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That's all life is. Moments you build only to see washed away. But that doesn't mean it's all for nothing
— Dark Age, Chapter 35

Daxo au Telemanus is a Martian Gold and the son of Kavax au Telemanus and heir to House Telemanus.

Appearance[]

Daxo is as tall as his younger brother Pax au Telemanus at 7’4, but thinner. His bald head has Golden angels tattooed on top.

Personality[]

Daxo’s personality is revealed to be incredibly bright and cunning, liking things that obey their nature, Virginia describes him as “cruel, through, calculating, cold, arrogant, and though he does not lack empathy, he is fairly unconvinced of its logical merits.” He takes only one friend at a time. He keeps pet gigavoks, and fears that if he had children, they would eat each other.

Skills and Abilities[]

During the first three novels, Daxo is a knight.

After the Solar Republic is founded by Darrow O'Lykos and Virginia au Augustus, he retires from combat and goes into politics as one of the ten senators representing Gold.

Involvement[]

Pre-Saga[]

Daxo was born at his father's ancestral home in Zephyria on Mars in either 710 or 711 PCE.[1]

He attended the Institute in 727 PCE alongside Karnus au Bellona, where he was drafted into House Jupiter.

Golden Son[]

Morning Star[]

He serves in The Rising under Darrow together with his father, as of Morning Star.

The Solar War[]

Iron Gold[]

Dark Age[]

Daxo is murdered on the Day of Red Doves, at the hand of Lilath au Faran.

The Vox Populi purposefully cremated his body along with the other dead Senators and mixed it in the sewers so they could not be collected by their kin.

Quotes[]

  • "That's all life is. Moments you build only to see washed away. But that doesn't mean it's all for nothing." - Dark Age Ch. 35: Endure

Trivia[]

  • Daxo modeled himself after Lucifer in Paradise Lost. Virginia is the first to notice this.
  • In an interview with HowlerPod before the release of Light Bringer, Pierce Brown stated that he viewed Daxo as asexual, while having a deep platonic love for Virginia.

Gallery[]

Notes & References[]

  1. Daxo mentions in Golden Son chapter 27 that he and Karnus attended the Institute at the same time. Sons of Ares Volume 3 establishes that Karnus is 14 years old as of August 8th, 725 PCE, and that at the time he was two years away from being able to attend the Institute. This indicates that Daxo was born either the same year as Karnus or the year before.
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