Xython Septus IV

*"The beating of drums, the wailing of grief, the splashing of blood. A beast with no soul and no sense of remorse, only a great appetite."* -Author regarding Xython Septus IV.

**Xython Septus IV**, known among many circles as "Legate Krosus", is the Praetor of the Nirvas Imperium and younger brother to the Imperator, Arishol Septus III. A massive Nirvaan warrior with a potency with Magick, Xython commands the legions of the Proxa Orisium and, more personally, the Ordo Excubitae in defending the Imperium and terrorizing its dissidents. His reputation is that of a cold-hearted tyrant and a monster on Thorok-back. He has conquered more planets than his fellow Legates, a total of seventeen and razed an additional four. He fights in thick Iraketh-Pervium alloy plating and wields massive weapons with titanic strength.

## Appearance

With crimson red skin, amber eyes, and sable black hair that falls down to his shoulders, Xython resembles a typical Septus. He stands at 6'11" and weighs nearly 300 pounds of pure muscle. The right half of his face is lined with deep claw marks from a fight with a Tagrona wildcat when he was young. A scar from a sword duel lines from his right cheek to his chin. His canines and claw-like fingernails are pronounced and give him a feral appearance. Part of his right ear has been sliced off in battle. His voice is deep, gravely, and commanding - even when he is not roaring commands to others.

He is described by those that meet him as a mountain of a man, a massive giant with arms as thick as tree trunks and a stature leaving him unable to enter average houses without high ceilings. His body is lined with scars and burns from countless battles. He wears massive, heavy Iraketh-Pervium armor with tall, spiked pauldrons, long cape, and a helm depicting a roaring dragon - all colored a grim black. Spikes cover the knuckles on his gauntlets and small cleats line the bottom of his treads.

## Personality

*"If you think you can negotiate with Krosus, you haven't been around here long."* -Seamus Corsolan to Arandar Sùrion.

Callous, sadistic, and war-hungry, Xython leads the Proxa Orisium with brutal effectiveness. Just the mere dropping of his title is enough to inspire dread in enemy and Imperial alike. He is a man thoroughly lacking in patience for failure or for fools, punishing even the lightest of infractions with fatal disregard. His the lands around his spire on Trajjath are said to be decorated with corpses of his fallen foes hung up on crosses, having slowly died over the course of days after his sacking of the neutral world. It is said that a Centurion once questioned an order given by him and was repaid by having his tongue removed so that he may never again question his commander. This centurion went on to become one of his Excubitor Lieutenants - Xhoron.

Xython's only loyalty lies with the throne. He has a strong disdain for politics, particularly that of the *aristocra*.

## Weapons and Equipment

*"You think yours will be the first world my blade has carved, profligate? Four worlds are decorated with my hate, and yours will be the same."* -Xython to Arandar Sùrion.

* **Viscarion** - The sword of office for all Praetors, Xython wields Viscarion with brutal effectiveness. The weapon is left purposefully jagged along its edges though sharpened to keep its lethality. Viscarion is classified as a Trunaron - a two-handed sword typically wielded by heavily armored legionnaires. However, in Viscarion's case, it is a tall monstrosity of a weapon, standing almost as tall as a Nirvaan. Xython, with his great strength and stature, is capable of wielding the sword in one hand and a shield in the other. When wielding the weapon with both hands, Xython has shown to be capable of cleaving through armored legionnaires with ease.

## Ships

* ***Barathra*** A *Ferrak*-class Dreadnought, the Barathra serves as a terrifying presence on the battlefield, having painted the flags and symbols of its conquered races along the edge of its hull. Lined with turbolaser batteries, Tarvas missiles,