Chronicles of Sha'Lazar

❖ Appearance ❖
Mathayus is 180cm (5'11") tall and weighs 86.2 kg (190lbs), with long, black hair and olive skin bearing the toils of past battles. As a gladiator, has a much more muscular build than other slaves thanks to his training and he also wears his hair close-cropped and clean-shaven, more of a health reason than machismo, but it adds to the mystique of Mathayus.

❖ Personality ❖
As Mathayus grew in skill as a gladiator, so grew his arrogance. Despite his arrogant demeanor, his reasons for fighting remained in honor of his deceased family in Malli’ayad. Relishing the life of a gladiator, fighting for glory and honor in the arena, thus expecting the same of other gladiators, treating those that don't with contempt, Mathayus, was a definite asset to the arena.

❖ His Brief Story ❖
However, he possessed a softer side to him and it is only through love for a slave girl that he was able to find something more meaningful than glory. The two grew so close that they become inseparable and the love they held for one another was so great that they believe they will be together in both the mortal world and the afterlife forever. When that love was challenged and Nemiah was severely wounded, and thought to be dead, Mathayus exhibited a berserker's rage against those responsible slaughtering and maiming them to the last man AND woman.

It was then, instead of putting Mathayus to death, Lady Briseis brought him to the household. Nemiah recovered but is worthless on the open market, but Mathayus is deftly loyal to her.. and his beloved Mistress for saving him. He wears his beloved's necklace; gifted it upon him in his arms. Mathayus being Lady Briseis’ protector, his only constant in his long career as a gladiator is his red-octopus shield, which he wields in every single battle he fights in.