[hider=Sergius]
[center][img]http://wolfgameshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hell-2.jpg[/img][/center][center][h1][color=firebrick][b]Sergius Aetius[/b][/color][/h1][/center][center][sub]Sergius Victor, Dux Impera Aetius, Magister Militum Aetius, Exarch Aetius[/sub][/center]
[center][h3][color=firebrick][b]Appearance[/b][/color][/h3][/center]
Sergius is a man of average appearance. He stands at a fair 5’10”, weighing in at 166 lbs. His hair is jet black, well kept and short. He sports a thick patch of stubble of the same color. His eyes are darkened brown. His complexion is tan from years subject to the sun, and his skin is marked with scars of battle at many ends. A jagged slash on the right shoulder from a Northern warrior’s blade, the gruesome remains of a dagger into the left thigh.
[center][h3][color=firebrick][b]Personality & Drive[/b][/color][/h3][/center]
Sergius is a man of servitude. Born within the Empire, he became a leader of men. His campaigns in the North have made him cunning yet cautious. Despite the victories which brought glory, the defeats were ever so bitter, transforming him into one of caution and of cynicism. His current drive, despite all he has lost in the campaigns in the North, is eternal servitude to the Empire.
[center][h3][color=firebrick][b]History[/b][/color][/h3][/center]
Sergius was born in the Empire, into its very west, where the forests and the rolling plains clashed. He was born into a family of a good wealth and a fiery loyalty to the Empire. He was instilled with the passion of honor, loyalty, and service. Never once did he have a debt that he did not pay off, and never once did he betray or cross his own blood.

He entered his teenage years longing for the fray. He was obliged, and over those years became a leader of men. He gained the traits of the tactician, the strategist, and the logistician, and as well became an impeccable physical specimen of true skill with the blade, polearm, pilum, and bow. He was granted his own complement of troops, mainly loyalist levies led by small detachments of professional footsoldiers, and just in time for the conquest of the North.

He led his troops in many a battle. Victories and losses marked the band’s record, and with each, Sergius’ scale of command grew, as did his zeal and cunning. This marked up until a battle of which his entire force was routed and his own mounted guard decimated in the effort to cover the retreat. It was here that he sustained most of his injuries, and made a full recovery and returned to service against all odds.

He learned a lesson. He became cautious, cynical, calculating. His sense of servitude grew despite this, and continued his service well into his third decade of life.
[center][h3][color=firebrick][b]Rivalries & Friendships[/b][/color][/h3][/center]
WIP
[center][h3][color=firebrick][b]Loyalty[/b][/color][/h3][/center]
Archon of War
[center][h3][color=firebrick][b]Armaments[/b][/color][/h3][/center]
[hider=The Blade of Atoning Loyalty]
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The mounted blade of Sergius is one of particular importance. It is a spatha, a blade constructed to be used while mounted for slashing and thrusting. It is forged of iron, and was acquired in the Northern campaigns from a smith, and was enchanted by his own Archon with the physical inability to break, symbolizing the unbreakable loyalty of Sergius to the Empire.[/hider]
[hider=The Blade of Infamous Justice]
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Sergius blade of choice when dismounted is that of a gladius, as well forged from iron. It was gifted to him at the first of his campaigns by his own Archon. It possesses the supernatural ability to strike terror into the hearts of men, symbolizing the undying might of the Empire.[/hider]
[hider=Pugio]
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Sergius’ secondary blade when upon the ground. It’s a dagger. No, really. No enchantment or anything, it’s just a fancy dagger.[/hider]
[hider=Dux’s Armor]
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It’s a simple set of armor worn by a senior officer. Consists of iron and bronze plating, protecting from most direct slashes.[/hider]
[hider=The Empire's Honor]
[img]https://rautaportti.fi/images/large/Images%20Shields/AH3853L%20Classical%20Roman%20Scutum_01_LRG.jpg[/img] 
A bulky shield of wood, bronze, and iron, made to counter and redirect bladed strikes, the scutum is extremely effective at its role. This specimen even moreseo, being blessed with the ability to counter the extreme heat and extreme cold variations of magicka.[/hider]
[center][h3][color=firebrick][b]Abilities[/b][/color][/h3][/center]
He is no magician, nor is he a mage in any right. His skill as a warrior is unrivaled, and he is said to possess a supernatural power, an air of command which sends the morale of his men soaring and making his authority and orders of utmost priority among his men.
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