* **Greataxes-** Gabriel had three great axes. He had a fire great axe, an ice great axe, and a regular great axe. The former two have elemental enchantments which grants them different effects.
* **Enhancments-** Ga's most used item, these enhancements were placed over his body to give him a slight boost. They had a paralyzation enchantment, which gave Ga the ability of "paralyzation slaps" which he annoyingly used more against his teammates than his enemies.
* **Strength Gloves-** Ga purchased some gloves that gave him a strength boost. These were kept by the Heralds, and are still being used by whoever needs them.
* **Wing Armor-** Ga purchased some wing armor that gave him a defense boost.
* **Kings Boots-** Ga purchased some boots that gave him a speed boost.

## Weaknesses

* **Strong Winds-** If the current of the wind it too strong, such as the winds in Retha's Tundra, can mess up Ga's flight and sometimes render it too dangerous for him to fly in that area.

* **Arrogance-** Gabriel Ostrix was an arrogant anti-hero. So much so, that it could even get to his head. This can be a disadvantage in battle as it could lead him to underestimate his opponents.
* **Voodoo Doll-** Due to his dangerous and unpredictable nature, Daniel Skrimir secretly developed a voodoo doll tied to Ga's persona, and would use if he ever went rogue. This is a dangerous weakness for Ga as if anything were to happen to the doll, it would happen to him.