Gar

Gideon's cousin, though they've never been very close

Very short, under 5 feet

Experienced sailor, lives on Tikal's island

Unlike his cousin, has fully developed gills and can breathe underwater as well as on land. However, he heavily dislikes swimming and diving

Talks like a pirate. He picked it up as a kid and his parents let him thinking it was a phase he'd eventually grow out of. This sadly wasn't the case

Ear was bitten by a seagull as a child

Takes a lot of pride in sailing and knows his way around a ship extremely well. He's a walking boat dictionary

Finds rough waters and dangerous sea encounters exhilarating and embraces them

Reserved and a little reclusive, tends to come off as unfriendly

Puts up a tough front for others and avoids emotional closeness

Dislikes swimming/diving because it makes him feel physically vulnerable. Small as he is, he doesn't like being in the territory of much larger, fiercer creatures without a means of defending himself. One might even say he's afraid of being in the water

He received the scar across his eye when he was younger after a messy encounter with a large predator underwater. Not only has this made him more fearful of swimming, but he typically keeps this scar concealed with an eyepatch and doesn't like showing it off because it's a source of weakness and embarrassment for him. While scarred, he can see out of the eye just fine

He enjoys showing off his other scars, however, as long as he received them from sailing

While the excitement of being at sea can occasionally cloud his judgment, he's got a good head on his shoulders and is a skilled survivalist

Will get embarrassed if you try to make him talk normally