Arius Tanessen

Arius is a scion of House Tanessen in Kintargo, born to Elizabeth Tanessen, niece of the Lord Geoff Tanessen, and Luke Tanessen, a distant cousin to Lord Geoff Tanessen. Arius and his sisters, Caitia and Sulia, were pledged to the service of Lord Geoff from birth as part of the marriage arrangement between their parents. Arius was trained as a fighter from when he was first able to stand and hold a weapon and Lord Geoff had designs for him to become a warrior for House Tanessan.

At the age of fifteen Arius joined his sisters who were already in Kintargo to begin his service to House Tanessen. Lord Geoff saw to a brutal training regimen that was intended to break and then harden Arius into a killer under his control. However the training only helped to reinforce Arius' belief in goodness and drove him to look outside the Kintargo compound for friendship. In a nearby bar he met a secret cleric of Milani, Jarret, that became a frequent drinking companion and eventual confidant. Eventually the two grew close enough that the cleric confessed his true nature to Arius and his involvement in the Rose of Kintargo. Arius was conflicted by this revelation and withdrew from contact until he the day of his seventeenth birthday.

The night before his seventeenth birthday Arius was summoned to his Uncle’s study and congratulated on completing his training. However, There was one final test to complete before his true service could begin. House Tanessen’s guards had discovered a spy amongst the advantages and upon torturing him discovered him to be a member of the Rose of Kintargo. The man was to be executed the following morning by Arius’ own hand as his final test. Arius knew he wasn't capable of such cruelty and decided to flee that very evening, but not before saving the poor soul slated for execution. That evening he packed up his few worldly possessions and managed to free the prisoner through a combination of deception, strength, and divine luck.

He spent the next six months doing small work for members of the Rose of Kintargo attempting to earn their trust so that he might begin to do good within the city. However his efforts were interrupted by the Night of Ash when the entirety of the Rose disappeared in the night. In the following days he has lain low in searching for the missing leaders. Rumors of a protest forming have roused his interest and emboldened him to step out into the day in hopes of finding a new sense of purpose. He's hopeful that the Rose might be present at the protest, but he's also more than willing to add his voice to the protest itself.