Character Information
Name:
Gaius Cassius Callistus
Age:
47
Occupation:
Imperator of the Empire
Physical Attributes:
Gaius is a man of the military. Although it is clear that age has taken its toll on his physical strength, what he has lost in physicality, he attempted to make up for in mental verility. He wears the traditional garb of his office and exudes the confidence of legitimacy that his station demands. He has an air of superiority, but he is not as smart as he thinks he is and holds strong to the brute force stratagems that have made him famous as well as hated.
Personality:
Arrogant and prideful, Gaius represents very well the more powerful Drusillan line of the Callistan family. He is power hungry and merciless. His focus is constantly fixated on the betterment of his own position and concerns. He has full support of the military, but the senate has long been an enemy to his campaigns and methods.

He is impatient and foolhardy at times which is his Achilles' heel. He despises the Cordelian line of the Callistan family though hides behind his affairs of state and propriety. His true goal is to cut down the bastard, weakling root of an otherwise Leviathan bloodline and to keep this perfect blood ruling over the Empire with an iron fist.
Avatar:
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History:
Born and bred to be a tribute to his forefathers of the Drusillan order, Gaius was imbedded at birth with a notion of dislike for the "impersonators" of his great family. Leeches they were described as and too leeches they became. He was instructed as a soldier, because only the best leaders were soldiers, not the squabblers of the Senatehouse who would rather complain than pass a singular law. That was why he was told to take matters into his own hands should he feel that what he did was for the betterment of the people.

His youth was average as befitting any aristocratic child. He knew many women and finally chose to marry one who became with child. She turned out to be a dire disappointment, a blot upon the strong Callistan name. She was weak and feeble-minded and it was just as well that she died giving birth to his only son, for she could not have endured a life with him beyond that.

Gaius is embarrassed of his son, Longinus, who prefers the theatrical sand of the Colosseum or acting a battle in a tragedy to actually being in a war. It is said that for Gaius to gain a grandchild, he would have to wait for a new son, or adopt one of his bastards. Gaius fought in many wars and finds this an accomplishment. He uses these tactics of war in daily life as maxims that he is certain should never fail.