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Early Life
Gaius was born in The Sylvan Glade in a small village near the Seraphine Waterfalls. The Waterfall near the village was home to a strong Fey known as The Lady of the Falls. Gaius spent his entire life in this village. As he grew up, he was raised to be a paladin. His home life was fairly normal and he was raised up believing in Avaija and the importance of family. Through his upbringing and training, he was always taught to be strong, ready, and capable of fighting, but never use it as the first option. Combat was drilled but emphasized as the weapon of last resort. To try and seek peace before resorting to violence.
When he reached adulthood, he became a fully fledged paladin, ordained under Avaija and was essentially "knighted". His ceremony was conducted by an Aquatic Elf cleric of Avaija, Sharena, before The Lady of The Falls who granted him a personal sword. Gaius and Sharena fell in love and married shortly after. The two of them together began a large family, having five children over the course of their time together.
All was not peaceful in their village however. Due to its distance from the kingdom of Frecia, it was seen as a prime target for Marktinlan forces to invade. Being a paladin and a defender, Gaius would often be called to defend his home, the Waterfall, and the Glade alongside the Frecian forces.
The Incident
On one of these fateful invasions, Gaius was called to the defense of the Glade, once again leaving his village behind. However, this particular attack was unlike the others. While Gaius and other fighters were away, fending off the invasion party, another warband had been sent around while their main forces were diverted.
The smaller warband was able to invade the Seraphine Waterfall, making it to the village and further than at least Gaius had ever known them to reach before. The warband expected an easy victory, but were met with unexpected resistance from those in the village. The resulting battle was fierce, resulting in casualties on both sides before, in an act of violent retaliation, the invading warband decided to completely destroy the village out of frustration. Few managed to escape, and it was unclear if they got what they came for, but when Gaius returned home, it was all destroyed.
In the chaos and battle, his home was destroyed, and his wife and children were killed. Devastated and heartbroken, he retreated into himself, sinking into depression, unsure of what to do. He was spurred onwards by visions from his deity, urging him to continue his life. Unsure what to do, but feeling he couldn't bear to remain in his village for fear of the painful memories, he decided to wander. Before leaving, he visited The Lady of The Falls to return both his sword and Sharena's spear. Instead, she asked him to find what he could of his family's possessions and bring them together. Combining them all, she created for him a new weapon, a glaive, to serve as a memento, and bid him travel in peace.
Currently
Gaius travels to aid people. He finds comfort and joy in bringing peace and helping people. He particularly tries to help those that cannot find help, seeing them as being most in need of understanding. He isn't naive, and can tell when someone is being evil or manipulative, but he is patient with those that he feels can or want to change.
He is deeply scarred by the loss of his family and tends to go out of his way to not think about it. From his faith and upbringing, he feels spurred on to try again. He knows another family won't replace what he's lost, or even heal the pain. The fear of losing his family again drives him away from forming romantic attachments, as he tries to keep people at arms distance.