Titus Pertii

**Titus Pertii**, or simply **Titus**, is the third and youngest son of Emperor Magnus of the Grevian Empire. Born in 90 IE, Titus is the youngest of his siblings, with Decadus being the eldest and Adriana being the middle and only daughter.

## Life

### Childhood

Titus was born in the half-built Frostpike Palace in Rhodon. He was the youngest child of Magnus. His birth was witnessed by the entire Imperial Family after they had just arrived from Revia. In the cold lands of Frostfang where he grew up in, he was prophesize by the priests that he was “to become a master of the blade and whirring waves”. Magnus hearing of the prophesy, started to train Titus in the arts of the blade ever since he was able to walk.

By the age of five, he had grasped the way of the knife, learning his way by the tutelage of Antius, Magnus’ most loyal and skilled general and blademaster. Then in one fateful day, after he had finished training with Antius, Titus went back to his bedchambers alone when he happened upon Swancroon, the ancestral greatsword dating back to the days of Alrich III of Gruvania. When he touched the tip of the blade, he accidentally pricked himself against the sharp blade. When he came back with Antius to see what pricked him, Swancroon was emitting a blue radiance of light.

The next morning, Titus was woken up by Magnus when he heard from several guards that they heard Swancroon repeatedly giving out a voice in a female voice “Titus…”. When Titus heard of this, he rushed across the palace to Swancroon. When he came to the scene, the guards and maids guarding the door let him pass through.

In that room, Titus reached for the hilt, it emitted a blue light once again. Knowing that it was too heavy for him to carry, he dragged the blade across the room to the door to find Magnus and Antius waiting. Seeing that Swancroon had finally picked its holder, Magnus let out a cry “The sword has been claimed!”. From then on, Titus was the holder of Swancroon and would be seen holding it during his daily training with Antius.

At 9 years of age, after news of Empress Trinity giving birth to a daughter from Magdorland arrived in the Imperial Palace, Magnus seized the idea that Titus would be arranged to marry into the 2nd Elyghor Dynasty. Just 5 months after her birth, Trinity the Insignificant was betrothed to Titus who are both 5 months and 9 years respectively.

### Teenage Life

When he was 14 years old, he received training from Antius about swordsmanship. Although Titus initially hated the class, he grew to master it by the age of 16. While Antius was giving Titus swordsmanship class, he grew fond of Trinity, his betrothed. They exchanged letters to each other every month, giving details about their life from far away.

At aged 16, the Defiance of Asracmore began and with it his brother Decadus and his father Magnus was taken prisoner by Luksyn of House Drakelyn. Wishing to free both of them, Titus raised an army even though he was still young. In just a month, he had command of around several legions with dozens of their attached auxilliary cohorts. Titus laid siege to Asracmore for months, finally succeeding in capturing it after he bested Luksyn in single combat, finally killing him. With the crisis over, Titus was promised by his father that he would be granted Northpass in Dresanaria for him to rule, although he must wait until he is 18 years old.

### Adult Life

Finally after he had reached 18, his father honoring his promise granted Titus the small castle of Northpass. Although it was bleak and cold, he grew used to it after just a few months. When he arrived there, he found a bleak and a castle in disrepair. To solve the problem, he hired Ivenian and Chastonovian workers to construct an underground section for bedchambers, barracks, and most importantly a seaport for supplies from the nearby Northern Islands.

To pay for these fees, he dug deep and made mines to mine rare materials. He struck lucky when he found that Northpass is filled with gold and other crystals like rubies and sapphires. He adopted a new sigil for his castle, a red ruby with the sun. Although his father Magnus didn’t give him any men for him to command, he soon raised 3.000 Northern men to become his guards.