Didaskalos

Athanasios 'Didaskalos' Vasiliou (Greek: Αθανάσιος 'Διδάσκαλος' Βασιλείου) is a Templar agent currently operating out of London. A former member of the cabal Nine Swords, he held the rank of 'Golden Rapier' within cabal. Those closest to him know him by his Greek nickname Thanasi (Θανάση).

=History= Thanasi was born and raised in Thessaloniki to devout Orthodox parents on 18 January 1986. Named for St. Athanasios on whose feast day he was born, his life has always been a balance between flamboyant cockiness and conservative values. In this he can be an enigma, alternating between brash, forward and fresh on the one hand, and conservative, stoic, and troubled by the path set before him on the other.

His parents were well enough off that he had traveled to many countries in his youth, including both England and the United States. His parents, both of whom had worked their way up from poverty in their formative years, made certain that he learned English early on to provide him with opportunities they did not have. Throughout his youth, he took to academics with ease and to football with somewhat less ability if not fervor.

Chosen
A graduate student of Greek linguistics at Aristotle University, Thanasi was chosen on the night of his 26th birthday. While walking home with Eleni Katramados (Ελένη Κατραμάδος), he heard a sound like the buzzing of bees. When he went to investigate, he swallowed one of the bees, the choosing of Gaia. The resultant anima overload coupled with a shot of adrenaline administered by Eleni left him unconscious.

The encounter took place near St. Demetrios church (Αγίου Δημητρίου), where one of the priests was a Templar agent.

Templars
The priest had Thanasi transported to a Templar training facility under Kolossi Castle on the isle of Cyprus where he was told that Eleni had been killed as a result of his anima outburst and that he must never return to Salonica. After being allowed to grieve for nine days, his formal training was abruptly begun, first with the sword and then with blood magic. In time, he chose to focus less on the sword and more on the assault rife (possibly to spite his trainer), but he never stopped his training in blood magic even when he picked up other forms.

Shortly after the six month mourning observance for Eleni's death, Thanasi was called by London and assigned to the Nine Swords cabal to begin formal field work.

=Relationships= As a result of his exile from Thessaloniki, all of Thanasi's past relationships were severed abruptly.

Thessaloniki
Thanasi spent the first twenty-six years of his life in Salonica. The most important people he left behind were his parents and his presumptive girlfriend.

Demetrios Vasiliou
Demetrios Vasiliou (Δημήτριος Βασιλείου) is Thanasi's father.

Souzana Vasiliou
Souzana Vasiliou (Σουζάνα Βασιλείου) is Thanasi's mother. ((This is placeholder for now))

Eleni Katramados
Eleni Katramados was Thanasi's first girlfriend. ((This is placeholder for now))

Father Pavlos
Father Pavlos is a Greek Orthodox priest and Templar agent who oversees the Kolossi Castle training facility. ((This is placeholder for now))

Chevalier Guillaume
Chevalier Guillaume was Thanasi's trainer. An abrupt angry old Frenchman, he is a skilled warrior who claims to have fought in the army led by Jeanne d'Arc. ((This is placeholder for now))

Katja Holm
Katja Holm is Thanasi's girlfriend. ((This is placeholder for now))

Izumi Kotone-Marsh
Izumi Kotone-Marsh was Thanasi's first immediate superior in the Nine Swords cabal's Rapier Division. ((This is placeholder for now))

=Appearance= Thanasi has short black hair, neatly arranged and rarely out of place in public. His black goatee is always kept neatly trim. He has light olive skin indicative of his Mediterranean heritage, and is of fairly average height with an athletic build from a lifetime of playing football as an amateur and recent months of intensive training.

He often wears black-rimmed glasses on social and official occasions, but strangely not for vision. When in the field, these are often replaced with dark shades. In public he is almost always seen wearing either a suit of some sort or smart casual attire. In the field, he will often opt for less expensive attire.

=Personality= Thanasi enjoys giving off an air of over-confidence while at the same time giving himself fairly selflessly. He is very flirtatious, whether he has a chance or not, if only because he feels the ladies deserve attention. Smart and hard-working, with a strength in administration and teaching, he tends to find himself in trusted positions.