Ares

As a former battle mage, of the Order of the Shield, Ares is unsurprisingly rough and forward in his manner. It is said he reached his position as a Junior Councilor by leveraging his great success as a battle mage, particularly his success during a raid on Dark mage compound where the cabal leader supposedly had designs for the Light mages. Ares fought a rather legendary battle as he was facing down the Force mage leader and managed to put an end to the conflict through ingenuity and guile rather than simple brute force.

Ares is thus actually feared by the Dark mages of the southern states. His past gives him everything he needs to act in his capacity as the Council liaison to the Order of the Shield, a post Ares takes very seriously.

Political leanings
Ares is the standard Guardian type Councilor, he opposes the advances of Dark mages though on a much more relaxed scale than Councilwoman Delphi.

He is currently sponsoring a proposal that would allow him to create council sanctioned strike forces to stand by for the protection of the Light mages, a little private army not beholden to the restrictions of the Order of the Shield. His primary opponent in this matter is Junior Councilwoman Grail, the Harmony caucus representative wants nothing but peace and as such she acts as the proverbial thorn in Ares' side.

Personality
Ares sees himself as the shield of Light mage society and constantly acts in that capacity, his booming voice and strong build allows him to cut quite the impressive figure.

Ares is otherwise a rough and direct person, unlike most councilors he doesn't tend to hide what he wants and always goes straight for the matter at hand.