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[h3][b]Marcus Aemilius Scaurus[/b][/h3][/center]

[b]Age:[/b] XXIII

[b]Sex:[/b] Masculum

[b]Military Rank:[/b] Tribunus Laticlavius XIII

[b]Appearance:[/b] Marcus is taller than the most of his people allowing him to look down on most he meets.  He has broad shoulders formed from years of wearing the heavy armor of the legions.  His hair is a bit longer than legion regulation, but not from disregard of policy but merely no time.  He has hazel eyes and dark brown hair that is fairly curly.

[b]Personality:[/b] Marcus is a tough but fair commander.  While he expects his orders to be carried out with the utmost competence, he is understanding when given a valid reason for failure.  For those Marcus doesn't care about he sees them as assets and problems rather than full people.  This is how Marcus thinks on the battlefield, constantly calculating what certain assets are worth and the price he should pay at the current moment.

[b]Skills:[/b] Marcus is a skilled swordsman and brawler due to his size and good instincts.  His true skill is his exceptional tactical ability.  That is what makes him appear a promising future commander to the senate.  He can quickly make decisions that will affect many lives without much hesitation.

[b]Flaws:[/b] He has trouble not just going by instinct and plays things by the cuff of his sleeve.  Often thinking his first idea will be his best idea he rarely second guesses himself or thinks things over for too long.  He also has no interest in politics, which if he dabbled in he might do well due to his family connections.  While able to give rousing speeches he is no Caesar with the ability to inspire 2 farmers to fight an entire legion with nothing but manure.

[b]Backstory:[/b] A long time ago Marcus’s ancestors were a fairly wealthy line of senators.  During Sulla’s reign of terror his family had managed to lar low and not lose their heads.  Their fortune turned for the better when they sided with Caesar’s faction in the civil war, and later on aided Octavion in his fight against the murderers.  Having chosen the right faction they became one of the most powerful families overnight.  The sons of the family became great statesmen and powerful generals, while the daughters spread their influence and gained vast sums of gold.

Now quite a time later their influence has waned.  While not weak in any way, ever since the bloodline of Octavian lost the throne they have not held as much sway.  Marcus is the promising second son of the head family.  His older brother became a senator like his father, and his younger siblings seem to be intent on partying their wealth away.  It is Marcus alone who has chosen the path of the sword and shield.  Serving for a short time as a sub tribune in the 9th legion he was transferred out after four years.

His father then used his political clout to get the Senate to make him Tribune Laticlavius of the thirteenth legion.  It also helped that the Legate of that legion happened to be a “family friend”.  Marcus joined the 13th at the beginning of the darian campaign and has learned much from it.

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Best image I can find.  Just imagine more purple based colors to represent the Senate and imperial power.