Jules Kristian

**Jules Kristian** is a Kelt and teaches History of Gardneria at Verpax University.

## Physical Appearance

Professor Kristian is a slightly disheveled man with messy, short-ish brown hair, brown eyes, and wears wire-rimmed spectacles. He is tall and skinny. He also wears forest green professorial robes. When he was young, he wore the typical clothes of the Kelts, earth-toned tunic and pants. Jules has jutting cheekbones and infinitely intelligent eyes. He speaks in a calm voice, even in the midst of chaos.

## Personality

Professor Kristian is blunt and does not mince words. He believes in a future of fairness and justice; one where resources are shared by all peoples instead of fought over. "He always makes up his own mind rather than following the crowd."

## Biography

### Early History

Jules grew up in the village of Doveshire in Keltania. He attended Verpax University.

### Wandfasted

Jules is Tessla Harrow's best friend. He rescues Tessla from being attacked by three Keltic blacksmith apprentinces. They realize that the Purge, the removal of Gardnerians from Keltania, has begun. They flee to their secret meeting place on a hill. Tessla tells Jules that she has to get to her cottage to get her grandfather's wand and save her family. When they make it to the top of the hill's peak, they discover all the Gardnerians' homes have been set on fire. Tessla breaks down crying, believing her grandfather and brother are dead. Jules attempts to comfort her. He then proposes marrige, even saying he is willing to find a way to wandfast to her, in order to get her to safety. He wants to bring her with him to Verpacia and hide her at Verpax University. Tessla reluctantly agrees, and they embrace. Suddenly the Keltic apprentices appear, along with Keltic soldiers. They are brought to a Gardnerian's farm, where the Keltic and Urisk armies have gathered to prepare an invasion of Gardneria.

Jules is severley beaten by the Keltic soldiers. When Tessla manages to grab a wand that a Keltic ax-paladin had confiscated, she uses her magic to form a shield around herself, Jules, and the Gardnerians held inside a barn nearby. Soldiers begin attacking her shield. Jules painfully makes his way to Tessla and does his best to support her, both physically and emotionally, as she tries to hold off the soldiers' attacks.

Vale Gardner helps Jules escape by giving him a protective amulet against fire and sending him to a small house he owns in Verpacia. Jules sends Vale a runehawk letting him know he is safe. Unfortunately, Vale has to inform Jules that the Black Witch used her fire magic to kill all the Kelts of Doveshire, including Jules's family. Even his younger sister Sarla is killed, she was only ten years old. Vale tells Tessla that Jules is one of his closest friends, aside from Fain Quillen. They met at University, and Vale found him to be a brilliant historian. They've been close friends for almost three years.

### The Black Witch

* Jules is the only non-Gardnerian history professor at Verpax.
* He is unbalanced by meeting Elloren because of his love for her mother.
* He has to flee Verpax with Lucretia Quillen after the University is shut down during the Gardnerian take over.
* It is implied that he has found love with Lucretia.

## Powers & Abilities

As a Kelt, Jules does not have any magic. He is capable of using a bow and arrow.

## Relationships

### Tessla Harrow

Jules and Tessla are best friends. Jules falls in love with Tessla, but she only sees him as a friend. She finds him to be kind, but foolish.

## References

1. ↑ *Wandfasted*: page 26
2. ↑ *Wandfasted*: page 18