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{{character
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|groups=[[Fabian Augments]]
<small>(formerly)</small>
|earth=Frugal Wizard
|books=[[The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England]]
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'''Runian''', also known as '''John West''', is a former member of the [[Fabian Augments]] cartel and [[Sefawynn]]'s husband.{{book ref|frugal|epilogue}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
Runian is a muscular man of average height, who wears sturdy boots with laces, a long shirt he covers with a brown tunic, and blue jeans. He has a vibrant cloak to finish off an outfit that a cosplayer might wear.{{book ref|frugal|1}}
He struggles to decide what he likes, and to help him decide, he has a habit of making star ratings.{{book ref|frugal|29}}
== Abilities and Attributes ==
Like many people from his time, Runian has medical [[nanites]] that protect him from diseases and heal his wounds.{{book ref|frugal|3}}. The nanites can also stop hair growth so that Runian does not have to shave,{{book ref|frugal|10}} provide oxygen in case of drowning,{{book ref|frugal|15}} regulate temperature, modify taste, and reduce the need for sleep. Consumption of carbon materials, such as charcoal, can replenish nanites.{{book ref|frugal|16}} Runian has a visual overlay that shows him his status{{book ref|frugal|4}}.
He also has plating augments that prevent most weapons from piercing his skin, except on his chest and skull where the plates are not active. He has additional augments for night vision, optical zoom, skin camouflage, and voice modification{{book ref|frugal|9}}
He has artistic skills that are impressive by medieval standards,{{book ref|frugal|11}} and he is good at lying.{{book ref|frugal|21}}
== History ==
=== Early Life ===
In his childhood, he would often go fishing with a woman he called Grandmother Dobson, he still looks fondly upon those memories.{{book ref|frugal|17}}
He joined art school, but he felt as if he could never compete with anyone else in the school, he dropped out.{{book ref|frugal|12}} Following his dropping out, he tried to join the police with [[Ryan Chu]], training as a forensic artist, but eventually dropped out of that as well.{{book ref|frugal|17}}
Washed up and with nowhere to go, he joined Fabian Augments, but ultimately was just used as a door guard after his career as a boxer who played in rigged fights to earn his boss, [[Ulric]], money.{{book ref|frugal|13}}{{book ref|frugal|22}}{{book ref|frugal|28}} During his last fight, his chest and head augments were purposely turned off, and he threw the fight with [[Quinn]], but due to the lack of augments he was damaged far more than usual and had to quit.{{book ref|frugal|22}}{{book ref|frugal|23}}{{book ref|frugal|28}}
At some point, Jen left for what he thought was Europe, and disappeared. Several months later he called her family to see if she was alright, and had her grandmother inform him, wrongly, that she was dead. Believing that she passed away in an accident, he spiraled further into despair.{{book ref|frugal|34}}
=== New Dimension ===
Hating his life and wanting to escape, he stole into Ulric's office and choose a random dimension to go into, but without the proper preparation, he crashed into it and lost most of his memory.{{book ref|frugal|1}} Here he was found by the natives of the dimension, and mistaken for an [[aelv]]; and in this misunderstanding, he was knocked out and taken captive.{{book ref|frugal|4}}
After saving the country from Ulric and the [[Hordamen]], and after learning how he could prevent his presence from harming the entities around him, he decided to continue living in the dimension, and eventually married [[Sefawynn]].{{book ref|frugal|epilogue}}{{expand}}
== Relationships ==
=== Sefawynn ===
John first met Sefawynn when he was captured just after his arrival to the dimension. Sefawyn is a [[Weswaran]] [[skop]] and decides that John is not an Aelv but is just a charlatan. After Sefawynn's brother is taken they leave with [[Ealstan]] the thegn of [[Stenford]].{{book ref|frugal|5}} Throughout the journey John and Sefawynn grow closer together, eventually falling in love. In the end John decides to stay as his interference will protect Sefawynn from the wrath of [[Woden]]. Eventually they get married.{{book ref|frugal|epilogue}}
== Notes ==
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