Callidus Praeco

“You're thinking of calcium. Callidus Praeco is Latin, it stands for "Clever Herald". You only fulfill half of that description.”
**Callidus Praeco** (lit. *Clever Herald*), born **Robert**, is the leader of the Frumentarii in the Northern Legion and acts as the right-hand of Legatus Marcus Valerius.

## Background

Robert was born and raised in New Canaan, Utah alongside his sister Ophelia, who had been very close. However, over time Robert became disillusioned with New Canaan and their faith and left to follow in the footsteps of his hero Joshua Graham and joined Caesar's Legion and became a courier.

Robert, now a Frumentarii stationed in Portland, infiltrated Bright Town under the guise of a holovid studio representative, claimed to Mayor Wallace that they wished to shoot a western holovid in the town but required that the mayor convince the NCR Exiles to leave the town beforehand. The North Legion established a garrison in Bright Town upon mayor Wallace doing so, enslaving its population and killing its mayor, leading the NCR Exiles to send First Brigade to liberate the town. Under Robert's instructions, the legionaries swapped uniforms with the slaves, making it appear that those the Frist Brigade killed were members of the Legion while, in reality, all members had already begun their trek back to Ostia. Upon his return to Ostia, Robert was given the new name of Callidus Praeco and Legatus Valerius promoted him to head frumentarius of the Northern Legion, a title equal to that of Vulpes Inculta.

## Notes

* His surname is mispelled as "Praceo" in-game at different points, as confirmed by a developer.[1]

## Behind the scenes

“Callidus Praceo was once a part of the peaceful tribe known as the New Canaanites and named Robert. Robert disliked living with the New Canaanites and in his early teens, he left New Cannan with Joshua Graham, a formerly powerful member of Caesar's Legion. Graham is Callidus’ idol, and to this day Callidus worships Graham in spite of everything he’s done. Callidus is the head of the Frumentarii, the spies of Caesar's Legion. He acquired such a position by engineering the Bright Town Massacre, a successful military strike. Callidus is normally calm and collected, similar to Vulpes from Fallout: New Vegas. However, he becomes emotional whenever topics such as his hero (Graham) are brought up.”— *Fallout: The Frontier* Casting Call Club description
## References

1. ↑ The Courier: *"Callidus, that's good for your bones."*
Callidus Praceo: *"You're thinking of Calcium. Callidus Praceo is Latin, it stands for "Clever Herald". You only fulfill half of that description."*
(Callidus Praceo's dialogue)
2. ↑ The Courier: *"He's a part of the Legion, his name is Callidus now."*
AJ: *"Callidus? I've heard of him, he was in charge of Bright Town when... God, Robert what have you done? Why are you here?"*
(AJ's dialogue)
3. ↑ The Courier: *"What do you do here?"*
Callidus Praceo: *"I am the head Frumentarii of the Northern Legion, and Legate Valerius' right hand. "*
(Callidus Praceo's dialogue)
4. ↑ Courier: *"Where are you from?"*
Callidus Praceo: *"New Canaan, a settlement in Utah."*
(Callidus Praceo's dialogue)
5. ↑ Courier: *"Did you leave behind any family?"*
AJ: *"My parents and a few aunts and uncles, but no one I was really close to. My brother, Robert, had already left to join the Legion when I left. I haven't heard from any of them since. I don't know if any of them are even still alive."*
(AJ's dialogue)
6. ↑ Courier: *"Did you leave anyone behind?."*
Callidus Praceo: *"No one I cared for... besides a sister."*
(Callidus Praceo's dialogue)
7. ↑ Courier: *"I've been to New Canaan. They don't seem like your type."*
Callidus Praceo: *"The New Canaanites were weak. They put their faith in myths and stories rather than their own strength. Joshua saw that, saw what could be achieved by making Caesar's dream a reality. When he became the Malpais Legate, New Canaan shunned him... Only I followed him out of that wretched place."*
(Callidus Praceo's dialogue)
8. ↑ Courier: *"Herald."*
Callidus Praceo: *"I started as a courier like Rezner, delivering messages and intelligence across the Arizona wastes. Eventually I was promoted and sent north."*
(Callidus Praceo's dialogue)
9. ↑ Abandoned Hotel terminal entries, Log 5
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Courier: *"Clever."*
Callidus Praceo: *"I assume you've heard of the Bright Town Massacre, Blackthorne's shame... no, his embarrassment. I was there. Early in the war with Blackthorne, we took Bright Town as a garrison, enslaved its population, and killed degenerates like the idiot mayor. I still remember his screams... so cathartic. The NCR sent one of their Elite units to retake the town. They thought they were invisible, but I saw them. In the dead of night, I traded our uniforms with the slaves and lead our force out of the town. Something the NCR would never expect. By morning, the slaves were dead, killed by their so called "saviors". I however, had not lost a single man. Upon my return, I was declared the Legate's head Frumentarii and rechristened Callidus Praceo. Clever Herald."*
(Callidus Praceo's dialogue)
11. ↑ Courier: *"Never even heard of the place."*
Parker Mace: *"This is Bright Town. Years ago it was a booming town, kind of like Junkflea, but smaller. When the Legion came, they turned it into an outpost, and the First Brigade was ordered to take it back. We did that... but we killed everyone we came to save. We failed, and the people here paid for it... paid for my mistakes."*
(Parker Mace's dialogue)
12. ↑ Abandoned Hotel terminal entries, Secondary Menu - Log 4
13. ↑ Courier: *"Do you answer to Vulpes?."*
Callidus Praceo: *"No, not since I graduated from the title of "Herald". Vulpes is my equal, and we both serve under Caesar."*
(Callidus Praceo's dialogue)