Galen Starfury

Supporting Character, Aurelius' and Cyrus' Love Interest

Gale

Male

22

175 lbs

5'11

Dark brown

Asymmetrical cut; long and wavy on the right and cut short on the left

Sometimes has a little stubble, but never anything more

Terracotta, more brown with red-orange tones

human

a medium ochre brown

Athletic, bound in muscle (balance between bulk and tone), medium-sized for his height

Tattoos over both shoulders/upper arms, on left arm, has a tattoo that goes from his elbow to his wrist, another tattoo on the back of his neck; they're all black designs/swirls with no particular meaning other than being art
A few faint scars in various places, including quite a few burn scars, especially on the arms and hands
Piercings on the right side of the lip, the left side of his nose, on his left brow, and three rings up the side of his ear and two piercings on each earlobe (he did these all himself, and being as thorough and knowledgeable about hygiene as he is, infection has never been an issue, and he generally takes good care of them, often using alcohol or another antiseptic to make sure it stays this way)

Baritone vocal range
Very confident and firm, rarely trips over words unless he's physically hurting and can't think straight
Short speech, usually says as little as possible to get a point across and can get rather informal in the process
Swears a lot... I mean a lot.

Asthma, which is worsened for a period of time in the story by his inhaling smoke from the fires in the attack on his village; higher end of mild severity, persistent symptoms. Main triggers: cold dry weather, large amounts of exercise, viruses, smoke and other certain substances that can be inhaled; does not have allergies. Rarely becomes dangerous. It is basically the reason he is a healer and not a fighter, because when he was young, he was sick a lot more often and they were afraid to push him too hard in training, much less throw him into battle when the time might come. However, his physical prowess otherwise made him perfect for healing on the battlefield. As far as treatment goes, he has messed around with a lot of medicinal herbs, fungus, and blood/other substances from animals known to have healing properties. He has a wide range of things that he can use to keep his condition from worsening, but he's not sure about taking any one thing long-term, as they haven't been thoroughly studied yet, and he refuses to die before his time.

Has some nerve damage in localized areas, including a few spots on his arms, on on his leg, and another on his lower jaw, all from 3rd-degree burns. This doesn't affect his movement much, but he does feel a lot of numbness in these places, and sometimes burning stabbing pains; it is more uncomfortable than debilitating. They will probably heal for the most part, but this could take several months or more

Playing with lip ring
Crossing his arms
Closed-off posture

Saving others and easing their suffering
Becoming the best healer he possibly can
Defending his friends (but never at the cost of his own life)

Sometimes doesn't feel a lot of emotions
A little harsh with words, blunt

Hates traveling merchants who sell "cures"
Thinks dragon hunters are horrible people, but doesn't necessarily want to kill them

Healing
Fighting
Isn't a terrible singer, to everyone's surprise

Researching and testing medicines
Training
Reading, especially medical texts, but he also likes fiction and poetry from time to time

Really difficult to pinpoint as an introvert/extrovert; he can outwardly act sociable at times, but he doesn't really need social interaction at all to thrive
Really odd way of caring; is it obligation? Is it because he wants to help but he's really bad at showing it?
Cool and confident
Calm, even in crisis
Logical, thinks everything out
Usually has a plan, but doesn't mind spontaneity, as long as it's not stupid
Tends to get caught up in details of plans
A little blunt, rough around the edges, and can at times come across as angry or stern

Has a lot of confidence for the most part, uses his body as a canvas and form of self-expression, which explains all the tattoos and piercings

Not exactly pessimistic, but tends to see harsh realities and possibilities and acts accordingly

Skill as a healer
His medical research
Strength as a warrior
Basically every accomplishment, everything about himself- he's pretty confident

Being hated for his failures at healing (even though they're never really his fault)

The fact that him being sick so much as a kid meant he would never fully be a warrior
His lack of emotions; being a healer, you would think he would be more in touch with them

Kratos (deceased)

Healer, especially field medic, fighter (sometimes)

Communes with Ivorniach
Sometimes calls on other gods for guidance or help, such as Moordyff and Epofyys

Doesn't really get involved with politics much within the village because they don't affect his line of work. However, he wishes that kingdoms would spread medicine to even the lowest classes instead of having fake medics running amok

Village medic, next in line to become head medic; sometimes used as a fighter/patrolman, but more often assumes the role of a field doctor who can fight but that's not his primary function

Orange

Anything with rice

His journal containing all of his research and bits of his mentor's research

Battleaxe

Deer

Formerly had a lava dragon named Kratos

April 29 (Taurus)

Equivalent of high school and college, sort of; full base education, plus training to become village medic

Born to a single mother; his mom was with a man who got her pregnant at 19 and left. He was not born in a dragon village, but when he was about 3, his mom was struggling to support him, and she, knowing she could talk to dragons, tried to find someone who could help and was accepted into the village.
Galen was always a good fighter, but his health held him back a lot, so they groomed him to become a healer instead.
He was set to become the head healer of the village when the attacks occurred and he lost everything.

Gay

Dark colors, lots of black, leather straps so he can hold as many things as humanly possible, form-fitting but soft clothes, black boots that come halfway up his calf

The smell of herbs
Campfires
Training
Helping others
Researching, experimenting, and learning

Seeing others in pain
People who doubt the validity of his research
People acting on impulse and making stupid decisions