Cassias Arelius

Cassias Arelius is member of House Arelius, living in the Blackflame Empire. He first appears in book 3, Blackflame. He’s cousin to Eithan Arelius.

Appearance

Curly blond hair, slim, handsome, tall. He polishes up his Goldsign, which is a silver bracelet on his arm.

Arelius “Sight”

Cassias may be a cousin, but he is an Arelius descendant, so he did inherit the famous Arelius Bloodline Ability to detect anything for some distance. “His web of madra showed him nothing but clouds and empty air for a quarter-mile around them.” (Blackflame ch 7)
His detection web is not as broad as Eithan’s but he’s still got the sight.

Cassias didn’t have Eithan’s talent in using their bloodline legacy, but he was still an Arelius. He saw more than anyone else could. So he stepped aside gracefully as Eithan plummeted from a rooftop above him. (Reaper, ch 7)

Relationships

Son of Gaian Arelius. A cousin to Eithan Arelius. Friends with Lindon and Yerin. With help from Eithan, he was allowed to marry to Naru Jing. She is a bright young star in the imperial Naru Clan. They have a young son.

Nine years before book 10, Reigan Shen killed Tiberian Arelius, monarch of House Arelius on the Rosegold continent, and a devastated Underlord Eithan came through the portal to the Blackflame Empire.(Reaper, ch 7) Cassias gave Eithan his position as heir-Patriarch to the Blackflame branch of the Arelius family, so that he could marry her.

Gaien Arelius was therefore very important here, but Lindon didn’t care much for the aging Truegold. He had far more respect for Gaien’s son, the next heir to the Blackflame branch of the Arelius family: Cassias Arelius. Cassias sought out Lindon and Yerin after the major welcoming ceremony, his curly hair shining golden. He held a long, thin silver saber at his hip, and he bowed gracefully before the two of them. “I hoped I would be able to welcome you back someday,” he said. “But I never dreamed it would be like this.” (Reaper, ch 6)

Path

Cassias is on the Path of Silver Grace. He studied under the prestigious School of Silver Grace to develop relations between them and the Arelius family. Cassias follows a Path of sword madra, like Yerin. His only technique shown is the Silver Step. It is an Enforcer technique with Striker elements developed for quick movement over a small area. His Goldsign is a silver bracer on his arm.

Ranking

In book 3, Blackflame, he was ranked the second strongest Highgold after his wife, Naru Jing. By the time we see him in book 6, Underlord, he hoping to advance to Underlord in the rich aura of Night Wheel Valley, but his ranking as a Truegold is not known.