Ardius Thalganna III

LEGENDARY CHARACTER

Ardius Thalganna IV
President
LEVEL 40

**Overview**CogentCompanionsBackstory

> "*Sometimes life likes to give those who don’t earn the power to save lives. Sometimes that power is given to those who acknowledge the power to do so, yet they squander it and instead use their god given power to cause suffering. In many cases it is the latter, power is never given to the good people, as good people need not a title of power to do good. I am no different, I am not a good man, I have killed without question for the nation I now lead, and sometimes I wonder as I am older if not questioning morality was the right choice. However, I will not make those mistakes again, no one should have unwavering power to bring everyone to their knees, especially not for an agenda. Agendas hurt people more than killers, as killing someone is quicker than the suffering of victims by the undeserving.*"
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> **- President Thalganna**
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Veteran General **Ardius Thalganna IV** was an Agatropian Councilor currently serving as head council of the **Tyrav Province**, a well militarized state of the Marric Union, and served as a military general during the Unification wars of the **Fifth Prowess**, although his province was the last to unite with the union and instead fought to the last soldier, he fought to bring about the union in his home state. His part in forcing the Tyrav Province into submitting to the union had brought shame upon his family name and insultingly he has gained the nickname **"Dasta'laeblo"** which roughly translates from native dialect to ***Hungry Devils Sword***.

During the final frontal assault on the capital planet of Tyrav, Ardius witnessed his entire platoon whom he was close to be destroyed in an airstrike, him being the only survivor was the beginning of his decline into the cold emotional man he became. As his rank climbed, so too did his body account against the people he once called neighbors, his number of terminated targets is what gave him his nickname.

## Biography

Ardius Thalganna the Fourth was born on the hot sandy planet of Tyrav, the capital of the Tyravian Province, and was born into a family of high ranking military generals in the Tyravian army. His family life being one of strictness and a lot of cold emotionless stares. Though his family was sort of broken, with his 3 mothers and father more or less too focused on the army, he still had love from them, and was shown much affection when he took interest in military. Although his home was not ideal, he would have fought to the death for it, and almost in a sense fought ***it*** to the death.

Soon after the death of his mother, he was left to enroll in the military at the age of 40, right as he became juvenile, with his mother dead at so young for him, he was left with some emotional troubles, though would use the military training to toughen him up and he quickly adapted to military life and climbed to a top tier student in the **Divejiddan Military Academy**, his life though, being thrown into the fire as the Tyravian government refused to unionize with the rest of the Agatropian **"states"**, soon enough a war broke out, and he was forced to choose where to stand, and in the end sided with the rest of the growing union which would be named through bloodshed and tears, **The Union of Marric**.

## Background

### Tyravian Unification War

At the age of 45, Ardius was dragged into the Tyravian Unification War, a brutal and bloody conflict that would last for 20 years, and it costed many people their lives and families, and above all of it, Ardius was tasked with leading a platoon to planet hop and take out key bases and supply chain, he commanded one of the most disciplined and well respected platoons of the war, they were called **The Broods of 97'**. Their respect being wrung in through their merciless attacks on strongholds and networks of Tyravian Confederates, even going as far as to orbital bombard growing communities in the outer worlds of the Tyravian state. This slaughter of the Tyravian soldiers and citizens was brought on due in part to the Confederacies inability to call it quits, forcing civilians to arm themselves and shoot Marric soldiers on sight.

The war first started when the Marric Union had finally had enough of the Tyravian Government refusing to join them, and so first blood was drawn in the **Victis Phantis**, with a large military base was glassed by the **Marric Ninth Sword**

During one of the final battles, at the planet capital of Tyrav, Ardius had led his platoon into a fire zone, and witnessed as his entire group of soldiers got decimated by land mines, some of which were like family to him, it hardened him, and some of the blast ripped up his arm, so he was sent back to the hospitals in the warships. It was at this hospital he had met his first wife who was same as him a Tyravian citizen. The two got to know each other more and more as he was in recovery but soon enough it would come to an end when the war was declared over by the Marric Union as the Tyravian Confederacy surrendered to the unification.

### Tyra Force Executive

Sometime after the Tyravian Unification war Ardius had taken up training in an upcoming peacekeeping force known as the **Tyra Force**, a special tasks group set to keep the peace between the newly integrated Tyravian Confederacy and the rest of the states. His time in this tasks force was not too short, but during the time he had been all over the Marric, taking criminal organizations head on through covert assassinations of top tier crime bosses, and even small rebel insurgencies inside the Tyravian Borders. The Main base of operations was stationed on the second largest moon of Deltris' gas giant, which was being excavated for its rich veins of uranium and thorium.

During his time in the Tyra force, he also came across a similarly young man to him by the name of Daralt Victarius who was specialized as a miner but hated being so. Ardius and Daralt had a fairly good relationship though they differed greatly on their views of Tyrav's fate, with Daralt showing more nationalistic views to his home state, while Ardius viewed them as reckless to have fought against an entire union. Nonetheless the two had great moments together such as during a bar fight in one of the pubs on the small mining colony, Daralt came to his aid to defeat the drunken belligerents. Their friendship became more and more distant though as both grew tired of their jobs, with Daralt seeing the dreariness of being a miner and Ardius seeing too many sickening things in his past time, and soon enough the two parted ways but still kept in touch slightly through mail.

The last mission Ardius would go on was around his 78th birthday where he was called in by the commander to go on a predator den bust, he begrudgingly accepted as he had put in his 2 week notice not too long ago. On this mission he lost 2 members to snipers on the no mans land of the den. Upon entering the underground levels of the facility, him and his remaining crew were shockingly met with what looked like an under aged sex trafficking operation, mainly very young children. Ardius dispersed his crew to dispatch most of the disgusting perverts while he dealt with the boss himself, the battle was over fairly quickly with him coming out the victor, but not before he dragged his dagger down the whole of the leaders body, gutting him like a freshly caught fish.

### Freelancing Always Pays

Ardius around the age of 158 decided to join the opposite spectrum of the law, becoming an assassin and freelancer for mercenary groups, taking on a persona of an anti-hero who preferred to walk alone and kill those that need killing and helping those that need helping. His time as a mercenary took him even past Marric borders and into deep space, travelling from star to star looking for work, the Agatropian stature and build made him a good asset to have on missions. His life bringing more and more enemies, politician or rich as he stole from them all and gave to himself or those who could pay a pretty penny.

His life of crime was grand and he gained many women during his times, of many different species as well. His conquests not much for his journal he would even go on drinking binges in criminal bases, pitching out his name for those who wish to pay for some real action. Ardius every once and a while would even come across some old Tyra Force executives who he was paid to kill, the similar skill sets would give him a thrilling fight, though he would always come out somewhat in pain he would still come out on top and loved every bit of it.

The life of a pirate and mercenary though, was only fun for so long, as he neared the end of his career he was in his early 270's technically considered a titan at this age he had made his decision to put a large chunk of his illegitimate pay into a Maurchin run casino over in the Astrandi Crowns. His stock and bonds in the up and coming casino have him a greater cushion than he previously had. He however was brought out of the life completely by the rumors of the Tyravian War councilor pushing Tyrav in the wrong direction and behind closed doors even mocking the people he was supposed to represent. it was time, he had to take action and his plan would go on to be the fruitful labor of his success.

### Political Shenanigans

Being dragged out of his life of fun and no worries and into politics was definitely not how Ardius saw his would be going from now on, but he was unable to bring himself to sit and do nothing. When he finally decided to get into politics he made sure of it that he would become a war councilor, with his mercenary skill set and Tyra Force connections he set his plan into action to overthrow the current Tyravian War councilor with violence.

Ardius kidnapped and tortured the War councilor at a disclosed location under the pretenses that he was simply there for an interview, he went on to kill the councilor as there was no hope for the man and his disgusting political plan for Ardius' home state.

He soon then went on to rig the elections in his favor through bribery, threats and going as far as to make examples of some people. None of these obvious lawbreaking tactics were ever traced back to him, although the previous war councilor's body was found with lots of previously stolen cash found in his home. The elections obviously had went in his favor and his political career was born, he went on to begin pushing for reforms in the Tyravian state government, while also starting to integrate the culture of Tyrav into the rest of the union.

### Tyravian Coup (22 NAC)

The cause for the beginning of the coup was a growing number of violent extremists inside the Tyravian Confederacy, a state of the marric union. The growing number of extremists had caused some concern to the War Councilor Ardius who had at the time been preparing to go to Tyrav himself to try and quell the growing dissent, but on the way over there was attacked by some of the extremists before he had reached the Tyravian Council Embassy, and was presumed dead. Back at the Capital of the Marric Union, on course for Divejidda were a few battleships and armed soldiers who landed on the planet and held up the War Council Embassy, executing the other state and war councilors and assuming control of the government.

Soon after the coup, the newly made government began mobilizing some fleets in response to a growing number of ships found on the outskirts of the Marric territory.

### New Velcovia Conspiracy (23 NAC)

On the first of Prigemen, a group of conspirators under the influence of a Vlandrnite named Desilak would start a coup to overthrow the New Grand Velcovian Government and replace it with Greater Sublime Velcovia. With supplies from an anonymous power, the conspiracy was able to hire a force of armed mercenaries with the hopes that they’d help if worst came to worst. Confidence at an all time high, Desilak would then make his move. He planned to start the coup in NGV’s capital ship in the assembly room, where he’d declare the new government and take control. However, things wouldn’t go as planned, and what was supposed to be a quick coup would devolve into a crisis that would cause a short period of instability and chaos in NGV.

Ardius' part in this crisis would be he himself committing a boarding action onto the capital of the NGV and bashing in the heads of both of the conspirator leaders but not before getting a deep gash of his own. The implications of this story are not finished, as he is yet to fully achieve any bits of information he so wants.

### Marric Peace Negotiations (23 NAC)

Sometime around 23 NAC Ardius was involved in the negotiations of calming down tensions between the Rosokovo Accords and the Third Imperium. His place at the meeting was mostly one of pure intimidation as he was tasked with beinf the strong-man. As a strong-man he was supposed to represent military interests, however he in turn decided he was better at diplomacy than his councilor colleague **Vierra**.

He was part of the decision to turn the Vlandrnite homeworld of Velcovia into an autonomous zone so future generations of Vlandrnite could be free and away from the terror reign of the Third Imperium. He represented his friend Allincro Valins’s interests and supported the wishes of the New Grand Velcovia. However sometime in the meeting things began to get tense as Councilor Vierra was noticeably irritated with Ardius for stepping in on the conversation, and had been belittling Ardius since they arrived. At the height of the meeting Ardius snapped and headbutted the weaker male Agatrops and knocked him out, afterwards he stomped and broke Vierras foot out of rage. It can be Assumed that their relationship is no longer cordial and will only get worse from here.

## Character

### Personality

> "*A man with considerable luck and skill, the way he worked the guns he was given was magical, as was the way he worked through most missions he partook in.*"
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During the time of Ardius' early life, he was seen as more cheerful and quick witted although maybe slightly somber as his parents rarely had time for him while they were working. Although he could have been considered mildly depressed he made up with it in a variety of set of skills, his main few skills being his high competency for combat and his quick adaptability as a leader. One of his trademark personality traits is his unique way with words and phrasing, he is more emotive than a lot of other Agatrops and has had a lot more spicy time in his life. He has time and time again seen to be driven by his loyal gruff attitude and want of more than what he was given and his skills have time and time again helped him achieve that.

As he grew older though his personality mellowed out more and he took up a life of military expertise and later on mercenary work. His overall tone and outlook on life also had gotten grimmer when he was conscripted and forced to join the Tyravian Unification War, he had been forced to choose between fighting alongside his own people or choosing to fight with giants. He of course chose to side with the Marric union, as he saw this war as a losing battle for his own people. He militarily had climbed the ranks from soldier all the way to a commander and led his own platoon which under his command had became a daring group of rowdy soldiers willing to look death in its eye and spit in it. He was seen as more outwardly expressive during those times up till when hell broke loose and he witnessed his entire platoon be slaughtered by land mines.

Though he would still be a somewhat compassionate individual to people, his losses during the war hardened him and made him more stone faced and his attitude towards life shifted on down to a grimmer light. He would only show more emotions to his two wives as they most of the time tried to draw him out for occasions with little success.

### Appearance

Ardius is an Adrealian Agatropian, a phenotype that could be traced back to the true homeworld of his species where they all originated from. Due to this he is also a tiny bit shorter than the regular Divejiddan phenotypes, and sometimes gets joshed around about his smaller height than most, but his brooding appearance makes up for it through intimidation. Ardius' eyes are a deep shade of ocean blue with a hue of lavender, considered to be a fairly unique eye color.

His chitinous plating in part has some uniqueness of its own as it holds some odder shapes and more robust designs in it, sleeker and lighter than most Agatropians do. Although his plating is unique in some aspects, he retains the regular aging of them like the rest of his species, as he grows older his plates thicken and clump more together and appear larger, as his skin slowly pales and loses some of its pigment.

Ardius' general appearance though is that of a somewhat stocky build with a decent amount of muscle mass for his age, and his overall features has repeatedly gotten him called royalty by many for his more aristocratic looks. He could be seen most with a moodier face as if he is in constant pain, his expression most times could be considered cold and emotionless with a hint of anger. With his usual attire being plated armor and golden trimmings, he also sports some custom shoulder pads on his left arm and right leg.

## Relationships

### Daralt Victarius

As stated before, Daralt Victarius and Ardius Thalganna were fairly good friends, who shared a love for the military even though only Ardius truly worked in the military, whereas Daralt was more on the sidelines as a medic or explosives expert, which would explain why he took up mining.

As they grew older they got more and more distant, and when Ardius became the councilor of the Tyravian Confederacy, Daralt had mailed him a letter saying he knows what Ardius did to get there, but as a friend he will not be a snitch and tell the authorities. In recent times when the death of Daralt came back as a casualty of war, Ardius made sure to have a moment of peace for a fallen adversary, no matter if they were on opposite ends of the coup attempt.

### Crystain Thalganna

Ardius' first recently deceased first wife Crystain was a big player in bringing him comfort during the Tyravian Unification war and was largely successful in bringing him out of his shell post-war when he had suffered the loss of many men under his guidance. Once it was found out his first wife, a large part of his early life had died it became apparent to Ardius that there was no help for his home state and is currently working with the rest of the Rosokovo Accords to dismantle the state successfully.

Ardius may have had children with Crystain at some point in his life but has kept his children out of the public eye, even moreso now after the assassination attempt on his life, and the successful murder of his loving wife. He has since shown to be more aggressive after she was found dead and now paired with running a nation by himself, he is showing signs of depression once more.

### Moryani Thalganna

Ardius' second wife has since the death of his first has been trying to keep him cheery and keeping him sane. He met her during his last couple missions in the Tyra Force, specifically on one of the raids where he took out the crime boss who was holding her hostage and rescued her. He has had no children with her but had thought of it at one time in his life, though now she is just a crutch for him through this horrible time in his life.

She was always seen as the more emotional one by Ardius' standards, viewing her as a hotblooded woman which he could admire and fear all in the same. he saw her stubborn yet humbling personality as a hopeful sire, believing her to be possibly as strong as him he asked her to be his secondary wife in the hopes of having strong children who would learn to be strong through the both of them. His idea of being able to sire children with her would end in vain as she had a condition that would not allow for it.

### Daralt Thalganna

Ardius’ newborn son of Moryani and his, he feels great pride of the boy already and has shown it most in times with his wife. His relationship with his new som has been short but already proven that he cares very deeply for the little one, going as far as to make plans for his future by saving and hiding funds from taxes. His future with his son however may not look the best to Ardius, not due to him not caring but because of the unknown future ahead for both of them.

Ardius himself has made arrangements with the Eurythmic Fleet to take his son should anything happen to him and Moryani, as he trusts the old beetles that rule the fleet to treat his son with respect and safety. Furthermore, his growing tensions with the Commonwealth leadership has put his family in danger, as such he is making preparations for terrible actions on his behalf.

### Allincro Valins

Ardius and Allincro’s relationship has been one of a cordial businesslike attitude with each other, at the beginning when the Marric took in the NGV as a vassalized state he had met with Allincro to test his resolve as a leader by challenging him to a duel. While Ardius won without much effort he saw the determination within the bug and offered him the chance to better himself with some Marric Military training guides and vids to explain Marric culture so he fit in better.

Around the time of a military coup de’tat, Ardius was set to arrive and bring down the small time terroristic action, on his arrive to the capital he managed to defeat the two leading terrorists with little damage. He saw however there, Allincro had hidden a very important piece of evidence against the Commonwealth of Greater Niraao. He was very cross at the action but promised to keep the evidence hidden from Marric officials.

## Career

### Wars

* Tyravian Unification War - **WON**
* South Tyvus War - **SUCCESS;** **SAW NO COMBAT**
* NGV Crisis - **WON**

### Duels

* First Battle against Benatehhor - **FAILURE**
	+ Second Battle against Benatehhor - **CLOSER FAILURE**

* First Battle against Divine Commandant Vv'iihk Jhmres - **FAILURE**
	+ Duel against Scion of Jhmres - **FAILURE**

* First Battle against Allincro Valins - **SUCCESS**

* First Battle against K'zotz Raumisi - **SUCCESS**
* First Battle against Desilak Halnar - **SUCCESS**
	+ Duel against Faliex Newlin - **SUCCESS**

## Character Sheet

* Stats
* Loadout
* Possessions & Expenditures

Weapons

Custom hardlight Scimitar. Nicknamed *"Vengeful Judgement"*.
* **Producer:** N/A

Concretely a perfect sword for the Agatropian kind, **Vengeful Judgement** is a historical favorite in the Marric and even the old Adresaas Republic, it was first introduced as a cooperative blade made between human and agatropian cultures. Typically only manufactured for high ranking military generals and admirals, they are usually meant to be kept in clean and pristine conditions when inspectors come to check on the army.

Custom Revolver. Nicknamed *"Dasta'Medtaa"*.
* **Producer:** N/A

A good revolver, the **Thalganna .45** is a custom revolver manufactured long ago, with only one revolver made for every generation of the family, it is a high powered armor piercing gun with reduced recoil and gold trimmings on the barrel and golden wires for decorative purposes. Its power is considered to send a shock through the arm even with the reduced recoil, and is slightly more advanced than regular stock Marric Pistols and Revolvers.

Ships

*EGS Cooperative Sun*
* **Class:** *subcapital*
* **Type:** Ship's boat/lesser command ship
* **Length:** 80 m
* **FTL:** Quantum Breach Drive
* **AI:** Shiyeera (Standardized Battle AI)
* **Producer:** N/A

The **Totendur V6** was a luxury vehicle designed for royalty, but was quickly modified for battle when the last model was bought by one Ardius Thalganna III, he decked it out with top tier technology and trimmed it with gold plating. The Vehicle itself was named after a fallen comrade back in the Tyravian Unification war, and quickly became a well known ship in Marric space as it was faster than most subcapital ships made from standard companies.

Living Space

The Thalganna's Royalty.
* **Location:** Divejidda

The **Thalganna's Royalty** on Divejidda is the official residence of the War Councilor Ardius Thalganna III, and his immediate family. It can only be described as a large Tower which houses the Thalganna's private business which manufactures small arms and distills highly respected spirits. On the top floor of the tower sits his suite, a penthouse big enough for 4 children and 3 Adults, it is here he spends his off time from work and tinkers with his weapons he keeps around the house.

## Trivia

* The Thalganna's is one of the most extensive families done by CollinsSpores, and the characters each have had their own unique persona to them since.
* Ardius Thalganna III at one point was supposed to be seen as an Xenophobic, violent individual with an amoral compass, but has since been changed to be more understandable in his views and even be considered a loyal person.
* Inspirations for Ardius came mostly from the ideas of a grizzled Vietnam veteran who was suffering from the PTSD of the war, while also dealing with the aftermath of it.