Gate Keeper




The Gate Keeper (gayt KEE-per) is a slave of Maleria, responsible for managing Blackheart Hollow in Darkside.

Biography




There was never a time the Gatekeeper, Ruben Theodulus, can remember not occupying the Blackheart Hollow, where he makes his home in the Darkside. A handsome, reptilian creature, though of a species yet unnamed, Ruben is the indifferent slave to the dark goddess, Maleria. He is the “keeper of the keys” for the Blackheart Hollow shop, which gets infrequent deposits of various items from different sources, including the Old Wizard and Jaxon Skelly, among other notable inhabitants. All profits from the items, of course, go to Maleria (whether forcibly or not).



Ruben has long since grown resigned to his fate as a slave, but when he was first captured he put up a desperate fight. In the process his face was heavily scarred, and so he wears his skull mask to hide it, in addition to the heavy collar Maleria uses to keep him in check. The rumor goes he fought so fiercely to protect his mate and hatchlings; however, he never speaks of the incident, and only the Gatekeeper eggs which occasionally appear at the Hollow furnish any sort of proof. Aside from this theory, no one really knows how he was enslaved.



As one who harbors great pain and outrage somewhere deep inside him despite his stoic demeanor, the Gatekeeper is not one to provoke. The magical staff he carries was a gift from the Old Wizard himself, and he wields it expertly-- all alone up on the Darkside mountains, he has little else to do but train. Keep that in mind should you ever linger too long at the Hollow; Ruben will drive you off forcefully with a reprimand for loitering.



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