Aurelion au Nyx

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## Social Information

### Relationships

Nikolaos au Fabii (friend, coworker)
Lucius au Carthii (coworker)
Aeolus au Ignis (coworker)
Anastasia au San (former coworker)

### Family

Elia au Nyx (sister)Ulysses au Nyx (adopted brother, subGovernor of the Nyx Archipelagoes)
Kronos au Nyx (father - deceased)
Ariadne au Carthii-Nyx (mother - deceased)
Minos au Nyx (uncle - deceased)
Celestia au Nyx (cousin)

Aurelion au Nyx is the eldest child of Kronos au Nyx and Ariadne au Carthii-Nyx, and an archPraetor of the Society of Man. He generally appears to be a laid-back, easy-going man, but can be ruthless and deadly when the situation calls for it.

## Biography

### Early Life

Aurelion was born to the Aureate noble house Nyx on May 28, 718 PCE in the Nyx Falls Estate on Venus. His mother died when he was young, and his father worked tirelessly to further the family name. Despite his lofty ambitions, Kronos still made time to care for his children aside from the Copper stewards and Brown servants. He had them study the ancient conquerors of old, as well as tactics from all centuries. Aurelion and his sister Elia and brother Cato spent many days learning the details of Alexander the Great, of Genghis Khan, of Napoleon Bonaparte. He also took it upon himself to personally train them in the art of razorfighting, prioritizing styles which relied on dexterity and agility instead of brute strength.

Aside from the traditional Gold education, Kronos thought it important that his children be exposed to a broad group of views from all of Old Earth's history. He believed that reading the history of Athens, or watching ancient science-fiction and fantasy films such as Star Wars or Lord of the Rings would reinforce to the children the efficacy of the Society and it's superiority. His lessons worked as intended, and his children were just as loyal to the Society as himself.

### Institute

When he came of age, Aurelion applied and was accepted to the Institute of Venus, where he was recruited into House Venus as a highDraft, to the disappointment of Proctor Vulcan. The Passage put Aurelion's ruthlessness on full display, as he toyed with the smaller girl tossed in with him. Eventually, after having his fun, he put the poor bronzie out of her misery, and emerged victorious.

He was just barely beat out for Primus by Arsinoe au Carthii, though he was unaware she was of House Carthii at the time, just as she was unaware he was of House Nyx. As the second choice for Primus, he became a close advisor to Arsinoe, and she often used his abilities to their full extent, sending him and Santiago au Vasé to fo Venus' dirty work. During this time, Aurelion served as Arsinoe's spymaster, carrying out stealth missions, and even a few assassinations for the Primus.

Gradually, the two grew closer, eventually culminating in a romantic and sexual relationship, as well as a good friendship. After two years at the Institute, Arsinoe with the help of Aurelion, led House Venus to victory, crowning her ArchPrimus.

Aurelion graduated with a Peerless Scar, and Karise au Lune, impressed with his special operations tactics, offered him a lancership for House Lune.

After the end of the Institute, Arsinoe and Aurelion were revealed to be Carthii and Nyx respectively, surprising them both. This put an end to their relationship, due to House Carthii's practical extortion of House Nyx several years prior. Though their friendship was intact and they ended the relationship on good terms, the two would drift apart over the years as Aurelion went on to serve as a lancer for House Lune, and Arsinoe stayed on Venus.

### The Lion's Rebellion and the Rising

Aurelion served loyally as a lancer for House Lune for over half a decade, along with other notable Aureate such as Nikolaos au Fabii and Anastasia au San. Soon after his lancership, Aurelion was sent to the Praetor Academy in the Belt, where his skill in stealth small-unit tactics was only reinforced. Though he did not win, he distinguished himself, and was granted the rank of Praetor.

Upon his return, his father gifted him a ship, the *Abbadon*, as well as a small fleet, which he used to great effect in the service of the Sovereign. With the blessing of the Sovereign and the aid of House Nyx's technicians, Aurelion also constructed five rare and advanced EMP missiles. Unfortunately, that was the only one of House Nyx's project proposals the Sovereign approved.

During the Fall of Luna, Aurelion was in the Belt with his fleet, wreaking havoc and ambushing convoys. He only became aware of the Rising's victory as he made his way back to Luna, and was attacked by Rising ships. He managed to destroy them, and fled to Mercury to rejoin the Society's forces, and with the apparent extinction of House Lune, pledge himself to the Ash Lord.

### Beginning the Solar War

#### The Grimmus-Ignis Wedding

Shortly after the Ash Armada began to lay siege to Luna, Aurelion attended the auspicious wedding between Argus au Grimmus-Ignis and Theia au Grimmus aboard the *Annihilo*. During the event, he encountered old friend Nikolaos au Fabii, former Lune lancer and current Curse Knight. Nikolaos offered Aurelion a formal alliance between the two houses, and he accepted.

Shortly after the wedding, several swarms of ripWings emerged from the Rubicon Beacons and attacked the Ash Armada. Aurelion, along with several other Praetors, helped defeat the enemy. During the conflict, he deduced the ripWings' plan to shield shipkiller atomics with their lives, and informed the rest of the fleet. He also managed to save Judus au Sejanus from one shipkiller, but failed to deflect the second, which caused severe damage to the Sejanus torchShip *Bellerephon's Folly*.

#### The Masquerade

A few weeks after the Second Deadzone Foray, Aurelion au Nyx attended a masquerade party hosted by Sheba au Grimmus aboard her flagship, *The Last Fury*. There, he danced with the Minotaur, offered his cousin, Celestia au Nyx, a praetorship, and participated in a duel against Cromine au Karn and Cassia au Ignis.

### The Terran Campaign

#### Iron Rain

Six months after the crossing of the Renegade Herd, the Ash Armada finally made to push on the spheres of Luna and Terra. As part of the flank guard, Aurelion and the Nightmare Fleet accompanied the Ash Armada through the Rubicon Sea, and engaged Republic Praetors Trida au Julii, Syn Sternfanger, and Azrael au Azure at the Republic's third defensive line. Together, Aurelion and fellow Society praetor Judus au Sejanus were able to defeat the Republic, crippling the Julii dreadnaught *Pandora* with the inaugural use of the Nyx EMP weapon.

The battle eventually devolved into an orbital furball following the Society's release of an Iron Rain over Africa. Eventually Aurelion and the rest of the Societal forces were forced to retreat when Sheba au Grimmus used her remaining ammunition to annihilate the Republic dreadnaught *Warchild*, killing her nemesis Cammi au Bellona. After the retreat, Aurelion received a lucrative contract to develop new and innovative weapons for the Society, a position which he hopes to make permanent. He also contributed to designing a plan for the Ash Armada's second push. For this he was granted second-in-command of the auxiliary forces, under newly-promoted archPraetor Sejanus.

#### Dropping Supplies

The Ash Armada's second push focused on resupplies for the Society forces engaged in battle on Terra. While Ignis ships - supported by a Cormona vanguard - approached from one direction, a coalition force composed of Nyx, Sejanus, and Marianus vessels entered at a different vector. Operating under top-of-the-line Nyx stealth technology, the coalition forces managed to make it past the defensive orbital platforms surrounding the spheres of Terra and Luna. With one of the orbitals disabled by Nyx agents, the Solar Republic scrambled the trio of Julii, Azure, and Sternfanger once more to intercept.

Though the battle began traditionally, it soon spiraled into chaos. The *Pandora* attempted to ram Aurelion's flagship, but was unsuccessful, taking moderate damage from a counter-ram enacted by Aurelion's subPraetor, Valerie au Crie. With the *Pandora* out of position, Aurelion and Judus both took shots with EMP weapons. Aurelion's struck true, but the other misfired, temporarily knocking both the Julii dreadnaught and the Sejanus man-o-war *Godhunter* out of the battle. This occurred in concert with dedicated jamming efforts on both sides to disrupt enemy targeting and communications.

Aurelion au Nyx and Xanthus au Marianus successfully defended the *Godhunter* from attempted boarding, though at the cost of one of Aurelion's destroyers, the *Azrael*, which he was forced to destroy rather than allow it to fall into enemy hands. Aurelion did manage to land leechCraft on the *Pandora*, and carved a bloody swath to the bridge, where they managed to kill both the crew of the bridge and its defenders, but were felled by the duo of Trida au Julii and another Gold by the name of Siegfried.

Around this time, the *Godhunter* came back online, and attempted to flee the battle as Judus au Sejanus claimed he wished to complete the mission first and foremost. This plan was abruptly ended when Republic Imperator Caladus au Grimmus placed a particle beam round directly through the centre of Judus' man-o-war. Having sustained too much damage to continue, Aurelion retreated to the edge of the Rubicon Sea, though he had damaged the remaining Republic forces enough that the Marianus and Sejanus forces were able to force them off and complete the supply drop.

##### Debrief

Following the battle, Aurelion, Judus, and Xanthus were summoned to dine with the Ash Lord and debrief. During this, Aurelion was promoted to archPraetor, and granted command of two man-o-war cruisers, whose previous owners had died in the battle. Aurelion also introduced many novel technological ideas to the Ash Lord as part of his role directing the Society's Special Weapons development. Finally, following the end of the debriefing, the Ash Lord asked Aurelion to stay behind, whereupon he hinted at an alliance and recommended that Aurelion keep an eye on Judus.

## Appearance

Aurelion au Nyx stands at 210 cm tall (~6'11"), and is lean and muscular. His skin is lightly tanned, evoking Mediterranean ancestry, and his eyes and hair are both a deep, rich gold. Aurelion is often described as cruelly pretty, with sharp patrician features. He shares many similarities with his sister, Elia au Nyx, including the dusting of freckles over both their faces.

Aurelion often wears combinations of black and gold, usually with a starry-patterned accessory such as a belt sash or half-cape.

### Personality

While Aurelion can relax and enjoy time with friends, professionally he is often cool and clipped in his demeanor, with little tolerance for incompetency or deviancy. He is careful in both words and action, valuing the neutrality and unaligned standing of his house in wider Societal politics. Despite this, he is quite capable of nursing long and resentful grudges even if he does little to act on them in the moment.

## Abilities and Stat Bonuses

* Razormaster [+5]
* Praetor [+9]
* Tech [+5]

## Credits

Bust portrait and full-body portrait by @SushiWestern on Instagram