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Wisdom the Bright Eyes




Lucius
Legacy Name: Logophilia


The Arid Yaherra
Owner: Pirate

Age: 12 years, 11 months, 2 weeks

Born: April 12th, 2011

Adopted: 3 years, 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Adopted: July 29th, 2020

Statistics


  • Level: 24
     
  • Strength: 60
     
  • Defense: 58
     
  • Speed: 56
     
  • Health: 56
     
  • HP: 56/56
     
  • Intelligence: 73
     
  • Books Read: 73
  • Food Eaten: 0
  • Job: Sassy Security Guard



In this madness
I reach out for your hand
Two souls in union,
spiralling to the ground


Lucius Valerius Messalla was born in 20AD to Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus and his wife who died in childbed. He also had a twin brother, two hours older than he was, that was born weak and sickly from the day of his birth and died a couple of weeks before his first birthday. Lucius's father often was away from home because of his engagement in the Roman military and so the boy spent the time of his childhood mostly in the house of his maternal grandparents who took good care of him and also made sure that he received proper education. Later, when his father not only became Praetorian prefect but also the ever-present shadow of Roman emperor Caligula, Lucius was allowed to join his father.

From this day on he lived in the palace where he also met future Emperor Claudius. Although there was an age gap of around thirty years between them they got along very well right from the beginning. Thanks to Claudius the young boy Lucius was able to learn so much about history, which was his biggest interest since his early childhood. Unlike his father, who tried his best to hide his Germanic origin, Lucius not only showed interest in the history of his tribe, he even more and more felt that he wasn't ashamed but proud of partly being a Cheruscan.

Apart from that, again differing from the ideals of his father, he didn't care at all for a career in the military and when he was sent there nonetheless in 38AD he showed that he was capable of acting radical if he wanted to achieve something. On his first day he managed to not fall from his horses' back but to also break his right leg in a way that he needed a walking cane to for the rest of his life. Needless to say that his first day in the military also was his last. His father of course wasn't happy about this turn of events but in the end he had no other choice that to give in and to allowe his son to choose his profession by himself – only a couple of weeks later Lucius started to study rhetoric. By doing that he later was able to start a career as a lawyer and stayed in this position until he became a senator. Besides that he always continued to learn as much as possible about history and even published some history books.

When Caligula was assassinated in January 41, what also caused the death of his Praetorian prefect Marcus short after, Lucius was sad but not devastated. Although he loved his father dearly he was rational enough to realize that it probably was the best outcome since Marcus's life had ended with the death of his beloved emperor anyways. The only consequence that the event had for Lucius himself was that he finally decided to leave the palace in order to move into an own house, his contact to Caligula's successor Claudius nonetheless never broke up. Over time the two men often met in private, took long walks and talked about their shared hobby history. During these years he also became good friends with two other men, one of them being a poet named Catullus. Although their lives actually were so very different the two men quickly formed a close bond and soon enough they saw each other as soulmates.

Because of his connection to the palace and its inhabitants Lucius also witnessed a lot of things that happened around Claudius and his family. Many of these things, like acts of adultery or conspiracies, made the young man shake his head but he knew that he wasn't in the position to intervene. Therefore he at least tried to turn the hours that he spent with Claudius into hours that the emperor could enjoy to the fullest, something that he luckily was able to do thanks to his humor, his intelligence and his rhetorical talent. Thanks to that he was a common guest in the palace but, lucky for him, he never aroused too much attention either and so no one tried to do him any harm after the mysterious death of Claudius in the year 54AD.

Lucius never entered the palace from this day on, he just went on with his daily life however always with the numb feeling that there was something missing - his dear friend that he had lost and that he couldn't protect thanks to the path he had chosen years ago. In the dark hours where he grieved for his loss he wished that he could turn back time in order to fulfill the request of his father by becoming a member of the Roman military. By doing that, he was sure now, he could have reached a more powerful position within the Roman empire and maybe would have been able to save the life of Claudius. Unfortunately it was far too late for this insight and so Lucius had to live with this, maybe unnecessary but nonetheless daily present, feeling of guilt and remorse.

Untypical for the time he lived in he never got married. In fact he was known amongst women for obviously being immune to any kind of sexual attraction and, to make it even more bizarre for his contemporaries, he also showed no particular interest in any kind of Roman amusement except for his regular get-togethers with his old friend Catullus. When they were together they always had a reason to laugh, even if it was about the most trivial things. Lucius enjoyed listening to Catullus's poems and when they were able to afford it the two men even went on vacation together. When he, after being in rather frail health for a few years already, died of pneumonia in 66AD it was a lonely death for his beloved soulmate had died shortly before. The only person around him during his last days and hours was his loyal servant Caenis who stayed with him until the end and who also took care of his burial.





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Pet Treasure


Dream Dragon

Cavalier Cane

Amethyst Chief Woman Gown

Amethyst Draped Shoulder Cloth

Ocarina Pendant

Swanky Writing Desk

Irion Battle Feather

Folded Wings

Red Poppies

Poppy Garland

Bottled Dreams

Dream Coda Caves Crystal

Fallen Leaves

Golden Fallen Leaf

Ember Fallen Leaf

Lemon Fallen Leaf

Single Fig Leaf

Brittle Fallen Leaf

Earthen Fallen Leaf

Grape Fancy Juice

Candied Walnuts

Hearty Pea Soup

Fig Leaves

Saheric Dates

Candied Rose Petal

Yule Porridge

Fake Grapes

Dried Fruits and Nuts

Ship Biscuit Porridge

Hazard Map

Unopened Letter from Jules

Scrawled Note

Vernons Torn Journal Page 4

Ballroom Property Manager Note

Mining Permit

Vernons Torn Journal Page 5

Vernons Torn Journal Page 3

Torn Instructions Page III

Vernons Torn Journal Page 1

Vernons Torn Journal Page 2

Paper Scraps

Torn Instructions Page II

Torn Instructions Page I

Tattered Opera Program

Naughty List

Nice List

Subeta History

Atebus History

Dream Journal

Fun with History: Sacred Lands

The Roman Empire

Achieving Literacy

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Fun with History: Centropolis

Fun with History: Delphi

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Fun with History: Atebus

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Fun with History: Veta

Fun with History: Arctic Frost

Fun with History: Shadowglen

Dream Dragon

Pet Friends


Claudius

Catullus

Marcus

Caligula