Jarillius Varian

Lore character

**Legate Jarillius the Valerius**, later known as **Jarillius Varian**, is the Imperial Legionaire who served under Emperor Titus Mede who rose to the rank of Legate. After many years in the Legion, he become the founder and the Patriarch of the popular nobility (and royal family), the Varians. It was rumored that Jarillius was descendant from Emperor Reman III from the Second Empire.

His parents died before he was born in Bruma in 4E 19, which his mother was died after giving childbirth to Jarillius, which spend his rest of his life without the last name of his family. At the matured age, Jarillius joined the Imperial Legion, and later to become the rise the rank of Legate. One day in the Legion, and since he wasn't have the real last surname, his legionnaires nicknamed him, the "Valerius", which Imperial meaning of brave and strong, because of his masculine figure.

After long years in the Legion, Jarillius retired and settled back in his home in Bruma, and was quickly fame across the Empire, then Emperor Arctarius Mede proclaimed Jarillius and his family, the title of nobility. Now, Jarillius Varian, had spend his rest of his years in Bruma, living in Bruma and traveled across the Empire. However during the First Cyrodiilic Potentate during the reign of Valentinian Tiber, the Varians, which making themselves names in Cyrodiil, calling Valentinian, a "brutal tyrant", but remain neutral until Tiber was assassinated and restored the Empire, which Jarillius himself installed Actarius' son Severus become Emperor.

Jarillius' peaceful and famously popular years, spend his 54-years, marrying an fellow noblewomen, Vilona and bore a son, named Arctarius a year before in 4E 56. However he resigned the role of Patriarch and head of the Varians in 5E 98 to his son, Arctarius. In 4E 111, Jarillius who was 92 years old at the time, died in Bruma.

## Legacy

After Jarillius' death, his son Arctarius, which soon to become the Chief Councilor of the Elder Council under the reign of Severus Mede. Both of Jarillius' grandsons, Antonius and Reman Varian soon to become of their Varian heritage, becoming Legionnaires, which Reman become General and Elder Councilor. Antonius then joined on his younger brother Reman, when he return to the Imperial City after banished by Potentate Antonius Mede and the civil war broke out, and in the end, the Varians gained the Ruby Throne, thus beginning the Varian Dynasty for 854 years on the Imperial throne, the longest Imperial royal dynasties of Tamriel.

## Trivia

* The name of Valerius (sometimes Varian) is the Roman cognomen and was a patrician family at Rome, prominent from the very beginning of the Republic to the latest period of the Empire.

## Notes

1. ↑ This was his "official" name during Jarillius' time in the Imperial Legion. However he was soon to become Jarillius Varian, years after his service.

## Appearances

* Template:Arena (Mentioned only)
* *The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind* (Mentioned only)
* *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion* (Mentioned only)
* *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim* (Mentioned only)
	+ *The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard* (Mentioned only)
	+ *The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn* (Mentioned only)
	+ *The Elder Scrolls V: Dominion* (Mentioned only)
* *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion* (Mentioned only)
	+ *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld* (Mentioned only)
	+ *The Elder Scrolls VI: Akavir* (Mentioned only)