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[b]| [color=deepskyblue]Character You're Applying For[/color] |[/b]
[indent][color=silver]Garth of Shayeris[/color][/indent]
[b]| [color=deepskyblue]Powers And Abilities[/color] |[/b]
[indent][color=silver]Garth is a pure blood Atlantean, imparting him a physiology adapted to the crushing pressures, low light, and freezing temperatures of the deep ocean. Under water, Garth can swim at speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour (78 knots) and withstand the ocean pressure at 3,600 feet (approx. 109 bar, 1,602psi, 10,900kPa). These physiological adaptations result in him having physical strength and stamina beyond baseline human limits. Garth breathes oxygen under water by means of specialized pores in his skin and does not suffer any toxic effect from oxygen under high pressure. Like all pure-blood Atlanteans, Garth is limited in his ability to operate on the land before he needs to immerse himself in water. The time period between intervals varies depending on the ambient humidity in the air.

Like all Atlanteans, Garth can communicate both telepathically and empathically, both with people as well as marine life. He has the rare ability to wield Atlantean magic, giving him the potential to control currents, manipulate the elements, or even teleport across dimensions... if he ever learns to control it, that is.[/color][/indent]
[b]| [color=deepskyblue]Origin And Backstory[/color] |[/b]
[indent][color=silver]Garth is the son of Thar, King of Idyls -- a political off-shoot of Atlanteans who rejected the ways of Poseidon and sought a pacifist utopia inside of the Hidden Valley, where they founded the underwater city of Shayeris approximately 4,000 years ago. His mother is Berra, Queen of the Idylists. Garth's ability to use Atlantean magic was inherited from his father, who is regarded as the Idylist's second most powerful sorcerer. The title of [i]most powerful[/i] was held by Thar's elder brother, who held the original claim to the throne of the Idylist Kingdom. Then Crown Prince Slizzath was rejected for his study of the forbidden arts of necromancy, resulting in his banishment for dabbling in the black arts. Eventually, Slizzath raised an undead army and sought to take the throne of Shayeris, but was defeated by Thar and Aquaman.

In order to maintain peace between Atlantis and the Idylists, Garth was placed in the custody of the Atlanteans as part of on-going diplomatic negotiations between the two undersea kingdoms -- not the least of which is a proposed betrothal between Garth of Shayeris and Tula of Atlantis in order to unite the kingdoms, a proposal with strong opposition on both sides of the 4,000 year political and cultural divide between the Poseidonis and the Idylists.

As he has grown older, Garth has started to gravitate toward the only other outsider in all Atlantis, the half-blood known as the hero [b]Aquaman[/b]. Self-described as Aquaman's greatest fan, Garth would follow the adventures and escapades of his idealized idol, which had the inadvertent coincidence of putting Garth in the right place at the right time to rescue his hero. Afterward, the two began to interact and travel together more often, resulting in Garth earning the moniker [b]Aqualad[/b] by those who saw the boy graduate from groupie to sidekick status.

As Aqualad, Garth met fellow sidekick [b]Beast Boy[/b] (Garfield Logan) when the Doom Patrol came to Atlantis on a mission. The experience introduced Garth to the concept of life on the surface of the Earth, something he'd only heard of through the accounts of Arthur Curry (which seemed more like flights of fantasy).[/color][/indent]
[b]| [color=deepskyblue]Summary of Version Differences[/color] |[/b]
[indent][color=silver]The origin of Garth has been re-worked to better distinguish him from Aquaman. Instead of being exposed/abandoned as an infant, Garth is a ward of Atlantis and the prince of Shayeris. Otherwise, it's exactly what it says on the tin.[/color][/indent]