Raised in the Nord Highlands, Gaius came from a part of the Empire isolated from the commoner/noble dichotomy, granting him a unique perspective on the class system that divided his class and the rest of his country. A level-headed and respectful ally, Gaius fought alongside Class VII to protect Erebonia from many threats during his time as a student.
Gaius is able to 'read' the wind in the sense that he is able to discern higher elements and feel the auras of his enemies. He is later revealed as being able to sense the 'Gale of Ruin', an ability which rarely manifests in the Empire.
Gaius learnt about the world outside Nord and the geopolitical situation of his hometown through monthly Sunday School lessons held by Barkhorn. Amazed by his mentor's knowledge, Gaius vowed to learn about the world as much as possible to better protect his homeland.
After the 3rd Armored Division was transferred to the Zender Gate on the border between Erebonia and Nord, Gaius met Lieutenant General Zechs Vander. Adamant that Gaius' skill would prove useful at Erebonia's most prestigious military academy after assisting him in obliterating a flock of monsters, seeing as Erebonia's cavalry's lance and spear training has their origins rooted in both the Eisenritter and the spearmanship of Nord, he gave Gaius a recommendation to attend Thors Military Academy.[1]
Having never left Nord before, the number of people he saw while transferring lines on his way to Trista threw him for a loop[2] and he saw Roer was one big mass of iron.[3] He was selected for Class VII and befriended Rean Schwarzer and Elliot Craig at the start of their orientation. Gaius joined the Art Club to improve his skills as an artist.
Offering an 'outside' view to Erebonian society, he interrupted another discussion between students born noble and commoner by pointing out fundamental problems in Erebonia's class system, which in turn served as an eye-opener for those around him.[1] During their field trip to Legram, Gaius realized that the people of Nord and Legram worship both Aidios and the animist spirits, despite the difference in culture and tradition. Protecting those traditions by levying through taxes is worth it, he continues to argue.[4]
During the Erebonian Civil War, he returns to the Nord Highlands to help protect the region from the conflict. After Rean Schwarzer and the rest of Class VII come looking for him, Gaius decided to team up with again and helps put an end to the civil war together with the crew on the Courageous.
Although the civil war within Erebonia has ended and Gaius returns to the Nord Highlands to help the nomads recover from the war, he finds out that Erebonia's annexation of Crossbell has lead to a constant conflict between the Imperial Army of Erebonia and the Republic Army of Calvard both near the Tangram Hills east of Crossbell as well as in the neutral territory of Nord.
Having protected Ordis during the civil war, Barkhorn noticed Gaius' anxiety over the future of his homeland and decided to visit him in Nord. Gaius had only just explained that the destructive wind blowing across the highlands gave him a bad feeling, when a Republic aircraft broke through the 7th Armored Division's line of defense and began attacking the Nomadic Settlement.[5]
Afterwards, Gaius's mentor, Barkhorn, died protecting Gaius and the Highlands from Calvardian threats. In his dying moments, Barkhorn, then the 8th Dominion of the Gralsritter wing of the Septian Church, passed his Stigma down to Gaius. This caused Gaius to inherit Barkhorn's position as the Eighth Dominion, at which point his title became the Soaring Phoenix (絶空鳳翼).[5]
Thomas Lysander, the other Dominion known to be operating in Erebonia, guided Gaius to Arteria where he would be trained for the next half year during which his friends from Class VII were unable to contact him. The other Dominions each trained him in their free time, with Ein Selnate's training being particularly harsh.
Throughout 영웅전설 섬의 궤적 IV, 제II부 "숙명의 별들", Gaius offers his inherited Merkabah as Class VII's primary mode of transportation. Being a new Dominion, his Merkabah was understaffed - it is unknown if Barkhorn had other squires. To help alleviate the shortage of manpower, Thomas had his squires, among them Rosine, to help operate Gaius' Merkabah until a new crew could be found.
Gaius decides to spend his last night before the Great War with Linde, with whom he participated in the Art Club as students.[6]
During the Great War, like the rest of Class VII Gaius joins Prince Olivert Reise Arnor's operation Radiant Wings. His father Lacan and brother Thoma are also assisting with the operation, starting by evacuating the nomads to the comparatively safe northern area, leaving Gaius assured about the safety of his mother and younger sister.[7]
Hearing about the disappearance of Olivert Reise Arnor and Scherazard Harvey, Gaius starts a search for them in their rumoured location - the Nord Highlands. He and his siblings greet Rean at their settlement when the latter comes to assist in the search. Gaius explains that he had been riding around the highlands but had not yet been able to determine any clues, but he had found evidence of campers from remains of fires and food packaging.
The news that a battalion of Calvardian tanks are heading for Nord spurs Gaius and the 23rd Armored Division into action, although they feel something is amiss. Gaius orders an emergency evacuation. After confronting the tanks, they find no signs of life, and the tanks are seemingly automated. Zeo signals the news that the settlement is in danger and they rush back. Afterwards, they search the Highlands in a massive operation and eventually discover the Courageous II, cloaked. After freeing the crew and prince, they escape and continue the operation to stop the 23rd Armored Division's ambitions. Gaius uses his Merkabah to block a unit of Calvardian tanks. Soon after, Gaius witnesses Rean save the settlement from an automated Railway Cannon with his Tyrfing unit and the subsequent appearance of a white Divine Knight which disabled the Courageous II and Merkabah's engines. They are saved by Zeit.
Gaius is part of the group that infiltrates the Retributive Tower in a joint effort to take out Elysium.
After Barkhorn is found alive by Celis Ortesia and Leon Balthazar in Calvard, Gaius is mentioned to have been asking them about him. He is present at the gathering of Dominion in the New Year in Arteria, understandably overjoyed to see Barkhorn again.
The Gralsritter's Eighth Dominion, Soaring Phoenix, who hails from Nord. Together with his faithful partner Zeo, he lives a just life free of worldly bias.
Homeland Saved The mayhem encompassing his peaceful home comes to an end thanks to his friends, and he reflects upon his bonds with those he holds dear.
Main Contact Gaius enters the meeting being held at Orchis Tower as a representative of the Gralsritter and Arteria.
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