Darius is a soft-spoken priest of Virah, who runs a shelter for orphans at the church. His main reason to join the tournament is to bolster visibility of the plight of these children and to spread the word of his deity. Due to (story-related) reasons, Darius had to leave the orphans for a period, which is why he hired Volga to keep watch over the church. As thanks, he helped out Volga by providing shelter to the Winterlight children when they came to visit Volga at the capital.