Helio

Helio Stone is a member of the Amber Order.

## Description

Appearance

Helio is most comfortable in battle gear. He wears chainmail and always keeps his Morningstar slung around his waist. He has a strong build and sharp features. His skin has a greenish hue to it.

### Personality

Helio is a quiet man. His years in combat have taught him to be observant and wary of those around him. He has a strong conscience, and goes to great lengths to do what he thinks is right even if it is not what one might traditionally do.

## Abilities

As an earth genasi, Helio has some skill with the earth. He can move through earthy terrain without being detected, and he has some limited ability in moving stone. He also has a sense for different kinds of stone.

## Backstory

Helio grew up training for war. His ancestors have been fighting a generations-long battle against the fire genasi in a neighboring land. A series of events led to the death of his twin sister, Jasper. Helio blames his own cowardice and weak mind for Jasper's death. In a desperate attempt to bring some honor to his sister's name and some meaning to her death, Helio swapped clothes with his deceased sister and pretended that he had died and she had made it out of the battle. He left the earth clan to find a way to do something great with her name, at which point he joined the rest of the party in Modale.

## Relationships

### The Amber Order

#### Caeli

Caeli and Helio have bonded over a mutual concern for Travis. They have similar goals and interests when it comes to his well-being. Though Helio was a little unsure about Caeli at first, thinking of her as a bit of a wild card, he has come to respect her judgement and value her ideas.

#### Gossamer

Helio views his relationship with Gossamer as somewhat of a sibling relationship, though it is vastly different from his relationship with his actual sister. He feels a kinship with her because of their backstories--both left home to find something better. He thinks of her as a trusted friend and ally.

#### Karaa

Helio is rather ambivalent about Karaa at the moment. He's been given no reason to distrust her, but feels he also doesn't know her very well yet.

#### Mavka

Helio has a deep respect for Mavka. He thinks her thoughts and the skills she brings to the team are invaluable. Though they haven't had much one-on-one time, he still considers her a friend.

#### Travis

Helio's relationship with Travis reminds him of the feeling of comradery he had back in the earth clan. Though not exactly the same, Helio recognizes that he and Travis have had some shared experiences. Helio can empathize with Travis, and feels like Travis is family for that reason.

### Home

#### Father

Helio doesn't know his father personally, but he is aware that his father is a genie from the Elemental Plane.

#### Mother

Helio's mother was his hero. She was committed to her children and taught them loyalty to the Earth Kingdom's cause. She was a revered soldier in the Earth Kingdom army. She died in battle a few years before the start of the campaign.

#### Jasper

Jasper is Helio's twin sister. She followed her mother's lead in being a renowned soldier dedicated to her cause. She had dreams of one day becoming a general in the Earth Kingdom army, and she was very close to that goal at the time of her death. She was killed in battle after Helio faltered in an altercation with an enemy, but because of a spur-of-the-moment deception, Helio convinced everyone that it was him who died and he was actually Jasper. To Helio's knowledge, everyone in the Earth Kingdom still believes she is alive.

#### General Peri (she/her)

The head of Helio's battalion. She was also Helio's mentor as he learned to control his rock powers.

#### Mar (she/her)

One of Helio's close friends and comrades from his battalion.

#### Andè (he/him)

One of Helio's close friends and comrades from his battalion.

#### Iggy (he/him)

One of Helio's close friends and comrades from his battalion.

#### Rhyo

Rhyo is Helio's star-crossed lover. He was a cartographer in the Fire Nation. They met while Helio was doing rounds on the far boarder between the Earth and Fire Kingdoms. It was a true enemies-to-lovers, slow burn kind of love story. Their relationship challenged all of Helio's previous beliefs about the war. Before fully confronting their feelings for one another, though, the tragedy with Jasper happened. Helio ran without saying goodbye. He believes that Rhyo probably thinks he is dead and would hate him if he found out otherwise.