Gallium 'Lium' Dortswright

## Gallium Dortswright

Gallium Dortswright VII was one of the four Stormhammer captains, who oversaw the activities of the Throat. He is known for his white hair, his collection of swords and armour, and his power known as his 'flares'.

He was first seen in Nirdahn, where he was attempting to steal weapons and armour, but was distracted by Scholtz. Later, he was met in the Throat, where he saved Scholtz from Sciben. His fascination with Scholtz later led him to join the Party.

### Appearance

He once sported long-thin white hair, but has since cut it for a shorter style. He is of above average height, slender, and has broad shoulders. He is almost always wearing armour. He prefers one-handed swords in attacks, and so usually has one at his side.

### Personality

Lium is a very intelligent young man. He is very impatient, but is well aware of his shortcomings. He is not very aggressive and avoids unnecessary attention. He prefers to have jovial conversation, or to sit with his quill and paper writing down a poem. Gallium can be mischievous, and often played tricks on other Stormhammer soldiers for his own amusement. He would do this without any evidence leading back to him. When the trick finally happened and there was an uproar, nobody ever expected it to be the fault of Lium. He is very cunning and will take full advantage of any opportunity he sees.

## Biography

#### Early life

Lium was born and raised in Ixania, in the port town of Wrights Port. He was born into a wealthy family, whose great great great grandfather had founded the town. Lium's father, Gallium 'Gal' Dortswright VI, had often explained that their ancestors were brothers who had come to Ixania from Beshlos in search of their riches. When they founded the port, they traded with local ships, but eventually branched out into further waters. Lium was primarily raised by an Elven maid, who was a slave his father bought. The Elven maid, Sylmae, was the centre of town gossip. It was long rumoured that Gal's eldest child was the bastard offspring of his affair with Sylmae.

Lium attended the finest school in Ixania from the age of four, and would only return home during his short holidays, or during his time for apprenticeship. His father expected his education would lead the family trade to tremendous growth. During his schooling, Lium was taught, literature, history, archery, swordsmanship, horse riding, mathematics, advanced arithmetic, trade policy, philosophy, and poetry. He excelled in swordsmanship, arithmetic, and trade. When he was only seven, Lium heard about a disbanded group of swordsmen who once protected the king of Ixania. These elite soldiers were known as the 'Swordsguard', and from the time he knew of them all he could think about was becoming one.

Lium has two brothers Zidrec, who is three years younger than Lium, and Jool, who is five years younger than Lium. Gal's wife, Loreine, had a miscarriage after Jool and never recovered from the ordeal. The trauma caused her to take to alcohol, and she was hardly ever sober.

#### Stormhammer

At the age of fourteen, Gallium learnt the truth of his lineage, that he was in fact, the son of Sylmae and Gal. This revelation left him very cold and emotionless. He decided to leave his family as he felt all his life was a lie. He looked with great pity at his biological mother, who had tried her utmost to be there for him. His father, who he once admired greatly, became the person he hated the most.

Once Lium had left his hometown, he was mostly lost. He didn't know what to do with his life, but knew he wanted to be a great soldier. He had been taught for ten years how to be clever and how to do basic fighting. He attempted to find out about the Swordsguard, but they were gone ever since Lord Julian had become ruler of Ixania. He traveled south until he heard of a group known as Stormhammer. He traveled to Fort Ragnis, where he willingly became a recruit, Within two years, he became a lieutenant, and after four he was on his way to becoming a captain. During that time, Lium developed his love for weapons and armour. The one thing he kept from his home was an Elven dagger that his father gave to him as a gift for his tenth birthday. After a few assignments, he proved himself a great warrior, and given his title of captain. He was placed at the Throat soon after.

## Magical Ability

* **Self-level ability:** Gallium is able to conjure an intense concentrated form of light up to two metres away from himself in any direction. He calls the ability 'flares'. His flares are extremely hot and are used sparingly. Gallium has determined that he can only achieve thirty five flares per day.
* **World-level ability:** Lium has discovered that his world-level ability is to draw on other heat or light around him to increase the ferocity of his flares. Although he is aware of this, he has kept is secret from everyone around him.

## Relationships

* Sciben: Sciben's unkown enemy, Lium intends to kill Sciben one day.
* Scholtz: He does not yet know why, but he intends to stay with Scholtz for a while. He has saved him once from Sciben for selfish reasons, but he feels bonded to the Northener.
* Saber: Saber is the real life version of who Lium always wanted to be. He looks at him with great admiration and intended on stealing his swords prior to his resignation to Stormhammer.
* Julian: Julian is the enemy of Saber, and thus Lium feels compelled to assist.