Gem Celestine

Gem Balde is a Human nobleman, warrior, militarist, and leader within the city state of Lorent. He is the current leader of the island town Helona, and responsible for recruiting players to the Lorentish military. Gem is known for his humble and forgiving nature, as well as his swordsmanship and combat ability. In the same regard, his spontaneity and desire to seek the good in people leaves a soft spot which, in the correct context, can be used against him for evil.

Childhood
Growing up Gem Balde lived in a secluded house with his family, with a quaint nearby village known as Quagmire.

Family
The father of Gem Balde is Gilbert Balde, a Human that worked as a Big Game hunter for Quagmire. Gem's relationship with his father was friendly, however they were not extremely close. He volunteered for the local militia of Quagmire to defend against a native population of Elves. After a successful defense, everything returned to normal. He is alive and healthy.

The mother of Gem Balde is Emeny Balde. She was a lawful, good-faithed human that worked as an entertainer in the nearby village of Quagmire. Her relationship with Gem was indifferent. They were never very close. Emeny Balde was killed by a murderer at the age of 35, only 7 years after Gem Balde's birth.

Trauma
A bandit from the native Elf population sought revenge on Gilbert Balde for killing his brother in the attack on Quagmire. The bandit went to Gem's house to kill Gilbert, however Gilbert was out in the forest hunting animals. The bandit mercilessly slit the throat of Emeny Balde, while Gem hid in a closet. When the bandit departed, Emeny was left on the floor to die. After coming out of the closet, Gem Balde picked up his mother and watched her bleed out while in his arms. Because Gem's mother died at such a young age, he was left with major trauma and made it his life purpose to ensure catastrophe would never again be inflicted on another family of good spirits.

Career
Upon arrival at Relmont, Lorent, Gem was greeted by the Royal Luth Cole, whom which he developed a sound relationship with. Royal Luth Cole invited Gem to stay in an apartment of the local town Lumaire while Gem worked on his swordsmanship. After being introduced in Lumaire and beginning relations with its leader Ractillil, Gem Balde began to experiment with magical potions secretly within the 4 walls of his tiny apartment, blocking off all the windows to ensure nobody would discover his secret. During this time, he learned many secret potion recipes that would yield him an advantage in combat. One day however, Ractillil approached Gem with an offer.

He invited Gem to become a member of the Brewer's Coalition of Lumaire, to which Gem accepted. This acceptance granted him access to the Lumaire brewery, which possessed greater equipment needed for advanced potion experimentation. Gem used these facilities to discover recipes for adept potions commonly used by the elites of PvP.

After establishing himself in Lumaire,

On March 13, 2022, Gem Balde was given the Soul of Helona by BossTyrant, signifying a transfer of leadership within the town. However, Boss did not make it known when or if he would return. After receiving temporary ownership from BossTyrant

Tournament
To prove himself as an asset and worthy leader of the Lorentish military, Gem Balde entered into the largest PvP tournament in Stoneworks. After fighting his way through 63 opponents, including garama and CASELOAD, Gem was crowned the winner of the 1st Annual Blacksmith Guild Tournament and received winnings of $240,000. After defeating CASELOAD in the finals, the underdog graciously shared 50% of his winnings with his opponent, displaying his humble and forgiving soft spot to the PvP community.