Tasos

Three Greats

Tasos was a mysterious Awakened hero in the 3rd century of the Third Era. He is hailed as being one of the greatest adventurers of all time, saving the region from devastation by destroying Aaron’s Meteor.

## Early Life

Tasos is a unique individual because of how mysterious he was. While his race is known as a human, not much, if anything, is known about his early life. What is known is that witnesses reported him having a thick accent, only known to be from the Azuma tribe that was situated around the South-East Feed.

## Early Fame

The first records of Tasos come from the tribes near Azuma in **322PR** as he did various acts in order to help them. Some of the deeds he did was defeating a group of Owlbears at the age of 21.

While his fame was building, he would still remain secretive, returning to the Azuma tribe after every good deed.

More sightings of Tasos came later in **326PR**, dealing with much larger threats. These came from an Ilakan named Raphail Kappilis, who was saved by Tasos when he was doing research on the Radiant Wilds. He wrote that Tasos seemed to have a unique connection with the Radiant Wilds, stating that Tasos said he went in there to clear his head and fight evil beings.

## Aaron's Meteor

*See: Aaron's Meteor*

Probably his most famous act, Tasos would later join the fight against Aaron’s Meteor in **328PR**.

Choosing to leave the Azuma tribe for the time being, Tasos would continue his quests to help out the people in need, making his way to Ilaka. When he heard of the meteor discovered by Aaron Siderallis, he immediately raced to the scene.

By the time Tasos arrived, the group built to stop the Meteor had already failed in their task, destroying only parts of the meteor which would save the world but fail to save the region. Thinking quickly, he rushed to the group and grabbed the closest mage, requesting that the fly spell be cast on him. Since he could not fly himself, he needed the spell.

With little time remaining, Tasos rushed up to the falling meteor and gathered all the strength in his right hand. Feeling confident, he unloaded this right fist on the rock, cracking it and sending shockwaves out that could be felt around the world. Still holding his fist to the rock, he felt it begin to crumble into smaller pieces, letting the explosion teams deal with them.

### Aftermath

When Tasos returned to the ground he was immediately met with cheers for his efforts, though he decided to only thank the mage who helped him before leaving. Before he left, he would respectfully leave the name Tasos.

Later, Tasos would be rewarded for his efforts, gifted a hefty sum of money. Having no need for such an amount, he would give most of it to the reconstruction efforts and to construct an orphanage for the children who lost their parents during the event. This would later be known as Tasos’s Orphanage, a very famous building still functioning today.

## Necromancer of the South

*See: The Necromancer of the South*

In between the meteor and the necromancer, Tasos did little of note, believed to simply continue his goals of defeating the monsters in the Radiant Wilds. During that time he decided to begin venturing out again, making his way all over the world to different places.

Hearing about the Necromancer of the South he was actually in the city of Ralom, he immediately got on a ship and sailed to Bethune in disguise. Arriving, Tasos snuck through the docks of the city to the outer walls, neglecting to inform the other adventurers or even the guards in the city.

Jumping the wall, Tasos made his way to where he felt the Necromancer was, in the dungeon. There, the clash between the two could be seen from the city, with large shockwaves and explosions coming from the dungeon. Eventually, it capped off with a large explosion that broke through the ground and lit up the sky, letting all the Bethonians see that their foe had been defeated.

Tasos returned to the city as a hero, choosing to stay and rest to heal his wounds. Knowing that his reputation would mean he would take most of the fame, Tasos decided to make a speech to the city, stating it was the fallen adventurers that were actually the heroes, helping him achieve victory.

The next night Tasos disappeared, likely disguising himself and hopping on a boat.

## Ason

After the event, Tasos continued his journey through the world. During it, he was sighted multiple times but out of respect, most of the scholars who recognised him gave their space. Other times he was likely disguised, visiting almost every town and city in South-East Arlec.

It was after his visit to Durolipons that he would be required for his skills once again, for the city of Aren was under attack by a powerful white dragon named Ason. Hearing the news from a fleeing citizen, Tasos ran to help the Arenians and defeat the dragon.

### Battle

The battle was a fierce and close one for Tasos, starting off with one of his stronger attacks that was like a spear under the wing of Ason. In return, he was slashed by the Dragon’s long claws, breaking through his magical armour and cutting deep into his torso.

Taking a breath, Tasos continued the fight, dodging out of the way from the flying breath attacks from the Ice Dragon. Mistiming a jump, he injured his left foot in the process, taking a glancing shot from the ice breath.

Focussing all his strength, Tasos leaped up into the air at sonic speeds, causing the ground to rupture. Ason didn’t even have a chance to react, only feeling the aftermath of Tasos’s attack, which ripped through the Dragon’s wing before a pause and another attack on the back. While they both fell, Tasos was once again injured, the dragon’s teeth penetrating what remained of his armour and deep into his chest.

Now or never, Tasos placed everything he had into his right hand, similar to what he did against the meteor. While Ason tried to do the same with a final attack, Tasos was quicker, sending his strike straight at the head. The attack was so powerful that witnesses reported a large light slamming into the dragon before a huge compressed explosion, that still sent shockwaves out into the world, damaging the walls of the city and knocking anyone within a 10km radius to their feet.

When the light and dust faded, Tasos stood victor over the corpse of the dragon.

### Ceremony

Tasos was too injured to leave the city immediately, requiring a few days stay. Thus, he was dragged into an award ceremony held for him, obtaining the Arenian Crown Honour, the highest award in Aren.

After a week passed, Tasos once again vanished into the unknown. This was the last reported sighting of him.

## Legacy

Tasos’s actions in Aaron’s Meteor inspired a new wave of Awakened and individuals to become adventurers. It is believed that membership skyrocketed by this stage and many more guilds were built in honor of Tasos.

Outside of the adventurers he inspired, he would be hailed as one of the strongest and best adventurers of all times. Later, this would become a tie with the Three Greats, though he is respected and honoured as the first.

Most cities hold a statue or shrine of some sorts to Tasos, who is believed dead by this stage due to being human.