[X] Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus: Born 17 BC, Gnaeus Ahenobarbus is famed as a rake, a rogue, and a man of cruel excess. It is said he once tore out a man's eye in the Forum for daring to criticize him. Despite this wanton and banal cruelty, he is handsome and fair, and loved by the common people of Rome for his generosity. Your cousin by your aunt Antonia Major, he took a liking to you at a party thrown by Augustus, where, grinning, he promised to show you a
real party once you were old enough. His father, Lucius Ahenobarbus, is one of Rome's most feared generals, a man of cruelty and excess to make Gnaeus' youthful exploits look like child's play. It seems apparent to all that the younger will someday fill the elder's footsteps as Augustus' cruelest dog.
Whoever we support as emperor, we certainly want to keep part of the military arm close to him through us.
[X] Trial: A mock trial was held, with different young men playing judge, jury, and lawyer. You were the defending counsel, and provided an excellent and almost watertight argument that 'saved' your client from an ignominious fate. The plebs in attendance were impressed at your dedication and readily apparent knowledge of the law. The lawyers of Rome are often the only line of defense between the plebs and an overambitious patrician -- and so a good lawyer can find himself more well-liked than a conquering general. (Increased reputation with the plebs, gain +1 rank to Law and Charisma)
This or oratory. This time around I'm not voting for a martial character.
[X] The Claudians: Your older brother Germanicus has refused to have any part in your mother's intrigues, and has instead focused his time since manhood on building up connections with the old supporters and followers of your father Nero Germanicus. Though not truly a faction -- you are men, boys but a day ago -- this signifies rather your intention to stand apart from the politicking of your family members and not subjugate yourself to the influence of any of your aunts or cousins. A more difficult path to beat by far, with fewer natural allies and more natural enemies -- but you are joined on it not only by your brother, but by your cousin Drusus Claudius, son of Tiberius and among your closest family outside of your mother and siblings. All three of you, new-made men in the prime of youth, are descended from the Claudians of old, who were the greatest family in Rome for centuries uncounted, and so this is what your detractors and supporters alike come to call you, after the name all three of you share.
I'm thinking them or the Antonians.
(Increased reputation with patricians and nobility, gain +1 rank to Command and Seafaring)
Seafaring? What is this? Some Punic sorcery?
