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During the early days of Cain's rule over the former Beetull island, many emotibeasts found his new laws and ideals detrimental and imbalanced for some of the non humanoid class emotibeasts. Leonidas was one of these emotibeasts to speak out on behalf of his fellow feral class emotibeasts as well as the equally marginalized specter class emotibeasts. Cain's rule ushered in the idea that humanoids with magic were the most deserving of personalia's people because of their "powerful abilities, adaptibility, and dexterity". He believed they were the most capable of defending not just this island, but many others, and so all humanoids should be treated as best as possible. This meant inequality and relocating resources meant for other emotibeasts such as the ferals and specters. Leonidas, a humble blacksmith of the rashceros people began protests against this new regime. His protests were non violent yet very affective. Numerous times he would block off trade routes to Cain's new humanoid centric cities and force resources taken from feral and specter colonies to turn back and return their items. His large stature and intimiating prescence earned him the nickname The Golden Wall during his protest days. Eventually Cain's hand was forced and he had to interfere directly with this rebel. Their confrontation lacked any climatic fight, Cain invited Leonidas to his castle to discuss these protests with the instigator. At first Leonidas was hesitant, but his wife urged him to try and change Cain's mind. When the two met they shared a cup of tea at sunset. Cain told Leonidas what he had been saying again and again, how vital it was to having able and battle ready fighters. Leonidas rebuted that there were ferals and specters who had just as much fighting capability as a humanoid and that they deserved equal treatment in this kingdom he was forcefully ushering in. Cain confessed that some of the abilities of the feral and specter classes intrigued him, but ominously told Leonidas that they could be better. Cain revealed to Leonidas that he believed that he could make hybrids, new species made from the parts of other emotibeasts. Leonidas knew what this meant and was for once in his life scared of Cain. It dawned on him just how low some people misguided by what they thought was right would sink. He promised that he would tell the truth, but sadly was quick to realize Cain only told him this because he was going to end his rebellion once and for all. Cain made haste with sending his guards after Leonidas and fitted him with restrictive armor that both silenced him and essentially blinded him. He was cast into the Arena Complex, a large gladitorial pit for criminals to fight each other for public entertainment. The only times Leonidas was able to use his mouth was when his armor was loosened by handlers employed by Cain so he could eat and drink during his time utside of matches. For years Leonidas was a gladiator forced to fight. He would never start the fight and relied on his ears to guide him through battle. His horn and shell cracked from all the numerous fights he was sent through, but through it all he remained strong and unrelenting, so much he became a legend in the community. Nevertheless Leonidas yearned for his former life. He hoped one day he would be rid of this infernal armor for good and that the first thing he'd see would be his wife again. During one match he went up against Rage, who also did not wish to instigate the fights. After being threatened to both be put down if they did not engage, the two of them secretly agreed to a mutual tie, faking both of their knockouts. Once back in the waiting catacombs of the arena the two were able to converse. Leonidas once again was surprised that Cain would set this fate on his own family, and shared Rage's sentiment of wanting to see loved ones out of this hell hole. The two of them were able to escape from the complex and found refuge in Castle Rubash. With the aid of the rest of Rage's team as well as fellow Beetull Islander Rebels, they assaulted Cain's castle and took him down. Leonidas was shocked to find his wife in the castle missing a leg to be used for one of Cain's experiments. The two of them were able to return home and be at peace for a long time. Leonidas' assistance was called upon again during the rise of the claimed "Children of Cain". Leonidas learned that one of these children was named Gravitz. He was a puriton/rashceros hybrid made thaks to the dna of his wife's leg. Unlike their father, the children of Cain were more open minded and able to intergrate into the new age of Beetull island peacefully and willingly. Since Gravitz was made with his wife's leg, Leonidas felt it only right to take Gravitz into his home to teach him all he knew. Eventually Gravitz found love with a temperilla partner, and the two were able to fuse into a new being called Pericles. Pericles was a little ball of energy that helped Leonidas feel young again despite him reaching his 70s during Pericles' childhood. Nowadays Leonidas spends the short time he has left forging and smithing weapons, armor, and other pieces of equipment. He even helped forge Pericles' red toothed mask.