Gareth Ortiz

"As long as I can move, I will oppose evil."

## History

Created to serve as the proxy for his creator in death, Gareth Ortiz's first memory was waking up in the Boneyard with no real idea of how he got there. His "memories" of his past life all a blur. When Gareth finally recognized his surroundings, he realized that he **must** be dead. Otherwise, how could he have arrived in the Boneyard? Shortly after Gareth's awakening, he was immediately greeted by a representative of Hell who told Gareth to follow him. It was later that Gareth recalled the memory of being stabbed in his sleep by the woman he loved, Alice Noyer. The devil brought Gareth to Hell's court, where they completed all the "damned paperwork" as Gareth put it, much to the amusement of the fiend.

After the transition from the Boneyard to Hell, Gareth was sent to Avernus until the owner of "his" soul came to collect him. It did not take very long for one of Ardad Lili's servants to come and take him to her realm in Avernus.

Gareth suffered there for 10 years, until he finally managed to break free from his unholy captor's chains **and** escape to the river Styx. It was here that Gareth had a clever plan, as he had heard plenty of the fiends discussing the Hellmouths and their locations. Gareth eventually made his way along Styx, through several of the vile portals until he finally found himself in an entirely different plane itself. He had escaped through a portal leading to the sewers of Argos.

Gareth left the city, for he still knew what Argos stood for, and he was not content to live in a city so similar to his previous location. Making his way by land to Eragon, Gareth managed to secure passage to Benoit from a naval merchant's vessel. From Benoit, he made his way further into Inverden to make his own life for himself where he took the name Gareth Ortiz to commemorate his new life.

## Appearance

Gareth stands tall at 6'3" and has a well muscled frame similar to that of an idealistic statue due to his somewhat artificial nature. He has sky blue eyes and black hair which he doesn't keep in any particular style.

Gareth dresses in plain yet practical clothing for traveling, having grown fond of the many utilities available in such clothing. Just underneath his coat, he wears a chainshirt as his main protective layer. On his left hand he wears an armored gauntlet with a buckler attached to his forearm.

## Personality

Gareth is rather stoic most of the time, but can be prone to bouts of rage in combat. Aside from the dour attitude that 10 years of slavery in hell would cause, Gareth appears to be rather happy most of the time.

## Loves

Gareth absolutely adores his freedom, and abhors any attempts to take away his or anyone else's agency. Furthermore, Gareth has a deep attachment to the wilds and is somewhat of an amateur poet in his downtime.

## Fears

Gareth has a deep-seeded fear of romantic attachment, knowing that it is what caused his creator to make him *in the first place* (Gareth believes that his creator knew Alice was a worshipper of Ardad Lili and still chose to remain with her).

## Family

Being an artificial being, Gareth doesn't have any real family, but he is aware of his creator's children and wife. He has never tried to make contact, believing it would likely be an uncomfortable situation.

## Friends

Michel Beaufort, one of the first people that Gareth met after arriving in the kingdom of Inverden. Michel gave Gareth his first job and a roof over his head until he could get a good start.

## Enemies

Alice Noyer, the woman who stabbed his creator and condemned Gareth to those 10 years of suffering. Gareth mostly just does not want to see her, but will likely try to kill her if he ever meets her.

## Aspirations

Gareth seeks to live the life he knows he was never supposed to have to the fullest. He wants to experience things that he never has before, including the things he remembers, because he knows those aren't his own experiences. He also wants to largely forget the memories he has of his creator's life if he can find a way to do that.