Son of equestrian officer Lucius Arturius and artisan's daughter Papiria Celer. Great-grandson of L. Artorius Castus (Dux Britannia). Sister Lucia Artoria wed to high-ranking cavalry officer Flavius Valerius Constantius. Rich aunt Calpurnia Bassia lives in Rome.

Son of a centurion and Moesian barmaid. Parents died in the Antonine Plague. Divorced 20 years ago. Adult son Nikon serves in the Alexandrian Navy as second class able seaman.

Born to a very large but well-to-do artisan family: Nine cousins and six siblings. Father Aristodemos (military medicus), mother Apollonia. Three olympic gold wreaths in wrestling. Father of three children: Hector, Niobe and Nausicaa. Wife Iolanthe is from Nicomedia.

One of the Amazons of emperor Probus. Her tribe sold itself to military service and slavery in return of new pastures inside the Empire. Expert horsewoman and archer without peers.

Former slave and illegitimate child of a vandal noblewoman. Known for his bravery, recklessness and his habit of disobeying orders. Still, he is the hero of the vexillation. One of the most highly decorated NCOs in the Sacer Comitatus.

Illegitimate child of a goth freeman and dacian slave. Worked in his childhood as professional packer before running away with greek slavegirl and starting a new life in Roman army.

Illyrian career NCO and son of a veteran. Meticulous in his work, highly pious, brave in combat. Chosen by Artorius as the standard bearer and quartermaster of the Speculatores Augusti. Laughs in combat.

Son of equestrian officer, former praetorian princeps and prefectus alae C. Valerius Secundus Aspar and influential but loose and credulous senatorial lady Junia Caesonia. Brought up by a Greek family tutor.