Captain:Larnus Vontarion

High Admiral Larnus Vontarion is the current Lord-Admiral of the Imperial Talon Navy. He has served as both a mentor and confidate for Uriel Ultanos. A veteren of the Mecha-Wasp war. Despite only being part of one major conflict, he has proven himself with a list of minor battles with pirates, raiders and insurgents a mile long. A student under the late Torfus Vanathias, he achieved the rank of Lord-Admiral after a 30-year service hunting the remaining Mecha-Wasp and is considered one of the Age of Revelation's finer lord-admirals.

=Appearance and Personality= Larnus is of average height with dark blue scales, rounded features and bears a tapered snout. His eyes shine a clear sapphire-blue and his back scales are toned in a deep red. Across the left side of his snout is a faint scar he gained during the Mecha-Wasp War. He prides himself on his appearance and wears his uniform with pride. When not on duty he is drawn to fine silk and velvet. He prides himself on being immaculate and is drawn to dark blues and reds.

A conservative man, Larnus is first and formost a strategist; when confronted with a problem he will think it through (Considering his intelligence it doesn't take him that long) and comes up with largely plausable plans. When under pressure he is known to snap, bearing his teeth. He uses his strategic abilities in almost every situation and often closes his eyes when deep in thought. He speaks with a gruff RP accent along with the occasional minor sibilance. Depite signs of agression he is typically quite calm under tense situations - a by-product of serving in the aforementioned war - and can often be recognised as the voice of reason in tense situations. A devout believer in the cult of Drakon; it is unsurprising for him to occasionally appear aloof when speaking to non-draconis. A level of military respect and discipline keeps him from turning every encounter into an excuse to insult other species.

=History=

Early Life
Larnus Vontarion was born to an affluent family with a long history of serving in the navy. Although his family was visited by a Dragon representetive four months prior to his hatching, he fell short of the strength benchmark and was left behind. His early life was nothing short of luxury and he was considered one of the favoured by Alensia - his broodmother - who would comfort him him when his other siblings were cruel to him. At the age of 15 he trained at the Alavis academy and graduated as a low-ranking officer. At the time he was unremarkable and was first assigned as a lieutenant on board the Sunfury cruiser TNSS Chimeris, which spent most of it's time fighting pirates. He would transfer between two other ships - the TNSS Ultifara and the TNSS Amarchis - before heading to Alcanti at the age of 96 to study under lord-admiral Vanathias personally.

It was during his time studying he came across the paragon's second son Uriel. He quickly grew attached to the young boy who was barely out of the broodmother's care. It was not long before a relationship blossomed and, upon seeing the relationship his student had with the young boy, the lord-admiral suggested to Uriel XV that Larnus would make a great mentor for his son. Uriel agreed and declared Larnus to be the boy's official guardian, which made the young officer proud. He would continue to juggle serving as the lord-admiral's aide and serving as the child Uriel's guardian until the boy was sent to the Khan'Thar academy. Being an aide to the lord-admiral Larnus would observe Uriel's development frequently and proudly attended his graduation. When Uriel was due to go into service Larnus requested joining him on whatever fleet he was assaigned to. The lord-admiral agreed on account of the services and loyalty he had provided and they would travel the western rim for 32 years. When Uriel met Alensia at his father's funeral in ID.247,773 Larnus was one of the first people Uriel told. When the two lovers married in ID.247,778 Larnus was chosen as Uriel's best man. For twenty years afterward they continued military service when, in ID.247,798, they were called to the Lorean system.

The 187th fleet (of which he served on) was sent to defend against the mecha-wasp. The fleet was documented as the first to engage the mecha-wasp - a race of cybernetic wasps bent on consuming the Ohlon-2 sector and beyond. Both of them fought in different ways; Uriel preferred getting up-close-and-personal while (at first due to his position) he preferred commanding from orbit. Larnus was part of the fleet that bombarded the first hive and he would later serve as a captain five years after. He gained distinction on numerous occasions and after nearly a decade was promoted to admiral for his dedication and zeal. For thirty years after he would command the 175th fleet (along with six others) to hunt for the remnants of the mecha-wasp, again his zeal gained notice by his old friend Uriel (now a paragon after his brother's death)and he became a vice-admiral for the Ohlon-2 sector.

Career as Lord-Admiral
Larnus was chosen by lord-admiral Vanathias to succeed him, passing away three months later at the age of 435. Now aknowledged as lord-admiral Vontarion he proceeded to clamp down on piracy and preferred to serve near to hotspots. Upon Uriel's return from the galactic rim Larnus was the first man Uriel told of the Dronir. Bewildered at the revelation he clearly stated law is law but genocide is not the answer. Instead he suggested cutting off contact with the dronir, believing that Uriel's actions would not only provoke public outctry, but draw the attention of the inquisition. His meeting with the paragon made him curious as to what made these 'dronir' so special, it was weeks later he discovered the secret Purity Crusade that had been hidden from the general public. This revelation ony made him more adamant that isolation from the dronir was the only way to preserve peace.

After finding out Uriel knew of the purity crusade, their relationship hit a low point. Knowing that the sector had not yet been colonised he arranged for a blockade over the gateway to the sector and to disable the bridge between the sector and the rest of the empire. Furious that his lord-admiral and mentor was attempting to limit the empire's growth, Uriel ordered for the operation to stop. Larnus was convinced this was the only option and eventually the two of them brought to blows. Uriel's escort separated them and the paragon offered a new alternative: mark a 20-parsec radius around the dronir homeworld as 'restricted'. Larnus agreed to the plan, the wormhole was opened again and colonisation of the sector would begin.

=Quotes=

Himself
"Give me a moment, strategy takes time" - Innumberable times

"If the people don't get vocal about these 'aliens', I'm certain the Inquisition will" - Verdict after learning of the Dronir

"Blades and rifles have never been my style. When it comes to starships, things change." - Larnus' Strengths and weaknesses

"Unless you have a plan to use those guns all you get is a meatgrinder" - General battle strategy, highlighting that strategy is just as important as firepower

Others
"He's a fine officer and a great friend to the boy, he'll go far" - Torfus Vanathias