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 emerges in Iron Gold as a ten-year-old boy with rose-gold eyes and a noble bearing inherited from his father, yet shadowed by vulnerability and resentment from Darrow's prolonged absence. In Dark Age he is kidnapped and thrust into brutal training that scars his face and forges unexpected bonds, transforming his childlike frame into one hardened by combat against larger foes while he clings to a family heirloom. By Light Bringer, Pax has undergone rapid growth and adaptation, embracing his Gold heritage through new alliances and personal markings as he steps beyond his father's shadow amid the saga's escalating wars.
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.
- Introduced as a lean ten-year-old with straw-colored hair and intense rose-gold eyes
- Displays callused hands and training despite his small stature
- Struggles with emotional distance and resentment toward absent father Darrow
- Shows mixture of noble confidence and vulnerable terror when threatened
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, becoming a hostage
- Trains against larger Obsidian youths, gaining sculpted calves and a facial scar
- Wears a self-made harness and keeps an engagement ring on a chain near his heart
- Develops a protective mentor-like relationship with captor Ephraim
- Displays deep concentration in combat alongside flashes of childish wonder
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 structures as a young student
- Undergoes rapid physical growth and adaptation
- Acquires distinctive markings reflecting his heritage and identity
- Forms key alliances that shape his emerging path
Relationships
Initially marked by emotional distance and resentment from Darrow's absence, the father-son bond evolves through Darrow's deep longing and torn loyalties during wartime, ultimately remaining strained by prolonged separation and conflict.
Begins as a hostile abductor-hostage dynamic but quickly evolves into a protective, mentor-like relationship during captivity.
Book Appearances
Iron Gold
First appears Ch 2
Dark Age
First appears Ch 22
Light Bringer
First appears Ch 13