Arkus Light

Arkus Light is a Tiefling Paladin/Rogue and Commander of the Silver Legion.

In his early days before his current position, he was a founding member of the adventuring party known as The Brave Bastards. When the party went it's separate ways, Arkus spent a few years attending his duties as a priest of the temple of Relca he was raised in before joining the Silver Legion as a captain of Chimera Squad. After the Silver Legion was re-formed, Arkus was made acting Commander during the ongoing crisis that was unfolding in the Underdark.

As for now, his story is still unfolding...

Appearance
Arkus is a tiefling with crimson-red skin. Being of no particular infernal heritage, he closely resembles a human, but he retains the typical horns and tail that can be found on every tiefling in Astraterrra. His horns protruded from the top of his forehead straight-upwards, taking on a plated, gray-skinned appearance similar to a gazelle. He stands at 5'11" and weighs roughly ~175 lbs. He typically keeps his straight black hair pushed back a little past his shoulders and prefers a well-trimmed goatee, sometimes opting for a full beard. Now that he prefers heavier armor and a more reserved fighting style, he leans on the bulkier side though he remains lithe and fit. His eyes were a solid yellow-gold in coloration.

When he traveled with the Brave Bastards, he was even more lean thanks to his capabilities as a rogue and was much more acrobatic. He kept his hair roughly the same, but had a younger, clean-shaven face. His armor and equipment was much lighter, owing to his need to be quicker on his feet and stealthier.

Around the beginning of the Underdark Incident while traveling with Chimera Squad, he was captured and tortured by the Drow at Velkynvelve Oupost. During that time his horns were forcibly shaven down to stumps and his tail was maimed, among otehr grave injuries. After his eventual rescue thanks to his squad, he began undergoing treatments from Ward thanks to his magical healing abilities, and began to regrow his lost horns and mangled tail. However, he opted to leave one horn only half re-grown, in order to serve as a reminder of his carelessness and the dangers of what they faced.

Personality
Arkus has led a varied lifestyle and as such his views and personality has changed drastically. He's always had the personal goal to spread cheer and light wherever he goes (hence his chosen surname), but he hasn't always held true to his own beliefs. Regardless, he's always been level-headed and cool under pressure, making him a natural leader even in his rowdier younger years.

During his days with the Brave Bastards, he was much more relaxed and jovial, some (including his fellow adventurers) would call him immature and vain, and this wasn't entirely untrue. He was very naturally skilled and had always seemed to get his way so it did seem to go to his head a little bit. However despite this, his main priority was his found family with the Brave Bastards and he always strove to do right by them and would fight to the death to defend them.

His loyalty to his friends and family would continue even into his more professional status as a military leader overseeing the prisoner-soldiers of Chimera Squad. During this time of his life, he had suffered many harrowing experiences and lost many people dear to him, so his irreverent and cocky attitude had given way to a much more serious and cautious approach to things. While he still retains his natural aptitude for leadership and occasional cleverness, he much more prefers now to think first and act second.

No matter what, if his friends or family are in danger, he has a proclivity to act recklessly.

Background
Arkus was bornto unknown parents in the city of Sanctuary, in the Altium Empire. He was found on the steps of the temple of Relca by head priest Marellius Ark, who took it upon himself to raise and support the abandoned child. The temple of Relca had long been overlooked as far as temples go, as worship of the god of community and freedom had fallen out of fashion for some time, so he and his adopted father were the only two in the temple during his childhood and surviving could be tough at times. He had a rough and tumble childhood, neglecting his duties to the temple much to the chagrin of his adopted father, preferring to stir up trouble with his two friends, Amelia Locke and Richter Emmary. The trio spent their days swindling and thieving, carving out a decent living for themselves. When they were old and experienced enough and realized how profitable it could be, the trio would eventually go on to form their own adventuring party, the Brave Bastards, and set out to see the world and forge their own destinies.