<div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/zoaquvW.jpg)<br/></div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Name</span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Leonidas Artorius Gloriosus</span><br/><em>Adherent of the Sun</em><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gloriosus is a High Elf. A long-lived race possessed of deep vitality and vigor but prone to suffering ennui of long years, the High Elves have a long and storied history replete with superlative achievements and many firsts. Tall, long-limbed, and possessed of superlative beauty, the High Elves possess might and grace in equal generous measure. The naming convention of the High Elves is the tria nomina (triple name), consisting of the praenomen (true personal name),  nomen gentilicium (family/clan name), and cognomen (a sort of nickname given to the bearer by others based on deeds or a quality of the bearer). It is considered most proper to address a High Elf by their cognomen, and the praenomen is reserved for those with whom the High Elf shares their closest ties.</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;">Age</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">60</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;">Gender</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">Male</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;">Race </span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">High Elf</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;">Origin</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">Primum Stellaris</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">Artorius family</span><br/> <br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;">Appearance</span><br/></span><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/gfLuQID.jpg)</div> <br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Hair</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gloriosus's hair is long and alabaster. It is exceptionally fine, smooth, and lustrous. The silken tresses require little upkeep and maintenance, and Gloriosus washes it regularly and combs it but does nothing else. He may at times bind it into a tail when it is convenient, but otherwise it falls free about his back and shoulders.<br/></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Eyes</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Luminous blue eyes that catch and reflect light as beautiful crystals. They are observant and very keen, capable of seeing great distances with incredible clarity while also catching small details and fine features. Things which are concealed seldom remain so long under the scrutiny of Elvenkind, and even passive regard can reveal the incongruities that betray secret portals, hidden switches, and concealed artifice. As with all High Elves, Gloriosus can see up to 60 feet in darkness.</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Skin</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gloriosus's skin is fair and unblemished. He has no scars or roughness, even though he spends much time in the sun and among the elements. Equally, he is no coward but such is the puissance of Elven vitality that his wounds heal without scars.  </span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Height</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">7'2"</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Build</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Tall as a young tree, broad of shoulder and long of limb, Gloriosus is endowed with the tremendous vitality and strength yet also lithe and graceful at the same time. He is a tireless strider, possessed of a hard body resistant to hurt. Athletic and fit, Gloriosus's physique is finely chiseled and sculpted, in perfect proportion and symmetry.</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Weight</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">275lbs</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Description</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gloriosus is supportive member of the party. He fights in the front ranks with the more martially inclined, and although he is quite skilled he is not a master with his mace and shield. With a blade he is better, but Gloriosus swore oath not to wield weapons that shed blood as part of his initiation into the worship of Pelor. He is skilled with a bow and possesses the strength to draw a full Elvish warbow as tall as he is and the skill and marksmanship to take down a bird on the wing, but absent blunt arrowtips he will not use such a weapon. Unless, of course, the most dire circumstances call for it to protect life in the face of evil - then Gloriosus would take up blade or bow and stain his ideals to preserve life. He possesses great proficiency with thrown weapons, as his Elvish senses permit him to perceive targets accurately and the strength of his limbs allows him to propel them to considerable distance.  In combat Gloriosus focuses on ensuring his allies are not outflanked, and using his magic to bolster and heal the front line. <br/><br/>He has a reasonable facility with stealth owing to his Elvish grace allowing him to move silently and without trace, but Gloriosus lacks any true sense of guile or cunning that would lead him to employ it of his own volition for ill gotten gains. He has no knowledge of roguery, skullduggery, or underhandedness, and his open and forthright mannerisms and personality make dissembling and deceit patently impossible.<br/><br/>A skilled rider and horseman, Gloriosus can easily befriend horses and can calm even the most cantankerous and bellicose horses. He is also a capable outdoorsman and capable of living off of the land without difficulty, but he is not as broadly knowledgeable as a druid or ranger might be. He has a passing knowledge of herbs, chiefly restricted to their use in the context of medicinal uses and what to avoid as poisonous/harmful to ingest.</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;">Personality</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gloriosus is an unwordly fellow, unused to the true ways of the world. He is an optimist and an innocent, who possesses an intellectual knowledge of the existence of evil but often sees the best in others. The High Elf's natural inclination is towards kindness and compassion, and to forgive trespasses against himself and to advocate for mercy to others. However, he lives within the world and his ideals are not often easy to live up to. He is as fallible as any other mortal, but he does his best. Although he does not intend to be, Gloriosus can be incredibly haughty at times, without meaning to be, and his privileged upbringing has left him with blind spots. His upbringing has left him with a sense of noblesse oblige (and he privately wonders if his ancestors did as much as they could have to help against the plague), although he does genuinely want to help others and to alleviate suffering when he encounters it. <br/><br/>Gloriosus's faith is deep and sure. It is a comfort to him in trying and challenging times. He understands that Pelor is a kind and benevolent deity, but Pelor's role is not to be an all-providing solution to every problem that exists in the world. Gloriosus tries to live his life in a manner that he believes Pelor would favour, but first and foremost, Gloriosus strives to live the kind of life where he can look at himself in the mirror in a hundred or thousand years and not be ashamed of what he sees.<br/><br/>He considers himself very mature for his age, though among Elves he is no more than a callow youth. Gloriosus meets the challenges of the world with courage and good cheer, and tries to give the fellow members of the party the benefit of the doubt. Getting along with them is important to him, and he does his best to ensure jolly cooperation.<br/><br/>Gloriosus is a virgin and sworn to remain chaste until his arranged marriage so that, thus pure, he may truly celebrate the glory and joy of the marital bed. This is a social compact and not required by his religion. He will not break this oath uncoerced and of his own free will.<br/><br/>He is also sworn not to wield weapons that shed blood, such as a sword, ax, or even sharpened arrowheads. This is an oath that was not required of Gloriosus by his religion but he swore it to bring himself closer to Pelor's ideals. In defense of life in the face of evil, Gloriosus will break this oath, choosing to stain his ideals in order to preserve life.</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;">Bio</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gloriosus is part of the Artorius family. The family is one with a long martial tradition, and in the truly elder days the scions of the line of Artorius went into battle upon the backs of dragons. But the dragons slumber, now, difficult to rouse. With few enemies worth paying the terrible price and risking the terrible danger entailed in waking the dragons, many High Elves turned to other more tractable species as mounts. The Artorius family chose to raise mighty horses, and their herds consist of tall horses with pure white coats, powerful and swift in equal measure, possessed of keen intelligence and stout courage. Gloriosus's father, Ambrosius Artorius Eques Ultra, is a superlatively proficient breeder and trainer of horses, as at home on horseback as he is on foot. Gloriosus learned something of horsecraft from his father, but his heart lay in other places.<br/><br/>The Artorius family maintains an estate within Primum Stellaris, but they have lands without to give their herd land to roam and graze. Their herd is much depleted from the heights of times before the plague struck, but it remains strong and careful animal husbandry has maintained the best of the bloodlines and the greatest qualities so carefully bred into them. Gloriosus spent many days of his youth out in the fields, tending to horses and learning the essentials of life. It was a wonderful part of his life and Gloriosus looks back upon it fondly. He had many good friends, wise mentors, and even a few sweethearts as is the manner of youth. His parents have arranged a marriage for him to a maiden of the Concordius family.<br/><br/>Gloriosus experienced his calling to the worship of Pelor shortly after his 50th birthday. He was riding a young mare at the borders of his family's property, and he came upon a section of broken fencing, and a wounded servant and horse. The light of the sun blazed brightly in his eyes and he fell to his knees, laying hands upon Elf and Horse alike. In that moment he became a conduit to the higher power of Pelor. Both were healed. The servant relayed that bandits had stolen several horses and made off with them. Gloriosus bade the servant return to the family villa and report the situation, then went to pursue the bandits. When Gloriosus came upon them, he confronted them boldly, demanding the return of the stolen horses. <br/><br/>The bandits refused, choosing their life of brigandry and theft, mocked Gloriosus and set to murdering the Elf. Gloriosus managed to best the half dozen ruffians, although he was injured in the exchange of blows, but not seriously. Binding all - wrists and wounds - Gloriosus brought them to be tried by a judge for their crimes. Although they were so steeped in ill deeds that they were sentenced to death, Gloriosus felt he had served justice. <br/><br/>But he knew the path his life would take now. He announced to his father his fealty to Pelor, and left the family villa the next day with Eques Ultra's blessing to the monastery of Pelor in Primum Stellaris. The abbot of the monastery was expecting Gloriosus, and welcomed the young Elf with open arms. Gloriosus took his initiation oaths, and became an adherent of the sun. He learned the gospel of Pelor, deepening his nascent connection to the Sun God.</span><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;">Equipment</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Armour</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">A hauberk of Elven mail protects Gloriosus. It possesses full sleeves and extends full to the knee, with a clever mesh and weave about the legs that allows for full mobility without requiring a protection reducing slit. Crafted from mithril, a metal is both stronger and lighter than steel, the hauberk is no more encumbering or taxing to wear than a silken shirt. Mithril does not tarnish. The superlative work is such that the individual links are so fine and well connected with one another that a human's eye could scarcely discern the individual links, and movement while wearing the armour is no more noisy than is normal. <br/><br/>Gloriosus also carries a round, wooden shield with a steel rim and boss. The face of the shield is painted white with a stylized sunburst on the front.</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Clothing</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Shirts, trousers, and a robe of white fabric spun by the hands of Elves. The robe has a stylized sunburst stitched into the front. They are comfortable in all climates. A grey cloak with a full hood of neutral that has been treated with special Elven techniques to make it waterproof.  He wears comfortable leather boots that have also been treated to be waterproof.</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Weapons</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br/>»   Mace. A well made flanged mace. Fabricated from steel by an Elven journeyman smith, it is nevertheless resilient and graceful in appearance while being completely utilitarian.<br/>»   Knife. A well made utility knife with a single, slightly curved blade. Fabricated by the same journeyman smith that fabricated that mace. It is well cared for an retains its edge very easily. </span> <br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Miscellaneous</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br/>»   Holy Symbol. It is a stylized sunburst pendant shaped of bright yellow wood suspended upon a shimmering steel chain. </span> <br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Magic</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><em>”Praise the sun!”</em><br/><br/>As a High Elf, Gloriosus comes from a culture and people steeped in deep magical tradition. He does not take magic for granted - it is a powerful, versatile tool that must be respected for its power and its associated costs and dangers. <br/><br/>The power of Pelor allows Gloriosus to perform feats of healing, be they physical, mental, or spiritual. He has the greatest success with healing physical injuries. But the divine power of Pelor is not simply restricted to healing: it also can be directed to bolster the self and allies, granting additional prowess in combat and physical pursuits. The power of Pelor may also be manifested as light that illuminates even the blackest darkness. Also, Gloriosus may turn undead by presenting the symbol of faith with conviction - skeletons and zombies flee (and weaker examples are destroyed), but more powerful undead may resist the power of the High Elf's faith.</span> <br/><br/></span><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/J7rW8kJ.jpg)</div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">World Building Stuff</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Primum Stellaris is the city-state capital of the High Elves that Gloriosus comes from. It's located high up near some cliffs near the sea. It's actually a great big crystal city that floats over the ocean and there's a magical rainbow bridge that connects the crystal city to land. There are dragons in caves in the cliffs, and they're dormant and haven't woken for centuries if not millenia, either of their own volition or by the hands of the High Elves. The High Elves care for the sleeping dragons, and certain families pass along the secrets and dread knowledge of dragonry across generations. The city-state can produce some food within itself due to magical contrivances, but not really enough to truly sustain even the diminished populations, and the High Elves have farming and fishing settlements nearby along the coast to fulfill production needs. The High Elves who farm and fish have traditionally been regarded as lower status, but in the post-plague era their status has elevated as their work becomes ever more important to sustaining the High Elves. It is now seen a virtuous and commendable work, rather than an unpleasant necessity. They are relatively untouched by the plague owing to their remote location. Their largest avenue for contact with the outside was High Elf merchant families, who have since turned to other pursuits in the face of the plague.<br/><br/>The faith of Pelor is not restricted to any particular culture or race, although obviously the worship of a Sun God is not terribly prevalent in any subterranean context. There is no singular dogma in the post-plague era, and the branch the Gloriosus received instruction in emphasizes Pelor's role as a protector, healer, and god of crop fertility. There is an understanding of the necessity of the balance of light and dark in the context of night and day, with the faith teaching that all beings possess the capacity for good and evil and that it is the mark of a being how they defy the evil within and how well they prevent the seed of evil from germinating in their hearts. Forgiveness is to be given to the truly contrite, and evil is to be opposed. Generosity, in material terms and in spiritual terms, are emphasized, with the understanding that the adherents of the Sun live in the real world and can't do much good for anyone if they starve themselves to death - it is best to share what one has with others so that each might have a little, than that any has none.<br/><br/>It might be fairly widespread knowledge that a displayed sunburst denotes someone is a worshiper of Pelor, but there's probably also people who use a sunburst as their own coat of arms or follow a different dogma than Gloriosus - there's probably martial dogmas that might have survived that emphasize the aspects of Pelor in opposing evil and the undead.<br/>--</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;">So Gloriosus left his home to bring the light of Pelor to a benighted post-plague world. He feels he can do more good out in the world than in the city of crystal. <br/><br/>As for connections, it works with me that he encountered Orisanna somewhere along the road and found common ground and purpose in doing good. They are probably on good enough terms that he permits her to use his praenomen. <br/><br/>I think Gloriosus might impress Magga with his willingness to fight in the right circumstances. Though he is not a bellicose individual, he is not afraid to stand up for the weak being oppressed by the strong. Maybe Magga might disdain Gloriosus as a fancy lad at first until there's a situation where Gloriosus confronts a group of bullying brigands all by himself to defend someone. He's also no coward, so in situations where she charges headlong into battle he would be right behind her, ready to face danger with courage and good cheer.<br/><br/>I'm not sure how well he would relate to Amanda, but he would be polite but firm in stating that he wishes that she stay out of his mind if/when he learns about her telepathy. <br/><br/></span><br/><br/></div>