Aedil

Gemini Crew Members
Happenings of Note to Aedil

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Aedil - Quest

And so it was that Aedil set out, leaving behind the tribe of the Norsemen and their losing battle. Aedil set out to the most difficult task of all: he went to school. Every ounce of will was required to study books and learn about the past and the old places while his brothers fought and died. This was his fate, and to deny fate would be dishonorable. But where to begin?

He wandered to the heart of civilization, unsure where to go or how to learn. He had a small income from his people, who sent some of the mining proceeds to support his quest. So he lived off the small sum and scoured the cities of . One day, he came upon an old man being accosted by young thugs in search of easy money. Such dishonorable treatment of an elder, Aedil decided to teach these hooligans the nature of strength. And so he met a man named Platacrates, who turned out to be an archaeology professor at Diomedes University in the Diomedes capital city of Syracuse. Such good fortune is bestowed upon the honorable by the Gods alone! Platacrates, impressed with Aedils strength, at first hired him as a workman. But soon Platacrates found that Aedils time was wasted on menial labor, it was his mind that Platacrates truly respected. To nurture this treasure, Platacrates sponsored Aedils application to the University.

At the academy Aedil studied with Dr. Platacrates, the Gemini expert in ancient things and places. He learned this art, studied the texts. Yet Ragnarok was so long ago, that Gemini historians had forgotten. Only those of knowledge before the Sundering might know of the Age of Glory. Aedil set out to find ancient sites with “K-Tech” for there perhaps he could find a library with more accurate histories of Ragnarok and perhaps what became of the Horn of Thor. It may be enshrined in a now lost pre-sundering museum or vault for safe keeping. But if so, why was it not sounded long ago?

In his studies with Platacrates, Aedil learned of a lost site, legendary as a place where the precursors kept artifacts ancient even then. Aedil and Platacrates together traced obscure clues and identified a likely spot, Andromache, where this site may be. Unfortunately Platacrates was too old to be traipsing around the galaxy, and thus Aedil set out alone and hired a transport, and did not return.

The ancient site was small, but contained clues that lead Aedil to Andromache 3, another small moon in the outskirts of the system. He directed the transport there and they found a vast ancient site. And then there was darkness…….

Five years later, Aedil awoke on a this strange moon amidst ancient ruins. On his right arm was the Jarn Grieper. In his right hand was Mjolnir. Mighty was Mjolnir, but not so mighty that it could fly. The wreckage of the transport was nearby, along with the skeletal remains of the dead crew. Aedil lived off the land. Aedil studied the ruins. Aedil waited patiently. There was no sign of where Mjolnir had been housed in the ruins, though obviously Aedil had found it once, he could not find it again. A year later, another archaeological mission arrived, send by Platacrates. It had been six years since Aedil disappeared and Platacrates assumed him dead and had sent another mission. This second mission had taken five years to decipher the clues that lead to the moon _______.

So Aedil was returned to the world of men. Age of 45 years, and again he studied and searched, for surely he was on the right track. To some, being stranded for six years on a desolate moon would seem bad luck. But Aedil held Mjolnir in his hand, an easy exchange for six years. Surely the Gods were watching over him and blessing his path.

Aedil's Virtues

The nature of honor….

On Charity. Aedil was accosted by a beggar, “please strong man, give alms to the poor.” Aedil gazed upon the man with disdail for his weakness, “Feed a man today and he will die of starvation tomorrow. Only a man who can feed himself can walk tall with honor. Get off your lazy ass and get a job you worthless curr!”

On Weakness. Aedil was asked once, “You value strength, yet your people fight a losing battle against the Aeneans, how can you walk with your head high?” With fire in his eyes Aedil replied, “To die in battle is the only path to Valhalla. A warrior of honor and courage and faith will engage in a losing battle because it is the right thing to do! It matters not if your foe is stronger in numbers or better equipped. You fight because you must. You fight even though you die. You fight because when the Einherjar are called forth from Valhalla to do battle in Ragnarok, you will fight by their side as one of them. The Einherjar will lose to chaos in Ragnarok, but with the Gods they will fight and I will fight with them!”

On Free Will. Aedil was asked, “if all is fated to be, then how can a man have free will to exercise and demonstrate his honor?” To which Aedil laughed and replied “For an honorable man, the Norns will weave a thread of honor. For a curr, the Norns will weave a thread of weakness and chaos.”

On Patience. Aedil was once told “Be patient, we will arrive soon enough,” to which he replied, “The Gods wait for no man, only a fool waits when there is work to be done.”

On Humility. “Aedil, you boast that you are the strongest warrior in this city, you should be more humble.” “BOAST!? I never boast, I state facts as they are. To hide behind humility is to lie in the face of the Gods!”