[@Cyclone] I'd say go for either Cyrus, Castus or Heru. Though, for one reason or another, I lean mostly towards Heru.
ZOROASTRAAAAAA:
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xD what makes Napoleon even greater IS his plebeian roots (though, strictly speaking, he was Corsican aristocracy) 
I'm developing the idea and think it will be more of a family story rather than one single character. The House of Eskandar through the ages.
Will go nicely with the Wrolfins when/if they comes along. And Zerabil's lineage (we didn't get to it, but Zerabil's love interest is a stunning redhead >.> Seihdhara she's called)