| name =Garia Strongheart
| aliases =Celum’s [Martial Artist]
| species =[[Humans|Human]]
| status =<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show Spoiler" data-collapsetext="Hide Spoiler">Alive</div>
| affiliation =*Runner Guild
*[[Fellowship of the Inn]]
| age = 19-Early 20s<ref name="6.16" />
| occupation =City Runner
| 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]].
Garia is a young woman that was initially shorter than [[Ryoka Griffin|Ryoka]] but much sturdier.<ref name="1.01R">[https://wanderinginn.com/2016/10/12/1-01-r/ Chapter 1.01 R]</ref> She has skin a few shades darker than normal and 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 clothings, as her current ones are loose and almost ill-fitting.<ref name="6.16" />
Garia is the daughter of two farmers — [[Viceria Strongheart|Viceria]] and [[Wailant Strongheart]]. She is color blind in the sense that she has problems to tell 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 plowing, lifting, and so on till the age of 18, at which point she stopped and became a [Runner].
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="1.01R" /> not even when Garia tried her best to help cure her.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2016/11/20/1-04-r/ Chapter 1.04 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>[https://wanderinginn.com/2016/12/14/1-07-r/ Chapter 1.07 R]</ref> Garia broke bridges with Persua when the latter appeared in Ryoka's inn with an adventurer to beat the Asian runner up - Garia defended Ryoka and beat the adventurer up.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/01/01/1-10-r/ Chapter 1.10 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>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/01/15/1-12-r/ Chapter 1.12 R]</ref>
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>
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.
*[Apprentice Mage] Lv. 2<ref name=":9.32">[https://wanderinginn.com/2023/01/18/9-32/ Chapter 9.32]</ref><ref name=":7.11" />
*[Martial Artist] Lv. 24<ref name=":9.32" />
*[Runner] Lv. 14<ref name=":9.32" />
*[Footwork: Half-circle Reposition]
**Upgraded from [Enhanced Strength]
*[Half-Circle Reposition]
Can only cast basic spells, as she doesn’t have the talent.<ref name=":7.11" />
* 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>
[[Category:Farm Workers]]
[[Category:Martial Artists]]
[[Category:Fellowship of the Inn]]
[[Category:City Runners]]
