[b]Name:[/b] Oberjarl Gustav I, Knight of Earth
[b]Age:[/b] 28
[b]Kingdom:[/b] Kingdom of Dragon Montains
[b]Gemstone:[/b] Earth
[b]Appearance:[/b] 

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[b]Background and personality:[/b]

Gustav was originally of the Vaegir Tribe of the Eastern Dragon Mountains, close to the Border with the Barren Lands, he grew up strong and tall and was far more stout than his fellow youths. One day, when Gustav was out hunting in the mountains, a Raiding Party from the Barren Lands attacked his village, leaving no survivors. This was to be the first of many raids, which would lead into invasion shortly afterwards. Gustav fought with the Troops of the Barren lands, and became feared amongst the enemy for 3 years until one day he was captured, sold to his enemies by a jealous rival. He was hauled to the capitol in chains and would have been made a slave for the fighting pits if not for the intervention of Prince Edgar. The Prince had suspicions about his father's actions at that point, but did not know for sure what was happening, regardless he needed to gather stout warriors and followers to his cause for his eventual coup. Gustav was to be the first of these retainers. In exchange for his freedom, Gustav swore an oath to aid the Prince should he require it and together they went about gathering more followers, Gustav teaching the Young Prince how to fight like a Tribesman and how to improvise. When the time came for Edgar's Coup, it was Gustav that took on the Captain of the Royal Guards of the Barren Lands, slaying the man in single combat and holding the Gate while Edgar confronted his father. When the dust had settled, and Edgar emerged victorious, Gustav was standing atop a mountain of enemy corpses, warding off the Royal Guard with powerful swings of his battleaxe.

For his service, Gustav was granted the Earth Gem, and told to go reunify the Dragon Mountains, which had broken into squabbling Tribes in the aftermath of the Invasion. Five years passed as Gustav United the Tribes, being Crowned Oberjarl of the Dragon Mountains, the word for King in the Tribal Tongue. All the while he explored the possibilities of the Earth Gem, raising massive fortresses carved from the living rock, to protect his people from banditry, foreign enemies, and the various monsters in the high peaks. He learned to summon and control stone, learned to sense his enemies by the vibrations in the ground, he even learned to summon and control metal. Even the trees and plants of the earth obeyed his will. With these powers he set out to make the Dragon Mountains a Kingdom to be feared once more, and perhaps to create a lasting unity amongst the tribes. 

[b]Fighting skills:[/b]

Master Axeman, Master Shield-bearer, Expert with Hammers and Maces, Decent with swords and spears, Master Tactician, Expert Knowledge of Siege Warfare, Expert Tracker, Decent Marksman, Decent Rider, Expert Hand to Hand Combatant. 

[b]Earth Gem Powers[/b]

Summon and Control Stone, Summon and control Metal, Earthsense, Control Plants, Control Sand, Burrow.