Karnus au Bellona
SupportingKarnus au Bellona is a massive Gold warrior who towers over other men with shoulders maybe half again as broad and muscled forearms looking like they're carved from smoothed riverwood. His face appears haggard with a dimpled chin that accompanies a laughing mouth and toothy grin full of uncommon intelligence, while his huge frame vibrates with power and allows him to hoist grown men effortlessly or shatter faces with a single charge. Fair-skinned with golden hair and intense golden eyes, this Bellona Goliath wears imposing armor that shells his great shoulders and bellows his name as he rushes into battle with mouth curved in hate.
Karnus au Bellona debuts in Golden Son as a towering Bellona Goliath whose massive frame, carved-wood forearms, and intelligent golden eyes mark him as one of the most physically imposing warriors in the Golds' civil strife. United with his brother Cassius in the family's bloodfeud, Karnus relentlessly hunts and brutalizes Darrow au Andromedus, channeling raw power and calculated hate into every charge and blow. His actions, including the prior slaying of Claudius au Augustus, escalate the Bellona-Augustus conflict and underscore the saga's themes of vengeance and fractured alliances. Though his arc peaks and concludes within this volume, Karnus's legacy as an enforcer of old Gold brutality influences the shifting power dynamics that ripple through later installments.
Physical Description
Karnus au Bellona is a massive Gold warrior who towers over other men with shoulders maybe half again as broad and muscled forearms looking like they're carved from smoothed riverwood. His face appears haggard with a dimpled chin that accompanies a laughing mouth and toothy grin full of uncommon intelligence, while his huge frame vibrates with power and allows him to hoist grown men effortlessly or shatter faces with a single charge. Fair-skinned with golden hair and intense golden eyes, this Bellona Goliath wears imposing armor that shells his great shoulders and bellows his name as he rushes into battle with mouth curved in hate.
Evolution
Golden Son
Karnus au Bellona is a massive Gold warrior who towers over other men with shoulders maybe half again as broad and muscled forearms looking like they're carved from smoothed riverwood. His face appears haggard with a dimpled chin that accompanies a laughing mouth and toothy grin full of uncommon intelligence, while his huge frame vibrates with power and allows him to hoist grown men effortlessly or shatter faces with a single charge. Fair-skinned with golden hair and intense golden eyes, this Bellona Goliath wears imposing armor that shells his great shoulders and bellows his name as he rushes into battle with mouth curved in hate.
- Rushes into battle armored and bellowing his name, face curved in hate as he charges enemies
- Effortlessly hoists grown men and shatters faces with single charges using his immense strength
- Beats and actively hunts Darrow au Andromedus as part of the Bellona bloodfeud
- Fights alongside brother Cassius au Bellona against Darrow and the Augustus forces
- Reveals uncommon intelligence beneath his haggard, toothy grin while dominating combat
Relationships
Brothers who fight as a united Bellona front against Darrow, their shared vendetta reinforcing family loyalty amid the Golds' civil war.
Primary bloodfeud antagonist whom Karnus beats, hunts, and attempts to destroy in brutal confrontations stemming from the killing of Claudius au Augustus.
Book Appearances
Golden Son
First appears Ch 1