Gardi is Cold, Prudent, Ruthless and Thoughtless. His grandfather, a farmer, survived the battle of Grizzly Peak, but died in the Boldhomme Campaign. His father, a soldier, fought in the Grazelands Campaign and survived. He died in the Great Winter, when he starved to death. In 1622 he almost died fighting a Monster. In 1623 he fought in the siege of Nochet and survived. In the Battle of Pennel ford he was almost driven insane by Lunar Magic. He Witnnessed the Dragonrise and Kallyr Starbrow acclaimed Prince.