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[[Image:Dragon_prince.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Prince Férius and the [[dragon]].]]
Prince Férius Aryon of [[Thalorian]] was an elven sorcerer played by [[Chris]].  He was wrongfully accused of murdering a member of the elven council and was forced into exile alongside his lover and mentor, [[Sylvacae]].  As a result of the false accusations and separation from Sylvacae, Férius vowed to regain his rightful place as the leader of the Thalorian kingdom and take the crown for his own no matter what the cost.  He developed a fondness of torture and killing and became very good at both.  With help from the party, he freed Sylvacae from prison and killed his sister, [[Aérelìa]], and her unborn child.  He secretely carried the [[dragon orb]] throughout most of the campaign and tried to control the [[Dragon]], which ultimately led to his demise.  

== Character History ==
Férius Aryon is the firstborn son of the royal family of the Thalorian elves.  He was born during difficult political times and was raised like every prince is raised: one day to become king.  It was not long before he began demonstrating small feats of magic that were beyond his control.  His father saw is son’s natural feats of magic as a promising tool and soon sought a mentor to help him reach his full potential as a sorcerer.  He chose a close friend of the family, Sylvacae Lauraen, to help with this task.  A childhood friend of the king, she served as a member of the royal council and is arguably the most accomplished elven sorcerer within their clan.

His training went well and Férius quickly learned how to become the master of his magic.  Eventually, he craved the power that came with learning more complex spells and would spend long hours with Sylvacae perfecting the use of his magic.  It was during this time that his familiar, a black mongoose he named Sikil had found him.  Despite his mentor being more than a hundred years his senior, he found himself drawn to her and they were caught up in a tryst they were forced to keep secret from everyone.

This worked for several years, until his sister, Aérelìa, discovered Férius and Sylvacae one afternoon in the prince’s bedchambers.  She threatened to relay the news to their father, but Sylvacae had obtained some information of her own.  She knew of an affair Aérelìa was having with a younger member of the council named [[Kaerl]] and she also knew that this news would not bode well with the king.  All three agreed never to speak of what they knew, but the two siblings’ relationship was forever tarnished.

Perhaps a decade passed with both prince and princess honoring each other’s secret.  During this time the rival siblings grew even farther apart and Sylvacae and Aérelìa developed a deep resentment for one another.  However, Férius and Sylvacae grew much closer.  That is, until everything was forced to change.  In the middle of the night on a summer not terribly long ago, Sylvacae burst into Férius’ bedchambers short of breath and with a look of urgency upon her face.  This is the face forever burned into Férius’ memory as the face of the woman he loves.

<i>Férius pushed aside the books he was reading, nearly knocking over several candles in the process.  “What is wrong?” He asked as he stood up and went to the door to hold Sylvacae.
“Kaerl is dead,” She replied.  “They found his body in your sister’s chambers.  She is speaking with the king - your father - now.  I fear she suspects either you or me of his murder.”
Férius was taken aback.  “How can this be?”
“He was found with no marks on his body and no signs of struggle, clearly the work of some sort of evil magic.”  
“But she could not know that I have not traveled that path!  Never have I practiced one of the dark spells in front of her.  Never...”
“I know that, Férius, but is there truly a way for her to know?”
The prince sighed heavily and raised a hand to his eyes, deep in thought.  “No, she could not know for certain.  Regardless of how I have hidden it from her, she could not know for sure.”
“There are no other suspects, my love.  No one is as powerful as I in this kingdom.  None who could have gotten into the princess’ bedchambers.”
Férius lowered his hand from his furrowed brow and looked into her eyes.  “You had nothing to do with this, did you?  Promise me, Sylvacae, that you did not kill Kaerl.”
“I am as innocent as you are in this deed.”
Férius kissed her swiftly.  “Innocent we may be, but we must leave, both of us.  Tonight.  My sister has no reason to keep our love a secret if hers is dead.  She will tell my father everything and you will be charged with the murder.  She will make certain of that.  And he will obey her.  She always was his favorite.”  There was an obvious tone of resentment in his voice before he slipped into the silence required by deep thought.
After a moment, Sylvacae broke the silence.  “The guards, Férius.  They are coming.”  Noticing that her lover said nothing, she shouted at him, “Férius!” 
This seemed to break him from his trance.  “Where will we go?”  He asked.  
“I am not sure where you will go.  However, I must attend to some business before I can find you again.”
“Find me?  Where are you--?”  Férius looked to Sylvacae.  “How can you be so calm amidst such chaos?”
“I haven’t the time to explain, my love.  I will find you.  I know not when that day will come, but wherever your journey takes you, I promise that we will be reunited.”  She kissed him and as the sound of the approaching guards grew louder and louder, Férius looked to the door.  When he turned back to look at Sylvacae, she was nowhere in sight.  She had disappeared completely and the guards were near.
As they burst into the room, Férius reacted on instinct alone, throwing reason and logic to the wind.  He raised his hands and felt magic flow from his body to the guards.  He killed three of his own kind in a fraction of a second and without consciously willing himself to do so.  The feeling of that kind of power flowing through him sent chills up his spine and all he knew was that he craved more…
Férius went to the chest and removed [[dragon orb|the item given to him by Sylvacae]], which he carefully hid in a pocket.  Then, like his love, he disappeared silently into the night.</i>

Férius had not seen Sylvacae or his homeland since that night, nearly seven years ago.  She was the only person to whom Férius felt indebted and remained the only person he cares for.  He despised most of his elven clan, especially those in positions of power, for they are the closest to his father.  He disregarded his mother completely and viewed his father as an enemy and the main person standing between him and the throne.  He would kill his sister given the chance, for she, too, stands in the way of him and the throne.  He has killed many more people since that night and has immersed himself fully in schemes of usurping the throne from his father for reasons of both revenge and power.  He has learned to trust no one and to feel no sympathy for those fell by his hand for getting in his way.  He will do anything in order to find Sylvacae or to steal his father’s throne...Anything.

== Events in Campaign==
[[Image:Symbol.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Férius' Mark.]]
* First met [[Norson]] in [[Phalendia]].  Norson was also against the elves and they agreed to get them back.
* Met [[Fletch]] outside of Norson's apartment in the city.
* Met the rest of the party in the tavern shortly afterward.
* Traveled with the party to Thalorian and turned in [[George]] disguised as him to receive the bounty on his head.
* Fled Thalorian and defeated the elven party chasing after them.
* Tortured and murdered [[Theus]], a tapestry merchant, solely to acquire his house.
* Helped set up the network of doorknobs for transportation.
* Discovered the torture room in the basement of Theus' house.  Found a mirror that possibly contained the souls of children.
* Stabbed a little girl just to see if it would have an effect on the mirror and then left her, crying and bleeding, with [[Karigan]].
* With help from the party, he broke into the elven prison and freed Sylvacae and other prisoners.
* In the prison, he killed the creepy warden who had developed an obsession with her.
* Brought Sylvacae back to Theus' house and told the others who she was.
* Pretended to seek sanctuary in a cathedral and was "ambushed" by the party dressed as members of the elven guard.  They feigned attacking each other to incite bad feelings between the elven and human kingdoms with hopes of starting a war.  The cathedral was destroyed and most of the priests were killed, only a few were left in order to serve as witnesses to what the elves have done.
* Disguised himself as Theus and tortured [[Twellen]] into revealing the location of Aérelìa.  He then killed him.
* Went with the party to Krael's Keep to find Aérelìa.
* Killed his sister and her unborn child.  (She deserved it.)
* Tortured [[Trivelle]] for [[Khaydarin]].
* Traveled with the party to the forbidden forest.  Discovered the tomb of the ancients.
* Freed the dragon and tried to control it with the dragon orb.  Fought over the orb with Fletch, then Norson.  Norson took it and escaped.
* Teleported out of the temple to Sylvacae and went to [[Gwerion]] to find that Norson had killed him and destroyed his tower.
* Teleported to Norson's apartment in Phalendia.  Norson was killed.
* Fled back to Theus' house to find the dragon waiting for him.  The dragon released Sylvacae (who was pregnant with [[Férius' child|his child]]), but erased her memory.  Férius was eaten.
* What happened after that is unknown...

== Personality ==
[[Image:Egyptian_mongoose3.jpg|thumb|right|Sikil, Férius' mongoose familiar.]]
Several interesting aspects of Ferius’ personality should be mentioned.  Being raised as prince of the elves, he still retains a sense of honor (at least in one aspect).  He dislikes attacking from behind or participating in any sort of ambush.  He prefers to allow his combatants a chance for a fair, face-to-face fight (mostly because this way, they can see that it is him attacking them).  He is also very vindictive and will stop at nothing to correct any small slight made against him, no matter what the cost.  He will hold a grudge until the day after the end of time.

Throughout the campaign, Férius developed a fondness for torture.  It began when he explored [[Deevlain]] searching for a large enough building to turn into a base of sorts.  Férius knew of a man named [[Theus]] who was an ally to his father and owned a large house in the city.  Férius went inside and tortured information out of the older man before killing him and claiming the house for his own.  Férius would go on to torture many more individuals, which became a hobby of sorts.  He was also given a dagger of healing, created by [[Arendryx]] specifically for this purpose.  With the blade, he could inflict pain while simultaneously healing the victim just enough so that they would not bleed to death.

=== Appearance ===
* Race: Elf
* Age: 195 years
* Height: 5'10"
* Weight: 150
* Hair: Long, black
* Eyes: Green
* Clothing: Black cloak lined with silver.

=== Notable Items ===
* [[Theus]]' House
* Staff of the Magi
* [[Dragon orb|Dragon Orb]]
* [[Gwerion]]'s Book on Dragons
* Dagger of Healing - Created by [[Arendryx]]

=== Favorite Spells ===
* Strike Barren - Makes the target infertile. (Used on Aérelìa.)
* Blood Funnel - Creates a swirling funnel of blood that blinds, frightens, and does damage.
* Cross of Lightning - Sends lightning bolts in four directions simultaneously. (Used in the cathedral.)
* Hold Person - Useful when torturing individuals.  Was also used on Férius by the prison warden.

== Merits and Flaws ==
* [[Merits and Flaws#Blessing of Venus|Blessing of Venus]]
* [[Merits and Flaws#Clear Thinker|Clear Thinker]]
* [[Merits and Flaws#Perceptive|Perceptive]]
* [[Merits and Flaws#Silver Tongued|Silver Tongued]]
* [[Merits and Flaws#Compulsive|Compulsive]]
* [[Merits and Flaws#Distinctive Style|Distinctive Style]]
* [[Merits and Flaws#Enemies|Enemies]]
* [[Merits and Flaws#Hatred|Hatred]]
* [[Merits and Flaws#Past Troubles|Past Troubles]]
* [[Merits and Flaws#Vindictive|Vindictive]]
* [[Merits and Flaws#Warrior Honour|Warrior Honour]]

== Trivia ==
* Férius is the reason for Chris' black soul.  Chris used to be lawful/good...now he's neutral/evil.
* At level 14, Férius had a Charisma score of 26, a Bluff modifier of +40, a Diplomacy modifier of +34, a Will Save of +23, and Spell Resistance 23.
* His mongoose familiar was named [[Sikil]], which comes from the Elvish word for "dagger".
* By the end of the campaign, Férius had eight [[Kick-Ass Evil Points]].
* Chris' original idea was that Sylvacae had killed [[Kaerl]] and was lying to Férius, but it played out in-game that Aérelìa had committed the murder herself.  This seemed to fit better.
* His last name, Aryon, means "heir" in elven.  It is a self-given name to reflect his belief that he is the rightful heir to the elven throne.
* There was only enemy of Férius's in the entirety of the campaign that he did not wish to kill; the female paladin who rode a Pegasus...Férius, instead wanted to slowly corrupt her.  Unfortunately, this did not happen in the game.
* The line, "Bitch fell off the horse, webbed and silenced that shit" was a reference to [[Karigan]], who fell off her horse and began screaming.  Férius was annoyed with her.
* If Férius had a theme song, it would be "Escape" by Craig Armstrong.  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhP6F-vxeZI Listen Here].

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