Legatus Augustus

Centurio

Politician

**Constantine Quintus**, known after 2282 as **Augustus**, is a commander in The Legion, the second in command to Caesar Maximus, and his adoptive son and heir. He is a young, charismatic, brilliant field commander and politician, known for his decisive engagements at Sun Valley and White River, and he has also earned the name 'The Conqueror of Arizona'.

## Background (Fallout: New Vegas)

Constantinine Quintus was born of a soldier and his wife in Phoenix in 2258 A.D. He was born into the Legion as the third oldest of eight children. He was known to be cold and stoic, yet warm and comforting in quiet. He joined the army at the age of nine, and soon after, met Drusus Maximus-later known as Caesar. During his military service, Quintus exhibited immense prowess, along with Maximus. The two became good friends during their service and fought in numerous battles against ghouls, geckos, cazadors, raiders and tribes, especially during their campaigns in New Mexico 2269 to 2282. They formed a blood oath, saying they'd die for each other on the field of battle. As the years went on, both were awarded for their achievements, with Maximus becoming one of Caesar's closest confidants and Quintus becoming a centurion by 2281. Maximus even became Caesar's third in command, just behind Legatus Lanius.

They both hoped to join Legatus Lanius in the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, but they were overlooked, and chosen to remain in Flagstaff, which angered both of them greatly. However, when Caesar died shortly after from his brain tumor, and the Cloud swept through the Mojave and beyond, Maximus and Quintus hunkered down for cover with some other soldiers. When it was all over, they climbed out and realized the world around them had forever changed.

## Fallout: Elijah's Wrath

For a week, Maximus regathered the people of Flagstaff, and re-established contact with Phoenix and Tucson, though chaos spread throughout the rest of the Legion's territory, such as the Albanese Republic overrunning Legion positions and declaring itself a separate entity. However, the entire Legion held their breath, waiting for Legatus Lanius to return from Hoover Dam, and take his rightful place as Caesar.

A week passed.

Then two.

No sign from Lanius. Lanius was gone, nowhere to be seen, nowhere to be found. The Legion needed a leader, so Maximus declared himself Caesar, and Quintus became one of his top commanders.

### Primo Centurio Quintus

Quintus was tasked with occupying and reclaiming several towns in the south. Some of these included Eloy, Willcox and Miami, all of which fell without a drop of blood being spilt. He continued his work, sending men south to the Gulf of California to occupy several ports for unique goods and opportunities. Then he was brought back to Flagstaff, where he was ordered to bring a cohort of men to the Sun Valley to assist a fellow centurion, Marius, as they had stumbled across a hive of cazadors. Quintus thought ahead of how to limit casualties. He brought ballistas, catapults, and other weapons with him, along with 100 slaves to Sun Valley.

### Conquests of the East

A few days later, Quintus and Marius led their troops in the Battle of Sun Valley, in which Quintus played a pivotal role in decimating the hive, and in fact was the one to deal the final killing blow to the Cazador Queen. This victory prompted Maximus to declare Quintus his second in command, and he was given a new command: March east and destroy the fledgling Albanese Republic. He was given command of over 8,000 men, which he divided into three field armies. One would march towards the Gallup, another on Lordsburg, each numbering 2,000 men each. Quintus's personal army however, marched to the south, aiming to strike at Deming, and surprise their reinforcements. However, after razing Lordsburg, the Legion was surprised by the fact that the SPQA had a new ally. A courier escaped the carnage and informed Quintus at his camp. He decided to cancel the campaign until these new allies could be identified, and a weakness could be exploited. In his words:

> **"Leading 6,000 men into the field battle where they would be ground into mincemeat and gore is nothing shy of foolish and stupid,"**
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Quintus returned to Flagstaff, explained the current situation to Maximus, who tasked him instead with meeting up with his cohorts at Willcox, and subjugating the rest of Eastern Arizona, consolidating Legion control in the region. Quintus led his men north, slashing and clashing through geckos and raiders, losing a few hundred men on the way north to traps and raids. Though he pressed on into the Apache Indian Reserve. There he found a desert ranger station with large supplies of guns and ammunition, which he sent back to Flagstaff to be investigated. He then reached the city of East Fork, which had survived the anarchy from the cloud submitted as a protectorate and vassal to the Legion. Proceeding, he soon reached White River, and with it, 2300 Ghouls.

The following battle on November 8, 2282, was known as the Battle of White River, and it was his second masterpiece of the year. Every single ghoul was slaughtered. After the battle, he returned to Flagstaff, where Maximus finally honored him with what he deserved. Not only did he obtain a second triumph, but Maximus adopted him as his son and heir, and he became known now as 'Augustus' and he became the new Legatus.