Herold Erabellos

**Herold Erabellos** was one of the Original Chosen Ones. He was the wielder of Soulstriker and helped to end the Great War along with the others.

After the war, he cofounded the Vesalius Institute and stored away his Artifact before secluding himself to become an inventor. He later met and eventually married Marinae and had a son named Ivan. He died when he was 150 years old in an accident.

## Appearance

Herold is a tall, fair skinned elf with large pointy ears and light blue eyes. His hair is white and often kept in a ponytail. He also sports a undercut, with the bottom half a dark brown that matches his eyebrows.

Like many elves, he wears a golden crown with pearls strung along the front and a three leafed pendant resting on his forehead. He also wears a pair of earrings that look like white flowers.

He is depicted wearing a white long sleeved shirt, a white cravat, and a two piece red vest with gold trim along with a pair of dark grey pants.

## Personality

Herold was a very business-minded person who could get along easily with others. He used his social skills to sell and promote his products and grow his various stores and businesses. His easygoing nature allowed him to make friends with many different people, making him a rather well-connected individual during his time. His business network greatly expanded after he became known as one of the Chosen Ones as many people were easer to become acquainted with a hero.

Herold also had a strong sense of responsibility as a Chosen One, as shown by his reluctant acceptance to help end the War and seal away the UFTDBU when he was initially chosen to be a hero. He often helped the less fortunate during their travels as well whenever they were asked to and never hesitated to offer his own products and services for free if he saw someone who genuinely needed them. Even after the War ended and Herold distanced himself from the rest of the Chosen Ones due to the increasing pressure by world leaders to be the face of the new era and act according to their wishes, he still wanted to help others. This desire led him to discovering a new passion for inventing new technologies and innovating existing ones. His blossoming creativity and curiosity when it came to inventions were the catalyst for new technologies and processes that ended up contributing to an increase in the quality of life of several villages and towns. He also began to sell new toys and gadgets at his stores which further boosted his businesses.

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## History

### Pre-War

Not much is known about Herold before the Great War, although it has been mentioned that he was a "regular businessman" in some unknown industry.

### Post-War

Once the war ended in 1000, Herold distanced himself from the other Chosen Ones in part due to the growing pressure of needing to help create a new era of peace after already saving the world. He was one of the first to leave his Artifact at Vesalius before secluding himself in the Northern Mountains. He built himself a small cottage nearby a few small elven villages and regularly visited them in a disguise. He spent most of his time inventing and tinkering, practicing his magic and physically training his body, and helping out villagers with random tasks and requests.

One day while training in 1019, an Oread named Marinae happened to come across him and tried to get his attention but to no avail, much to her surprise. Marinae, who had never before had someone not become immediately charmed by her, took an interest in Herold and soon fell in love with him. Initially, Herold was oblivious to Marinae's charms and her infatuation with him. After she continued to visit him while he trained in the mountains, he eventually befriended her and the two gradually went from meeting once every week to almost every day. Herold quickly fell in love with Marinae after spending more and more time with her and realizing that they had many similarities, including their mutual interest in creating things and their shared struggles with people not trying to get to know them as a real person rather than a preconceived perception of them. The two of them briefly travelled back to Herold's family home to have a small wedding before permanently moving to the Northern Mountains. In 1024, Herold and Marinae miraculously had a child whom they named Ivan. The three of them lived together peacefully, but those days would be cut short.

During one particular evening in 1034, one of the nearby human towns accidentally caught on fire, causing rapid and widespread damage. Herold, after hearing about the emergency, gave his wife and son a final kiss goodbye before he immediately rushed over in order to help evacuate the civilians and try to extinguish the raging flames. He rescued many of the them, but sustained significant burns and bruises on his body in the process. Despite his magical and physical exhaustion, he attempted to go deeper into the town towards the heart of the fire to see if there were any survivors, and heard the cries of a young child in one of the two-story buildings. He entered the unstable, burning building and found a severely wounded boy crying next to the body of an older woman. Wanting to save the both of them, he used the last of his energy to shield them from the fires and collapsing timber with his earth magic, but was unable to erect a barrier for himself in time. In the morning, once the fire was quelled, a few of the humans came back to inspect the damage and found Herold's body buried in the rubble. Somehow, he was still alive, but it was clear that he would not live for much longer due to the amount of smoke he inhaled and the severity of his injuries. His last wish was to be brought back to his family. A couple of the townspeople managed to carry him back to his house, but he unfortunately passed away while on the way there. When Marinae saw her husband she desperately tried to use her regeneration magic to save him, almost exhausting all of her own magic, but to no avail.

Marinae and Ivan buried Herold in the place where he first met his wife. Due to the amount of magic he was hit with by his wife, the area surrounding his burial site soon turned into a lush field filled with bright white flowers, and remains that way in current time.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Marinae Erabellos

The two had a very deep and intimate relationship, to the point where Herold would begin to introduce himself first as Marinae's husband before anything else. Herold truly loved his wife from the bottom of his heart and considered her to be his soulmate. She was one of the few people to whom he could show a genuine smile.

#### Ivan Erabellos

During the relatively short time they had together, the father and son duo were inseparable. Herold constantly doted on Ivan and the two shared a curiosity and love for creating inventions and innovating existing machinery. Herold was also very protective of Ivan because he viewed his son as a true miracle and a gift from the Ancient Powers.

### Team

#### Jesse Aragorn

The two had an amicable relationship. He thought of Jesse as a dork but didn't disliked hanging out with him. They often talked about the latest thing that Jesse was researching, which Herold would use to figure out what new product to put on the market. When Herold entered his inventor phase, he had a renewed admiration for Jesse's intelligence and creativity as a fellow researcher and inventor and often thought of him whenever he worked on a particularly difficult project.

#### Gwyneth Kravenmore

Their relationship was similar to that of coworkers. Herold regarded Gwyneth as an equal and someone he could trust to an extent, but found her serious demeanor and questionable morals to be overbearing at times. Their difference in ideals came to a head after the War when she continued to put pressure on him and the others to "finish their jobs" and fight against an unperceived threat. At that time, Herold began viewing her as a somewhat unhinged individual and distanced himself from her especially.

#### Ariaric Finley

Herold viewed Ariaric as an eccentric grandpa figure but in an endearing way. He also saw him as a wise and intelligent person, and the two got along fairly well. Although he initially didn't understand Ariaric's shift in personality from a wise military strategist to a sappy romantic who could gush about his wife for hours, Herold completely changed his view after meeting and marrying his own wife and regarded the vampire as a "man of culture."

## Abilities and Powers

### Earth Magic

He is a proficient user of earth magic and can use it both offensively and defensively. He uses this power both to fight and creatively (most often when he is creating something new). His power is stronger when he is surrounded by dirt, rocks, etc.

### Status Ailments

Herold could also inflict a number of status ailments on his opponents. He mainly used poison, paralysis, fatigue, and blindness.

### Artifact

During the Great War, Herold was the welder of Soulstriker, the Claws Artifact. The artifact was in the form of a pair of handles each with three metal claws attached. They were able to extend and retract as a reaction to fire and could also withstand being on fire.

#### Fire Magic

While in possession of Soulstriker, Herold could also use fire magic to an extent. Although not as powerful as his earth magic, his elven heritage and the artifact allowed him to manipulate fire quite well. It was mostly used in conjunction with his claws as an offensive magic.

## Trivia

### Likes

* His wife and son
* Inventing
* Training
* A passive and stable income
* Helping others (anonymously)

### Dislikes

* Being pressured to be a hero
* Bad business plans
* Cherries