Damien of Xanthos

Damien

## Over View

**Damien of Xanthos** is a Mercenary from The Xanthos Republic having been born and raised there. He is a very experienced fighter and strategist.

## Background

### Backstory

#### Child hood

**Damien** was born to a quite poor family during the early days of The Xanthos Republic and had to work many jobs as a child to be able to sustain himself. His parents died from old age before Gilgamesh and his apprentices had researched the secrets of eternal youth enough to use it.

#### Jobs

He worked in a variety of jobs, this included; Miner, Fisherman, Lumberjack, Blacksmith, Shops and stools, Farming and as a Soldier in the army. However he at one point did pickpocket and steal as a thief. Later on after becoming a renowned soldier in the army he got scouted by a lord in another nation with a request to retrieve an item from someone, in return he would have gotten a considerable amount of money, and that was how he got introduced into the world of mercenary work.

#### Meeting with a king

Later as a mercenary on one of his escort jobs he met Zenigh properly for the first time, Zenigh was the one of the Core Members of Xanthos at the time in charge of infrastructure, trade the military. The escort mission was one with Zenigh to escort materials for trading through to another nation. On the long intense journey there having experienced many hiccups and fights along the way Zenigh and Damien grew close and bonded as friends. Zenigh would from then on often trust Damien with even his life during many missions and adventures.

#### Wars with Giants

Maybe one of his biggest achievements back before the war was his outstanding work of murdering huge armies and even towering giants alone. His ability on the battle field and strategic mind let him tear down anything for the right price. In this era he was feared by many and was given the nickname **Bishop of Blood.** However during one fight with a creature 3 times his size and with the claws of a beast he was hurt badly, receiving a huge scar on his face barely missing his left eye.

#### Zenigh's war against the world

(For more information go read the lore on The Xanthos Republic) Zenigh had filled in Damien on his plans for world domination and although apprehensive he agreed, he now lead one of the main armies into battle destroying many nations and towns, the men before them were slaughtered.

#### The Torching of Tol Rhúnae

(For more information go read the lore on The Xanthos Republic) Lead by Damien beside Zenigh and Niònvae the armies of Xanthos were now unknowingly in a trap, the forest around them was going to be set ablaze and when it did all hell broke loose, anyone who managed to run out was shot dead by archers and everyone inside was engulfed in a nightmare heat, hundreds were dead and the trees around them were essentially blowing up from the heat. Protecting Niònvae from the flames while he opened a portal back Damien's left eye was scorched blinding him, luckily everyone close to Niònvae managed to get back through the portal to a safe place.

### Today

After the war Damien settled down for a while in his home near the coast of Xanthos, but soon he ran out of money and once again came back to working as a mercenary. However during an election for a third Core Member of Xanthos he applied and ran for becoming one. The elections votes closed and it was a tie between him and Gilgamesh, after a long day of anticipation Damien was chosen out of the two by the other Core Members to become the third Core Member of Xanthos and the first ever Core Member to be voted in. In his new found role he was now in charge of Resources and the Military.

## Traits

### Nationalistic

Damien having been born and raised in Xanthos he only truly trusts his motherland, holding it above every other nation.

### Cold Blooded Killer

Damien after years of war and many battles has trained his mind to not be hesitant to kill and not the react to death.

### Strategist

Through years of experience Damien has learnt how to strategize effectively and manipulate the enemy.

### Trap Specialist

Killing off entire armies isn't exactly easy, Damien tends to set up traps in strategic areas, and through this he has learnt how to set up more advanced traps and quicker than others.

### Ace of all Traits

Because of his numerous jobs and opportunities he has learnt how to effectively do pretty much anything you'd imagine a nation needs, including possessing knowledge of how to mine, fight, barter, trade, fishing, negotiating and many other things.

### Genetics of a God

Because of the extensive use of magic in the early days of The Xanthos Republic the genes of many of the members have been altered, due to enhancement and life extending magic in particular the physical ability of people has been strengthened and their ageing past 20 years old slowed down by a lot. Although magic like this isn't used anymore in Xanthos it has been passed down to future generations. However Damien himself was one of the first to gain the gene through the original means.

## Notes

His speech when running for Core Member was "I think I should become one of the core members as I truly believe I can be of most use within that role, I think with the current core members I can work in combination with to make our great nation the greatest of them all. My skills in leadership and decision making can aid our people, and I believe my various skills would balance out and expand the capabilities of the core member group. I think I would also work greatly with our current core members as, for example, Zenigh and I have played and fought side by side multiple times, and I can see Niònvae is a dependable leader within our nation who I aim to work beside closely. I anticipate the results of this vote and I hope I will be picked as one of the next core leaders of our nation." followed by a second part about war however it was lost in a thread.