Argus (ARR-gus)

Luminary Argus Murin

Argus is an Ascended Avatar of Madir. Always looking to find common ground and listen carefully, Argus is a gentle soul doing his best under a heavy mantle of responsibility. He currently is based on Dias Onda in the capital city of the Order of Kansen, though he was born on Dias Vertum with his twin sibling Liesel where his mother has retired.

Abilities:

• Avatar of Madir: Argus has the ability to channel the god Madir during Atonia.
• Holy Mending: Argus can restore a creature or object to its former state, which he has used to heal animal wounds, repair breaks in objects, put out fires, and dry clothes.

Character Reference

Relationship Approach

Argus relies a lot on his outgoing twin sibling Liesel to make friends and stay connected with others. Like all Avatars, Kanite society bestows a celebrity status on him, which makes genuinely connecting with people difficult for him, so Liesel acts as a buffer for that.
Argus's kind and understanding nature have a calming affect on those who might be afraid or intimidated by his important social status. He is slow to anger or make assumptions, and is a good listener. His concern for others deflects people away from asking too many questions about himself, which he has learned to embrace over the years to a perhaps self-sacrificial degree.
Argus has had formality and politeness drilled into him from Avatar Ascension training and makes the single-handed salutation gesture frequently in conversation. Argus keeps an attentive eye on how others are perceiving him, and will adjust his posture and facial expression to seem as cooperative and empathetic as possible. He won't generally initiate casual physical contact in the course of communicating with others, but Argus is not touch-averse and welcomes hugs from friends.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Argus is physically strong and has a large body frame.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Argus is the twin brother of Liesel.

Education

Argus went to university to study biology until his sudden Avatar transformation, after which he went into Ascension training.

Employment

Argus serves as a commander in the Illuminada Brigada and is given investigative assignments involving essence anomalies across the Myriad Worlds.

Relationships

Argus

Brother (Vital)

Towards Liesel

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Frank

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Liesel

Sibling (Vital)

Towards Argus

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Frank

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History

Being twin siblings, Argus and Liesel have known each other from birth and are extremely close. Though there have been the occasional disagreement between them when they were younger, Argus' passive nature usually gave way to his more assertive sibling. When Argus became an avatar of Madir, it was the first time they had to be separated for any major reason, and it was a bit of a wakeup call to both of them that they couldn't take it for granted they would always be together and has changed their dynamic a little.
At the time we meet them in the story, Liesel has become very insistent on barging in to see Argus, barging in during his assignment on Diem Farella to bring him Bopper the koala glider in case he's lonely or stressed. The two meet Sonia together, at which point Liesel leaves to take Sonia to Wingbucks with Argus' Wingbucks punchcard, while Argus continues his analysis work.
Liesel returns with the plantified Sonia, a wounded glowsheep, and their old collegemate Kazar. Argus uses his Holy Mending ability to restore Sonia and the sheep while grumbling about Liesel's irresponsibility. Kazar and Liesel appeal to Argus to use his authority to assign Sonia to Kazar as her disciple, which he eventually caves on the condition that Sonia chooses to go with her.
Liesel catches Argus after an Avatar meeting on Dias Onda, this time with Reggie the giant mothemander in tow. Liesel is thrilled to see Argus hanging out with Brenna, thinking he's finally made friends. Argus introduces Liesel to Brenna and then promptly has to help do damage control when Reggie flies away and starts burning trees. Argus is away again to investigate the disturbance at the Outback.
Very soon after, Liesel learns that Atonia is falling and attempts to call Argus but can't reach him, so flies off to find him. Though Yanell's flashback sequence, we learn Liesel was successfully able to track Argus to the Outback after Argus became possessed by Madir, but they were both captured by the Demshul and trapped in the Batallia tavern. Liesel cared for Argus in his post-Atonia delerium, and they escaped together with Kazar, Yanell, Wilton, and Dionne. Leaving the recovering Argus in the safety of Kazar's house, Liesel later returned with Wingbucks and a very confused Tenge, whom Argus had accidentally bound before they left for Dias Kip. Liesel is happy to see that Argus is starting to come back to himself when they return, though they aren't happy when Argus gives Yanell all the coffee and later tease Tenge enough that Argus asks Dahlia to get Liesel out of the room and they go their separate ways again.

Nicknames & Petnames

Liesel has several nicknames for Argus related to his Avatar appearance, including "Blue-Eyes" and "salt and pepper".

Species

Kanite

Church/Cult

Order of Kansen

Age

31

Birthplace

Dias Vertum

Spouses

Siblings

Liesel (Sibling)

Current Residence

Dias Onda

Gender

Male

Eyes

Blue (avatar)

Hair

White bangs with black undercut (avatar)

Aligned Organization

Order of Kansen