Kariya Vagiros

*"It's just a choice."*
―Kariya Vagiros to Celeste
**Kariya Vagiros** is a survivor of one of the attacks of the Templar Cross and the holder of the 5th Fer. After losing his parents, Kariya was adopted by Corbin Selinal, an alchemist. His trauma caused him to distance himself from others. Kariya also discovered he could wield the 5th Fer, which allows him to manipulate silver.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Losing his Family

Kariya lived in a small village in the hills with his friends and parents. When he was a boy, he was playing with his friends one day when they saw zeppelins in the sky. Kariya went to inform his father, who told him and his mother to evacuate the village. As they ran towards the forest, Kariya's mother was shot in the neck and killed by a soldier. Kariya's father told him to run as he fought off the other soldiers until his own death. As he was running, he cried after he heard more gunshots and ran faster. After he looked back on the burning village, Kariya encountered a priest, Corbin Selinal, who adopted him and protected him from the Templar Cross' forces, raising him in a church. However, Kariya was deeply traumatized by the events and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and survivor's guilt. It is suspected that the Templar Cross bombed Kariya's village because his father caught them in an act of treason.

In high school, Kariya would not grow close with anyone due to his trauma. He kept a distance, which prevented him from making any friends so he would not face the same pain he did when he was a boy. Eventually, he made five friends, but kept them at a certain distance. One day, his best friend invited him to the forest because they spotted something suspicious. They went to camp in the forest to suspect what was wrong.

## Personality

Kariya can be considered a true neutral person. He is neutral on both axes and tends not to feel strongly towards any alignment, or actively seeks his balance. He follow this dedication to balance and peace. He only goes after those who wrong him.

Due to the trauma he suffered at a young age, Kariya prefers to keep people at a distance, even his friends. Kariya lives with survivor's guilt as a result of seeing his friends and family die.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Magic:** Kariya was given the 5th Fer, which is displayed as linear scars on his chest and on his hand. It is unknown if Kariya's Fer is connected to his soul, like Isaac Morov and the 4th Fer.
	+ **Silver Manipulation:** Kariya's Fer grants him control over silver metal. When Corbin's church was attacked, his trauma acted up and caused him to unleash his power by unintentionally levitating a silver rod and sending it to destroy a door and take out three soldiers. Kariya kept the rod as his weapon of choice, and he wields it with an archer's stance because his Fer requires him to be far from his opponent, with only limited close range. During the battle on Sinon's island, Kariya used his Fer to snipe the sixth ally.
	+ **Alchemy:** Kariya was taught about alchemy by Corbin.

### Abilities

Kariya was trained by Corbin in hand-to-hand combat. His style is very close to mixed martial arts (Muay Thai, Boxing, Wrestling, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), and he was taught to destroy his enemy.

* **Sword Skills:** Kariya is a trained swordsman. However, his swordplay is not on Isaac's level.

## Equipment

* **Sword:** Kariya wields a Danish two-handed sword.

## Relationships

### Family

* Father †
* Mother †
* Corbin Selinal † - Adoptive Father
* Daughter

### Allies

* Celeste - Baby Mother
* Jeanne - Friend
* Amaya - Friend

## Trivia

* The contemplated names for Kariya include Galen and Leonidas. Galen was a Greek physician. While attempting to systematize medicine, he made important discoveries in anatomy and physiology. Leonidas I was a warrior king of Sparta who had a notable participation in the Second Persian War, where he led the allied Greek forces to a last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae while attempting to defend the pass from the invading Persian army; he entered myth as the leader of the 300 Spartans.
* Kariya has pale skin and short hair.