Pax au Augustus
SupportingA lean and proud ten-year-old boy with straw-colored hair that can become matted with sweat during exertion frames a round face flushed with youth. Intense rose-gold eyes burn from under long lashes, set above a dead-set jaw like his father's, while his head remains bare of any sigils. Smaller than expected yet almost the size of an adult like Dano, his callused hands show training despite his childlike frame and he carries himself with a mixture of noble confidence and vulnerable terror when threatened.
Pax au Augustus begins as a sheltered, ten-year-old heir to the Morning Chair, marked by his father Darrow’s long absences and the weight of his family’s legacy. Across Iron Gold through Light Bringer, he is thrust from noble childhood into the brutal realities of war, acquiring scars, skills, and a self-made harness that symbolize his transition from protected son to active participant in the Rising. His journey is defined by kidnapping, survival, and the forging of unexpected alliances, culminating in a young man whose identity is as much shaped by absence and conflict as by bloodline.
Physical Description
A lean and proud ten-year-old boy with straw-colored hair that can become matted with sweat during exertion frames a round face flushed with youth. Intense rose-gold eyes burn from under long lashes, set above a dead-set jaw like his father's, while his head remains bare of any sigils. Smaller than expected yet almost the size of an adult like Dano, his callused hands show training despite his childlike frame and he carries himself with a mixture of noble confidence and vulnerable terror when threatened. A pre-pubescent boy with a child's small stature and lean frame but with bare calves more sculpted than normal from training against much larger Obsidian youths. His face carries a nasty scar running from his right eye to his left jaw and at times a fresh bruise on the chin from martial lessons. His eyes often close in deep concentration during combat and shine with childish wonder. As a young Gold he has fair skin, lustrous golden hair and piercing golden eyes. He wears a self-made harness fitted to his body and keeps a thin chain around his neck holding an engagement ring close to his heart. He is a tall young man with an athletic build, golden eyes, and pale skin. His head is laser-shaved and covered in digital tattoos depicting the Orion constellation. He typically wears a school uniform that accentuates his developing frame.
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Book 4: Iron Gold
Book 5: Dark Age
Evolution
Iron Gold
A lean and proud ten-year-old boy with straw-colored hair that can become matted with sweat during exertion frames a round face flushed with youth. Intense rose-gold eyes burn from under long lashes, set above a dead-set jaw like his father's, while his head remains bare of any sigils. Smaller than expected yet almost the size of an adult like Dano, his callused hands show training despite his childlike frame and he carries himself with a mixture of noble confidence and vulnerable terror when threatened.
- Appears as a ten-year-old with straw-colored hair and rose-gold eyes, displaying noble confidence undercut by vulnerability when threatened.
- Shows early martial training through callused hands and a frame almost adult-sized despite his youth.
- Struggles with the emotional distance created by Darrow’s absence, fostering growing independence and resentment.
Dark Age
A pre-pubescent boy with a child's small stature and lean frame but with bare calves more sculpted than normal from training against much larger Obsidian youths. His face carries a nasty scar running from his right eye to his left jaw and at times a fresh bruise on the chin from martial lessons. His eyes often close in deep concentration during combat and shine with childish wonder. As a young Gold he has fair skin, lustrous golden hair and piercing golden eyes. He wears a self-made harness fitted to his body and keeps a thin chain around his neck holding an engagement ring close to his heart.
- Kidnapped by Ephraim ti Horn, shifting from protected heir to hostage and survivor.
- Develops a protective, mentor-like bond with his captor while enduring physical trials that leave a scar from eye to jaw.
- Wears a self-made harness and keeps his mother’s engagement ring on a chain, signaling emerging autonomy and sentimental attachment.
- Trains against larger Obsidian youths, honing combat skills and revealing a blend of childish wonder and focused intensity.
Light Bringer
Pax au Augustus begins as a young student navigating the rigid structures of his world, quickly showing signs of rapid growth and adaptation. His transformation includes distinctive markings that reflect his heritage and emerging identity. He forms key alliances that shape his path forward.
- Navigates rigid institutional structures as a student, rapidly adapting and showing signs of accelerated growth.
- Acquires distinctive markings that reflect both heritage and personal identity formation.
- Forms key alliances that shape his emerging path within the larger conflict of the Rising.
Relationships
Father-son bond strained by Darrow’s prolonged absences and the demands of war, evolving from emotional distance and resentment in Pax’s youth to a continued, war-separated connection that leaves both yearning for reconciliation.
Initially defined by abduction and hostage status, the relationship transforms into a protective, mentor-like dynamic that influences Pax’s survival skills and worldview during his captivity.
Book Appearances
Iron Gold
First appears Ch 2
Dark Age
First appears Ch 22
Light Bringer
First appears Ch 13