Ferius Parfax

## Biographical Information

### Relatives

The Path of Rambling Thistles (adoptive mother, maetri)The Path of Thorns and Roses

### Aliases

Ferius ArgosThe Path of The Wild DaisyThree Parts Gambler, Two Parts Argosi, and One Part Kellen of the House of Ke

## Physical Description

### Eye Colour

Green

Ferius Parfax is a wandering gambler, card sharp, and Argosi, also known as the Path of the Wild Daisies. She is one of the last deconstructed Mahdek descendants after the Jan'Tep genocide, although she sees herself as more of an Argosi ​​than a Mahdek. Ferius is one of Kellen's closest friends and his unorthodox mentor in the Ways of the Argosi.

## Biography - needs to rewrite (Way Of The Argosi)

### Early Life

Ferius was born to a married couple from Mahdek and grew up hating the Jan'Tep, most likely taking a blood oath to kill the every Jan'Tep she encounters. After her parents were killed by a Jan'Tep magician, Ferius tried to learn the ways of the Argosi ​​to develop skills that would enable her to kill magicians. After an unknown time, Ferius came into contact with the Argosi ​​couple, known as the Path of the Wandering Thistle, whom they trained in both the techniques and beliefs of the Argosi.

## Meeting the Spellslinger

While travelling in the Jan'Tep territories, Ferius saved the life of Kellen of the House of Ke, a young Jan'Tep initiate and the son of the powerful Ke'heops. Taking an interest in the boy, and considering him both a potential discordance and a possible *teysan,* Ferius began to teach him the ways of the Argosi through short – and often cryptic and confusing – comments, resulting in Kellen's rescuing of Reichis the squirrel-cat. Preventing his fellow initiates from killing him for rescuing the nekhek, Ferius also convinced the nekhek clan not to attack the Jan'Tep. Upon discovering Kellen had the shadowblack, Ferius offered to help him, before leaving him at his family home in order to find his sister Shalla, who had been kidnapped by the Sha'Tep conspiracy, who she tracked to the Sha'Tep mines before she was captured.

Upon being rescued by Kellen, she attempted to help him escape the mines with his sister, before they were cornered by Abydos and the rest of the Sha'Tep conspiracy.

## Soulbinder

After Kellen's departure at the end of Charmcaster, we hear little or nothing from Ferius, despite the heartfelt chapter at the end, when a magician comes to kill Kellen, he ended the dizzying Argosi's ​​life. Kellen finds this hard to believe, but slowly comes to terms with it during his stay at Ebony Abbey.

In the last chapter two letters reaches Kellen, from Ferius tying off many loose ends, but still leaving us on a cliff hanger. It names The Path of the Whispering Willows, which Ferius describes in an undermining way although the describtion matches her well, filled with emotion, the letter also shows Ferius names herself *"3 parts Gambler, 2 parts Argosi and 1 part Kellen of the House of Ke"*

## Quotes

"Im a woman, you probably haven't met one coming from this backwards place as you do. But we're like men, only smarter and with bigger balls."

"No 'Lady,' just Ferius"

"Just a deck of card? I'll have you know I'm lethal with these things!"

## Physical Appearance

Ferius Parfax has a tumble of red curls stuffed under a worn frontier hat with a single white dyed lock. She wears trousers, a worn shirt and a waist coat. Within it, multiple pockets contain her many decks of cards, steel rod, smoking reeds, and powder.

## Personality and Traits

* ***Sassiness***
* Being lesbian
* Dislikes being called "lady"

## Skills and Talents

Ferius is a talented Argosi, and therefore skilled in all of the seven talents. She is able to quickly make astute observations and deductions, both of her enemies and her friends, and is

* **Arta Valar:** Ferius Parfax is incredibly skilled at the Argosi talent for daring – which she refers to as swagger – being able to present herself as a convincing and unstoppable force, able to face threats without appearing uncertain. This also assists her greatly in gambling, as it allows her to present a perfect poker face and disguise her emotions.
* **Arta Eres:** Ferius Parfax is talented at the 'graceful defence' of the Argosi, which she treats as dancing. She is also talented at 'wrastling' – less graceful combat often used in bar-fights. In combat, Ferius can use metal throwing cards, a telescopic metal rod, a number of bladed weapons, or her fists, all with equal effectiveness.
* **Arta Loquit:** Ferius is talented at all variants of *arta loquit*, both the speechcraft that is the main part of the Argosi talent of eloquence, and the awareness of location and direction.
* **Arta Tuco:** Ferius is well-trained in the Argosi talent of subtlety, which allows her to avoid capture by a number of enemies, although it has limitations, such as when she is captured by the Sha'Tep conspiracy, and the Gitabrian secret police.
* **Arta Foreiza:** Ferius is talented at the Argosi resilience that allows them to survive and thrive against adversity, allowing her to survive significant injuries and punches, along with weathering the damage of the Malediction.
* **Arta Siva:** Ferius is incredibly skilled at the Argosi talent of persuasion, which she uses to great effect against enemies and allies. She often uses this to prevent Kellen from asking difficult questions by distracting him with teasing or uncomfortable comments.
* **Arta precis:** Ferius is likely talented at *arta precis*, although rarely demonstrates it, preferring to use instances of its use as teaching moments to train Kellen in the talent.
* **Musical Ability:** Ferius is able to play the guitar well, knowing a number of songs from a range of cultures, and is also able to invent tunes and ad-lib songs on the fly.

## Relationships

### Parents

Very little is known of Ferius' relationship with her parents. Prior to their death, Ferius appears to have followed their beliefs in regards to the Jan'Tep, and they likely had a close relationship, as seen with Ferius' determination to kill their murderer.

### Durral and Enna, The Path of Rambling Thistles

As Ferius' adoptive parents and *maetri* in the way of the Argosi, the Durral and Enna had a turbulent relationship with Ferius. For most of Ferius' tutelage, she was extremely hot-headed and violent, often clashing with Enna, which resulted in a fight between the two of them which almost resulted in Enna's death. Ferius appears to have ended her tutelage under the two Argosi soon after, and gradually lost her temper, becoming notably pacifistic.

Ferius appears to still hold the Path of Rambling Thistle in great regard, both as adoptive parents and as Argosi, as she treats them with respect during their times together.

### Rosie, The Path of Thorns and Roses

Ferius' relationship with 'Rosie' varies dramatically. The two Argosi often clash over their approaches to the ways of the Argosi and how to teach their *teysan*, with Ferius taking a laid-back and informal approach, compared to Rosie's traditional and conservative approach, but each appears to respect the other.

### Kellen, the Path of Endless Stars

Ferius has an incredibly close relationship with Kellen Argos, somewhere between a best friend and a son. Despite not admitting it, Ferius takes Kellen as her *teysan*, teaching him techniques and life-lessons using very unconventional methods. She also has a tendency to tease Kellen – relentlessly – especially about his love life. Enna comments that Ferius is so loyal to Kellen that she would be willing to give up her 'path' as an Argosi in order to stay with him and protect him, which causes him to abandon her in the Gitabrian desert. Despite this, Ferius appears to hold no grudge against Kellen, and continued with her work as an Argosi.

Their separation during Kellen's time in the Ebony Abbey and Daroman Court appears not to have changed their relationship, though Kellen's growth during that time balanced the power dynamic, both in terms of *maetri* and *teysan*, and in terms of their friendly banter, with Kellen succeeding in making Ferius speechless. Despite Ferius' determination to follow her Argosi path to Tristian, necessitating leaving Kellen, the two remain close, with Ferius promising to track him down.

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