Gaius

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**Gaius** is the Court Physician of Camelot and has been for the last twenty-seven to twenty-nine years.

## Biography

### Early life

Gaius was born to Caius and Brenwain in Ealdor. His father was a farmer.

Gaius is the oldest of seven children between Caius and Brisen:

* Glenys: Gaius' first brother - He stayed in Ealdor. Became the owner of the family farm after Caius died. Glenys married Liana, a neighbour, and had four children. His eldest daughter, Gwenfair, married a man called Ithel from Engaerd, and has two children, a daughter and a son. Celynin, Glenys eldest son, married a woman called Catraonie, from a village in Camelot. Catraonie and Glenys have one son called Urian. His other two children haven't married or had children yet. Glenys died when he was sixty years old.

* Cai: Gaius' second brother - Died in infancy, not surviving his first winter.

* Branwen: Gaius' first sister - Lived to adulthood, and married a man called Madoc in Ealdor. She died during childbirth, along with her and Madoc's child. Madoc remarried and had a son called Matthew with this new wife Heline.

* Gareth: Gaius' third brother - Left Ealdor at sixteen, as he didn't want to be a farmer. He ended up marrying a woman called Eigyr, and having a son, Tryffin. Tryffin married a woman called Eigyr, and had two children of his own, a son and a daughter. Gaius gets letters from Gareth, but not very frequently. Gaius doesn't know where his brother lives.

* Cerys: Gaius' second sister - Died in infancy, from getting the flu.

* Brisen: Gaius' third sister - Left Ealdor to join the nearby Druid camp, and became a Druid. She married a Druid called Peredur and had two daughters, Glynis and Cadi. Cadi, Brisens youngest daughter, died young. Her eldest married a Druid called Cerdan, and they have gone on to have a son called Mordred.

* Hunith: Gauis' youngest sister - She stayed in Ealdor. Hunith ended up marrying a man called Balinor, and had a son called Merlin. Balinor then left Hunith, leaving her to raise Merlin alone.

When Hunith was being born, a travelling physician came through the village and helps Brenwain give birth. This inspires Gaius to study medicine and mage magic from the physician, who recognises Gaius has potential and stays to teach him.

### Moving to Camelot

Gaius moved to Camelot to practice medicine at twenty-five, his parent's were proud of him, but his brother Glenys was jealous, since Gaius would have a better life, and not have to work on the family farm.

In Camelot, Gaius joins a group of mages who practice magical healing, and meets a woman called Alice. Alice was a skilled healer whose magical ability was known throughout the lands. Overtime Alice and Gaius became romantically involved.

Gaius also became friends with Geoffery of Monmouth during this time. Geoffery was an ex-knight, who hated fighting, and a low level seer. Geoffery was born in Camelot, and helped Gaius gain knowledge about the area and its people. Geoffery also worked in the royal libary, and helped Gaius with finding the right books for things, even giving him access to forbidden topics.

When he was 39, through hard work, skill, and charisma, Gaius rose the ranks in Camelot, and was appointed Court Physician. After his promotion he proposed to Alice, and she accepted.

### The Purge

After the loss of his beloved wife, a grief-stricken King Uther turned on the witch Nimueh, accusing her of treason and banishing her from Camelot, which began the Great Purge. Uther ordered the execution of hundreds of Mystic's, both good and evil. The Knights of Camelot hunted down and killed everyone who had magic in Camelot.

At the start of the Great Purge, Uther gave Gaius a list of all people who were suspected of using magic to be killed. When Gaius discovered his beloved Alice on the list, he struck her name off, thus giving her time to escape. He himself decided to stop practising magic and to remain in Camelot as the court physician, knowing that no one else in Camelot was knowledgeable enough to hold the title.

Julius Borden was a pupil of Gaius, who disappeared during the Great Purge, leaving Gaius in a lot of trouble.

Uther was also keen to rid the world of Dragons and tricked Balinor into summoning Kilgharrah to Camelot. Here he trapped Kilgharrah deep beneath the Castle. Uther still pursued the Dragonlord, so Gaius helped Balinor to escape execution and hid him with his sister Hunith.

Gaius and Uther had been friends despite the different views on magic of which Uther had no knowledge of, since Gaius had always pretended to support the hunt on magic.

## Relationships

### Uther Pendragon

> You've always served me well. And I know there are things that I've asked you to do, which you found difficult. You are the one person I can trust.
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> Uther to Gaius

 Gaius is a good adviser to Uther, and his closest friend since Gorlois died. Gaius isn't afraid to stand up to Uther and is one of the few people brave enough to argue with him when necessary. Despite the creases in their relationship Gaius still remains loyal to the king and Uther's trust in him continure to strengthens.

Uther does trust Gaius so enough that if the time called for it, he would allow Gaius to use magic to save his children.

### Ygraine Pendragon

> I know I can trust you, Gaius.
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> Morgana to Gaius

 Morgana often goes to Gaius for potions to help her with her nightmares, which were sometimes effective but more often not. Morgana's dreams got worse when Gaius started treating them, though she insists that this is just a coincidence. She trusts Gaius a great deal, because he takes care of her and his draughts are the only thing that let her get any sleep.

Gaius is very fond of Morgana, often calling her "my child" in a grandfatherly tone, and hopes to protect her from Uther's hatred of magic.

### Arthur Pendragon

> I love you far too much ever to betray you.
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> Gaius to Arthur

Gaius and Arthur shared a mutual respect for each other. Gaius has told Arthur that he loves him and in turn Arthur thinks Gaius as a member of his own family having known him ever since he was born.

Gaius is not afraid to speak up to Arthur, and addresses him by his name alone, and not his title. Gaius treats Arthur like another son that he never had.

### Elaine Garlot

> I feel so left out Gaius
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> Elaine to Gaius

Gaius to close to Elaine, knowing that she feels out of place in Camelot. He comforts her when she needs it, but he knows that she holds a lot of hatred in her. He worries that one day this will consume her, and things will turn for the worse.

Elaine likes that Gaius treats her the same away as he treats Morgana, using the correct titles, and not belittling her in anyway. Elaine sees Gaius as a grandfatherly figure, knowing that she won't get the fatherly comfort she wants from him, but he still cares, in a grumpy old man way.

### Guinevere Pendragon

> I don't know who else I can talk to.
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> Gwen to Gaius

Gwen is a very good friend of Gaius's having known him since she was very young. Gaius thinks of her as a daughter, them hugging each other and even kissing on the cheek as a goodbye.

Gaius knows that Gwen wants to help him with his work, and he hopes in the future that she will ask him to teach her somethings, mirroring himself and the travelling physician.

## Trivia

* Gaius speaks basic Vulgar Latin, basic Classical Latin, Old English, and Common Brittonic.
	+ He knows Classical Latin because he is a Physicker, all medical documents and teachings are in Latin.
* Gaius is one of seven children.
	+ Only two of his siblings are still alive. Gareth and Hunith. Although Glenys died at age sixty, old for a person who hadn't had a day off working on a farm their whole adult life.
* Although Gaius secretly helped a lot of his friends, allies, and other Mystic's during the Great Purge, he still lost a lot of people during this time.
* Gaius' hair used to be black, like the majority of his family. It has turned white due to age and stress.