Reik au Angol

Reik au Angol is a Pylesian-born General of the Royal Ai'gyran Military, the husband of Mirle Agost, and the rider of Harp.

Physical Attributes
Reik au Angol is a tall, olive-skinned man with cropped, short black hair and golden eyes. Because of his Pylesian lineage, he is tall and stout, standing nearly six feet two inches. Angol is twenty six years old at the beginning of Part Two and is young and handsome, although several years in the Ai'gyran military seemed to have some wear on him; there were lines and dark circles beneath his eyes, and some of his hair had begun to turn grey, possibly from stress. During Part One Reik was only seventeen years old; many years had passed between his first year as an Aquilon and his rise to lieutenancy.

After his maiming, Reik shorned his hair and adopted the Pylesian twin snakes of Martros as tattoos on both sides of his head. It is said that after his near-death experience with Samanth, he became a harder, more mature individual and began to lose faith in the old ways.

History
Reik au Angol was born in Pylos. During the previous Pylesian king's reign, Angol's parents traveled to the Ai'gyr to escape the king's decree that all firstborn sons be sacrificed to the Pylesian god of death, Atros. During that time, a plague swept through Pylos, and the desperate king believed that sacrificing his people's blood would satiate the hateful god. Angol's family traveled with many other Pylesians, who were denied sanctuary by Ciryatan and Syxuin. After traveling nearly a thousand miles, Angol and his family reached the Ai'gyr; by that time, Reik was six years old.

Reik's family made their home in Taul, where Reik's father became a poor blacksmith. During Reik's tenth year he was chosen by the High Priest to become a member of the Priest's Watch, a sacred organization in which young men and women receive training to become seers, priors and prioresses. After Reik became Contracted to Harp, he was transferred to Vestarthia to begin his training as a young Aquilon; after seven years, he was initiated as a true Aquilon and received his riding leathers and silver gryphon.