Alexandar au Arcos

Also known as Alex, Sir Pukealot, Alexandar

Supporting
First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 16

Gender: male
Age: 20s
First appears: Book 4 · Ch. 16
Books: 2

Alexandar au Arcos enters the saga in Iron Gold as the polished, aristocratic grandson of Lorn au Arcos, whose refined bearing and prodigious confidence earn him the mocking nickname “Sir Pukealot” among Darrow’s veterans. Beneath the veneer of highborn elegance, however, he is a Peerless Scarred prodigy who has inherited both his grandfather’s razor skills and his moral code, yet still struggles with the visceral realities of war. By Dark Age, the desert-hardened lancer has shed much of his courtly polish; his once-flawless appearance is scarred and sunburnt, but his loyalty to Darrow has deepened into that of a trusted bodyguard whose competence now outstrips his earlier insecurities.

Description

A blade-thin young man with fair skin and long white-blond hair that flutters behind him like a comet tail, Alexandar possesses a fine jaw and wide enamored eyes that reveal both prodigious confidence and occasional vulnerability. His cheeks flush bright red when embarrassed and his expression often settles into a smirk, giving him the refined, almost pretty look of a highborn aristocrat more suited to palace life than war. He stands with elegant posture in black chest armor that he fastidiously maintains with a silk handkerchief, pushing his long hair from his eyes as he moves with graceful precision even when emerging from a smoking wrecked mech with shell-shocked eyes. Alexandar is tall and blade-thin, with fair skin, a fine jaw, and long white-blond hair that can stream behind him like a comet tail. His delicate, pretty features give him an almost ornamental quality, while his smirk lends them a note of youthful self-assurance. He commonly wears the black jacket of the Pegasus Legion; no eye color or distinctive marks are specified. A tall, thin young man with patrician cheekbones and haunted eyes. His warhawk is flattened and dark with helmet sweat; his skin is sunburnt and flaking, with a weeping scab on his neck. He wears worn, field-patched lizardSkin light armor and an iron lancer badge; in battle he is also seen in a starShell.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

M
Miliapartner
Briefly described as traveling companions in an “odd pair,” their romantic connection is introduced but left largely unexplored across the provided books.
Darrow of Lykosconflicting source relationships
Begins as Darrow’s protective mentor correcting Alexandar’s arrogance and shielding him from Apollonius; evolves into a relationship of mutual trust in which Alexandar becomes Darrow’s most relied-upon lancer and bodyguard.
Diomedes au Raafellow student
Childhood fellow student under Lorn au Arcos; their shared history of lessons and fishing trips is recalled fondly, establishing an enduring peer bond.
Apollonius au Valii-Rathblood-feud adversary
Locked in a hereditary blood-feud; Alexandar openly expresses contempt and claims the encounter taught him how to kill Valii-Rath, a hostility that persists across books.
Lysander au Luneenemy
Violent first encounter in which Alexandar attacks Lysander, steals his razor, and fights free, setting the stage for continued enmity.
Rhonnaconflicting source relationships
Initial antagonism—Alexandar needles her with superior knowledge and later wounds her under stress—softens into a wary camaraderie as both serve under Darrow.

Story so far

BOOK 4Iron Gold
- Rescued by Darrow’s team on Venus and revealed as the Peerless Scarred who attacks Lysander before escaping.
- Assigned as Darrow’s lancer on the Deepgrave mission, where seasickness earns him the nickname “Sir Pukealot.”
- Confronts Apollonius au Valii-Rath, invoking the blood-feud between House Arcos and House Valii-Rath.
- Fires a spider-poison round into Rhonna’s thigh under stress, exposing his vulnerability to battlefield trauma.
- Receives tactical responsibilities from Darrow, who both corrects his arrogance and protects him from Apollonius.
BOOK 5Dark Age
- Survives prolonged desert tracking with Darrow, his iron lancer badge the only clean part of his patched armor.
- Earns Darrow’s complete trust, rising from novice lancer to most capable bodyguard in the cohort.
- Endures severe physical hardship—sunburnt skin, infected wounds—yet maintains combat readiness.