Gelu

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Gelu the Ranger
Basic information:
	Class:	Ranger
	Gender:	Male
	Race:	Half Vori Elf, half Human
Little is known about Gelu. Gelu was found and raised by General Morgan Kendal when he was serving under Catherine Ironfist. Gelu now commands Erathia's guerilla forces known as the Forest Guard. He is believed to be half Human, half Vori Elf.
Specialty: Sharpshooters
Can upgrade Archers, Marksmen, Wood Elves and Grand Elves to Sharpshooters.
Starting Level:
Level
Starting primary skills:
1 3 1 1
Starting secondary skills:
Basic Leadership
Basic Archery
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Starting troops:
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Starting movement points:
1900

Gelu the Ranger is a Rampart hero.

He is not an original Restoration of Erathia hero, but was added in Armageddon's Blade and is also available in Shadow of Death.

By default, Gelu is not playable, but he may be enabled in custom scenarios in the map-editor.

Story

"Gelu had barely graduated from the Forest Guard, ready for a fight and eager to prove himself. His seriousness was surprising in one so young and contrasted greatly against the boisterous Crag Hack." - Yog's letter to the Wizards of Bracada ^{SoD manual}

Alternative biography

The following biography appeared on the official (now-defunct) 3DO website:

Little is known about Gelu's origins. History reports he was a baby found by Morgan Kendal during his military service as a lieutenant under the command of Captain Catherine Gryphonheart during her original tour of duty with the Talon brigade.

Essentially born into the Erathian military, the Talon brigade raised Gelu as their own. At an early age, Gelu chose to serve with the Erathian military and quickly rose through the ranks. Currently, he serves as Captain of the elite special forces company called Forestguard. At home in the wilderness, Gelu has made the Forestguard company into the best 'guerilla' unit in the Erathian military. Known for their stealthy approach and quick strike attacks, Forestguard overwhelmed enemies three and four times their size in the course of the Restoration War. With the war's end, Catherine Ironfist bestowed upon Gelu, the highly prized Erathian Medal of Gallantry.

Specialty

The cost of upgrading units to Sharpshooters is:

Archer	→	300	→
Marksman	→	250	→
Wood Elf	→	200	→
Grand Elf	→	175	→

Appearances

Armageddon's Blade

Shadows of the Forest as a player hero.

A Blade in the Back as a player hero.

To Kill A Hero as a player hero.

Oblivion's Edge as a player hero.

Elixir of Life

Graduation Exercise as a player hero.

Cutthroats as a player hero.

Valley of the Dragon Lords as a player hero.

A Thief in the Night as a player hero.

Unholy Alliance

Search for a Killer as a player hero.

Agents of Vengeance as a player hero.

Invasion as an enemy.

To Strive, To Seek as a player hero.

Union as a player hero.

Fall of Sandro as a player hero.

The Sword of Frost

The Protectors of the Sword as an enemy.

Official Renders

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Gelu's special ability is formidable. Even so powerful that he is typically disabled in custom-made maps. While you should have no reasonable difficulty using Gelu as a main hero during the single player campaign, he could also be used as a sharpshooter-upgrading-support-hero sitting in a town garrison or following your main hero.

See also:

• List of campaign heroes
• List of heroes
• Hero class
• Hero biographies
• Hero specialty
• List of hero specialties
• List of hero specialties (HotA)