**Name**: Marius  

**Class**: Cavalier (Red)  

**Age**: 24  

**Sex**: Male  

**Appearance**: As the Class section briefly mentioned, Marius falls under the ‘Red-Cavalier’ archetype and therefore dons a suit of red armor (I personally prefer the FE7 armor, but if I need to use the Awakening armor, so be it).  His physical build is similar to Sain and Kent (from FE7), although his hair and eyes do not match his armor, like the previously mentioned cavalier-pair.  Instead, they are dark brown and blue, respectfully.  Furthermore, unlike the previously mentioned cavaliers, Marius has trimmed facial hair, which has a slight reddish tint.  

**Equipment**: Iron Lance (40/40), Bronze Sword (50/50), Javelin (25/25), Vulnerary (3 uses)  

**Personality**:  Marius is a serious and dedicated knight of Ylisse.  While he does possess a softer side of his personality, he usually masks it with his seriousness and dedication, which sometimes makes himself seem cold to others, even though he has the best attentions in mind.  In war, one’s mind must be focused on the task at hand and Marius follows that philosophy to the dot of an ‘i’.
  
Marius is also a pious follower of Naga.  It sickens this knight of Ylisse to fight is fight against fellow worshippers of Naga, but he also cannot stand by and watch the will of Naga be bent to the whim of mortal leaders.  With more and more blood of the followers being shed, Marius must console himself that such violence shall prevent an even greater evil.  

Beyond this, Marius is a loyal friend and ally, even if his serious and focused nature might make it seem otherwise.  

**Biography**:  Marius was from a long line of lesser commanders of Ylisse and he chose to follow in his ancestors footsteps.  Once, when Marius was still young, the knights of Ylisse had in their stables a great horse that would not allow any mortal man to mount it.  However, one day, the men found Marius with that great horse and they were surprised at how calm the horse was.  They were even more surprised when it allowed Marius to climb onto its back.  From that day on, Marius called the horse Bucephalus. 
 
In the present day, Marius, along with his steed, Bucephalus, served in the knights of Ylisse.  With the aid of Bucephalus, Marius proved to have great potential for advancing through the ranks of the knights of Ylisse.  Once the news broke out about the crusades declared by the Church of Naga, Marius held distain in his heart against this decision.  How could humanity know the whims of the gods?  But due to his nature, he hid his distain under his dedication to the state, standing by one phrase: regi patriaeque.