Eli Hathoway

"I swear on my honor, my name, and before The Mother, to remain faithful to my bastard brothers; those who have wronged my brothers and my order shall be put to the sword."

—Eli Hathoway taking the Syndicates Oath.

Eli Hathoway is a major character in Part 1. He is the only child and bastard of Aiden II Hathoway. He is also a Knight-Captain within the Bastards Syndicate.

He was originally meant to become the heir of the Hathoway family, but his father refused to accept his legitimacy in order to avoid embarrassment and humiliation from other lords for having a bastard heir. He eventually joined a mercenary group called the Bastards Syndicate, with the sole purpose of finding a place of belonging, just like many of the other bastards within the organization.

(Part 1)
Yet to be shown

Personality
At first glance, Eli appears to be a cruel and dogmatic man with a very blurred and grey look at the world, holding absolute loyalty to his organization. While mostly true, it can be said that Eli's faith was shaken and has doubts about the moral character of the Bastards Syndicate, mainly due to a past contract which directly resulted in the Slaughter at Gambarin.

As one of the few bastards born from high nobility, Eli holds true belief in the codes of chivalry and honor, believing them to be the only way a man of such high class can live his life. While not an official Knight by any means, Eli was given the education and training required to become one. Unfortunately, his father did not allow him to inherit any of his land or allow him to become the heir of the family. Because of this, Eli felt betrayed, and was prone to raging at his father, until he was ultimately banished from the Eastern Province.

Eli is known to show flashes of rage during the event of betrayal or lying being caught. While he is able to mask this with some effort, he cannot truly control his anger. The worst example of this was him beating a fellow Knight-Captain close to death, since the latter wanted to abandon the Bastards Syndicate after already swearing his oath.

Unknown to most, Eli is actually a very soft man. This is easiest to see in his treatment of children. Many of the Bastards Syndicate were shocked to hear about him offering the last of his rations to a pair of siblings and simply waved it off as rumors. Another case was when he almost beat another man for leaving the Bastards Syndicate. The man had said something to Eli in private and was allowed to leave unharmed. Eli refuses to explain what was said and keeps it a secret.

Aiden II Hathoway
The relationship between Aiden and Eli can be best described as toxic. Both hold no love for one another; Aiden is disgusted by his status as a bastard (even if it was his own fault for bastardizing), while Eli feels resentment towards his fathers dismissal of his only child. The last time both parties spoke to each other, it ended with Aiden banishing Eli out into the world for arguing his father's decision of not allowing Eli the rights of an heir. Eli refuses to speak of his father and will avoid going near his fathers land or speaking of him if he's able to.

Abilities
WIP

Quotes
None at the moment