Castor Atreides

**Castor** "Emo Lord" **Atreides** is a Rumani male living in Northport in the Kingdom of Aurora. Castor is the Grand Marshall of the House Atreides.

### **Early Life**

Castor was born on Isles Atreides as the first son of Vulcan Atreides, King of the Isle. Growing up, he was pampered, with his father always lavishing all his riches on his eldest son. Castor grew up with his brother, Herveus, by his side. However, when he was 10 years old after a particularly bad argument with his father, Vulcan decided to exile Castor, as he felt he had been too soft on him and was ashamed of the way in which he was acting.

### **Exile**

For about a year or two, Castor wandered aimlessly, going from town to town, barely surviving on the scraps that the townsfolk pitied him with. Somewhere along the line, Castor decided to spurn his royal heritage, and to accept his exile as a rebirth.

### **Rebirth**

Castor was reborn, no longer royalty, but simply as a man, a 12 year old man who needed to learn how to fight. For this, he went to a local mercenary, Drusus, and begged him for training. Drusus refused. However, Castor's resolve could not be shaken, for he went back to Drusus day after day, asking him in rain or shine to train him in the art of the sword, and each time he refused. Until, one day, a little over a year after he had first begun to ask, Drusus relented and accepted the boy on as his apprentice, and began training him at the age of 13.

During his training, Castor was taken on excursions with Drusus in order to aid him in combat. In one of these locations, Helona in Lorent, is where Castor sired his first child, Ghost Atreides, a girl who would later go on to become the Queen of Aquria.

Castor trained under his Master Drusus for 2 years, until he was 15 years old and finally bested him in combat. At this point, Drusus was beginning to show his age, losing a step of speed in combat, and so, he decided to pass down all his weaponry to Castor and told him that he should travel the world, and find the right place for him.

### **Mercenary**

Castor voyaged the world, killing many and saving others, following whoever paid him top dollar. Castor fought in many wars, though never gained much praise for his actions, as he was a mercenary and was expected to perform as long as the coin was coming in.

However, he never truly felt fulfilled. He felt alone. Such was the life of a mercenary, and such was the life he continued.

### **Reuniting**

One day, when he was working in the great Auroran city of Fornost, he bumped into a familiar-looking stranger, and upon closer inspection realized it was his father, Vulcan, who threw him out 21 years ago. With Castor at the age of 31, Vulcan no longer recognized the man who once was his child, so he simply apologized and moved along. Castor's eyes stayed on Vulcan, like a fiery red laser at his head. The man who he had spent years hating, who abandoned him and caused him to have to endure such horrendous conditions... was right in front of him.

Castor followed Vulcan back to his house, making sure he went unnoticed, and saw that Vulcan was not alone, but was with his brother Herveus. Since it was late at night, Castor decided to head back to his hotel.

That night, Castor was filled with a complex range of emotions: certainly rage, but also a strange feeling, one he had not felt in a while... excitement mixed with nervousness. He was excited at the prospect of reuniting with his family who had scorned him oh so long ago, because even if he was slightly worried about how they were going to react, he really wanted to catch up with them.

The next day, Castor went to their house early in the morning and banged on the door. When Vulcan opened it, he revealed who he was and began talking with the two of them about various things, trying to cut the awkward tension that was permeating the room. Eventually, it subsided and they all began talking about more serious subjects, such as what had happened in each of their lives.

Upon hearing that Castor had become a mercenary and quite skilled in combat, Vulcan invited Castor to come back and live with them at Isle Atreides as their personal bodyguard. After some initial hesitancy, Castor accepted and travelled back to the Isle with Vulcan and Herveus.

### **Back at the Isle**

When he returned back to his hometown, Castor saw it was relatively unchanged in the 21 years that he had been away.

Gradually, Castor began to gain Vulcan's trust once again, until he was eventually offered the position of Grand Marshall of House Atreides and was invited back into the House as a whole. Castor gladly took this position, though he made sure to note to Vulcan that he was planning on moving soon to a far away land, so while he would try to do his best in the position, his role may be limited and he may not be able to attend every meeting.

### **A Fisherman**

Castor moved to Aurora, and more specifically, Northport in Aurora. He had previously visited there when he was a mercenary, enjoying his time fishing there, as it was a favorite pastime of his while he was a mercenary. So, he decided to take the quaint and quiet route, moving into a house in Northport and becoming a fisherman.