Editing Garia Strongheart

{{infobox character
 | name         =Garia Strongheart
 | aliases      =Celum’s [Martial Artist]
 | species      =[[Humans|Human]]
 | gender       =Female
 | status       ={{Status|Alive}}
 | affiliation  =*Runner Guild
*[[Fellowship of the Inn]]
 | age          = 19-Early 20s<ref name="6.16" />
 | occupation   =City Runner
 | residence    =[[Celum]]
 | image = Garia_by_LeChatDemon.jpg
|first appearance = [https://wanderinginn.com/2016/10/12/1-01-r/ Chapter 1.01 R]
|family = *[[Wailant Strongheart|Wailant]] (''Father'')
*[[Viceria Strongheart|Viceria]] (''Mother'')
|caption1=By [[Fanworks/Demonic Criminal|LeChatDemon]] (Cut-out)
}}
'''Garia Strongheart''' is a City [[Runners|Runner]] that is active in [[Celum]].

==Appearance==
Garia is shorter than [[Ryoka Griffin|Ryoka]] but sturdier.<ref name=":0">{{VERef|1.20 R}}</ref>  She has black hair, with a bit of blue<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/02/16/7-07/ Chapter 7.07]</ref> running through it, just streaks, a legacy from her mother’s side.<ref name=":7.11">[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/03/01/7-11/ Chapter 7.11]</ref>

After having gained the [Martial Artist] Class, her body has undergone changes. She has become much thinner and now has a toned body, one to make Ryoka jealous,<ref name="6.16">[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/05/14/6-16/ Chapter 6.16]</ref> that is closer to Yvlon in terms of size, albeit a tiny bit bulkier; she is incredibly good-looking.<ref name="6.18 H">[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/05/21/6-18-h/ Chapter 6.18 H]</ref> Garia doesn't appear to have bought new clothing, as her current ones are loose and almost ill-fitting.<ref name="6.16" />

==Personality==

==Background==
Garia is the daughter of two farmers — [[Viceria Strongheart|Viceria]] and [[Wailant Strongheart]]. She is color blind in the sense that she has problems telling apart white and grey.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/09/02/3-09/ Chapter 3.09]</ref>

As a kid, every day from dawn till dusk, Garia worked at her father's farm as a [Farm Worker], helping out with the ploughing, lifting, and so on till the age of 18, at which point she stopped and became a [Runner].

==Chronology==
===Volume 1===
When Garia first appeared in Volume 1, she was one of the slowest runners in the guilds around [[Wales]] and [[Celum]] and one of the odd ones because of her bulky build. She tried to befriend Ryoka, since both oddballs had little other friends in the guild - but Ryoka didn't care about her<ref name=":0" />,  not even when Garia tried her best to help cure her.<ref>{{VERef|1.32 R}}</ref> Garia was put into an awkward position to deal with [[Fals]] (for whom she probably had a slight crush) and [[Persua]], but not to sell out Ryoka at the same time.<ref>{{VERef|1.39 R}}</ref> Garia broke bridges with Persua when the latter appeared in Ryoka's inn with an adventurer to beat Ryoka up - Garia defended her and beat the adventurer up.<ref name=":1">{{VERef|1.48 R}}</ref>  She then followed Ryoka to [[Esthelm]], where she witnessed the match between Ryoka and [[Yvlon]]. She was humiliated by [[Calruz]] for being a cowardly runner.<ref name=":1" />

===Volumes 2 and 3===
After Ryoka returned from her first run into the [[Bloodfields]], Garia introduced her to [[Octavia]].<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/04/09/2-09/ Chapter 2.08]</ref> She was injured on a run two days later, but Ryoka bought her a good potion from Octavia to help her.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/04/18/2-14/ Chapter 2.15]</ref> They only met again after Ryoka's second run to deliver to [[Az’kerash]].<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/07/25/2-40/ Chapter 2.47]</ref>. She was around when Ryoka crashed Persua's go-away party in Celum, resulting in the destruction of the guild.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/08/15/3-04/ Chapter 3.04]</ref> The next day, Fals revealed to Ryoka that Garia had invited him for a dinner with her parents, and he invited Ryoka along to make it less awkward.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/09/02/3-09/ Chapter 3.09]</ref>

===Volume 4===
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===Volume 6 ===
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===Volume 7 ===

=== Volume 8 ===

=== Volume 9 ===

==Powers and Abilities==
She is able to keep running even when she is carrying deliveries that weight 30-40 kg; the reason for that is [Enhanced Strength], which allows her to barely feel 30 kg. Said skill is usually only available for Lv. 30 [Warriors], though due to luck she managed to receive without meeting these requirements, having received it through her [Farm Worker] class, where it is a slightly more common skill.

===Classes/Levels:===

*[Apprentice Mage] Lv. 2<ref name=":9.32">[https://wanderinginn.com/2023/01/18/9-32/ Chapter 9.32]</ref><ref name=":7.11" />
*[Farm Worker] Lv. 14
*[Martial Artist] Lv. 24<ref name=":9.32" />
*[Runner] Lv. 14<ref name=":9.32" />

===Skills:===

*[Basic Footwork]
*[Enhanced Endurance]
*[Flash Kick]
*[Flash Punch]
*[Footwork: Half-circle Reposition]
*[Greater Strength]
**Upgraded from [Enhanced Strength]
*[Half-Circle Reposition]
*[Launching Strike]
*[Leaping Fish Combo]
*[Lesser Dexterity]
*[Quick Kick]
*[Sway Dodge]
*[Weight Control]

===Spells:===
Can only cast basic spells, as she doesn’t have the talent.<ref name=":7.11" />

==Trivia==

* She appears to be as old as Ryoka if not 1 or 2 years younger.<ref name="6.16" />
*Garia prefers to stay at the [[Frenzied Hare]] Inn all the time, despite the bad taste of it's food, because it is cheap and the owner, [[Agnes]], is very likeable.
*[[Ivolethe]] calls her "<span style="color:#8ae8ff;">The big girl with the heart of a mouse</span>".<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/09/02/3-09/ Chapter 3.09]</ref>
*She considers [[Selphids]], who need to hide in someone’s dead body and pretending to be alive, a bit creepy.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/08/31/interlude-of-vampires-and-fraerlings/ Interlude – Of Vampires and Fraerlings]</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="200" position="center" orientation="none" hideaddbutton="true" captionalign="center">
Garia by LeChatDemon.jpg|Volume 1 Garia by DemonicCriminal
Garia's Abs by DemonicCriminal.jpg|Volume 6 Garia showing her abs to the Horns
Garia by pkay.png|[Martial Artist]/[Runner] Garia by pkay
Garia Strongheart by pkay.png|Garia Strongheart by pkay
</gallery>

==Quotes==
* ([https://wanderinginn.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/1-07-r/ To] [[Ryoka Griffin|Ryoka]]) “I’d like to be able to run like you. But I can’t. I’m too slow—I can only carry really heavy stuff instead of fast requests. If it weren’t for the way the guild works I wouldn’t be able to run.”
* ([https://wanderinginn.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/2-40/ To] [[Ryoka Griffin|Ryoka]]) “<em>That’s</em> your [[Erin Solstice|friend]], Ryoka? She’s even crazier than you are!”
* ([https://wanderinginn.com/2018/03/31/4-24/ To] [[Ryoka Griffin|Ryoka]]) “I’m a [Martial Artist]! Can you <em>believe</em> it? I got this Skill—[Basic Footwork].”

== Chapter Appearances ==
See [[Garia/Appearances|Here]].

==References==
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Farm Workers]]
[[Category:Runners]]
[[Category:Martial Artists]]
[[Category:Celum]]
[[Category:Izril]]
[[Category:Fellowship of the Inn]]
[[Category:City Runners]]