Carox Aseus

Carox Aseus is the son of Graze Aseus and is the current Commander of the Shard. For most of the Star Marked trilogy, Commander Aseus finds himself at odds with Darynn Mark.

Early Life
Aseus was born in 442 ARI. Since Aseus's father was already a famous war hero, even from a very young age, a lot of was expected of Aseus. Accordingly, he started training to become a Shard as soon as his hands could grip a weapon.

He was one of the youngest men to ever join the Shard as a full agent, at the age of 16. Many thought this was due to nepotism, but inevitably anyone who thought this would lose in a head-to-head fight to Aseus himself.

Shard Agent
Aseus was given high profile missions early on his career, and mostly succeeded across the board. In some of his early missions, he was paired with his aging father, providing youth and muscle to Graze's experience and instincts.

He was proven especially capable in the Mondoon Conflict, when he won almost every battle he engaged in. Unlike other Shard agents who preferred working solo or in small teams, he proved his aptitude at leading large forces, even mixed forces of Shards and Militia. Some criticized Aseus for heavy losses during certain battles of the Mondoon Conflict, but he argued the victories were worth it.

Commander of the Shard
Aseus was appointed as Commander of the Shard after the retirement of the previous Commander at the end of the Mondoon Conflict. Aseus was considered an "obvious" choice; not only was his brilliance in the Mondoon Conflict well documented, the heroics of his father furthered his candidacy.

Aseus is well-liked, though not necessarily trusted, by the Virin-leen. His ability to gather intelligence before the Virin-leen realize they even need it make him almost indispensable to them.