Aatos

## Aatos the Wise

**Aatos the Wise** is an Archipelagan sage and shapeshifter who was cursed to remain in the form of an eagle by Arn Druwso following the Coup of Iron. Finally escaping in 9:0, he flew south to find Minerva an Kett and tracked her to Caer Blygoch, where the girl was receiving treatment and training from MacDuff and Esken. Having vowed to provide wisdom and council to the girl, Aastos joined the Black Blade Company, becoming a companion to MacDuff and Faye when they headed west to seek out Vedma while the rest pursued other leads as they prepared for Ragh nar Roog.

## Overview

### Personality

Aatos is well-mannered, kind and possesses a cheery and witty, though occasionally sarcastic, sense of humor. Even in his bird state, Aatos tries to make the most of the situation, finding it better than imprisonment and as such he tries to be helpful in any way he can. Aatos has a wealth of information regarding the deities, monsters, civilizations, Pydwell and famous figures of the continent, which he will eagerly share with MacDuff and the company whether he is prompted or not.

Quickly, Aatos proved to be a loyal ally and friend to the company, addressing MacDuff as "Brother" - something only the other wardens of Caer Blygoch had ever called him - and Minerva as "Princess" or "M'Lady". Aatos also expressed great concern and worry for Minerva when she began to grow ill after the battle with Ephialtes. He even decided to accompany MacDufff on his westward journey instead of Minerva on her training with the Knot, believing that MacDuff would require knowledge of the wildling ways in order to track down Vedma. To that end, he also welcomed Faye with open arms, addressing her as "Sister".

Despite his bright personality, Aatos possesses a great deal of anger and resentment towards Clan Druwso, Arn and Halfdan in particular, as well as the Thalmonian Empire. He finds a great majority of them to be hedonistic, paranoid, arrogant, warmongering and the ones to blame for the tragedies the Archipelago has endured. Before his imprisonment, Aatos did his best to try to bring and make peace between the clans wherever he could, such as advising Arn to marry Minerva in order to end the conflict between Clan Druwso and Clan an Kett, advice he would come to regret offering as it kickstarted the Empire's relentless hunt for Minerva.

## Powers, Equipment & Abilities

### Powers

* **Shapeshifter:** As a fae and powerful druid, Aatos is a natural shapeshifter; while he cannot take the forms of other humanoids like skinchangers can, Aatos can easily take on animal forms, his favourite being an Archipelagan eagle. As a result of a curse placed on him by Arn Druwso, Aatos appears to be permanently stuck in his eagle form.

### Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect:** As the self-proclaimed "Smartest Bird Alive", Aatos is extremely intelligent and knows almost everything in Pydwell: he claims to be aware of every deal, war, and corner of all the realms. Aatos can also speak and read many languages, even dead tongues like the Red Bowman's. In addition to his immense wealth of knowledge and experience begetting him as Arn Druwso's former advisor he also was greatly talented in strategy and tactics. Aatos also has a working knowledge of magic, its rules and substances.