Hi, pretty cool setting you got here :) This is the character I'd like to play, hope there aren't any major inconsistencies or factual errors! [hider=Auxilio Mauritanius] [h3][b]Auxilio Mauritanius[/b][/h3] [b]Description:[/b] Auxilio is of Mauri descent, and as such is of a darker complexion. His body is lean, but hardy. He stands at a height a bit below the average Roman, as is usually the case for men from his homeland. His face remains young, but stern and hardened from his solitary years as a scout on horseback. His brow is slim and round, his nose long, straight and wide at the bridge. He has brown eyes, perhaps a bit lighter hued than one would expect. His hair is black and curly, trimmed quite short. Auxilio also wears a beard, trying to command respect from his Roman peers, longer than his hair and well groomed, loose curls running halfway down his neck. Around his shoulders, Auxilio usually wears a rugged snake hide as a sort of scarf. [b]Age:[/b] 26 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Social Class:[/b] Plebian [b]Nationality:[/b] Mauri [i](Mauritania Tangitana, within the Roman Empire)[/i] [b]Personality:[/b] Through most of his life, Auxilio has been expected to be silent and stay in the background, either as a slave, a stablehand or a scout. As such, he is introverted and has no natural inclinations for comedy or drama. He is solitary and self-sufficient, not needing much social interaction to be content. His has a serious and competent air about him, which leads to most people being inclined to trust him. However, he is terrible at making friends with his peers. In contrast, he quickly makes friends with most domestic animals he encounters. There is nothing Auxilio loves more than a good, hearty meal or a warm bath (as of yet). Auxilio does not like most arts, such as music or drama. The sciences are mysterious and too overly complicated for his liking and talk about such things mostly leaves him frustrated. [i](Not so)[/i] [b]Brief Backstory: [/b] [hider=Backstory] Auxilio was born in a barbarian tribe to the south of Volubilis, named “Aksil” in the Mauri language. His father was a hunter and raider on horseback, as most of the other tribesmen were. His tribe would not bend their knee the the Romans, who had long since established client states reigning over the land that the tribe called home, and they were aggressive towards the Romans and even raided their settlements from time to time. This resulted in a Roman attack, which swiftly killed off every man of the tribe and burned their homes to dust. At the time, Aksil was just a small child. The surviving women and children of the tribe were sold as slaves. Aksil was sold to an Partician estate with holdings covering large inland areas in Africa, a long way eastward of his home. His kind had a reputation as born horse-riders, and so he was trained as a hunter on horseback, intended to supply wild game for his masters’ meals and for trade. He remained a slave through the rest of his childhood and much of his adolescence. At the age of 13 he was still a slave, nameless to his masters and known as Aksil to his peers. By now, he was a decent hunter, but what he excelled at was the art of horse-riding. He had grown tired of the life as a slave, and one day, while out on a hunting trip with a small hunting party, he simply rode off into the night. He rode towards the only other place in the world he knew, his homeland. And that is how he reached the city of Volubilis. When he reached the city, Aksil didn’t really know where to go. What he did know, was that he had ridden his horse too long and too hard, and so he went to the city stables and asked them to take in his horse. The stablemaster agreed to take the horse in, but Aksil had to work for them to earn the keep of his horse. As time passed, he and his horse didn’t leave the stables, and over time he was taken in, the stablemaster Phebius becoming a sort of father to him. This was when Aksil was given his Latin name Auxilio. Growing into his adult years, Auxilio worked as a stablehand for Phebius. Because of his remarkable talents on horseback, he was often tasked with breaking and training troublesome horses. In his later teens, Auxilio was noticed by Roman soldiers passing through Volubilis for his equestrian abilities. At first, he was asked to deliver some written messages or retrieve important goods on rare occasions for generals and officials. Doing so with remarkable speed and without any failures, Auxilio was at last employed as a scout for the imperial border guard. As such, Auxilio truly entered the ranks of the Plebians and started earning himself a decent living. As a scout, he was tasked with keeping watch outside the Roman borders to the south, roaming over much of the lands he lived off as a child. Auxilio learned to live off the land for weeks at a time, never succumbing to hunger, thirst or injury. [/hider] [b]Equipment:[/b] First and foremost, Auxilio is almost always seen on horseback or with a horse, unless he is in a city. The snake hide he wears around his neck is not just for show; it is so leathery and tough that it can be used as a rope or binding if needed. He carries a pouch with a shortspear, a shortbow and a dozen arrows. Most of the time the pouch is also filled with an assortment of herbs, edible plants and nuts which he has foraged and dried in the sun. His longspear is kept strapped to the harness of his horse. And, most importantly, ha carries a fine cloth dyed in the Roman red and the roman insignia in a golden yellow. This is his proof for being a citizen of the Roman Empire, in case he would ever be taken captive or led astray. [b]Skills:[/b] - Basic combat skills with bow and arrow, shortspear and longspear. Primarily on horseback, as light cavalry. Significantly below the level of a trained soldier. - Expert wilderness survival - Expert horse-riding - Adept animal care - Physically well-trained and resilient [/hider]