Deos

Deos Vultos

Positions
**•** Basilieus of  Western Empire
(CC20-Present)

Holdings
Towns

Zeonica

Castles

Villages

**Deos** is the Basilieus of the Western Empire, and the head of the Perassic Legion.

## Background

### Early Life

Deos was born in a rural village in the western reaches of the Empire. Like many in the western territories, he knew of and had experienced the aftermaths of the various raids suffered on the borderlands; be in Battanian raids from the highlands, a rogue Vlandian noble “mistaking” an imperial village for his rivals, or the Aserai pirate raid along the coast. As is almost tradition in the region, he along with many others joined the Empire’s legions for gold and glory. His first taste of battle would come when Emperor Neretzes marched towards Pendraic Castle.

Laying in a ditch, wounded, hearing Battanians loot the dead and chop the heads of those still clinging to life, his story would have ended there had Garios not found him. Like many survivors found by Garios’ search parties that day, Deos found a new path, swearing to follow Garios in his defense of the western reaches of the Empire.

### Later Life

After being stationed with Garios' legions in the West, Deos began to make a name for himself in the various border conflicts under Emperor Arenicos’ reign. Catching Garios' eye, he was made administrator of the Ilataric regions, based in Zeonica and formally taking control of the Perassic Legion based there. The Legions of the western regions of the Empire, all ran by men Garios had saved in Pendraic, followed him when he defied Arenicos’ orders and marched against the Battanians at the first battle of Druimmor. Ordered to appear before the Senate to answer for his dereliction of duty, Deos, along with other legionnaires, gave several speeches on the Senate floor arguing for their general’s actions, successfully swaying the vote. Following a Senator’s assassination attempt on Garios shortly after the vote, Deos and other legionnaries successfully escaped the carnage with their newly proclaimed Emperor.

The ensuing civil war saw mixed results against the other claimants of the Calradic Empire. Deos’ presence on the field once again caught Garios’ eye, particularly his ability in the saddle, and quickly was made Garios’ second leading his cavalry. After suffering a string of defeats and coming to his own conclusion his time leading was at an end, Garios informed the men that had uplifted him to the Emperorship, asking for forgiveness and to retire to a monastic life. Granting it to the one who many had been saved by and guided in their life, the Legions turned to uplift another, and Deos’ name quickly was spoken by senior legionnaires.Deos intends to lead the men that built the Empire to rebuild it once more, or die in the attempt.

## Accomplishments

Having been recently promoted to Basilieus, Deos intends to be as lethal in matters of statecraft as he is with a spatha.

* Second in command for Garios, Deos had to assume command in the beginning portions of a battle against the Southern Empire, successfully driving off the defenders and taking Sestadaim Castle.
* Shortly after Garios stepped down as Basilieus, Aserai, Battania, and the Khuzait Khanate launched a three pronged attack on all claimants of the Calradic Empire, while failing to drive the Aserai back he managed to beat the Sultan in single combat before being escorted by his personal guard.