Astolfo/ProfessionalAxolotl

## Appearance

Astolfo is an average height human male with medium-long brown hair tied in a ponytail, he wears a green shirt with armour on his arms, legs and chest, he wears a long white cape and has pink eyes.

## Abilities

* **Spear Proficiency.** Astolfo was extremely skilled at wielding his spear as shown by the fact that he can throw it long distances and catch it.
* **Sword Proficiency.** Astolfo was extremely skilled with wielding his sword.
* **High Intelligence.** Astolfo is extremely intelligent and can come up with entire strategies on the fly, due to this he is the 3rd smartest of the known Einherjar only Sun-Wu Kong with achieved enlightenment and Fionn mac Cumhaill who is omniscient whenever he is sucking his thumb.

### Supernatural Powers

* **Golden Age Physicality.** As a soul in the afterlife Astolfo remained in his physical prime until he was defeated.
* **Godly Endurance.** Astolfo has extremely high endurance as shown when he survived having huge slash marks all over his body including his chest and arms while still continuing the fight in ragnarok.

## Plot

### Pre Ragnarok

Over 700 years before ragnarok Duke Astolfo is trapped in the form of a myrtle tree by means of the evil sorceress Alcina's magic. When Ruggiero attempts to tether his hippogriff to the unlucky man, Astolfo protests, lamenting his fate. Although the two converse at length, Ruggiero does not heed the duke's advice to avoid Alcina and he soon becomes bewitched as well. Both are, however, rescued and returned to normal by Melissa, the good sorceress.

Astolfo possesses various magical equipment which he employs throughout his adventures. His magical golden spear can knock opponents off their horses with the slightest touch, and his magic book contains spells capable of breaking any enchantment and was very easy to consult thanks to its alphabetical index. He also owns a magic horn, whose blast is so loud that it causes all enemies to flee in terror and rides upon a horse named Rabicano. This magical horse is made of hurricane and flame, feeds on air and it treads so lightly that it doesn't leave footprints in the sand, and when it runs at full speed it can run faster than an arrow.

Astolfo defeated the giant Caligorante, who threw a net stolen from the temple (one that Hephaestus had used to capture Aphrodite and Ares during their adultery), then trapped and devoured all the travelers who passed near him. Astolfo managed to defeat him thanks to the noise of his magic horn that scared Caligorante, who ended up falling into his own net. After defeating him Astolfo parades the giant from city to city, forcing him to act as his beast of burden. He also defeats Orillo, a thief who could not be killed because he was enchanted to regenerate from any injuries he received. Even amputated limbs would be reattached. Astolfo defeated him after looking up his name in the index of his spell book, thus discovering that to defeat him he had to remove all the hair from his head, knowing this Astolfo proceeds to cut off Orillo's head and then escape on his horse while the thief's headless body chases him, after getting far enough away Astolfo sits with the thief's head on his knees and proceeds to cut his hair with his sword, thus killing Orillo. Astolfo loans his golden lance and Rabicano to Bradamante for a short time while he rides the hippogriff in search of Orlando's lost wits.

Astolfo travels to Ethiopia where he met Senapo (Prester John), the emperor of that land. In a situation similar to the story of Phineus from Greek mythology, Senapo is blind and plagued by harpies who attack him whenever he tries to eat a meal, spilling the glasses and befouling the food. Astolfo blows his horn and chases the harpies through the entrance to Hell, and seals them inside. He flies the hippogriff to the summit of the mountain of Terrestrial Paradise, where he meets Saint John the Apostle, who explains how he could return Orlando to his senses. He flies in Elijah's flaming chariot to the Moon, where all things lost upon the Earth end up, and locates Orlando's wits in a bottle. He returns to Earth and gains Senapo's aid in the defense of Paris from the Saracen invaders.