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Unlike Istvhan and Stephen, Galen was born into a family of the order of The Saint of Steel. His mother was a priestess of the Saint, something that ultimately ended her relationship with his father when Galen was young. She was one of the god-touched priests, meaning that she either died outright, took her own life, or fell into a permanent coma after the death of the Saint. At the time of Paladin's Hope, Galen does not know which, only that he lost her as well as his god.<ref>Paladin's Hope, ch. 14</ref> | Unlike Istvhan and Stephen, Galen was born into a family of the order of The Saint of Steel. His mother was a priestess of the Saint, something that ultimately ended her relationship with his father when Galen was young. She was one of the god-touched priests, meaning that she either died outright, took her own life, or fell into a permanent coma after the death of the Saint. At the time of Paladin's Hope, Galen does not know which, only that he lost her as well as his god.<ref>Paladin's Hope, ch. 14</ref> | ||
He was twenty when he first fought against the Clocktaurs in Anuket City, and was touched by the Saint of Steel around this time.<ref>Paladin's Hope ch. 6</ref> | He was twenty when he first fought against the Clocktaurs in Anuket City, and was touched by the Saint of Steel around this time.<ref>Paladin's Hope ch. 6</ref> Unlike fellow paladins Istvhan and Stephen, Galen was at Hallowbind when the god died, meeting with local men who they slaughtered when they ran mad. A dozen paladins fell into comas, but only Galen and Marcus awoke. He is one of the seven surviving paladins of his order.<ref>Paladin's Hope, ch. 14</ref> | ||
== Background & Personal Life == | == Background & Personal Life == | ||
Galen is openly gay. Istvhan describes him as having "definite tastes, and they [do] not run to women."<ref>Paladin's Strength, ch. 5</ref> He jokes with Clara about any "handsome lay ''brothers''" of her order that she might want to set him up with. He is sexually experienced, and considers sex "as complicated as you chose to make it."<ref>Paladin's Hope, ch. 9</ref> | Galen is openly gay. Istvhan describes him as having "definite tastes, and they [do] not run to women."<ref>Paladin's Strength, ch. 5</ref> He jokes with Clara about any "handsome lay ''brothers''" of her order that she might want to set him up with. He is sexually experienced, and considers sex "as complicated as you chose to make it."<ref>Paladin's Hope, ch. 9</ref> | ||
He has a thing for attractive hands, something that attracts him to Piper from the beginning. <blockquote>"Insomuch as Galen had a type, it was 'male with good hands.' His first great love had been another youth at the Saint of Steel's temple, who had not been conventionally attractive but had possessed quite exquisite hands." - Paladin's Hope, ch. 4 </blockquote> | He has a thing for attractive hands, something that attracts him to Piper from the beginning. <blockquote>"Insomuch as Galen had a type, it was 'male with good hands.' His first great love had been another youth at the Saint of Steel's temple, who had not been conventionally attractive but had possessed quite exquisite hands." - Paladin's Hope, ch. 4 </blockquote> | ||
His grandmother kept a truffle hound.<ref>Paladin's Strength, ch. 5</ref> | His mother was dedicated to the Saint of Steel and his father left the family when he was young. Galen speaks fondly of his grandmother, who was a weaver, and gave her grandchildren drop spindles as soon as they were old enough to handle them. Galen still carries a drop spindle, preferring to weave to busy his hands rather than sit idly, and he shares the yarn he spins with Stephen, who knits them into socks.<ref>Paladin's Hope, ch. 14</ref> Galen mentions at one point that his grandmother kept a truffle hound.<ref>Paladin's Strength, ch. 5</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||