Theo Rosington

**Theodore "Theo" Rosington** is a minor character in Season One and a supporting character in Season Two of *The Demon's Light*. He is the governor of the city-state of Silivia and the adoptive father of Atticus Anoethite.

## Appearance

Theo Rosington is a tall, thin man with tanned skin, brown eyes and dark hair that is generally combed back. He usually appears clean shaven, but has been known to sport a five o'clock shadow on a few occasions. Generally, due to the nature of his profession, he is seen wearing formal attire — his most common outfit is a black suit, a buttoned white shirt, and a navy blue tie.

## Personality

Theo Rosington publicly portrays himself as a stoic, collected man. In private, he can become quite heated when pushed to the brink, such as by Atticus before his presumed death. While he doesn't often show a softer side of his personality to his family, he loves them deeply and would do anything to protect them.

Rosington is not above intimidation or bribery to achieve his political goals, justifying them as a necessity to maintain the causes he supports. He hired Florence Carnation to dig up information on his political rivals and threatened to reveal Jessica Morin's true heritage to ensure Atticus' safety. He is also willing to go through unofficial channels to achieve his goals, such as assisting the Search Party by paying for Florence's services to them and other expenses.

## Biography

### Background

The Rosington family has been in Silivia for centuries and has managed to remain well-connected and influential. Patrick Rosington, a respected military general, married Louise Francis and had two twins: Louis and Patricia. Their youngest child, Theo, was born two years later on Palvatos 56, 276 TP.

While the eldest children were raised to take the mantle of the Rosington legacy, Theo was generally left undisturbed and was encouraged to develop his own interests. During a trip to a factory in Skipton when he was twelve years old, Theo discovered a dismantled submarine prototype with origins from before the Great War and developed an interest in pre-war technology. By the time he started high school, Theo had recovered various parts of ancient submarines and created diagrams to explain how he assumed they had been used and operated.

After finishing high school, Theo followed in the footsteps of his father and elder brother by enrolling in a military school for higher education. Gaining high praise for the various studies published and the eventual successful use of submarines in Silivia's Antae river, he was invited to join the Global Union's military division as an advisor and moved to Nuyo. Theo worked closely with senior officials in the Global Union and helped create a new subdivision dedicated to naval warfare.

During the time he was away from Silivia, the Rosington family's legacy suffered one blow after the other: Patricia was revealed by a local newspaper to be in a relationship with a member of the Arsene family and disowned by her stern father due to the bitter relationship between the two families. Things came to a head when Louis was arrested for drug possession and solicitation of escort services. Dismayed and furious, Patrick attempted to convince Theo to return to Silivia and prepare a run for public office in an attempt to save the family's legacy. Initially reluctant due to his commitments with the Global Union, Theo eventually agreed and returned to his home city.

Reconnecting with a college girlfriend, Vanessa, they eventually married and Theo announced he was running for city council. After a successful run, the two decided to extend their family and adopted a recently orphaned Atticus Anoethite. As Atticus grew older and became a teenager, tensions increased between the two. They would often argue for several days at a time, with Atticus viewing Theo as too strict and Vanessa caught in the middle.

Against the wishes of his wife and son, Theo decided to run for governor of Silivia in 316 TP and easily won the election. Moving to the Whitland Manor afterward, they readily adjusted to their new life.

In early Nialus 319, Theo discovered that Atticus had spent his money on buying an extreme amount of guns and weapons and exploded upon his son when he returned home that night. He accused Atticus of being involved with organized crime and claimed that he ruined all of their lives by using a check signed with Theo's name for the purchases, saying the press would soon get ahold of the story and Theo might be forced to resign. The argument ended with Theo saying he regretted adopting Atticus and Atticus storming out of the manor.

After Atticus failed to return the next day, Theo tried to calm Vanessa's worries and told her that their son was probably sulking somewhere and would soon come back. After getting an urgent message from his advisors, Theo headed into the situation room and discovered that the Sabaoth was launching a surprise attack on Silivia.

After being contacted by Cacciatore, the Sabaoth representative and current 'Mouth of Ezekiel', Theo learned that the attack was due to Silivia's perceived failure to remove the Svatovid — a mafia group with connections to the Nuyo-Dyavol Coalition — and that the Sabaoth used the attack as a warning shot. Cacciatore further warned that if Silivia did not heed the warning and do more to combat the Svatovid, the Sabaoth would assume Silivia allied with the Nuyo-Dyavol Coalition and would not be so 'merciful' in a second attack.

Leaving the meeting and dealing with the aftermath, Theo was dismayed in the days to come as Atticus did not return home. Together, the Rosington family decided to report Atticus as missing. Upon hearing about the discovery of a group of deceased teens near Gladea, Theo contacted his son's friends and learned that Atticus had left Silivia with the deceased. Ordering an investigation, officials concluded that although there was no trace left of him, Atticus had presumably also been killed by demons and Theo felt that he had no choice but to begin the process to have Atticus declared legally deceased.

### Season One

Theo appeared on a television broadcast and addressed Silivia after the Saboath attack. He detailed how the city was caught off guard, but that their military managed to fend off the assault with assistance from Alchemilia Corporation. Theo reminded the city's citizens of the struggles they went through in the past as an example of how Silivia had always stood strong and ended his speech by welcoming Gabriel Arsene to the podium.