Gaius van Baelsar, also known as The Black Wolf. After the events of A Realm Reborn, Gaius resolved to live on as an avenger to murder the Ascians who had controlled him and his men, remaining stoic and reserved. Though having abandoned his rank, he still considers himself a son of Garlemald, though he fights in the name of his homeland rather than the Empire. He is willing to lay previous grudges against the Scions of the Seventh Dawn and the Eorzean Alliance to rest if it is for the greater good. He develops a respectful partnership with the Azure Dragoon, Estinien Wyrmblood, during their mission into Garlemald. The irony of working with his previous foes is not lost on Gaius. He feels the weight of his previous actions as legatus, horrified to learn that the orphans he took in and raised would create and use dangerous magitek, causing havoc. Gaius abhors the way the Garlean Empire treats those who are not pure-blood Garleans, and is appalled at having once served under its banner upon discovering the extent such abuse.