Gaius

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.:Name of Character:. Gaius.
.:Nick Name:. The Court Physician;
.:Age:. 70;
.:Race:. Camelotian.
.:Status:. Court Physician.

| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |

.:Physical Appearance:.

Not the tallest of people, Gaius is usually framed as a weak, old man. When that is pointed out to him, Gaius doesn’t usually seem to have any immediate reaction, because he isn’t the one to search for conflicts. At first glance, you would usually judge Gaius as a hopeless, poor man, since he is usually seen to wear a deep long blue robe, with various decorations around the chest area, which covers the slightest shapes of his body. Along with that, he also wears a pair of fingerless gloves.

Gaius has the features of an elder, and it’s easy to tell the fact that he has a quite knowledge that could be possibly envied. His hair length is about his shoulders and has a faded colour.

.:Height:. 5’5’’

.:Portrayed by:. Richard Wilson

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.:Personality:.

Gaius is sensible and believed in thinking things through rationally rather than rushing to decisions. He is loyal to Uther despite the methods the king used to deal with sorcerers and the use of magic, but he also displays his loyalty towards Merlin, whom he sees as his son.

Gaius also possessed a dry sense of humour and was one of the few people in Camelot who was brave enough to stand up to Uther Pendragon. He frequently scolded Merlin about using magic but knew when using magic was necessary. Gaius was willing to give his life for Merlin.

Although Gaius was a good person, he had a habit of keeping secrets, particularly from Uther. Gaius would also risk the wrath of the king if he felt it was necessary and helped Balinor and Alice escape from Camelot, risking execution by doing so.Gaius was extremely dedicated to his job as Court Physician and would never give up on a patient no matter how serious the illness or injury. He was also cunning and he was the only known person in Camelot, apart from Elyan, who escaped Morgause's immortal army unscathed.

.:Strengths:.
+ Patience;
+ Knowledge of medical arts;
+ Loyalty;
+ Determination;

.:Weaknesses:.
- Forgetful;
- He is older, so he is fragile;
- His past lover to the point where he is blinded with love;
- He’ll do anything, even risking his life to save those he cares for;

.:Magic Abilities:.
He is able to use basic magic due to the knowledge he has, but he rarely does so, because he stopped using it after the Prince of Camelot was born.

.:Special Skills:.
His knowledge of science.
.:Accents:. British ,working class accent.

| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |

.:Birthplace:. Camelot.
.:Family:.

• None to be known of, though he does treat Merlin like his own son, despite how things are.

.:Occupation:. Court Physician;
.:Current Location of Residence:. Camelot.
.:History:.
Prior to becoming the court physician of Camelot, Gaius practiced magic with Nimueh. He rose to a state of importance when Queen Ygraine died in childbirth and Nimueh failed to save her. Uther banished the use of magic in the kingdom and Gaius, unlike many others, stopped practising magic. However, during the Purge, Gaius helped three people who would later return to Camelot as friend or foe; Balinor, Morgause and Alice. He hid Balinor, a Dragonlord, with his friend Hunith, smuggled a baby Morgause out of the citadel and gave her to the High Priestesses of the Old Religion and crossed Alice's name off a list of sorcerers to be arrested and executed.

Gaius became Merlin’s guardian when Hunith, his younger sister, sent her son to live with him. Hunith feared what may happen should Merlin’s powers be discovered by Uther or his men. When Merlin arrived, his life was saved, as he fell from a balcony in his room.Gaius quickly took a liking to the boy and promised to keep his secret about Merlin using magic.

Gaius acted as a parent and a teacher to Merlin. He frequently tried to encourage him in his abilities while, at the same time, advised him to use them wisely. While Merlin and Gaius were worried with a plague that was striking throughout Camelot, the managed to find the source of the disease; an Afanc in Camelot's water supply. Gaius showed Uther an eggshell Merlin had found underground. The shell bore the mark of Nimueh, a sign his once friend had returned.

Uther trusted Gaius's advice frequently when concerning something to do with magic, although at times they failed to see eye to eye. When Edwin Muirden manipulated Uther into believing Gaius was no longer capable of his job, Gaius was removed from his post as court physician. Furthermore Edwin threatened to tell Uther about Merlin practising magic if Gaius told Uther about his own use of magic. It was only after Edwin's attempt to kill Uther, and Merlin stopping him from attempting to kill Gaius, that he was once again returned to his post.

When Arthur was seriously injured by the Questing Beast, Gaius did everything he could to save the prince and managed to keep him alive long enough for Merlin to go to the Isle of the Blessed to find a cure. Arthur recovered but, then Hunith grew seriously ill. Merlin planned to sacrifice himself to save her but Gaius went instead. On the Isle of the Blessed he met Nimueh, whom he had known before the Great Purge. Gaius persuaded Nimueh to kill him so that both Merlin and his mother could live. It seemed that Gaius actually had died but Merlin arrived and, enraged by the death of his friend and mentor, slew Nimueh. In killing Nimueh, Merlin restored balance to the world, mastering the power of life and death and reviving Gaius.

Gaius was later arrested for sorcery when Aredian, a witchfinder, accused Merlin of using magic and he took the blame. Gaius was locked in the dungeon and interrogated by Aredian until he confessed in order to prevent Aredian from killing Merlin and Morgana along with him. Aredian betrayed him and intended to have Merlin and Morgana executed as well. Fortunately Merlin was able to uncover Aredian's treachery and Gaius was freed, giving Uther some very harsh words on his views of magic afterwards.

Gaius was frequently seen advising Merlin or assisting him wherever he could. It was Gaius who told Merlin about his father being Balinor. He was seen saving as many lives as he could during the Great Dragons assault on Camelot and later comforted Merlin about Balinor's death telling Merlin "you've still got me".

A rift arose between Gaius and Merlin when Gaius' old lover, Alice, returned to Camelot. Merlin saw Alice with a Manticore and told Gaius who refused to believe Merlin and thought that Merlin does not want for him to be happy. Merlin was forced to tell Arthur about Alice which Gaius was angry about at first, however, later on Gaius admits that Merlin was doing what he thought was best.

Gaius was once possessed by a Goblin. The goblin Gaius had a craving for gold, and was very manipulative, spreading rumours about fake illnesses so he could sell 'cures' to them. A few of these had side effects- namely, the cures given to Gwen,Morgana and Uther made them fart continuously. When Merlin found out about the Goblin, he revealed his magic. The Goblin then revealed his magic to the court, forging evidence with a magic book from a hidden section of the library. Despite Merlin's original claims of Gaius' possession being ignored, Arthur grew suspicious of Gaius' behaviour. He tricked the Goblin into saying he would be glad to see Merlin hang, and silently threatened to either kill or turn him in. In retaliation, Gaius partially turned Arthur into a donkey, giving him donkey ears, donkey hooves, and a donkey voice. Merlin and Gwen later poisoned him to get the Goblin out of his body but managed to give him an antidote before he died. Gaius then told Uther that he was possessed and that Merlin was innocent.

Later Gaius' lover, Alice, returned to Camelot under the influence of a Manticore. Gaius was delighted to see her and they worked together just as they had before the Great Purge. Gaius revealed to Merlin that he was in love with Alice and would have married her if not for the Great Purge. When Merlin discovered Alice was in league with a Manticore, Gaius refused to believe him. Alice poisoned Uther, forcing Gaius to realise that she had betrayed him, albeit unintentionally; the Manticore had been too strong for Alice to control. Despite this Gaius remained in love with Alice. He and Merlin managed to destroy the Manticore when Gaius used magic to blow up the box that allowed the Manticore to come from it's own world into theirs.

Gaius tried to persuade Uther not to have Alice executed, protesting that she had not been able to control herself because of the Manticore. Uther sentenced Alice to death and Gaius visited her in the dungeon and told her that he loved her. Gaius helped Alice escape from Camelot just as he had twenty years earlier. Merlin noted that he could have gone with her but Gaius replied by saying that if he left there would be nobody to look after the young warlock.

Gaius was the only known person in Camelot, apart from Elyan, who was able to escape Morgause's immortal warriors unscathed. He was hiding in a cupboard when Merlin and Arthur returned from their failed mission to retrieve the Cup of Life. Merlin and Arthur's friends, Elyan and Gwaine took Gaius into the safety of the forest while Merlin and Arthur went to find Uther, Guinevère and any other survivors of the assault.

Gaius hid in the woods with Arthur, Merlin, Elyan and Gwaine. Guinevère and Sir Leon met them, having escaped from Camelot and they were soon joined by Lancelot and Percival. Gaius was present when Arthur uncovered the Round Table and knighted Gwaine, Elyan, Percival and Lancelot. Arthur requested that he and Gwen stay behind while they attempted to infiltrate Camelot. Gaius disobeyed the prince and arrived in Camelot in time to stop Morgause from killing Merlin, blasting her with a powerful spell and giving Merlin a chance to smash her against a pillar, wounding and perhaps even killing her.

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