Fidellion Victus

### Profession

Primarch of PalavenDuarch Caelum (formerly)General (formerly)Armiger Havoc (formerly)

### Class

Soldier

> ***"You are no true heir to Aurelion. You took the throne by force and coercion. You are a usurper, nothing more. And you will fall just the same."** - Fidellion Victus to Antraxes Mehrkuri*
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Fidellion Victus Parvinus (previously named Fidellion Mehrkuri Victianus Parvinus before his forced marriage to Antraxes Mehrkuri was posthumously annulled) is the only son of Tarquin Victus and his bonded wife, Iacoba Parvus. He was raised by his mother and paternal grandfather, *Primarch* Adrien Victus, following his father's heroic sacrifice during the Reaper War. He entered the turian military at the age of sixteen, serving as a havoc trooper in the 26th Armiger Legion for many years before being promoted to the rank of general. He would later serve as the *Duarch Caelum* to both Desolas Arterius II and the usurper Antraxes Mehrkuri, before ascending to the imperial throne after slaying Antraxes in an honourable duel to the death.

He reigned for ninety-six years, successfully unifying the splintered *Familiae Martialis* and restoring the Aurelian Empire to its former glory after Antraxes' tumultuous reign. Such was his impact on turian history that, following his death, the Council of Hierarchs unanimously voted to recognise Fidellion as a Living Spirit; the highest and most sacred honour a turian can aspire to. In time he would come to be known as *Fidellion Magnus* and is regarded as one of the greatest primarchs to ever rule the empire in Aurelion's stead.

Unusually for a turian, Fidellion has five children and has been married three times. His first spouse was his childhood sweetheart Sarena Arterius, to whom he was bonded for eternity. The pair had a son named Sairus, whom they raised together before Sarena gave her life to protect Fidellion and her younger brother during the Leviathan War. His second spouse was Antraxes Mehrkuri, whom he was forced to wed as his political hostage. After Antraxes' death, Fidellion married his third and final spouse, Marcia Abrudas, who sits beside him as his *Conjux Domina*. Fidellion and Marcia have four children together - Keirix, Adriana, Irixia and Gaius.

## Biography

### Birth and childhood

Fidellion's birth came prematurely. Iacoba Victus had been pregnant at the time she had received news of her mate's death. The troubling news of Tarquin's death led to her going into labour early. His mother's life was nearly lost during the birthing process due to blood loss.

Adrien took over Fidellion's care while Iacoba recuperated. Iacoba remained unwell, however, and so Adrien would continue to help her care for the chick. As a result, he imprinted upon both his mother and his grandfather, viewing them both as parental figures.

### The Armiger Legion

> ***"Always keep a jump-jet ready."***
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### The Leviathan War

#### Aftermath

##### Promotion to *Legatus*

Following the loss of so many high-ranking military officials during the Leviathan War, Fidellion was promoted from his previous rank of *Praefectus* to *Legatus* and inducted into the ranks of the *Radiatum* by order of Desolas, under recommendation from Achaeus Corinthus. He was placed under the direct command of Antraxes Mehrkuri, the newly promoted *duarch* of the Palavenian Imperial Air Force, and given command of ten *cohorts* of Armiger Legion soldiers. Although still grieving for his late wife, Fidellion took his newfound responsibilities very seriously, preferring to bury himself in his work to stave off his grief. He ran his legion hard but was always fair in his dealings and generous with proportioning military honours and promotions, earning him a popular reputation with his troops.

In the *Radiatum*, Fidellion was considered by his peers to be a voice of reason and experience who was renowned for both the valour he displayed during the war and his natural talent for warfare. As the grandson of the former primarch and the son-in-law of the incumbent one, Fidellion's word carried great weight during official proceedings and granted him greater authority than would normally be expected of a man newly promoted to his rank. This resulted in the formation of a clique around him, comprised of generals who wished to capitalise on Fidellion's familial proximity to the Primacy. Although unwanted, this attention proved useful for securing influential bonds of patronage for Fidellion which, by extension, consolidated Desolas' power and did much to legitimise his reign. It was during this time that people began to whisper that Fidellion was a future Primarch in the making, albeit Fidellion himself was always too humble to accept such praise.

Achaeus took Fidellion under his wing in the *Radiatum*, educating him on the complex web of political patronages that pervaded the legislative body, specifically who to trust and whom to hold at arm's length. He gave Fidellion a key piece of advice: *"Every man and woman in this room wants to be the next Primarch of Palaven. They are the exemplars of their respective fields and behind nearly every pristine service record is the name of an ancient and powerful bloodline. This is as much a battlefield as any theatre of war. Be careful who you trust and what you promise. Your every action is being evaluated for weakness."* When Fidellion asked if Achaeus truly believed he was up to the task, his friend simply replied: *"You're the grandson of Adrien Victus, are you not?"*

## Consort of the Usurper

When Antraxes presented evidence against Desolas that had him arrested and tried in court, Fidellion did all he could for the sake of his Primarch. With the sudden disappearance of Desolas and Nihlus, however, there was not much he could do, fearing for the lives of his fathers-in-law. It was to his relief that they were eventually freed, but by then, it had been too late.

When Desolas and Nihlus were on the run Fidellion used what sway he could to ensure that they were kept from Antraxes' grasp. This did not, however, stop Cania from managing to track them down. Eventually they disappeared. The only Arterius left in the world was Sairus, his son with Sarena.

Antraxes managed to seize the throne of the Primarch, something that had not been done before in history. He was backed by many turians, frustrated by their previous leader. Antraxes blackmailed those who could challenge him; including threatening the life of Fidellion's young son, Sairus.

After he had taken the throne, Antraxes asked for Aritea Victus' hand in marriage. When Fidellion politely refused, Antraxes questioned his alliance with the geth, and the rumours that he had geth implants. He suggested he could dissuade these rumours, or perhaps the Fidellion could submit himself to scans. Fidellion still refused to marry his son to Antraxes but proposed himself instead. Even though they were both men, Antraxes agreed to the union, with the agreement on Fidellion's part that he would keep his surname.

Antraxes' rule was harsh and rife with struggle. Rebellions were put down with an iron fist; cabalists were forced back into the Cabals or murdered. Fidellion was often there to convince Antraxes of other ways, with what sway he had. Antraxes tried to turn Sairus to his side; but the youth rebelled from him, eventually striking it out on his own, and taking his frustrations out on Antraxes' supporters. Fidellion did everything he could to protect his son, and his son's wife and bondmate, Selena.

Fidellion was kept as a political hostage by Antraxes for 11 years, from their wedding in 2228 CE to Antraxes' death in 2239 CE, when he was slain in a a lawful duel by Fidellion's own hand.

### Bostran Rebellion

During Antraxes' reign, Bostra rose up in rebellion against him. The rebellion was led by the Bostran members of House Victus, with major support from House Sparatus, House Corinthus and House Oraka. They demanded that Antraxes immediately vacate the Imperial Throne, release Fidellion and Achaeus Corinthus from their political imprisonment, and name Achaeus as Primarch of Palaven, threatening to break Aurelion's Peace if he refused to do so. Antraxes, naturally, refused to acquiesce to their demands and instead began a full-scale invasion of the colony in retaliation. In response, Bostra's colonial primarch, Primarch Valexien Victus, declared that Bostra had seceded from the empire and was now an independent state, as it no longer recognised the authority of *"...the cowardly usurper, illegally occupying Aurelion's sacred throne".* On Valexien's orders, the Bostran colonial forces rose up against the Imperial forces, bombarding ground-side troop garrisons and supply depots, while its fleets turned on those loyal to Palaven and blasted them out of the sky.

During this time, Fidellion attempted to intervene to save the most lives possible. When he discovered that Achaeus was secretly feeding the rebels classified intelligence about Imperial fleet, troop and supply movements, he began passing Achaeus increasingly higher levels of classified intelligence to help his family's cause. Their combined efforts did much to aid the Bostran rebels, who began to turn the tide of war in their favour with their assistance. Incensed by a resulting string of embarrassing defeats, Antraxes began to devise a plan to bring Bostra to heel by resorting to more repugnant tactics. Taking inspiration from his late brother, the infamous "Butcher of Taetrus", Antraxes began ordering the shelling of non-military targets, including residential areas and civilian infrastructure. Over time the scale of his attacks increased, targeting progressively larger population centres. With each new attack, Antraxes promised that the violence could only end if the rebels surrendered, encouraging loyal Bostrans to betray their kin to the empire for the sake of peace. Despite his threats, Bostra refused to capitulate and continued to win battle after battle thanks to Achaeus and Fidellion's covert assistance.

Fidellion would eventually stumble across plans for a proposed military operation, which outlined how the Imperial Navy would deliberately target the Petraean Necropolis, the most sacred place on Bostra's surface, with dreadnaught fire from orbit. Unable to believe that even Antraxes would go as far as to attack a site so integral to turian religious belief, Fidellion chose to confront him. To his horror, Antraxes gloated that the plans were certified by him and threatened to enact them if Fidellion failed to persuade his relatives to lay down their arms in surrender. Fidellion was hesitant to agree, fearing what Antraxes might do to his family once they were detained. Antraxes promised to strip them of their ranks and sentence them to hard labour on the turian prison planet of Maitrum for life, rather than put them to death. While such a sentence was synonymous with death in a lot of cases, there was still a chance they would live to see Antraxes overthrown by other means. It was by this logic that Fidellion accepted Antraxes' terms, albeit with a heavy heart.

Fidellion contacted his great-uncle on a secure channel and begged him to call off the resistance efforts, providing Valexien with evidence of Antraxes' heinous plan. Valexien was incredulous, unable to believe that even Antraxes would go so far. He accused his grand-nephew of weakness for allowing himself to be held hostage by a usurper, stating that if he were a true Victus he would have found a way to assassinate Antraxes long ago and return the empire to the rule of either Desolas or a legitimate successor. Fidellion protested, telling Valexien that he had been powerless to act because Antraxes had been holding his son hostage and threatened to kill the boy if he stepped out of line. Valexien retorted that making one sacrifice to spare the greater number of lives is the turian way. Sairus would have died a martyr for their righteous cause, earning eternal peace in the afterlife for the lives he saved in death. He questioned Fidellion's morality, disturbed by Fidellion's apparent lack of faith and estrangement from his Bostran heritage. What follows is a partial audio transcript of the call.

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> **PARTIES: Two [2]. One [1] Valexien Victus [VV]; Two [2] Fidellion Victus [FV]**
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> **[VV01]** *"Your grandfather - my brother - was the greatest of us all. He understood that every war has unavoidable casualties. Do you think he ever refused to send good men and women to their deaths, when the fate of billions was in the balance? He sent his own son - your father - to his death, to ensure our species' continued survival. The demands of The Cause were clear and he did not waver in the face of them, in spite of his grief. For what is the grief of a father mourning his only son, when compared to the shame of a primarch presiding over the fall of Aurelion's empire?"*
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> **[FV02]** *"Sairus... He's all I have left of her."*
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> **[VV01]** *"And your father was all my brother had left of Saira. The fear of grief is not an excuse to stay one's blade."*
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> **[FV02]** *"I have to keep him alive. He's the last of House Arterius. There is no one else left! If he dies, then so do they. I owe them so much more than that..."*
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> **[VV01]** *"You are not a part of House Arterius. And your son is not an Arterius either; he is a Victus, regardless of whether he chooses to accept it. With Sarena dead - Spirits keep her - and Desolas lost to us, you no longer owe them any loyalty. House Victus needs you **now**, Fidellion. Bostra needs you. Would you truly turn your back on us, for the sake of a dead house?"*
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> **[FV02]** *"House Arterius is a part of our shared history. They were chosen by Aurelion to lead after his death! They united an empire, united a galaxy! How can you turn a blind eye to that? If we lose them, we lose yet another link to our past. And we've already lost so much, thanks to the Reapers."*
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> **[VV01]** *"Many great houses have fallen throughout our history. We remember them and, through our remembrance, they are immortalised. I do not lie when I say that their loss is a travesty. It grieves me, to know what has become of them, to have witnessed their downfall with my own eyes. But we must focus on that which can still be saved, lest we share their fate."*
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> **[FV02]** *"You wouldn't be saying that if it was our house on the verge of destruction."*
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> **[VV01]** *"Our house **is** on the verge, Fidellion! You want us to surrender and accept a usurper as the true heir to Aurelion, a man who murdered his way to the top of the meritocracy and betrayed his rightful primarch! There can be no greater dishonour than that, to accept this unnatural defiance of Aurelion's Sacred Laws. You bring shame to this family by even suggesting that I do such a thing!"*
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> **[FV02]** *"Valexien, uncle, please! By staying this course you are gambling with the spirits of our ancestors! If you don't surrender, Antraxes **will** attack Petraea. Every past generation of our house will be erased in an instant, cast into the Void, as if they never existed at all! Would you condemn your brother's spirit to the flames, after everything he sacrificed for our people?! Or what about your sister, who was murdered by the same man who now makes war upon her homeworld?! Does she not deserve her eternal peace, after what he did to her, to her entire family, for the 'crime' of loyalty?! Do the dead mean nothing to you at all?!"*
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> **[VV01]** *"**Enough**! Of course the dead mean something to me! They mean **everything**! Which is why I do not take this decision lightly. But look at the facts, Fidellion. If Antraxes does what you say he will, the entire empire will rise up against him. Even those closest to him would turn against him and throw him to the mob. After everything he has sacrificed for power, do you really believe that he would so recklessly endanger it? No. It is a bluff, a ruse, one you have clearly fallen for. Or, perhaps, support..."*
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> **[FV02]** *"How can you say that?! Do you have any idea what it is like, to be his prisoner? The things he does to me...are monstrous."*
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> **[VV01]** *"Then you of all people should understand why he must be removed from power. This cannot stand any longer! Your inaction has forced my hand. Now your family must bear the brunt of your failures. We must suffer for your cowardice."*
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> **[FV02]** *"I'm not a coward!"*
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> **[VV01]** *"Then prove it! Slay him! End this farce!"*
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> **[FV02]** *"Don't you think I want to?! He's a former Blackwatch and Spectre Agent. He's survived things that would have killed lesser men. Also, he surrounds himself with the Praetorian Guard at all times. I'm forbidden to be armed around him. He even employs food tasters, for Spirits' sakes. How do you propose I kill him?"*
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> **[VV01]** *"All I'm hearing are excuses. If you cannot be our blade, this war must instead be our sword."*
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> **[FV02]** *"Then don't expect me to continue passing you intel. I can't let you do this, uncle. I can't be complicit in the desecration of our dead."*
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> **[VV01]** *"Achaeus is still loyal to our cause. With Desolas gone, by rights the throne belongs to him."*
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> **[FV02]** *"If Achaeus knew the truth then he wouldn't condone this either."*
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> **[VV01]** *"This war and all its consequences are already on your head, dear nephew, You have chosen your side. We've chosen ours. I am only glad that Adrien did not live to see what his grandson has become."*
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> **[FV02]** *"Valexien? Uncle? Uncle, come in! Spirits... No, no, no, no, no! This can't be happening... This can't be happening!"*
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Knowing he was running out of time, Fidellion went to Achaeus to warn him of the danger. Achaeus was just as shocked as Valexien to learn of Antraxes' plans. He raged incessantly about the man, knowing that Antraxes had skilfully backed them both into a corner but hating it all the same. Fidellion told him that he had to stop passing his uncle intel, for the sake of all Bostra, knowing just how much that would hurt to accept. Achaeus swore that he would see Antraxes die for his crimes before unwillingly deleting all the intel he possessed in front of Fidellion, to prove his loyalty to him and Bostra. Fidellion told Achaeus that there was just one last thing to do to ensure Bostra's survival - he had to pass the location of the resistance's headquarters to Antraxes, to ensure his family would surrender to him. The thought of betraying his family threatened to break Fidellion. He kept telling himself he was doing it for the greater good, that The Cause would demand that he save the most lives, even if it meant sacrificing the few he held most dear. Unable to press the button to send the coordinates himself, Achaeus helped him to do it, the pair of them pressing it together. Then both men embraced each other tightly, Fidellion sobbing into his friend's shoulder, knowing that what he had done would save Bostra but at the cost of House Victus.

As Fidellion had predicted, Valexien and the rest of the resistance were cornered and forcefully detained by Antraxes' forces. Eager to oversee his victory, Antraxes travelled with Fidellion to Bostra to personally accept terms of surrender from Valexien. Valexien however refused to surrender, spitting in Antraxes' face, telling him he would rather die than kneel to him. Fidellion urged his uncle to surrender for the sake of their house, to which his uncle accused him of being a traitor to his family, Bostra and to Aurelion by choosing to uphold the rule of a tyrannical usurper. *"If Adrien could see you now he would disown you. You are no Victus. A Victus has no fear of death!”*

Antraxes had other ideas. Wiping the spittle from his face, he smiled menacingly at Valexien. *"You want death? So be it"*. He motioned for his men to hold Valexien still before pulling a pistol from his belt. Fidellion, suddenly realising what was happening, attempted to disarm Antraxes but was restrained by the praetorian guard. *"You promised you would spare them! You said that they would be sent to Maitrum instead!"* Antraxes turned to Fidellion and spoke softly. *"I lied."*

Other members of the resistance tried to intervene to save their leader, including Valexien's grandson, Ariteus Victus, but Antraxes simply turned his pistol on the man and shot him in the head, killing him instantaneously. Wailing keens of shock and grief reverberated around the room from the detained members of House Victus, particularly from Ariteus' suddenly bereaved parents, Vivien and Carrix. Hot salty tears began to stream down Fidellion's face as he realised he had been the one to deliver his family into the jaws of death. He strained against the praetorian guard, fighting with all his strength, wanting nothing more than to throw himself at Antraxes and severe his throat with his talons. His futile resistance was met was a sharp kick to the gut and the bash of a rifle butt to his face, breaking his nose. Blood ran from his nose onto his robes, staining their white fabric a dark blue colour, the same colour that was rapidly spreading across the floor from the bullet hole in Ariteus' head. He was forced to his knees, handcuffed and held in place.

He wept aloud, wailing with rage and grief, as one by one the members of his family were mercilessly executed by Antraxes, who left their bodies to bleed out where they fell. There were five gunshots, each one prompting yet more anguished screams from the remainder of the group. When the fifth shot sounded they fell silent. The only people now left were Fidellion and Valexien, who knelt before his nephew in silence. Antraxes reloaded his pistol before pointing it squarely at Valexien's head. *"Your house is dead. Your daughter, your grandson, your line is broken. And know this: before you die, as traitors to the empire, you will all receive a traitor's burial. No afterlife for you. Any of you."*

Fidellion screamed. *"You can't do that! Antraxes, please! Please! You've already won! This is overkill! This goes against everything our faith teaches us!"*

Antraxes turns to him, gun still trained on Valexien. *"At one time I would have agreed with you, Fidellion. But then your father-in-law burned my Astraea. He ensured that we would never spend eternity together, even though he had already won. I couldn't kill him, despite my best efforts. But I can kill your family, to even the scales. A life for a life. A spirit for a spirit. And my Astraea's spirit was worth a thousand of your traitorous kin."*

*"Doing this won't bring her back!"*

*"No...it won't. But it will go some way to bringing justice."*

Before Antraxes can fire his shot, Valexien looks Fidellion deep in the eyes, his fangs bared in righteous fury, his body shaking with fear. *"You have destroyed your own family! You are no true Victus! As your parriarch, I denounce you! I strip you of my house's name!* *I render you accursed! May the spirits forsake you in life and the Void claim you in death! I swear this oath of vengeance on the blood of my slain kin! In the name of Aurelion! Curse you, Fidellion! Curse you!"*

Valexien continued to curse Fidellion, his words becoming even more frantic and deranged as Antraxes turns back to him and wraps his talon around the trigger. The fear in his eyes eclipses all other emotion; a primal, visceral fear of the unknown, of what happens to a spirit after death when its body is destroyed in the mortal realm and denied eternity. He began to weep, his body convulsing with every heaved sob. He can't even look Antraxes in the face when he pulls the trigger, too afraid of the nothingness that awaits him. Antraxes pulls the trigger, the subsequent bang echoing around the empty space, silencing Valexien's sobs. As the bang fades the only other sound is that of Fidellion wailing, his voice hoarse and racked with sobs.

## Fall of the Usurper

After Erinia's death, Antraxes withdrew into his quarters, refusing to see just about anyone, and neglecting both his duties and his son. Fidellion spent much of his time running the affairs of state as well as looking after Astraeus, on top of his own duties. He only bothered Antraxes when it was particularly necessary. This is because whenever he would meet with Antraxes, the other turian would taunt him and often abuse him. It was something Fidellion simply allowed him to do, gritting his teeth and bearing it. It would help keep him off of Sairus' trail, and obeying Antraxes would make it easier for Fidellion to keep Selena and Iacoba, and her son with Sairus, safe.

But Antraxes went too far when he targeted Aritea. To preserve his sister's decency, he challenged Antraxes on the charges of his own abuse. Antraxes did not deny the duel this time, and with most of Palaven watching, they fought. Fidellion slew Antraxes and nearly succumbed to the wounds the old duelist had inflicted on him but was rushed to a hospital and recovered.

It was over. And the office of Primarch Maximus fell to him.

## Primarch and Reformer

Fidellion's first act as primarch was to posthumously pardon Desolas and his family. In an impassioned speech, he declared that they had never once betrayed the empire or its people, and explained how Antraxes had framed them in order to seize power. Clearly very emotional, he spoke:

> *"Despite his...unorthodox approach to leadership, Desolas truly was the greatest of us all. He fought an enemy out of primordial myth, to save a galaxy that continued to deny the existence of the threat until it was too late. He sacrificed everything, suffered unfathomable losses and myriad hurts, to give us all a future. When our institutions of power failed us, when our allies turned upon each other out of fear, he stood tall; the exemplar of perseverance.*
> *He united a desperate and fragmented galaxy through sheer will alone. That any of us still draw breath is because of him and his unwavering dedication to galactic continuity. But now he is gone... It was our inaction that failed him, that allowed a traitor to usurp Aurelion's Throne and undermine our every sacred of law of empire. We must all atone for his loss, myself included. And, in his absence, we should all aspire to emulate his legacy - a legacy of altruism, resolve and unity - so that we may do better, as a people."*
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## Death of a Primarch

Fidellion would live to see his 151st birthday. His body was ailing; he was blind and his plates were cracking, but despite this, he continued to live and do his job, with the help of his family and his inner circle.

His death came suddenly, during a meeting of the Council of Primarchs. During this meeting, he had seemingly dozed off but when inspecting his body, they declared him to be dead.

## Marriages and children

### Sarena and Sairus

In the spring of 2219 CE, Fidellion wed his childhood sweetheart Sarena Arterius in Cipritine. As Fidellion was the higher ranking of the two at the time of their wedding, Sarena adopted his family name and became a matrimonial member of House Victus. They made their home in the Primacy Palace while continuing to serve as comrades in the Armiger Legion. The pair bonded soon after their marriage, promising their bodies and spirits to one another for eternity.

Sarena would quickly find herself with child. In 2222 CE she gave birth to a son, whom she named Sairus in honour of Fidellion's paternal grandmother. Fidellion was utterly besotted by the boy and spent as much time as he could with him. However, war would see both of Sairus' parents sent to the front lines just a few years after his birth. Before they were both deployed, Fidellion and Sarena left Sairus safely in the care of the boy's grandparents, vowing to return to him after their duty had been fulfilled.

But only Fidellion would return from the war. Sarena willingly gave her life to save both him and her younger brother, after the three of them stumbled across a Leviathan indoctrination facility on what was supposed to be a routine scouting mission. When he finally returned to Palaven with the news of his beloved's death, Fidellion was a broken man. Now alone, he tried to raise his son as best he could, despite the intense emotional trauma which the loss of his life partner had inflicted upon him. But fate would not be kind towards him.

### Antraxes

Little more than a year after Sarena's death, Antraxes succeeded in ousting Desolas from power and claimed the title of Primarch for himself. Using his stolen authority and talent for blackmail, he successfully coerced Fidellion into an arranged marriage to ensure House Victus' compliance under this new regime. Fidellion had no choice but to submit himself to the man responsible for the deposition and exile of his late wife's family, forced to endure the unpleasant experience of Antraxes consummating their marriage to seal the deal.

Antraxes' first act as his husband was to remove Fidellion's son from his side.

## Symbology

Born into House Victus, Fidellion was entitled to use the crossed swords sigil of his house from birth. Upon ascending to the rank of Primarch of Palaven he augmented this sigil to include Seven and One imagery for his seal, superimposing House Victus' crossed swords upon Palaven, which is orbited by her seven original colonies. By doing so, Fidellion is not only firmly establishing himself as the rightful ruler of the empire but is also promising to usher in a new era of unity for its multiethnic citizens.

Fidellion also chose to include the Star of Trebia in this design, a symbol strongly associated with Aurelian iconography. The star is placed above the crossed swords, rising over Palaven. This very deliberate placement of Trebia is Fidellion visually swearing to uphold his oath to serve Aurelion and his holy vision for the empire. By placing the Star of Trebia above his own crossed swords, Fidellion is also displaying his humility and deference to Aurelion by not presuming to place his sigil above that of his god emperor.

Upon his marriage to his first wife, Sarena Arterius, Fidellion co-designed their joint sigil with her. The design consisted of the black corivel of House Arterius holding the navy blue duelling swords of House Victus in its talons, set upon a white field. This sigil was extremely precious to Fidellion, especially after his wife's premature death; he would wear it on his person as an act of remembrance and had it engraved upon his own tomb, for when his own time came. In his time before becoming primarch, Fidellion would primarily wear the colour blue, darker shades representing his own house and the lighter shades representing his wife's. He continued to do so even after he was forcibly married to Antraxes Mehrkuri, both in mourning for his lost mate and in silent rebellion of Antraxes' political power over him.

When he later married his second wife, Marcia Abrudas, Fidellion let her design their joint sigil. Marcia chose the navy blue duelling swords of House Victus breaking the silver chains of House Abrudas, which Fidellion approved for use. He would wear this new sigil outwardly on his clothing, as to not upset Marcia's legion of relatives or belittle the power of her house, albeit he still chose to wear his and Sarena's sigil, privately concealed within the inside of his clothing, as a tribute to his undying love for her. Fidellion and Sarena's son, Sairus, would later take this new sigil and deface it, erasing the silver chains of his step-mother's house, out of hatred for her and what he perceived as her usurpation of his deceased mother's rightful place.

Following his marriage to Marcia, and his anointing as Primarch of Palaven, Fidellion transitioned from exclusively wearing blue and white to also wearing orange and silver, as well as Tyrian Purple, the colour worn exclusively by members of the Imperial Family. Whatever colour he wore, he would always purposefully include white somewhere within the colour scheme, as a nod to his spiritual piety and Bostran heritage.

## Imperial Family of Fidellion Victus

* **Fidellion Victus Parvinus** and his second wife, Marcia Abrudas Caelina
	+ Sairus Arterius Victinus and Selena Quentius - *Fidellion's son by his first wife, Sarena Arterius Kryina, and his daughter-in-law (who later divorced Sairus)*
		- Desolas Arterius III Victianus Quentinus and his first wife, Achaea Corinthus - *Fidellion grandson and granddaughter-in-law*
			* Desola Arterius Corinthina - *Fidellion's great-granddaughter*
			* Fidellion Arterius Corinthinus - *Fidellion's great-grandson*
			* Selena Arterius Corinthina - *Fidellion's great-granddaughter*
			* Achaea Arterius Corinthina - *Fidellion's great-granddaughter*
		- Senestra Pavoninus - *Fidellion's daughter-in-law, second wife of Desolas Arterius III (whom Desolas later divorced)*
			* Solaeus Arterius Pavonininus - *Fidellion's great-grandson*
	+ Keirix Victus Abrudinus and his wife, Leila Aventen - *Fidellion's son with his second wife, and his daughter-in-law*
		- Livia Victus Aventina - *Fidellion's granddaughter*
	+ Adriana Victus Abrudina and her husband, Septimus Victus Invectinus - *Fidellion's daughter by his second wife and his son-in-law/second cousin twice removed*
		- Justinia Victus Victina - *Fidellion's granddaughter*
	+ Irixia Victus Abrudina and her husband, Kiron Caelax - *Fidellion's daughter by his second wife and his son-in-law*
	+ Gaius Victus Abrudinus - *Fidellion's son with his second wife*

* Aritaea Victus Parvina and her husband, Ennius Valen - *Fidellion's half-sister, and half-brother-in-law*
* Malkum Victus Parvinus and his wife, Alia Sparatus - *Fidellion's half-brother and half-sister-in-law*

## Online

Emails:

* Hierarchy E-Mail: fidellion.victus@palaven.mil.ae
* Personal Email: hierarchyscrub86@palaven.civ.pub

Gamer Profile: HierarchyScrub86

### Galaxy of Fantasy

Characters (Server: Citadel)

* Pax Endalius – Level 302 Turian Warrior (Male)

Characters (Server: Palaven)

* Pax Endalius – Level 619 Turian Warrior (Male)
* Umbra Endalius – Level 506 Turian Rogue (Female)
* Listellia T'Sari – Level 367 Asari Bard

Awards:

* Best Tank (Event: Scourge of the Thresher Dragon) – Pax Endalius

## Quotes

* "It does not matter how much I suffer, I will always strive to change the world for the better."
* “If this is what I must submit myself to, to protect our people, to end his tyranny, then I will endure it. I *must*. The fate of the empire is worth more than my happiness, more than my life.”
* "I might be the head of this house but you, cousin, are its heart. Your faith is what binds us together and heals our spirits' wounds."

## Trivia

### Character colour palette

* **Plate colour**: Wood (#966F33)
* **Skin colour**: Leather (#AC7434)
* **Eye colour**: Denim (#3B638C)
* **Markings colour**: Timberwolf (#DBD7D2) (originally White, faded with age)

### Relations

* In addition to being descended from Aritaea Sparatus, the wife of House Victus' founder, Fidellion's paternal great-great-great-grandfather was also a Sparatus, giving him common ancestry with Jaeson Sparatus (the head of his praetorian guard) and Sibella Sparatus (his spiritual mentor). Jaeson is his fifth cousin while Sibella is his fourth cousin once removed up. He is also related to Councillor Sparatus, who was his third cousin twice removed up. The families thus have close blood ties to one another and have historically been both allies and rivals. Fidellion also shares marriage ties to House Sparatus through his half-brother, Malkum Victus, who was wed to Alia Sparatus. Alia is both his half-sister-in-law and fifth cousin.

### Claims

#### Theme claim

*Discipline* - Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, Josh Mosser, Michael Sechrist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awoE9Pcq0pE)