Maximilian Valerius Cato

“Forgiveness is good, but a crime against mortalkind demands correction.”

Tarquinius Cato (Brother)

The Imperial Cult

Soldier

Maximilian Valerius Cato is a cleric from The Avum Empire and member of the Auric Lodge Adventuring Guild (Asset Team K5251).

## Early Life

Born within the capital city of Avum, Maximilian comes from a long lineage from the Clergy of the Imperial Cult. Growing up with this heritage and the influence of the empire itself, Maximilian quickly developed a genuine interest in people and a skill with words, and having spent much of his youth helping his father and mother with their duties he was well known at a local level and was expected to follow in his parents footsteps. As he got older however, Maximilian felt more of a pull to explore, wander and discover new things all while helping out whoever he can. It was this pull that would eventually bring him into other service for the empire, and down the road to The Auric Lodge.

## Military Service

He was drafted to help with support during the last expected cycle in 237AT where he performed well with both medical aid but primarily as moral support. While he did not take part in the fighting itself and only saw little of the forces the empire was dealing with, the event still left him with a sense of fear and wonder in equal parts. His capability and aid provided however, made him a perfect fit for later working with the empire around Althanor’s Wrath in western Arburn. It was also after this event that Maximilian was gifted the symbol that would later form his arcane focus. A metal circle of iron like material housing a symbol similar, though altered to fit, of the standard of Avum. This inner portion itself being made of a mix of high value metals including platinum. He inherited this object from his mother, who received it from her father in turn. The true origin of it lies within the family, however it is unknown where it originally came from. Nonetheless it is an item of great value and passing it on has apparently been a part of the family history for generations.

In 240AT, he helped the empire fight against recent insurrections in western Arburn around the newly liberated Althanor’s wrath. While he started there as a chaplain and member of the Prefectus Logisticus he was later drafted into combat after discovering the existence of a demonic cult, The Seven Heads, and contacting the empire for aid. Following his report, the empire sends a unit of the Auxilia select and Maximilian first meets and joins forces with Vexus Orthos. While training within this unit, Maximilian discovers a natural talent for tactics and fighting, though rarely using a weapon himself, favouring the use of shield alone. Over the next 2 years the pair and their unit slowly dismantles much of the cult. Dealing with one of the heads specifically. Following his work there the empire rewards Maximilian by training him in the clerical arts, in the process transforming his family symbol into a true holy symbol and pendant. The next two years are a gruelling slog, alongside his new brothers and sisters in arms to destroy what remains of The Seven Heads, but in the end the job is done and Maximilian alongside Vexus Orthos are transferred to The Auric Lodge.

## Adventuring with The Auric Lodge

See: The Auric Lodge, In Pursuit of Val Garena

## Miracles

### The Reviving of Olo Undergrass

Divine intervention at 8th level, suck it Gods lmao.

### Contacting Igax Oromo

Inviting a 5000 year old dead hero to dinner, and telling him his final act meant so much.