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[h3][b]Marcus Octiem
[color=662d91]"Purpura Vulpes"[/color][/b][/h3][/center]

[b]Age:[/b] 46

[b]Sex:[/b] Male

[b]Military Rank:[/b] Praefectus Praetorio

[b]Appearance:[/b] Marcus stands tall, closing on 6ft in height, and retains his fit physique from his time in the legion and bears a few battle scars on his chest. He has rough, fair skin and a stern, shaven, face. His eyes are dark brown in color and his hair has begun to gray with age. He is usually seen proudly wearing his Praetorian armor.

[b]Personality:[/b] Marcus has a calm, cunning demeanor well-suited to politics or the battlefield. He can be cold and brutal as he carries out his duties and he's not one for social events. He regards the Empire of Rome highly and would much rather see it prosper than any one Emperor sit on the throne.

[b]Skills:[/b]
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[*] Loyalty of the Guard - Marcus has managed to gain a hold over the loyalty of most of the guard, leading a majority of them to follow him without question.
[*]Cultus Speculatores - Made up of Frumentarii contacts and Speculatore agents, Marcus has established an unmatched networks of spies and assassins informally referred to as "The Cult of Spies"
[*] Untouchable - With no known familial connections and no holdings beyond those of a prefect there is no way to influence him without directly convincing him.
[*] Gladius - His preferred weapon, Marcus is exceptionally skilled with these blades. He can just as easily wield one solo, duel weapons, or sword and shield.
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[b]Flaws:[/b]
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[*] Loyal to the Empire, not the Emperor 
[*] politically uninclined - Marcus does not have a great grasp of the political machinations of the senate, and he does not care too. He keeps an eye on them but remains otherwise uninvolved...for the most part 
[*] Fox knows best - owing to his lack of political affinity and somewhat anti-social personality Marcus would much rather handle things through espionage and assassins rather than political maneuvering or sweet talk.
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[b]Backstory:[/b] Marcus' comes from seemingly nowhere, the first records of him being his recruitment into the legion. He proved to be a good soldier and was set to steadily rise through the ranks but instead was soon transferred to the reconnaissance arm of the legion. If he found his transfer disappointing he never let it show, instead he went on to excel in his new role.

He soon proved one of the most capable scouts in the army, capable of not only tracking enemy movements and numbers but also of sabotaging and hindering them in various ways. For his skill and guile he came to be known as "Vulpes"(The Fox) and came to lead a small unit. He would continue on with his small command for a few years.

Though he held a small command he never rose beyond the Speculatores, more out of the sense that he was too effective to be moved up into the legion proper. However he would begin to have closer dealings with the Frumentarii, eventually becoming one himself.

Not much is known from his time as a Frumentarii, most of his activities were secret but he could be found all over the empire, from war fronts to inner cities, he would have traveled over most of the places the Empire could reach. The time would eventually come though for him to advance his career, and when it came it was by way of selection for the Praetorians. Being a capable fighter and clever spy, Marcus was able to rise through the ranks of the Praetorians rapidly, seeing himself quickly to the position of Prefect, the head of the guard.

owing to his new uniform and rapid rise a slight change to his nickname slowly spread, "Purpura Vulpes", "The Purple Fox

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