Gerolt Violante

Gerolt 'Colios' Violante is the current co-owner of the Seaside Promenade Tavern in Pandeli alongside his wife Dorthy Violante. Together, they represent the 17th generation of the Violantes' management of the tavern.

## History

A member of the Colios Family, Gerolt was originally called Gerolt Colios before he was gifted the name Violante by the previous owner of the Seaside Promenade Tavern Eiglehar Violante, who he met as a relatively young child and quickly grew to admire when taught the full history of the Seaside Promenade Tavern.

Where as other members of the Colios Family would choose to go to more civilized areas such as Avalon or Serfina for their rites of adulthood, Gerolt was more adventurous, and decided instead to go to the war ridden nation of Prith (partly for exploration, but mainly to get a cool bird like Eiglehar does).

While exploring, Gerolt became acquainted with Bilial and Dorthy, both of whom decided to follow him on his journey, eventually traveling north to Genkov. There, the three met Elisabeth, and under Gerolt's leadership, kick started the Priyankian War to clear her name.

After restoring the honor of the Priyanka Family, Gerolt's companions decided to follow him back to Kepia, and they now all reside at Pandeli, with Gerolt taking over as the new manager of the Seaside Promenade Tavern alongside Dorthy, who became his wife.

## Personality

### Loyal and Faithful

Gerolt places a heavy emphasis on remaining on the side of those he views to be his friends and allies. Though he may sometimes not agree with their views and methods, he will always take their side in the larger picture.

### Well-Traveled

Prior to becoming the head of the tavern, Gerolt was a member of the Colios Royal Family. As is tradition, his rite of adulthood was a three year journey away from Kepia so that he may learn more of the rest of the world.

Gerolt ended up going to Pirth for his journey, and was able to learn the basic of Prithian beast taming, thus obtaining his animal companion Kryst. From there, he traveled up to Avalon and eventually reached the southern borders of Genkov before deciding to return home. His experience in foreign lands has made him very conscious of world events, and he is generally able to see the larger picture of many things.

### Charitable

Gerolt has a very close relationship with the residents of Pandeli's slums. Although originating from a very rich family, his pilgrimage saw him spending a year of hardship in a struggling Prithian village, experiencing the poverty and huger that comes with living in a rebel nation at war. His inability to ease the suffering of the village has since then cemented in him a determination to help those less fortunate than himself. The tavern is staffed entirely by lower class citizens, and keeps a separate area specifically for housing the homeless. Gerolt himself also makes regular trips to Hackett Square distributing surplus food from the tavern.

### Cautious

Spending a year living in an active war zone leads to the development of a number of skills necessary for survival. Gerolt's time in Prith has given him a cautious nature, which he has never fully dropped since his return. He generally will not continue into a situation until he has full confidence in his course of action, and can easily be convinced to back out should things end up going badly.

## Kepia Fikiri Conflict

Gerolt is mostly neutral regarding the conflict, as he has close friends on both sides. His decision on which side to join will be largely based on his wife Dorthy's decisions, provided that the party doesn't give him a reason to join one side or the other. Should the party not interfere, the two of them will side with the Kepian government.