Aramis

Summary

Aramis was born in 1609, after the novel ,,Twenty Years After" .Aramis grew up with his mother in the brothel where his mother worked. It is possible that he had siblings, but it is unknown. He was friends with a girl named Pauline who he didn't see for a long time after his father came and took him away from the brothel

Background as a soldier and musketeer

Aramis was known to have partaken and sustained injuries in the Siege of Montauban and the Île de Ré in 1621 and 1622. Sometime after becoming a Musketeer, Aramis was part of a group of the King's guards on the border of Savoy, along with his friend Marsac. In the middle of the night, they were attacked, and Aramis was badly wounded. He was dragged by his friend away from the massacre and awoke the following morning to find Marsac distressed amongst the corpses of their fellow Musketeers. Aramis couldn't stop him as his friend stripped away his Musketeer uniform and rode away in shame.

Personality

Playful, but with a good heart, Aramis shows a very sentimental side when it comes to choosing a path. He loves and cares for the women he's with and never mistreats them. Ultimately, Aramis likes to be popular and often shows an engaged side to his character that likes to be the hero. He may respect his fellow companions and Musketeers, but enjoys being popular with the people. When it comes to putting D'Artagnan in the Chatelet, he isn't pleased to have Treville pretend to discipline him in front of other Musketeers. At times, he can show quite an intellectual side to his character. When threatening Dujon, he shows his knowledge of debate, and uses that knowledge successfully to get his answers. He treats Porthos' wounds skillfully while surrounded by Emile Bonnaire's enemies. Aramis has a strong sense of friendship and wants his friends to get the justice that they deserve. This is why he is prominent in ensuring that Emile gets his deserved comeuppance after he avoided punishment by the King for his breach of Spanish and French treaty regulations. He also seeks justice for his misunderstood friend, Marsac. Aramis admits that he struggles with obedience at times, showing a rebellious side to his character. When Cardinal Richelieu ordered Agnes's son, Henry, to be returned to the Louvre, Aramis instead runs off with her to help Agnes and Henry get out of France. When his friend, Marsac, attempted to kill the Duke of Savoy, instead of turning him over to the authorities, Aramis instead helps him try to discover the truth behind the Savoy Massacre.

The women of his life

Despite his genuine love for the women in his life, he has shown that his love for women causes him to not think of the consequences of his actions with them. When he impregnated Isabelle, he genuinely desired to marry her, though he did not foresee that she did not view him as marriage material, prompting her to join a convent and keep her location a secret from Aramis after losing their baby. During his relationship with Adele, he did not stop to consider that she was the Cardinal's mistress and would put her in danger. This is sadly proven true when Richelieu finds out about their affair and has her killed. Aramis is aware that the women he genuinely love die and that he played a part in the deaths of Adele, Isabelle and Marguerite. This guilt, along with his faith in God, prompts him to initially abandon the life of a Musketeer and become a monk. However, when he reunited with his friends, Aramis decided that he was better off as a soldier rather than a monk and rejoined the Musketeers. He was shown to stop his womanizing after his return, reserving his love only for his last love.