Aquila Paronet Sol Esteriole

Vandham, born Aquila Paronet Sol Esteriole, is an Urayan noble from the Paronet family in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. He is the leader and the founder of the Garfont Mercenaries. He is Roc's Driver and considered as a wise and strong mercenary leader by many of his followers. The name "Vandham" was inspired by someone he looked up to as a child.

Before the event of the game
Vandham was born as Aquila Paronet Sol Esteriole in the Patronet noble family. He eventually became a mercenary alongside Cole before founding the Garfont Mercenaries to send mercenaries all over Alrest and take care of war orphans.

Meeting the party
Vandham is first met in the Kingdom of Uraya. He and his assistants, Yew and Zuo, challenge Rex and the party to a fight, seemingly threatening to take Pyra. He manage to beat Rex by exhausting Pyra's power and reveal that he didn't want to take Pyra but was trying to show him how easily he could be defeated if he wasn't careful.

Vandham take the party around Uraya while showing them the role of the mercenaries before being forced to face Akhos who was sent by Jin to capture Pyra. After Akhos' defeat, Vandham decide to take the party to Cole with the hope that he can help them to reach the World Tree. They run into Zeke and Pandoria that challenge them but before being able to use their full power they fall down a cliff.

Death
Vandham take them to Cole but Akhos and Malos take Cole's adopted granddaughter, Iona, hostage. The party goes to her rescue but Akhos' Blade, Obrona, weaken the power of other Blades and the party has no mean to defeat them. Vandham sacrifice himself to allow the party to escape with Iona but Rex want to avenge Vandham which awaken Mythra. Before his death, Vandham told Yew and Zuo to make Rex the new leader of the Garfont Mercenaries if he were to die.

Battle
Vandham is fought as a level 20 boss inside the Jebbas Cavern alongside his Blade, Roc, and his assistants, Yew and Zuo, and their Blades.

Trivia

 * Vandham share his name with Jack Vandham the commander of the B.L.A.D.E in Xenoblade Chronicles X and the japanese name of Vangarre the colonel of Colony 9 in Xenoblade Chronicles.
 * One of Vandham's hobbies is growing trees.