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Mareth was a soldier in the Regalian Army and becomes a mentor and friend to Gregor.

Appearance[]

Like the rest of the Underlanders, Mareth is described as having platinum blonde hair and violet eyes, with skin so translucent that you can see the veins underneath. After his leg is amputated in the time between Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane and Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, he has used both a crutch and a prosthetic made of fishbone and leather.

Personality[]

Mareth has a good heart. He never stopped caring for those under his protection, and even for those that weren't. After his leg was removed, he still maintains his humor and kindness. However, he does not hesitate to resort to extreme measures- Mareth has knocked several people out when they entered hysterics.

History[]

It is mentioned that Mareth was at the battle of Hesperides. More of this is covered in the biography section.

Biography[]

When Gregor arrived he is one of the two guards assigned to escort the Overlanders to the baths. Later, he saved Gregor and Boots on the beach when the rats attacked them. He pulled Gregor up onto his bond, Andromeda's, back. When the doctors wanted to put him on a stretcher, Mareth refused and insisted on helping carry his bond inside.

In Gregor the Overlander, Mareth accompanied the questers as a guard and was with them through the land of the fliers, crawlers and spinners. However, after Ripred emerged to guide the questers, Mareth left with Solovet, Vikus and their bonds. 

In Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Mareth greeted Gregor warmly when he showed up for training. Mareth was in charge of training youths around Gregor's age, and gave Gregor a brief swordsmanship lesson before his first session. He was also impressed when Gregor could keep pace with him, both in speed and stamina, during the initial physical training. The group practiced sword drills before each of them tried their hand at breaking blood balls shot from small cannons. When Gregor raged for the first time, Mareth tries to call him back to the group, but he flees. Later, Mareth joined the quest to seek out the Bane. During the serpent attack at the Labyrinth his leg was severely injured and Andromeda and Howard decide to take him back to Regalia. When Gregor returns to Regalia, he finds that Howard and Andromeda were facing trial for deserting the quest. They are eventually pardoned due to Gregor's testimony and Nerissa's revelation.

In Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods Gregor visits the hospital in Regalia to see his bond, Ares and his friends Howard and Andromeda who had the plague. Gregor ran into Mareth, and it was revealed that due to the severity of his injuries suffered on the quest for the Bane, his leg was amputated. He is grieving that his bond, Andromeda, has contracted the plague. Later, Mareth gave Gregor a backpack of supplies he thought the Overlander would find useful, judging from his previous two excursions with Gregor. On the quest for the plague cure, Gregor met Hamnet, who was revealed to be the run-away son of Vikus and Solovet. It is revealed that he knew Mareth, but doesn't explain everything at first. It is later revealed that during the battle at the Garden of Hesperides, Mareth pulled Hamnet from the water, saving his life.

When Gregor wakes up in the hospital, Mareth is in his room and informs him that Doctor Neveeve has been executed and Solovet is on trial for involvement with the plague.

In Gregor and the Marks of Secret, Mareth is first seen in the arena 'training' the Regalian youth on bat flight. He isn't actually being too informative, as he and Luxa are so busy laughing at Boot's 'baby bird routine', where she falls and attempts a somersault that swiftly deteriorates into her flapping her arms and shouting, "Me! Me!" in a plea for a lift from a bat.

Mareth led the search party to find Gregor and Luxa within the palace. When Vikus and Howard found them "sleeping" in the old nursery (after their adventure in the jungle), Vikus said he would inform Mareth to call off the search party. Later, Mareth was the one to bring in the basket of nibbler pups that were found in the river.

In Gregor and the Code of Claw, Mareth greeted Gregor when he awoke in the Regalian hospital and asked if Gregor was okay. Gregor, who had just recently gotten news of his prophesied death, said he was fine. After giving Gregor a doubtful look, Mareth changes the subject and speaks little more of the subject. Gregor is relieved to escape without a long, concerned conversation. Gregor asked Mareth where his photo was, and Mareth reaches over to the bedside table and hands it to Gregor. It was the picture of Gregor and Luxa dancing, but he did not comment on it. Mareth revealed to Gregor that Solovet was still in charge and had ordered that Gregor stay in Regalia. Gregor then broke out and goes to the battle anyhow. When Gregor returned with Luxa, who was gravely ill, Mareth was the one who took care of Gregor. He and Gregor then go to help with the nibbler pups who were being evacuated, where they become separated. 

Mareth was in the war council room the next time Gregor saw him and was surprised and horrified to learn that Solovet locked Gregor up in the dungeon for his disobedience. To keep Solovet from locking him up again, he told her to check Gregor's pocket, where he keeps the picture of Luxa and himself. Gregor feels betrayed that Mareth revealed his feelings about the queen; However, Mareth argued that Solovet once locked Hamnet up for a month when she crossed her at a war meeting, and would not hesitate to lock Gregor up until he would obey her. 

The rats arrived at the walls of Regalia and Gregor and Ares joined the fight. After the first wave of attacks, Solovet called Mareth and Perdita from the battle to retrain Gregor and Ares. 

Later, when Solovet died, Ripred lamented that Mareth was in Regalia and unable to command. This implied that he would have been the natural successor. Instead, Perdita became the head of the army.

When Gregor came to after the final battle with the Bane, Mareth explains that Ripred died in the fight. Mareth was present at the surrender and was part of Luxa's support system. He was chosen as the human ambassador to find a peaceful solution along with Nike the flier, Temp the crawler, Heronian the nibbler, Lapblood the gnawer, Treflex the spinner and an unnamed digger

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Andromeda[]

Close bonds, Mareth and Andromeda have saved each other countless times. The first instance of this was seen in Gregor the Overlander, when Gregor tried to escape Regalia via boat. Mareth, Andromeda, Luxa, Aurora, Henry, Ares, Perdita, and her bond all arrive to save Gregor and Boots from the gnawers Shed and Fangor. Andromeda is badly injured, so when they arrive back at Regalia, she is ushered quickly off to the hospital. The doctors try to put Mareth on the stretcher, but instead of accepting, he ignores his own wounds and helps carries his bond to the hospital.

Later, when Mareth is bitten by the serpents, Andromeda insists on taking him home. She abandons the quest with Howard, and ultimately saves her bond at great risk to herself and Howard- treason of the highest order. Treason that is punishable by death. Nerrisa, however, clear their name, and those on trial for not finishing the quest and those who didn't kill the Bane (Ares and Gregor) are pardoned.

When Andromeda contracts the plague in Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, Mareth is heartbroken. Gregor helps comfort him, but the grief-and hope, since the Warrior had arrived- is still there.

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