Knight Commander Stelion Marios

Knight Commander Stelion Marios was the first leader of the Order of the Black Sword in northern Caldos.

Biography
Stelion Marios was born a commoner in Fairbrooke in southern Caldos. He was raised as a farmhand and was known to do menial labor about the town in his youth. When he was seventeen he was conscripted to serve in the Caldos military, an opportunity he gladly accepted. Stelion quickly climbed the ranks of the Caldosi military, eventually being named a lesser knight under the banner of Lord Malados. He served several minor nobles until being selected as a personal guard to the Advisor Omiron the Quick.

While serving Advisor Omiron, Stelion became quite popular in the court for being a noble and willing servant. He was steadfast in his his duties, serving without question. It was this that allowed him access to many otherwise private meetings between Omiron and the Caedes. When the comet crashed into the Asteria Valley in 620 A.E. he was the first pick to investigate the crash site. His investigation and position convinced the Caedes to allow him to found the Order of the Black Sword in the renovated Black Tower.

After becoming Knight Commander in 618 A.E. Stelion proved himself a good leader and led the group until his death. During this time, he would lead skirmishes into the Valley of the Crater as well as escort members of the nobility along the Black Road. He would also regularly visit the capitol to join the royal council meetings. In his final years, he refused to stop riding with the knights, still joining scouting parties until his death. He died peacfully in his sleep at the age of sixty-five.

Appearance
Stelion Marios was relatively average in height and weight for a Caldosi man. He had dark skin and hair which he kept short and neat. He regularly wore a beard, which he kept pulled together in the front with a small ring. He dressed in the typical Caldosi style for the time, with many layers of tight and flowing cloth, covered in quilted or leather armor. In his later life, he gained a notable scar on his right forearm, agnarled burn caused by a fight with a lesser wyrm in the Asteria Valley.

He had a brand of Lord Malados' mark on the back of his neck.