Garius Mendoris

## Appearance

Garius is a Mendoris Ardoni with light purple markings mainly on his torso. One runs on the back of his head. He also has a few scars from battling the nether rebellion alongside Alikar. His left eye is darker than his right one. He’s roughly the same height as Alikar.

## Personality

Garius is an easygoing, generous, and peaceful Ardoni, quite like the typical Mendoris. He’s almost clueless about how dark and ugly society can be, and had to be protected from them by Alikar. He also has a strong sense of justice, but in the end his love for peace was what convinced him to join the fight against Kraelus’s rebellion. He’s also quite determined and conscientious, both in his studies and in training. He considers Alikar to be his best friend.

## Backstory

### Early Life

Garius’s father was a member of the ardoni council, while his mother used to be a traveling merchant. His mother used to bring him along on her long trips to sell goods in different Ardoni provinces. They always stopped at Alikar’s village, since Hectus was a good friend of Garius’s father’s. Because of this, Garius ended up being good friends with Alikar. However, at the beginning of the Nether Rebellion, Garius’s father was killed while on patrol by the undead attacking the Ardoni provinces. His mother quit being a merchant and returned to their home in Ataraxia, and so Garius and Alikar seldom met again before the nether attack of Ataraxia.

### Siege of Ataraxia

As the nether rebellion spread into the Overworld, the nether army’s first move was to take over the Heart of Ardonia, which also affected Ataraxia. The Ardoni city was attacked a bit later, but due to its unique geography and elusive entrances, the nether army couldn’t conquer it and instead laid siege.

Garius’s mother knew what was happening when the undead began to surround Ataraxia, so she told Garius to take his belongings and flee the city before the siege begins. She had to stay in Ataraxia to tend her home and fight back, and wouldn’t come with Garius no matter how he tried to convince her. In the end, Garius fled Ataraxia alone by traveling through the mountains on a horse, with his weapons and supplies.

### Meeting Alikar

Garius fled to Etherea, where he lived for several days until he saw Alikar arrive at the city a few weeks later in a coincidence. They met in the Etherean castle while Alikar was having his weapon enchanted. Garius was working as a guard in the castle, so the two met quite easily. During the fall of Etherea, Garius fought beside Alikar, but the two were separated when the fight was interrupted by the arrival of Farraken. After Farraken’s death, Alikar, Garius, and Arresen rode away from Etherea to further fight Kraelus’s Rebellion.

### Aftermath

Alikar and Garius parted with Arresen, and both returned to a war-ravaged, but still intact, Ataraxia. Garius’s mother was still alive and well. Alikar is currently living in Garius’s house.

## Equipment

### Enchanted Iron Sword

This sword is bought by Garius in Etherea. It glows a light blue hue and Garius wields it quite skillfully.

### Bow

Garius is most skilled at archery. He sometimes uses this as his main weapon in combat.

### Aggroquake

Garius likes to use this song, since it deals lots of damage to lots of enemies.

### Proteweb

This song creates a flexible web of protisium energy that absorbs the attacks from the enemy. It also has a cushioning effect, since the web flexible.

### Supporokesis

This song is frequently used by Garius to guide his arrows. He also uses it to manipulate other projectiles.

## Fighting Style

Garius is a skilled fighter, both when wielding a bow and a sword. He often uses his bow both is close range and from afar. He uses his arrows as a melee weapon sometimes, but if things get close he’ll also start using his iron sword. However, Garius is more skilled at archery than he is at sword fighting.

Acrobatic moves and hand to hand combat are also an advantage of Garius’s. He often does backflips and leaps when combating at a close range and uses his fists along with his bow and arrow.

Garius is a fast shooter; he can nock and shoot three arrows over a span of a second and shoot accurately over thirty-five blocks away.