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But none were actually killed. The warlord leader who captured Galen's father rode by the hanging platform, and saw Mannix's wife. Immediately struck by her beauty, he decided to spare her, and also her sons to curry her favor. He then brought them back to his estate. This marked the end of Galen's innocence. | But none were actually killed. The warlord leader who captured Galen's father rode by the hanging platform, and saw Mannix's wife. Immediately struck by her beauty, he decided to spare her, and also her sons to curry her favor. He then brought them back to his estate. This marked the end of Galen's innocence. | ||
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| − | + | [[Image:Dungeon.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The Dungeon that Galen and Jaden spent a great deal of time in while their mother refused to accede to the wishes of her captor]] | |
| + | After being spared from their death sentence, both Jaden and Galen were taken to the warlord's '''Istar''''s manor on the east coast of the colonies. Neither boy was wanted, but they were allowed to live and given comfort so that Istar would gain favor with the beautiful Genesis. Initially, she would have none of it - openly rejecting her new master and swearing to die before submitting to his will. As time went by, however - Istar began to lose patience and threatened the boys, telling her that if she did not give herself to him that he would have them painfully tortured, and then killed. | ||
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| + | Both Jaden and Galen were children of privilege - at this time both were selfish, cowardly adolescents who did not understand sacrifice, honor or devotion. Both boys feared the pain of Istar's threat and begged their mother to not allow them to be harmed. Genesis was a proud noble woman, however, and denied her captor what he wanted. She knew that he did not want to take what he wanted by force - he wanted to break her will and capture her body and heart of her own free will, and so she decided to resist him. Even believing that he was dead, she was absolutely devoted to Mannix and felt that she would be betraying him if she agreed. | ||
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| + | Spurned and convinced he needed to prove his point, Istar removed the boys from their comfortable life in his manor and threw them both into prison. There they were mistreated, deprived of food, and routinely beaten. The noble boys who had seen only comfort and had never faced any adversity were suddenly little more than peasant criminals, and were treated as such. | ||
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| + | Genesis believed he was bluffing, and continued to refuse Istar's advances. Weeks went by, and then months - the boys were still in prison. Worse, Istar had grown frustrated and angry, and started to order their torture. This only hardened Genesis' resolve - to be with a man who would torture her children was offensive to her, and she only rebuked him more. | ||
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| + | Nearly a year went by, and both boys were now dangerously malnourished, scarred and broken. Genesis had visited them often (Istar had allowed it hoping she would cave in), and in the beginning of their ordeal, they had begged her often to do what he wanted her to, so that they could escape the constant beatings and torture they faced. As time went by, however, both boys began to learn willpower and strength of resistance - they began to feel defiant and rebellious about their treatment, and openly challenged their captors. The innocence and softness they had come to the colonies with was no longer presence, instead replaced with a emboldened sense of pride. They started to play mind games with their handlers, tricking them and sarcastically jabbing at them as they were beaten and hurt - it was the only way they could maintain their spirits. | ||
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| + | But while Jaden and Galen hardened their spirits, Genesis was crumbling. It had been over a year, Mannix was dead, her two sons were being slowly murdered, and her entire life felt as though it was breaking down. It was then that she decided to give in to Istar and be his consort. Once she agreed, Istar ordered the release of the two boys from prison, and brought them to live with him and Genesis once more. | ||
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| + | ==Jaden Escapes - Galen Remains== | ||
| + | [[Image:Jadenflees.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Jaden leaving behind his brother Galen and mother Genesis]] | ||
| + | After returning to Istar's mansion, the two brothers spent more than 6 months recovering from their experience. They did not blame their mother for what happened to them, instead they held a deep hatred for Istar - and though they feigned geniality and respect for him, they both plotted their escape, and his death. | ||
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| + | When each had regained enough strength and stamina, they began to actively plan what they wanted to do. Galen wanted to remain with Istar, gain his confidence, then silently murder him at some point, before quickly escaping into the night. Jaden, on the other hand felt that plan would fail, and the only way to guarantee their revenge was to escape the manor, join a realm opposed to Istar, and attack his entire military network, thus taking from him that which he loved most - land, money and power. | ||
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| + | Genesis learned of their impending plans, and was horrified. She felt either plan would get both of them killed, and she could not deal with that happening after giving into Istar's demands - they ''had'' to stay alive. Genesis ordered her sons to remain where they were, wait until they were both 18, then she would convince Istar to let them leave and they could go back to the Cagilan Empire to keep their nobility and build a life. | ||
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| + | Galen reluctantly agreed to respect his mother's wishes - though he did not intend to return to Atamara once he left, he would stay in the colonies and raise up an army against him, much like Jaden had wanted to. His brother, however, was not convinced, and decided to escape immediately. He informed Galen and Genesis that he would be leaving, and begged them to come with him. His mother was terrified, and was in no condition to mount a daring escape - not when Istar's guards shadowed her everywhere she went. Feeling protective of his mother, Galen refused to go with Jaden, pleading with him to stay. | ||
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| + | Jaden left the very next morning, finding a weakness in the guard rotation and exploiting it to leave the compound and flee to the open countryside. Galen and Genesis stayed behind, shocked that Jaden had left them. Though the two brothers had faced the pain of torture and the threat of death together, this one incident drove a wedge between them that remains to this day. Galen has still yet to speak to his brother, even when they again found each other years later. | ||
==After the Capture== | ==After the Capture== | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 10 March 2008
Galen Arylon was born of Mannix Arylon in the region of Nardil in the Cagilan Empire on the continent of Atamara. He traveled with his father to the Colonies, where he was eventually captured with his mother and brother Jaden. Jaden was able to escape, but Galen remained and grew up under the care of Kaendall Istar, stripped of nobility. When he matured into adulthood, faced with no claim of nobility, Galen set off for the continent of Beluaterra to attempt to earn his nobility back in a life of adventure. After several years of difficult work slaying monsters, undead and serving Belluateran lords - Galen was again recognized as being of noble blood. Upon gaining his new status, he boarded a ship to Atamara to return to the continent of his ancestors, and rebuild a noble life. He is currently fighting under the standard of Minas Ithil in the north.
| Galen Arylon | |
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| Status: | Alive |
| Continent: | Atamara |
| Realm: | Minas Ithil |
| Titles Held: | None |
| Class: | Knight |
| Honor: | 35 |
| Prestige: | 13 |
| Age: | 27 |
| Height: | 6'3" |
| Weight: | Roughly 225 lbs |
| Eyes: | Steel Blue |
| Hair: | Brown and Curly |
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Personality
Early in his life, Galen was much like his brothers - hot headed, impulsive and brash. He, like them, had a rather arrogant sense of entitlement - being raised and educated as upper class nobles in the Cagilan Empire he had an aristocratic and elitist attitude, and could easily be described as "stuffy". Those who knew him as a boy said he was a pleasant boy, but had a dry and unimaginative sense of humor, and was a rather decadent and substanceless person - someone who seemed adrift in life with no purpose or direction. He lived his life only for material things and the adoration of those around him.
As he grew older, however, circumstances in his life conspired to drastically change him. He would travel to the colonies with his father, see him beaten and presumably killed, face prolonged incarceration, watch his brother Jaden abandon him, be stripped of his nobility and live amongst scum, watch his mother die of a vicious plague and then roam the countryside confronting monsters and seeking glory in a life of adventure. These events stripped away Galen's boyhood elitism and arrogance, and replaced them with practical skills and a cunning creativity. He would never have survived if he had not developed a rather sharp wit, and gained a great deal of guile.
Today, Galen is much more of an "everyman" - he has a commoner's worldview, and as such takes pleasure and sees value in many things nobility looks down on. Even now that he has regained his title and name, Galen has no trouble getting his hands dirty and working hard, mixing it up in a bar fight, or bedding common women. Those who know him today say he has a very ironic (and apparently hysterical) sense of humor, and conversational speaking style. He experiences a far softer range of emotions than his younger brother Fisc, and typically remains on an even temperament regardless of the situation.
He also is far more confident than any of the other Arylon nobles. This deep routed belief in himself was forged from his independent spirit, which allowed him to roam the countryside and fight monsters and regain his nobility and make a name for himself, all with only his own effort to credit. That confidence has lead him to be far less extroverted than his brothers and cousin - he doesn't see the need to make noise or draw attention to himself. He is an accomplished man on his own merit, and sees no reason to annoy the nobles around him with self promotion.
His personality has made him extremely popular both with the peasants of the realms he has inhabited, as well as the nobles he stands beside in battle. The peasants respect what they perceive as a noble who is "down to earth" and more like them than he is like the crusty aristocrats they are accustomed to. The nobles respect his seemingly uncanny knowledge of the practical management of regions and commoners, as well as his deadly skills in battle - especially his swordsmanship.
Galen is well liked and uncontroversial. In many ways he is the opposite of his younger brother, Fisc.
Early History
Galen was born in the Nardil region of the Cagilan Empire, receiving a very aristocratic education, much like his three brothers. He learned much of philosophy, art, science, mathematics as well as theology. Galen's early life was much like that of his brothers - especially Jaden, who was only two years his senior. Galen was a very intelligent boy, but did not do well at the Academy - he seemed more interested in spending time pursuing athletics and causing trouble with friends of his than he was sticking his nose in a book. His lack of academic achievement did not stop him from learning what he needed, he was simply less impressive than his brothers Jaden and Taran.
When he reached adolescence, his father Mannix and mother Genesis decided to leave the Cagilan Empire to travel to the recently discovered continent, known only to men of Atamara as "the colonies" - in search of a new life away from the scandal and politicking they faced in the Empire. Since both Taran and Fisc were too young to take part in their father's expedition, they remained in Nardil to continue their education and live with their grandfather - but Jaden and Galen went with Mannix across the sea.
The family came to the colonies before nations had even formed yet, and Mannix immediately began carving out territory for himself and his kin. Unfortunately, he failed to realize that his increasing influence would make him a major target for other nobles looking to expand their own power. Mannix's political rivals in the colonies forged a temporary alliance for the purpose of driving Mannix back. After months of constant pressure applied to all fronts, his armies finally crumbled. Mannix and his family were all captured, and while he was hauled away to one of Istar's prisons, Jaden, Galen, and his mother were taken to a platform and were fitted with nooses to hang with. This was the last time Mannix would see his wife or two eldest sons. Believing they had died, he made no attempt to find them once he secured his release from prison.
But none were actually killed. The warlord leader who captured Galen's father rode by the hanging platform, and saw Mannix's wife. Immediately struck by her beauty, he decided to spare her, and also her sons to curry her favor. He then brought them back to his estate. This marked the end of Galen's innocence.
After the Capture
After being spared from their death sentence, both Jaden and Galen were taken to the warlord's Istar's manor on the east coast of the colonies. Neither boy was wanted, but they were allowed to live and given comfort so that Istar would gain favor with the beautiful Genesis. Initially, she would have none of it - openly rejecting her new master and swearing to die before submitting to his will. As time went by, however - Istar began to lose patience and threatened the boys, telling her that if she did not give herself to him that he would have them painfully tortured, and then killed.
Both Jaden and Galen were children of privilege - at this time both were selfish, cowardly adolescents who did not understand sacrifice, honor or devotion. Both boys feared the pain of Istar's threat and begged their mother to not allow them to be harmed. Genesis was a proud noble woman, however, and denied her captor what he wanted. She knew that he did not want to take what he wanted by force - he wanted to break her will and capture her body and heart of her own free will, and so she decided to resist him. Even believing that he was dead, she was absolutely devoted to Mannix and felt that she would be betraying him if she agreed.
Spurned and convinced he needed to prove his point, Istar removed the boys from their comfortable life in his manor and threw them both into prison. There they were mistreated, deprived of food, and routinely beaten. The noble boys who had seen only comfort and had never faced any adversity were suddenly little more than peasant criminals, and were treated as such.
Genesis believed he was bluffing, and continued to refuse Istar's advances. Weeks went by, and then months - the boys were still in prison. Worse, Istar had grown frustrated and angry, and started to order their torture. This only hardened Genesis' resolve - to be with a man who would torture her children was offensive to her, and she only rebuked him more.
Nearly a year went by, and both boys were now dangerously malnourished, scarred and broken. Genesis had visited them often (Istar had allowed it hoping she would cave in), and in the beginning of their ordeal, they had begged her often to do what he wanted her to, so that they could escape the constant beatings and torture they faced. As time went by, however, both boys began to learn willpower and strength of resistance - they began to feel defiant and rebellious about their treatment, and openly challenged their captors. The innocence and softness they had come to the colonies with was no longer presence, instead replaced with a emboldened sense of pride. They started to play mind games with their handlers, tricking them and sarcastically jabbing at them as they were beaten and hurt - it was the only way they could maintain their spirits.
But while Jaden and Galen hardened their spirits, Genesis was crumbling. It had been over a year, Mannix was dead, her two sons were being slowly murdered, and her entire life felt as though it was breaking down. It was then that she decided to give in to Istar and be his consort. Once she agreed, Istar ordered the release of the two boys from prison, and brought them to live with him and Genesis once more.
Jaden Escapes - Galen Remains
After returning to Istar's mansion, the two brothers spent more than 6 months recovering from their experience. They did not blame their mother for what happened to them, instead they held a deep hatred for Istar - and though they feigned geniality and respect for him, they both plotted their escape, and his death.
When each had regained enough strength and stamina, they began to actively plan what they wanted to do. Galen wanted to remain with Istar, gain his confidence, then silently murder him at some point, before quickly escaping into the night. Jaden, on the other hand felt that plan would fail, and the only way to guarantee their revenge was to escape the manor, join a realm opposed to Istar, and attack his entire military network, thus taking from him that which he loved most - land, money and power.
Genesis learned of their impending plans, and was horrified. She felt either plan would get both of them killed, and she could not deal with that happening after giving into Istar's demands - they had to stay alive. Genesis ordered her sons to remain where they were, wait until they were both 18, then she would convince Istar to let them leave and they could go back to the Cagilan Empire to keep their nobility and build a life.
Galen reluctantly agreed to respect his mother's wishes - though he did not intend to return to Atamara once he left, he would stay in the colonies and raise up an army against him, much like Jaden had wanted to. His brother, however, was not convinced, and decided to escape immediately. He informed Galen and Genesis that he would be leaving, and begged them to come with him. His mother was terrified, and was in no condition to mount a daring escape - not when Istar's guards shadowed her everywhere she went. Feeling protective of his mother, Galen refused to go with Jaden, pleading with him to stay.
Jaden left the very next morning, finding a weakness in the guard rotation and exploiting it to leave the compound and flee to the open countryside. Galen and Genesis stayed behind, shocked that Jaden had left them. Though the two brothers had faced the pain of torture and the threat of death together, this one incident drove a wedge between them that remains to this day. Galen has still yet to speak to his brother, even when they again found each other years later.
After the Capture
Taken with mother Genesis, and brother Jaden as his father Mannix was taken away.
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Choice to Remain
Jaden leaves. Galen stays to protect his mother. Galen hates Jaden for leaving. Remains with the captor and is basically raised by him. This causes loss of nobility.
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Life of Adventure
Striking out to become an adventurer. The second lost brother - the twins know nothing of him.
Joined - The High Father's Valentic Order of Knights dedicated to the Highfather, Komar, and the freedom of all Souls
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Blademaster
Earning Nobility
Return to Atamara
Came to CE, found Arylon family was no longer based in Nardil - had no claim or base... decided to "start his own patriarchal clan" in another realm. Minas Ithil was at war, he wanted to fight, so he went there.
Discovering Living Kin
Finding Taran alive and well, Lord Marshal of Suville. Delivered news about Jaden being alive (last he knew), what happened to their mother, etc. Taran told Fisc, and word even reached their cousin Roddick.
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