Faustus

Faustus was a Sarradian that was aboard a merchant vessel when the joint expedition of the Three Great Tribes of  Gehenna ransacked the city in 1432AC, taking many boats to travel to Agartha. With the choice to fight or to die facing him, he reluctantly joined the Cruxati, and over the years, became a loyal and integral part of the tribe, even rising to the rank of Chieftan. He married the Chieftess Izel and they had two children, a boy and a girl.

He was known as distant and lazy during his early days, disinterested in the goings on of Gehenna, always with a lethargic look to him, like he was a kid on a family trip that didn't want to be there. By the time he was 18 he seemed to settle some however, finding a distraction in the war, and a taste for adventure that he wasn't able to embrace behind the walls of the capital of Sarradia. Trained by the Warchief Xomac, who became a close friend and ally, Faustus grew into a formiddable warrior, able to best many of the greatest. As a young adult he found himself growing attached to the people within the tribe, eventually deciding that he wanted to do his best by the Cruxati.

His fighting style involved two aquatic snakes that lashed forward like whips, one from a slit in his palm that poured out as silver blood, and another at the tip of his silver staff, extending its reach with a violent bite as freezing typhoons of water snapped around his targets. He was fast and agile, often wearing light leathers for armor or forsaking it all together, and with that light-footedness he tended to get upfront and personal.

The Sarradian participated in a number of battles against Valmasia, facing off against infamous magi like the traitor-Nagual Nenetl and the Necromancer Morgan Deadwood. He also helped to lead the siege of Galeford at the command of the golden-winged kitsune Shiro Zheng, who he often spoke of his admiration for.

 Faustus was ultimately a man that was inspired by Shiro Zheng's vision and character. When they talked, Shiro went into detail of how much he had given up and intended to give up to maintain the alliance between their nations, and Faustus wished to emulate this level of commitment to ensure a bright future for the nation of Agartha. In the chieftan's eyes, when others backed down and felt tired from the bloodshed, Shiro was there to push them forward and steer them on course towards victory.

 When Shiro Zheng was defeated and killed by the Redeemer Tesha, Faustus worked with Xuan Hao to ensure that the alliance between Gehenna and Jianghu remained in tact, despite how tense things were. He even captured and executed Tesha, which the surrendering Valmasians were tasked with killing but failed, to prove his commitment to the cause, despite protests of several tribesmembers.

It also put him at odds with the upper court of Jianghu--Fu'kesi and Leizhou--who, according to the Sarradian, were pushing for open borders and trade between their nation and Valmasia following the death of Shiro. He swore to fulfil Shiro's dream by Xuan's side.

This faith in Shiro's dream was ultimately what led to his downfall. The Atl tribe would not accept the alliance, and made this clear several times. He often argued with them about it, increasing tensions, once having threatened to go to war with them if they made him choose between the shared vision or Atl. In the year of 1440AC another argument broke out, where he struck with deadly intent towards their Chieftess, Talco, despite being outnumbered by guards and their Warchief, Harkit. In what was ultimately a close battle, he was felled by their impressive assault but was able to use his final moments to save the fledlging Nagual Ezhua from death, molten lava rolling over him a second after pushing her to the side with a blast of wind.