Sign-up Thread - 364 AD

[Lucius Malfoy]

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Setting Information
364 AD: Julian the Apostate, the last of the Constantinian dynasty, is dead. Ironically, though his progenitor Constantine the Great paved the way for Christianity's spread throughout the Empire and converted to the new religion on his deathbed, Julian himself was an avowed pagan (hence his nickname) and tried to arrest the spread of Christianity; in the end though, he failed - pierced on Persian lances - and his last words were reportedly 'Vicisti, Galilaee': 'you have conquered, Galilean'. Upon his death, what was left of his army elected the obscure Christian officer Jovian to succeed him and get them out of hostile territory, but Jovian too perished (now of illness) after a brief eight months on the throne, his only acts in office being 1) repealing all of Julian's pro-pagan dictates and 2) making significant territorial concessions to the Persians as part of his peace treaty.

With Jovian dead, Julian's cousin Procopius has seized power in the Eastern half of the Empire, while the West teeters on the brink of anarchy. As Jovian's western legions make their way back home, they must raise up a new Emperor quickly, to restore order; keep the barbarians out; and if the time ever comes, to reunite the Roman Empire once more. Religious tension also remains high, as while Christianity isn't an overwhelming majority in the empire yet, it is at least the religion of a plurality or even a narrow majority of Romans, and these Christians are none too happy with the pagans' efforts to discriminate against and marginalize them under Julian.

[Lucius Malfoy]

Flavius Honoratus Antonius

Character Name: Flavius Honoratus Antonius Age: 35 (b. 329 AD) Ethnicity: Gallo-Roman Religion: Sol Invictus - The ‘unconquered sun’, a new pagan deity revered since the days of the great Aurelian, who first promoted it as a war god and patron of soldiers. This sun-god has a festival celebrated on 25th of December and has largely eclipsed the old Roman pantheon in the hearts of non-aristocratic pagans, particularly the soldiery. +1 to Battles. Rank: N/A Marital Status: Married to Severina (Arianist) (31) Children: 2 children (1 boy and 1 girl) - Flavius Julianus (Julian) Antonius (11) (b. 353 AD) - Faustina (10) (b. 354 AD) Traits (6 points): +3 Battle, +2 Wealth (10%), +4 Charisma, +1 Survival, +1 to rout rolls against this character, -1 to duel rolls, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls Personality: Supine: - Amiable: This character is a pleasant person who tries very hard to get along with everyone s/he meets. Indeed, perhaps too hard, at that...they also tend to excessively seek validation from others, and at worst can be described as clingy ticks. +1 Charisma, -1 to duel rolls. - Idealistic: This person is a strong believer in higher ideals and the innate goodness of man. On the one hand they tend to be inspiring and uplifting figures, on the other they can be taken advantage of by those who live well beneath their expectations. +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls. Sanguine: - Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.

Firmus Septiminius Hesperius

Character Name: Firmus Septiminius Hesperius Age: 39 (b. 325 AD) Ethnicity: African Roman (Romano-Punic) Religion: Donatism - A Christian heresy that believes clerics must be morally faultless in other to administer valid prayers and sacraments. In addition, though Christ preached love and forgiveness, Donatists have absolutely none for ‘traditores’ – Christians who had previously recanted their beliefs and handed over holy objects or other Christians during times of persecution. Donatism is still especially strong in Africa. Can call up bands of Circumcellion fanatics in times of war (1d6 roll for 500-man bands of fanatical rabble). Rank: N/A Marital Status: Married to Juliana (33) Children: 3 children (1 boy and 2 girls) - Flavia (14) (b. 350 AD) - Firmus Marcianus Hesperius (9) (b. 355 AD) - Valeria (3) (b. 361 AD) Traits (6 points): +2 Battles, +2 Survival, -2 Chrisma, +2 Wealth (+15% income), +1 Logistican (+10% movement speed), -1 to detection rolls Personality: Choleric: - Bloodthirsty: This character is hotheaded and loves to jump into fights, lethal or otherwise. This is not something others find endearing off the battlefield, though. +1 Battles, -1 Charisma. - Impulsive: This character acts before (sometimes, without) thinking. They might move and decide more quickly than others, but their recklessness can lead them to disaster as well. +5% movement speed, -1 to detection rolls. Phlegmatic: - Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma.

[Barry Goldwater]

Artorii Casti

The 2nd-century Campanian career soldier Lucius Artorius Castus was the first of the gens Artoria to set foot on Britain, where he built up quite the record - going from a Centurion in the Legio III Gallica early in his career, to prefect of the Legio VI Victrix, to Dux Legionum when he was sent to lead an expedition against some rebellious tribes in Wales. Shortly after receiving his discharge from the Roman army, he was made Procurator of Liburna in Dalmatia, where he spent most of his golden years before finally retiring from public life altogether and settling down in the Roman colony of Camulodunum in Britannia, where he had spent the better part of his adult life. His descendants were born on the family villa outside of Camulodunum and routinely married local Britons and fellow Roman expatriates of middling to respectable birth, many of the men following in their illustrious forefather's footsteps as centurions or legates in the British legions and local civil officials, and so by the 4th century it can safely be said that the Artorii Casti are a truly Romano-British family. The Artorii Casti are also Christians, have been since the primus pilus Gnaeus Artorius Castus witnessed and was moved by the heroic martyrdom of Saint Alban in Verulamium, circa 251 AD. Several of their gens, Gnaeus included, perished as minor martyrs under the Decian and Diocletianic persecutions as a consequence. More recently though, the Artorii have not failed to notice that the number of their fellow believers has been exploding since Constantine issued the Edict of Milan - coupled with Constantine's own triumph over the pagan Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge, this seems like nothing short of God's will as far as they're concerned. The family's present patriarch, Constantius Artorius, considers the demise of Julian the Apostate nothing short of divine justice for trying to stand in the way of the Christian faith's spread. Constantius Artorius Castus Age: 37 (b. 327 AD) Ethnicity: Romano-British Religion: Nicene Christianity (-1 to unrest rolls) Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married to Nona (34) Traits (6 points): +2 Battles +2 Personal Combat +1 Wealth (5%) +1 Charisma Temperaments: Sanguine: - Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. - Upbeat: Nothing seems to get this character down. They're perpetually smiling and looking on the bright side of even the darkest developments, truly the kind of optimism that can be infectious...or delusional, if the situation is bad enough. +1 to surviving non-battle death rolls, -1 to post-battle rolls (captivity, death, wounding). Phlegmatic: - Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma. Other Artorii Casti Nona, Constantius' wife - age 34 Felicitas Artoria Casta, Constantius and Nona's daughter - age 13 Constantinus Artorius Castus, Constantius and Nona's son - age 12 Paulus Artorius Castus, Constantius and Nona's son - age 10 Serena Artoria Casta, Constantius and Nona's son - age 5

Flavii Camavi

Not all of the barbarians living beyond Rome's borders wish to cross only to raid and pillage: some were genuinely interested in taking up the Roman way of life, with all the luxuries it provided, and to become part of something greater than their local tribe. Merobod, a younger son of a chieftain of the Frankish tribe of Chamavi, was one such man. Making his way across the Rhine as part of his tribe's delegation to the local Roman governor in the middle of the 4th century, he wound up enlisting in the Roman army's Germaniciani Iuniores comital legion together with his sons and died a Roman citizen (ironically in a skirmish against his own tribe on the Rhenish frontier), having distinguished himself in battle many times and amassed a small fortune from both his frugally-maintained salary and the spoils of war he'd earned. Now it falls to those sons, Richomeres and Bauto, to further enmesh his lineage of Romanized barbarians into the Roman governing and military apparatus, until they are fully accepted by their Roman-born peers as equals. The Flavii Camavi, as this family of Romanized Franks calls itself, are followers of the pagan gods, not necessarily because they believe in those gods with all their heart but simply because they seemed like the fastest way to power under Julian the Apostate. Joke's on the Flavii Camavi, though: Julian is now quite dead, and his successor Jovian's pro-Christian reforms has embarrassed them. Merobaudes himself was a follower of Sol Invictus in life, as is his oldest son Richomeres, but his younger son Bauto has opted for induction into the brotherhood of Mithras instead. Flavius Richomeres Camavus Age: 33 (b. 331 AD) Ethnicity: Romano-Germanic (specifically Romano-Frank) Religion: Sol Invictus (+1 to Battles) Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married to Honoria (35) Traits (6 points): +3 Battles +2 Personal Combat +1 Charisma Temperaments: Choleric: - Bloodthirsty: This character is hotheaded and loves to jump into fights, lethal or otherwise. This is not something others find endearing off the battlefield, though. +1 Battles, -1 Charisma. - Impulsive: This character acts before (sometimes, without) thinking. They might move and decide more quickly than others, but their recklessness can lead them to disaster as well. +5% movement speed, -1 to detection rolls. Sanguine: - Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. Flavius Bauto Camavus Age: 30 (b. 334 AD) Ethnicity: Romano-Germanic (specifically Romano-Frank) Religion: Mithraism (+1 to Personal Combat) Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married to Aelia (27) Traits (6 points): +2 Battles +3 Personal Combat +1 Survival Temperaments: Phlegmatic: - Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma. - Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma. Choleric: - Ill-Tempered: This character is ornery and seems to explode at the slightest provocation. While they've gotten into enough fights to toughen them up, a person who's as easily baited as a bull that sees red won't make a good commander. +1 Duels, -1 Battles. Other Flavii Camavi Honoria, Richomeres' wife - 35 Flavius Merobaudes Camavus, Richomeres and Honoria's son - 13 Flavia Julia Camava, Richomeres and Honoria's daughter - 8 Flavius Silvanus Camavus, Richomeres and Honoria's son - 5 Aelia, Bauto's wife - 27 Flavius Arbogastes Camavus, Bauto and Aelia's son - 11 Flavia Deuteria Camava, Bauto and Aelia's daughter - 6

Firmii Corippi

There are many families and individuals using the nomen Firmus in Africa, of whom the descendants of the Romanized Berber Corippus are but one among a multitude. Living on the extreme southern edge of the Empire at Mina, the Firmii Corippi are more Berber than Roman, often as coarse and unpleasant as the sand that regularly gets blown around their hometown. Though they accepted Christianity in the mid-3rd century and never wavered in their convictions despite the Decian and Diocletianic persecutions, the rough Firmii Corippi developed no patience for those among their co-religionists who did waver and embraced the teachings of Donatus, agreeing completely with him and his disciples that there could be no forgiveness for those whose faith was so weak that a little torture or intimidation could get them to give up their scriptures and fellow believers. And while they remain Roman subjects and march in Roman armies, the Corippi men have few illusions towards the Roman imperial institutions and believe that the empire (like all earthly constructs) are at best secondary concerns next to God, especially after Constantine 'the Great' and his descendants made the mistake of embracing the lily-livered Nicenes over their sect of hard truths - if they must ever choose between God and Emperor, well, that's no choice at all to them. Firmus Hiempsalis Corippus Age: 27 (b. 337 AD) Ethnicity: African Roman (of Berber heritage) Religion: Donatist (can call up circumcellions) Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married to Daïa (21) Traits (6 points): +2 Personal Combat +2 Charisma +1 Survival Temperaments: Choleric: - Ill-Tempered: This character is ornery and seems to explode at the slightest provocation. While they've gotten into enough fights to toughen them up, a person who's as easily baited as a bull that sees red won't make a good commander. +1 Duels, -1 Battles. - Impulsive: This character acts before (sometimes, without) thinking. They might move and decide more quickly than others, but their recklessness can lead them to disaster as well. +5% movement speed, -1 to detection rolls. Supine: - Idealistic: This person is a strong believer in higher ideals and the innate goodness of man. On the one hand they tend to be inspiring and uplifting figures, on the other they can be taken advantage of by those who live well beneath their expectations. +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls. Other Firmii Corippi Daïa, Hiempsalis' wife - 21 Firmus Massena Corippus, Hiempsalis and Daïa's son - 6 Firma Marciana Corippa, Hiempsalis and Daïa's daughter - 3

[Pontifex Maximus]

Pomponius Ilius Procolitianus

Character Name: Pomponius Ilius Procolitianus Age: 38 Ethnicity: Pannonian-Roman Religion: Neoplatanism (+1 to Charisma rolls outside of talking to legions) Rank: TBD Marital Status: Married to Plautina (Neoplatanist) (330) Children: 1 child - Flavius Procolitianus (Julian) Antonius (12) Traits (6 points): +3 Battle, +2 Wealth (10%), +1 Auctoritas, Personality: Sanguine: - Confident: +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. - Sociable: +1 Charisma, -2% income. Phlegmatic: - Empathic: . +2 Charisma, -1 to battle/joust/duel rolls.

Valerius Crescens Fulvianus

Character Name:Valerius Crescens Fulvianus Age: 48 Ethnicity: Romano-British Religion: Nicene Christianity (-1 to rolls for unrest) Rank: TBD Marital Status: Married to Crispina (Arianist) (42) Children: 3 children - Numerias Crescens Fulvianus (18) - Esquilina (16) - Flavius Crescens Fulvianus Traits (6 points): +2 Battle, +2 Wealth (10%), +2 Auctoritas, Personality: Sanguine: - Confident: +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. - Sociable: +1 Charisma, -2% income. Phlegmatic: - Empathic: +2 Charisma, -1 to battle/joust/duel rolls. Character Name:Numerias Crescens Fulvianus Age: 18 Ethnicity: Romano-British Religion: Nicene Christianity (-1 to rolls for unrest) Rank: Tribune Marital Status: Unmarried Traits (6 points): +2 Battle, +2 Wealth (10%), +2 Auctoritas, Personality: Choleric: - Bloodthirsty: +1 Battles, -1 Charisma. - Ill-Tempered: +1 Duels, -1 Battles. Melancholic: - Haggler: +7.5% income and improves loot from raids, -2 Charisma. Phlegmatic: - Empathic: +2 Charisma, -1 to battle/joust/duel rolls.

[Iron Aquilifer]

Aurelius Bonifatius

AGE - 35 ETHNICITY - Gallo-Roman RELIGION - Sol Invictus RANK - TBD FAMILY - Honorina (wife, 30), Romanus (son, 12), Romana (daughter, 7) TRAITS - +4 (2) Battle ; +2 (2) Personal Combat ; +2 (2) Charisma ; -1 Rout ; +1 non-battle survival ; -1 battle survival ; +5% speed ; -1 detection HUMOURS - Confident; Upbeat; Impulsive PRIVATE INCOME TREE - Mining and Crafts

Aulus Flavius Justus

AGE - 46 ETHNICITY - Hispano-Roman RELIGION - Nicene Christianity RANK - TDB FAMILY - Anatolia (wife, 38), Viviana (daughter, 17), Aegidius (son, 11), Quirinus (son, 11) TRAITS - +4 (3) Battle ; +3 (3) Wealth ; +2 charisma ; -1 unrest ; -1 rout ; -2% income ; -1 duel HUMOURS - Confident; Sociable; Amiable PRIVATE INCOME TREE - Mining and Crafts

[Oznerol]

Flavius Julius Theodosius-WIP

Flavius Julius Theodosius Age: 44 (born 320 AD). Ethnicity: Hispano-Roman. Religion: Nicene Christianity. Rank: TBA Marital Status: Widowed. Formerly married to Flavia Termanthia (born 324-died 350 AD). Children: Flavius Theodosius (born 347 AD), Flavius Honorius (born 350 AD). Traits (6 points): +2 Battles. +2 Charisma. +2 Personal Combat. Temperaments: Sanguine: - Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. - Upbeat: Nothing seems to get this character down. They're perpetually smiling and looking on the bright side of even the darkest developments, truly the kind of optimism that can be infectious...or delusional, if the situation is bad enough. +1 to surviving non-battle death rolls, -1 to post-battle rolls (captivity, death, wounding). Supine: - Idealistic: This person is a strong believer in higher ideals and the innate goodness of man. On the one hand they tend to be inspiring and uplifting figures, on the other they can be taken advantage of by those who live well beneath their expectations. +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls.

Valentinianus-WIP

Flavius Valentinianus Age: 43 (born 321 AD). Ethnicity: Pannonian Roman. Religion: Nicene Christianity. Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married, to Severa (born 332 AD). Children: Gratian (born 359 AD). Traits (6 points): +3 Battles. +1 Personal Combat. +2 Wealth. Temperaments: Choleric: - Bloodthirsty: This character is hotheaded and loves to jump into fights, lethal or otherwise. This is not something others find endearing off the battlefield, though. +1 Battles, -1 Charisma. - Ill-Tempered: This character is ornery and seems to explode at the slightest provocation. While they've gotten into enough fights to toughen them up, a person who's as easily baited as a bull that sees red won't make a good commander. +1 Duels, -1 Battles. Phlegmatic: - Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma.

Valens-WIP

Flavius Julius Valens Age: 36 (born 328 AD) Ethnicity: Pannonian Roman. Religion: Arian Christianity. Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married, to Alba Dominica (born 337 AD). Children: Anastasia (born 355 AD), Carosa (born 360 AD). Traits: +1 Battles. +3 Wealth. +2 Charisma. Temperaments: Supine: - Amiable: This character is a pleasant person who tries very hard to get along with everyone s/he meets. Indeed, perhaps too hard, at that...they also tend to excessively seek validation from others, and at worst can be described as clingy ticks. +1 Charisma, -1 to duel rolls. - Idealistic: This person is a strong believer in higher ideals and the innate goodness of man. On the one hand they tend to be inspiring and uplifting figures, on the other they can be taken advantage of by those who live well beneath their expectations. +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls. Choleric: - Impulsive: This character acts before (sometimes, without) thinking. They might move and decide more quickly than others, but their recklessness can lead them to disaster as well. +5% movement speed, -1 to detection rolls.

[Dirty Chai]

Taking over Valens, as is, with permission

Valens-WIP

Flavius Julius Valens Age: 36 (born 328 AD) Ethnicity: Pannonian Roman. Religion: Arian Christianity. Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married, to Alba Dominica (born 337 AD). Children: Anastasia (born 355 AD), Carosa (born 360 AD). Traits: +1 Battles. +3 Wealth. +2 Charisma. Temperaments: Supine: - Amiable: This character is a pleasant person who tries very hard to get along with everyone s/he meets. Indeed, perhaps too hard, at that...they also tend to excessively seek validation from others, and at worst can be described as clingy ticks. +1 Charisma, -1 to duel rolls. - Idealistic: This person is a strong believer in higher ideals and the innate goodness of man. On the one hand they tend to be inspiring and uplifting figures, on the other they can be taken advantage of by those who live well beneath their expectations. +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls. Choleric: - Impulsive: This character acts before (sometimes, without) thinking. They might move and decide more quickly than others, but their recklessness can lead them to disaster as well. +5% movement speed, -1 to detection rolls.

[chesser2538]

Lucius Fabius Apollinaris

Character Name: Lucius Fabius Agrippa Age: 36 (b. 328 AD) Ethnicity: Gallo-Roman Religion: Neo-Platonism (+1 to Charisma rolls outside of talking to legions.) Rank: TBD Marital Status: Married to Livia (Nicene Christianity) (B: 332) Children: 2 children (1 boy and 1 girl) - Lucius (10) (b. 354 AD) - Marcia (7) (b. 357 AD) Traits (6 points): (2)Battles, (2)Wealth, (1) Survival, (1) Personal Combat Personality: Sanguine: - Confident: +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. - Sociable: +1 Charisma, -2% income. Supine: - Amiable: +1 Charisma, -1 to duel rolls.

Claudius Fabius Apollinaris

Character Name: Claudius Fabius Tullius Age: 30 (b. 334 AD) Ethnicity: Gallo-Roman Religion: Sol Invictus (+1 to Battles) Rank: TBD Marital Status: Married to Pontia (Nicene Christianity) (B: 333) Children: 3 children (2 boy and 1 girl) - Atius (11) (b. 353 AD) - Tullia (7) (b. 357 AD) - Ovidius (4) (b. 360 AD) Traits (6 points): (2)Battles, (1)Wealth, (1) Survival, (2) Personal Combat Personality:Sanguine: - Confident: +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. - Upbeat: +1 to surviving non-battle death rolls, -1 to post-battle rolls (captivity, death, wounding). Supine: - Idealistic: +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls.

[Lord Azazel]

Secundus Novius Musa

Name - Secundus Novius Musa Age- 40 Religion - Arian Rank - TBO Traits - +1 Battle, +1 Assassination +2 Survival +1 Wealth +1 Charisma Humors - Meticulous, Reserved, Austere Married - TBD Ethnicity - italo-Roman

[Pericles of Athens]

Flavius Theudomer Bructerius

Character Name: Flavius Theudomer Bructerius
Age: 31
Ethnicity: Romano-Germanic
Religion: Sol Invictus (+1 battle rolls)
Rank: TBD
Marital Status:
Children:

Traits (6 points): +3 Battle, +3 Personal Combat

Personality:

Sanguine:
- Confident: +1 batte rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character
- Sociable: +1 charisma rolls, -2% income.

Choleric:
- Bloodthirsty: +1 battle rolls, -1 charisma rolls

Marcus Flavius Severus

Character Name: Marcus Flavius Severus
Age: 47
Ethnicity: Italo-Roman
Religion: Greco-Roman Polytheism (+2 siege battle rolls)
Rank: TBD
Marital Status:
Children:

Traits (6 points): +3 Charisma, +3 Wealth (15%)

Personality:

Sanguine:
- Confident: +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.
- Sociable: +1 Charisma, -2% income.

Phlegmatic:
- Empathic: +2 Charisma, -1 to battle/joust/duel rolls.

[Xion]

The Claudii Paulinus

Flavius Claudius Paulinus Age: 47 Ethnicity: Gallo-Roman Religion: Nicene Christianity Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married (Priscilla, 40) Children : Lucius (17), Flavius (17), Cecilia (15), Tiberius (15), Flavia (11) Traits (6 points): +2 Survival, +1 Battles, +2 Wealth, Temperaments: Melancholic and Sanguine - Haggler: This character is obsessed with getting the best possible deal for themselves, and ever watchful (even paranoid) for anyone trying to rip them off. This sort of fellow is rarely the sort others like, but none can deny their ability to sniff for gold. +7.5% income and improves loot from raids, -2 Charisma. - Meticulous: This character loves to analyze situations down to the last minutiae before acting. On one hand this means they'll probably have a clear picture going in, on the other their decision-making abilities could easily become paralyzed as they spend too much time analyzing and not enough acting. +1 detection rolls, -5% movement speed. - Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. Bio - -Served as commander of the Classis Ararica, Classis fluminis Rhodani, and Classis Sambrica -Served as governor of Gallia Narbonesis (355 - 362) -Recalled to serve as a commander in the fleet transporting the legions eastward in Julian's campaign due to a apparent lack of naval officers at the time. Decimus Claudius Paulinus Age: 42 Ethnicity: Gallo-Roman Religion: Sol Invictus Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married (Marina, 40) Children : Decimus (12), Severa (10), Flavius (7) Traits (6 points): +2 Survival, +3 Battles, +1 Combat Temperaments: Sanguine and Phlegmatic - Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma. - Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma. - Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. Bio : -Served as an officer in a limitanei legion of Galliae and in the Honoriani Felices Gallicani legion -Served as commander of the marines of the Classis fluminis Rhodani

[Lord William]

Marcus Aurelius Draco

Age: 35 Ethnicity: Romano-British Religion: Nicene Christianity: -1 to rolls for unrest (ie. Urban rioting, bagaudae revolts, attempts by lynch mobs to kill your character). Rank: TBA Marital Status: Single Traits (6 points): +3 Battle, +2 Charisma, +1 Auctoritas Temperaments: Confident: +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. Austere: +5% income, -1 Charisma. Reserved: +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma. Family Members wip

[Gandalfus]

Crispus Macrinus

Name: Crispus Macrinus
Age: 35
Ethnicity: Romano-British
Religion: Mithras (+1 duels)
Rank: TBD
Marital Status: Unwed

Traits:
+2 Battles
+2 Wealth
+2 Charisma

Temperaments:
- Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.
- Sociable: This character is an extroverted social butterfly, capable of making friends left and right. However, they have little time for 'boring' matters like finances, and are more interested in buying flashy things to show off to their friends than managing their wealth. +1 Charisma, -2% income.
- Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma.


Macrinus served as an officer under Julian during his campaigns against the Alemanni and later during the fateful Persian campaign. Hails from Britannia, but spent most of his military career in Gaul.

[Trot]

Maurtius Pinarius Rusca
Mercantile Branch
Age 43
Italo-Roman
Relgion Greeco-Roman Paginism
Confident, Sociable, Amiable

Skills
Wealth +2
Charisma +5
Survival +1
Battles +1
-2% income

Bio- Maurtius is from an old Roman family dating to the early days of the Republic. He joined the Senate like his father before him, but quickly realized it was not a way to power. He joined the military mainly using wealth to buy his commands having no particularly strong aptitude for it. In between his sessions in the senate and civil government.



Gaius Pinarrius Rusca
Age 24
Italo Roman
Sol Invictus
Confident, Amiable, Idealistic

Skills
Battles +5
Charisma +3
Survival +2
-1 Duels

Gaius is the eldest son of Maurius like his father he enlisted in the military and took to it quickly. He enjoyed the life as a soldier and his father quickly saw him in a position of command. Unlike his father he realized the military was the best way to power and prestige in this new Rome, and focused his efforts on the life rather then fooling around in the civil government


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[Mary The Quene]

Publius Decius Aemilianus

Character Name: Publius Decius Aemilianus Age: 37 (b. 327 AD) Ethnicity: Italo-Roman Religion: Greco-Roman Polytheism: The old state religion of Rome, which honors a vast number of deities (quite a few of whom were originally Greek or Etruscan) and is responsible for many of Rome’s state and religious traditions to this day. Pagans believe that good relations with those gods is critical to maintaining the well-being of the Roman Empire. Unfortunately for them, traditional Roman polytheism has declined massively and is now chiefly a religion of the aristocratic elite, having been eclipsed by Mithraism among soldiers, Sol Invictus among other pagans and Christianity among the commons. +2 to Battles when defending in a siege. Rank: N/A Marital Status: Married to Helena (Nicene Christian) (30) Children: 3 children (1 boy and 2 girls) - Publius Decius Aelius (6) - Aemilia (10) - Julia (7) Traits : (+ 3 battles, +2 survival, +1 charisma, +1 assassination, -1 to rout rolls, -2% income) Temperaments : Sanguine: - Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. - Sociable: This character is an extroverted social butterfly, capable of making friends left and right. However, they have little time for 'boring' matters like finances, and are more interested in buying flashy things to show off to their friends than managing their wealth. +1 Charisma, -2% income. Choleric: - Bloodthirsty: This character is hotheaded and loves to jump into fights, lethal or otherwise. This is not something others find endearing off the battlefield, though. +1 Battles, -1 Charisma. Biography : Coming from an ancient and old aristocratic house, Decius has served under Julian during his fateful Persian campaign. Decius was one of Julian's most ardent supporters whom he shared his outdated religious views with. Regardless his wife and children have secretly converted to Christianity.

[The Mad Skylord]

Firmii Syagrii

The Firmii Syagrii are an old family of Punic Romans. Residents of mighty Carthage, the family embraced the teachings of Christ, and clung with fury to their faith even during the Christian purges under Diocletian and Decian. Forced from Carthage at the time, the Firmii Syagrii willingly accepted the mantra of Donatism, and came to hate the Nicene traditores with a terrible passion. Returning to Carthage at the end of their persecution, the family were enraged at the consecration of Caecilian by Felix of Aptungi and threw all their support behind the Bishop Majorinus, chosen cleric of the Donatists. His successor, Donatus Magnus, also received their full support. Though the Firmii Syagrii are Punic Romans, their association with Donatism led to the family making several marriages with prominent Romano-Berber families. Currently the Firmii Syagrii are comprised of Firmus Afrainus Syagrius and Firmus Sittius Syagrius, both brothers descended from Firmus Traianus Syargius and his Berber wife, Dihya. Maternally, the brothers are cousins to the Firmii Coripii and maintain a Villa in their home of Mina, birthplace of their mother. Paternally, they are cousins to the Firmii Hesperii who, like the Firmii Syagrii, are of the few Donatist houses remaining in Carthage. Firmus Afrainus Syagrius Age: 34 (b. 330) Ethnicity: African-Roman (Paternal Romano-Punic Heritage and Maternal Romano-Berber Heritage) Religion: Donatist Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married to Julia(24) Traits(6): +3 Battles +2 Charisma +1 Survival Temperaments: Sanguine: - Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. - Sociable: This character is an extroverted social butterfly, capable of making friends left and right. However, they have little time for 'boring' matters like finances, and are more interested in buying flashy things to show off to their friends than managing their wealth. +1 Charisma, -2% income. Phlegmatic: - Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma.

[General Brewster]

Firmii Syagrii

The Firmii Syagrii are an old family of Punic Romans. Residents of mighty Carthage, the family embraced the teachings of Christ, and clung with fury to their faith even during the Christian purges under Diocletian and Decian. Forced from Carthage at the time, the Firmii Syagrii willingly accepted the mantra of Donatism, and came to hate the Nicene traditores with a terrible passion. Returning to Carthage at the end of their persecution, the family were enraged at the consecration of Caecilian by Felix of Aptungi and threw all their support behind the Bishop Majorinus, chosen cleric of the Donatists. His successor, Donatus Magnus, also received their full support. Though the Firmii Syagrii are Punic Romans, their association with Donatism led to the family making several marriages with prominent Romano-Berber families. Currently the Firmii Syagrii are comprised of Firmus Afrainus Syagrius and Firmus Sittius Syagrius, both brothers descended from Firmus Traianus Syargius and his Berber wife, Dihya. Maternally, the brothers are cousins to the Firmii Coripii and maintain a Villa in their home of Mina, birthplace of their mother. Paternally, they are cousins to the Firmii Hesperii who, like the Firmii Syagrii, are of the few Donatist houses remaining in Carthage. Firmus Sittius Syagrius Age: 32 (b. 332) Ethnicity: African-Roman (Paternal Romano-Punic Heritage and Maternal Romano-Berber Heritage) Religion: Donatist Rank: TBA Marital Status: Married to Junia(26) Children: "Something, Something, Something" (b. 360) Traits(6): +2 Battles +2 Charisma +2 Wealth Temperaments: Sanguine: - Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. Phlegmatic: - Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma. - Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma. Bio: Sittius is the younger brother of Afrainus. Most records of his life have been lost pre-364 however, recent discoveries in the region have unearthed many writings of his later life.

[Mary The Quene]

Flavius Avidius Cassius

Character Name: Flavius Avidius Cassius Age: 27 (b. 337 AD) Ethnicity: Syro-Roman Religion: Nicene Christianity: The orthodox, mainstream sect of Jesus Christ’s followers, followed by a majority (though still a narrow one) of the Empire’s population. In the west, it is de facto led by the Pope in Rome, though he has yet to assert papal supremacy over the Patriarchs of the East and can still be best defined as one of several autocephalous equals within the top rank of the Church’s hierarchy. -1 to rolls for unrest (ie. Urban rioting, bagaudae revolts, attempts by lynch mobs to kill your character). Rank: N/A Marital Status: / Children: / Traits : +20% income (+4wealth), +2 survival, +2 battle, -2 charisma, +1 detection to rolls, -5%movement. Temperaments : Phlegmatic: - Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma. - Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma.Melancholic: - Meticulous: This character loves to analyze situations down to the last minutiae before acting. On one hand this means they'll probably have a clear picture going in, on the other their decision-making abilities could easily become paralyzed as they spend too much time analyzing and not enough acting. +1 detection rolls, -5% movement speed. Biography : A descendant of the infamous Gaius Avidius Cassius, Flavius hails from the Roman province of Syria where he was born in Cyrrhus. His family has converted to Nicene christianity long ago in the early part of the third century. Recently Flavius has had his assets seized by the roman governor of Syria over a land dispute. That and the constant Sassanian raids caused Flavius to seek opportunities elsewhere in the empire.

[Oznerol]

Justina Augusta.

Age: 24 (born 340 AD).
Ethnicity: Italo-Roman.
Religion: Nicene Christianity.
Rank: Augusta.
Marital Status: Firstly, married to the usurper Magnentius. Secondly, married to Theodosius I.
Children: None.

Traits (6 points):
+3 Charisma
+2 Survival
+1 Wealth

Temperaments:
Supine:
- Amiable: This character is a pleasant person who tries very hard to get along with everyone s/he meets. Indeed, perhaps too hard, at that...they also tend to excessively seek validation from others, and at worst can be described as clingy ticks. +1 Charisma, -1 to duel rolls.
- Idealistic: This person is a strong believer in higher ideals and the innate goodness of man. On the one hand they tend to be inspiring and uplifting figures, on the other they can be taken advantage of by those who live well beneath their expectations. +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls.Phlegmatic:
- Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma.

[Gandalfus]

I'm taking over Valentinian