Octavius Family

House Octavius

Originally established on Atamara, the Octavius family moved to the Colonies after a series of bad luck in Atamara. Lately members of the family have set out for the new lands of Dwilight in hope of a brighter future. The family members are spread out over the continents of Atamara, the Colonies and Dwilight. Often the only thing members of the family have in common is their surname.

The Church of the Allfather

Since time immemorial members of House Octavius have been followers of the Church of the Allfather. A minor religion too small to be noticed by those in power, it has had followers in the remoter regions of the ASI for centuries. Though foreign religions come and go its followers blend in with the background and outwardly display devotion to the official religion of the day whilst keeping the true faith on the inside. All the Octavians beleive in the Allfather and the family chapel provides a place for local villagers to worship as well as providing a place for the occasional wandering priest to lay his or her head. Whilst the Octavians are aware of the other faiths sweeping the lands they remain aloof from it and hope thereby to survive the storm when those faiths are inevitably replaced other faiths.

Family Members

The current generation of Octavians and the family's hope for the future:

Prime Minister Antonine Willhelm Octavius - The Prime Minister of the realm of Oritolon in the colonies. He was made Count of Sovonoval aged just seventeen after the previous Count vacated the position to assume the lordship of a newly conquered region. He played a part in the defeat of Alowca and subsequently campaigned to become Prime Minister on a platform of reform and a pledge to fix the economy. He was elected Prime Minister in the third election he contested, a position he holds to this day.

Sir Asriel Constantine Octavius - HE started his career in D'Hara in the new lands of Dwilight. Being a devout member of the Church of the Allfather he had aspirations to spreading the faith in Dwilight when he had the power to do so. Following the Dragon Rebellion in D'Hara, which he had a hand in, he travelled to Caerwyn and became part of a colony effort there. Unfortunately the plans came to naught and, following a strange impulse, he travelled to Melhed in the lands of Beluaterra where he is a courtier.

Dame Selene Amelie Octavius - The sister of Emma, she had just arrived in the Far East when news of her sister's death reached her. She joined the realm of Sartan on a whim but since arriving she has found the faith of Sartan and indeed, it has been revealed to her that she is a tool of Sartan upon this world. Her sister had written to her many times of what had been occuring in Arcaea. This knowledge proved itself useful to Selene in her new realm.

After being wounded in the defence of Niel she experienced a vision in which Sartan Himself appeared to her and charged her to try and save his realm and people. After this she vowed to become a priest of Sartan as soon as she was able. Having done this she travelled on with her people, first to Cathay, then to Soliferum. After she publicly disagreed with the illegal actions of Soliferum's government, she was banned and travelled to Arcaea, the first land which offered to take her in. She subsequently fell out with High Priest Roberd of the Church of Sartan due to various matters and, due to his failure to apologise for making false accusations against her, she no longer recognises him as High Priest.

In Memoriam

Dame Emma Octavius (deceased) - Emma was from the Atamaran branch of the family. Having seen the disaster that the Ash Sea Islands had suffered she gathered a band of soldiers and became a troop leader in ASI. She rejected Magna Serpaensism and believed that it was this faith that led ASI into disaster in the first place. This put her at odds with many of her realm mates. It was this discontent at the soulless and religiously dominated nature of the realm that led her to emigrate to Arcaea in the Far East.

She served as a knight of Treror, but when its count turned traitor and joined Ethiala, Emma was forced to accompany him. She immediately requested to rejoin Arcaea and set out for the Ethialan capital of Topenah to duel her ex-liege, Count Deathwyrm, to the death. After he was imprisoned by the Ethialans, she returned to Arcaea to wait until Treror was reclaimed for its rightful rulers. Shortly after the fall of Topenah, Deathwyrm returned to Arcaea. Emma dueled him and died in the process. Her body was returned to ASI for burial.

Amelia Octavius (bastard, retired) - Amelia was a professional adventurer before she retired after a few days to become a maid in one of the family households. She did this when she realised that she was hopeless at adventuing.