Edan Roux

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Edan Roux is a fire genasi who is Prince Consort of Kironis, as well as second in line for the throne. Originally an anti-war revolutionary, he was arrested and served in the Kironian Guard for several years before the events of Campaign Arc: Kironis.

## Appearance

Edan has dark grey skin with bright, glowing marks on his cheeks and down his arms and legs. His hair is a dark russet towards the root, but flares out into flame at the ends. He is broad and muscular. Most times he is seen wearing a red bandana tied around his neck.

Prior to Campaign Arc: Kironis, Edan's hair was kept long and pulled back into a low ponytail. After the campaign concluded, he cut his hair short.

## Backstory

### Early Life

Edan was abandoned as a baby in front of a middle class family's home in Kironis. The family took him in and raised him as their own. Generally, they accepted him, but didn’t like that he had an independent streak. As Edan grew up, his problems with authority became worse and worse despite the family attempting to stifle him. He continued to act out in his own ways, resulting in a fraught relationship with his parents.

At 15, Edan ran away while the family was in Torinne on business. Desperate and alone, Edan realized what he’d done, but could not return out of pride. He wandered the city until he stumbled upon a woman leading an anti-war meeting, who took him in and showed him the ropes of urban life. This woman, Saoirse, quickly became an important figure in his life. She introduced him to her band of revolutionaries, a group that wanted to end the Drowden-Kironian War. The group was apart of a larger network working throughout the two countries and beyond.

Saoirse eventually became an adoptive mother to Edan and they cared about each other greatly. Edan continued to live with thrive working within the group, and at this time he was reckless and wild, reveling in the freedom this new lifestyle brought him. As Edan came into adulthood, he became more and more well known within the movement, becoming a sort of figurehead. He enjoyed rebelling against the system, punching cops, the secretive nature of the movement, but didn’t truly understand the weight of the group’s message until everything changed.

Three years later, Edan discovered a young toddler abandoned in an alleyway. Not knowing what else to do (and remembering Saoirse's kindness in taking him in) he picked her up and brought her home. The child refused to leave him alone. Edan, at first reluctantly, took on the role of her caretaker, but soon came to love her very much. After calling her "kid" for months, he gave her a name: Renée.

With Renée's influence and responsibilities that came with Edan's new role of fatherhood, he began to distance himself from his former rebelliousness. He mellowed out a lot and finally understood what the group was fighting for, throwing himself into the causes of ending the war. Time continued, and the family of the group strengthened. Renée was raised not only by Edan, but by his close friends, namely Juniper. During this time Edan also had a fling with an informant in the Kironian army, Pavel Borowiack. Edan didn't want to settle down, so while the two of them were close enough that Pavel met Renée, ultimately Pavel could not wait for him.

### Arrest and Joining the Guard

Things finally took a turn when Saoirse disappeared out of the blue. In the wake of this, Edan was deeply afraid. The general consensus between the group was that Saoirse was taken by government, and Edan feared the same fate for him and his daughter. Wanting to protect Renée and his life, he started to take action into his own hands. He started to do some sort of masked vigilantism, attacking a lot of high-ranking officials. This eventually culminated in the murder of a war official, Darius Greystone.

Edan was arrested and taken to Aclidence to be executed. Edan continued to fear deeply for Renée, he knew she could not be without him and vice versa. He voiced this concern in his trial, begging for his life to be spared for the sake of his daughter. For the most part, his pleas fell on deaf ears, except for Kiros Blackthorne. Kiros was intrigued by the case. He took the time to hear Edan's story and eventually fought for his survival. The two devised a deal where Edan would become a knight in the city guard, his daughter living with him, while he was monitored and unable to contact his former revolutionary peers. To his relief, this worked. In Edan's mind, he was completely indebted to Kiros for saving his life and also the sanity of his daughter. He made this very clear to Kiros, promising to lay down his life for him should he ever need it.

The next 5 years before the campaign were a low point in terms of Edan's joie de vivre. He and Renée were, of course, still very close because she was basically all he had. However, outside of that, the guard job was immensely draining for him. He hated to be a representative of the Kironian government and nothing was stimulating for him. This rut he was in continued until he met Antonius and Hecate.

## Events of Campaign Arc: Kironis

Edan began as a normal guard, but the campaign took him to places he would have never imagined.

Following the death of Andryr, Edan went to investigate the throne. When he saw that it was clouded by a strange mist. he touched it and unexpectedly met Soros.

### Post Kironis

Following the dragon attack and loss of Hecate, Edan was in shock. He relied greatly on the support systems he had built with Renée and Antonius. There was a lot to process: not only his grief, but also his new role in the Kironian government, of all things. Both he and Renée moved into the castle in Aclidence.

Edan and Kiros' relationship during this time took an unexpected turn as they grew closer. They began a casual sexual relationship, which eventually morphed into something else with much more feeling, notably changed by the events of the Peace Conference.

### The Peace Conference

When Kiros organized the Peace Conference in Teron, Edan was also in attendance. When the room was stormed by Drowden military, it sent Edan into a frenzy. Frantically, he tried everything the could to find and protect Kiros. Veldrin, after killing the Teronian princess, eventually made his way to Kiros and stabbed him.

Edan found Kiros wounded with Veldrin standing over him, and without thinking, Edan took the next blow. He fended off Veldrin until he could focus only on Kiros, and took him in his arms and wouldn't let go. Even after the threat subsided Edan continued to be distraught, with guilt and fear for Kiros' safety overtaking him.

## PC Relationships

### Hecate Posonby-Asquith

Edan both respected and was frustrated by Hecate. He believed in the good he saw in her, which was ultimately confirmed to him when she sacrificed herself to protect everyone. However, he does feel guilt over her death because he wished he could have seen her flourish.

### Antonius

Antonius is a great friend to Edan, who admires him greatly for his outlook on life.

## NPC Relationships

### Kiros Blackthorne

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### Saoirse Roux

Edan's adoptive mother who took him in after he ran away from home.

### Juniper

Edan's best friend from his revolutionary days.

## Trivia

* Edan's red bandana was directly inspired by the one Jack Kelly wears in Newsies (1992).

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