Xavius Barringster

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Xavius
Race	Elf
Cornerstone	Unknown
Class	Thane
Gender	Male
Relatives	Unnamed Aunt Cousins: Templeton Barringster VII, Phineas Barringster Girlfriend: Gwyneth Sunsword
Status	Deceased (Crushed to death)
Portrayed By	Roamin
First Appearance	The Sunswords
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Xavius is a Spellblade Elf Thane portrayed by Roamin in The Sunswords campaign.

Characteristics

Appearance

Xavius knows the Spell of bearding and has a beard. In The Sunswords he decided to grow his beard back when the party decides to camp for a bit in order to become Gwyneth Sunsword's boyfriend again. Later on, he would have a beard covering up the bottom half of his entire face similar to a mask. Xavius can still breathe fine through the large beard, however. Eventually, due to the wild, uncontrolled growth of his facial hair, Xavius would shave it off using Dave's Spell of Shaving.

Personality

Xavius openly admits that he still has feelings for Gwyneth Sunsword, and he is generally seen acting as a jealous ex-boyfriend would. He often takes jabs at Gwyneth's love interest at the time, Kallark, and even attempts to grow a better beard (through magic) to get Gwyneth's attention. Gwyneth, however, claims that Xavius is conceited and that he is only attracted to power.

Xavius displays some very selfish personality traits. He is willing to manipulate Gwyneth, using her confusion (caused by the work of the Leader's Heartoak Staff acquired by Dave) to try and force her to date him again. He was also willing to use the body of the unconscious Ian Bates to shield himself from an approaching arrow, resulting in Ian's death. Finally, he froze Kallark with a Ray of Frost in order to steal his Tambok Ticket (unfortunately destroying the ticket in the process) and then lied to Gwyneth, saying that Kallark simply got drunk.

Relationships

Gwyneth Sunsword

Xavius is an ex-boyfriend of Gwyneth Sunsword, until the end of The Sunswords campaign when Gwyneth stated they are getting back together again.

Phineas

Xavius is an older cousin to Phineas. Xavius, unlike Phineas' brother Templeton Barringster VII, encourages Phineas to explore and go out on an adventure. Xavius watches over Phineas very well and want to make him happy. This is notable when, at the end of The Sunswords campaign, Xavius said that Phineas should leave the part out where he was hiding from fear, trying to get the kobold prisoners to help fight a porc invasion.

Templeton Barringster VII

Not many interactions is known between Xavius and Templeton. Xavius is the cousin of Templeton who Xavius refers to as a "tight-ass" when mentioning him to Phineas.

Unnamed Aunt

An unnamed aunt of the Barringster family, who is the mother of Phineas and Templeton, that bakes Elven Sugar Cookies for her family. Her family is not very fond of these cookies; they aren't very delicious. However, the family still uses them for their magical effects in combat.

Kallark

Kallark was the current boyfriend of Gwyneth, up until the end of The Sunsword campaign where they officially broke up. Xavius does not like him very much in the position of Gwyneth's boyfriend. He thinks that Kallark is inferior to him and usually takes many quips about Kallarks genetalia size. However, they both respect Gwyneth enough to not kill each other.

Dave

Xavius is slightly indifferent to Dave, but they still are good comrades in The Sunswords. They have some interaction with each other when both Dave and Xavius' magical beards got out of control and needed to be shaved by Dave's Spell of Shaving.

Notable Attributes

• Xavius can breathe through his beard when it has grown very large.

Powers & Abilities

Draggin Lightning

Xavius crashes his hammers together to create an electrical tether dealing 3 damage to a target and pulling the target closer to him.

Call Mjollnir

Summons three giant astral hammers from the skies to strike down to the ground. Each hammer deals 3 damage in a small area.

Shocking Disarm

Attempt to disarm a target with an electrical shock.

Ray of Frost

Shoot forth a beam of ice that deals 2 damage and freezes a target in place and stunning them for a turn. Xavius may use another action that is not one of his class skills this turn.

Blessing of Strength

Cast a blessing on a target that causes them to deal double damage with melee attacks until end of combat. For allies, they must yell a phrase chosen by the Paladin when they attack or they will lose this effect.

Belongings

Treasures

• Emerald of Persistance

Items

• Siffran Hammer (2)
• Studded Armor

History

Background

At some point before the Sunswords campaign, Xavius was in a relationship with Gwyneth Sunsword. According to Xavius, the relationship only deteriorated due to long distance and lack of communication.

The Sunswords

Xavius was a member of the squad tasked with escorting a carriage full of prisoners to the Silver Mine Mountains. The squad was under the command of Xavius' former girlfriend, Gwyneth Sunsword, and her current boyfriend, Kallark. Right from the start, Xavius displayed some distaste for Kallark. Xavius was ordered to supervise the latest elf recruits, particularly the nervous Ian Bates.

While traversing a Ytt-inhabited canyon, a wounded Ian Bates was saved from certain death by Xavius who yanked Ian out of the way of a large rolling boulder with Draggin Lightning. However, moments later, the self-preserving Thane used the same ability on Ian to block a misfired arrow, killing Ian. At the end of the canyon, every member of the team - except for Kallark - was scolded by Gwyneth for their sloppy performance, and Xavius was demoted.

Xavius and Rufio were then tasked with burying Ian Bates while the others set up camp to rest. Likely jealous of Kallark, Xavius made use of the Spell of Bearding in an attempt to gain Gwyneth's attention. When two goblin merchants approached the team to offer their wares, Xavius and his Elven crew attacked the goblins on instinct, killing one and arresting the other. After finally getting a moment to rest, Xavius was unexpectedly approached by his young cousin, Phineas, who had come bearing cookies for Xavius. Gwyneth allowed the adventurous young Elf to tag along with the team under Xavius' supervision. Before the caravan crew carried on, Xavius learned that Gwyneth was carrying Kallark's child.

When the group encountered a blazing barn swarming with fire elementals, Xavius kept a watchful eye on his young cousin who was instructed to remain with the prison carriage. Xavius was quick to respond to the Flame Spooky that emerged from the inferno, however, he struggled to connect his attacks against the terror and accidentally tossed away his Dwarven Runeblade.

The group came across a bridge with an ogre blocking the way. The ogre requested a Tambok Ticket as payment for safe passage. Coincidentally, only Xavius and Kallark possessed a ticket, but neither one was willing to give up his treasure. Gwyneth tried to persuade Xavius to give up his ticket which resulted in an argument between the two where Xavius confessed that he still has feelings for Gwyneth. The two were interrupted by Kallark who oddly displayed a significant amount of affection towards Xavius (due to the Leader's Heartoak Staff). Kallark then invited Xavius to have a private conversation behind the carriage where Xavius was met with a half naked Kallark. This awkward moment was cut short by Phineas attacking Kallark and usurping leadership of the party. Several minutes later, Xavius found Phineas making out with Bob. After witnessing his cousin flip through a range of emotions, Xavius blasted Kallark with a Ray of Frost in an attempt to swipe the ticket so that the group may proceed. Unfortunately, the spell was more potent than expected, and the fragile ticket was destroyed while Kallark was frozen solid. Luckily for Xavius, he was not forced to give up his ticket as he pointed out that the ogre was actually in no condition to fight because it was suffering from a seizure, allowing the group to slip by.

Near the end of the journey, the crew fell into trap set by one of the prisoners, Jakelad. The devious Porc summoned many of his allies to assault the caravan and cover his escape. Against his better judgement, Xavius allowed Phineas to release the remaining prisoners in this desperate moment. Fortunately, the prisoners chose to fight alongside Gwyneth's squad and played a significant part in shifting the battle in favor of Xavius and his allies. The Porc ambushers were eventually defeated, although Jakelad was able to escape and Gwyneth had lost her unborn child in a tragic occurrence. With the mission completed, Phineas said farewell to his cousin and headed back home. Kallark, however, seemed to have suddenly disappeared leaving Gwyneth to spitefully accept Xavius back as her boyfriend.

Fate

After Kallark left the party in The Sunswords, Gwyneth Sunsword officially broke up with Kallark and got back together with Xavius. This causes Xavius to be the current boyfriend of Gwyneth.

Trivia

• According to Rob, if Rufio had been killed before the Painful Twist donation event was activated, Xavius would have been the one to stab Gwyneth.
• Xavius' surname is possibly Barringster.