John Gaius (Empire's Edge)

John Gaius is along with Lia the main protagonist of Empire's Edge. Born as the son of an aristocrat and a noble woman who died shortly, he was adopted by the Emperor of the Roman Empire and groomed to be a candidate for the throne. He however left the Empire and was caught in a crossfire between rebels and the Roman army. 
Driven by his anger towards the way Rome choses their Emperors and how they start civil wars and invade countries in order to get more natural recourses and money, he swears to destroy the houses of Rome and to become its Emperor which would allow him to change the Empire and society itself. 
He forms an alliance with the young woman Lia who has her own reasons for rebelling against the Empire. Because both of them are highly intelligent and have similar world views they are able to accomplish great things together and make a highly effective team. 
=== Personality ===
John Gaius is a highly intelligent young man who is charming and seems to get along with even strange people. However this is rather a mask as he appears to have the distrust in most humans as he calls them "hopeless and driven by animalistic desires". In battle he is cold and calculating having no problems sacrificing many lives in order to win, he's even willing to sacrifice civilians as he calls it "collateral damage that is sometimes necessary". 
=== Abilities ===
Intellect 
John is highly intelligent, being able to make up plans and strategies fast and efficient. He also is able to use strategies which where used in ancient times in the modern day. He also studied war and tactics as a young teenager, which he still uses. 
Charisma 
John is charismatic and able to use this ability to gather supporters, friends and even followers. He mainly used his charisma to gather supporters among his opponents and among other rival forces, his charisma also plays a huge role when he wins the civil war with it. 
Unarmed combat
Although he's not as skilled as Nikolai for example, John can defend himself against most soldiers, due to his military training he received as a child and teenager from his father. 
Trivia 
* John often drinks Ambrosia, which is a sweet roman wine 
* He's right handed
* He is afraid of spiders 
* John and Julius are cousins