Videro Cnavaius (concept)
A renowned Lomonios poet, orator, and soldier, Videro Cnavaius is honored as the figure most responsible for the formal integration of his people into Aversarian society.
Serving as a Letalagos in Legio LXVI “Dragonslayers” during the Kartharaddi War, Videro assumed command of the legion after the death of its officers, half its forces, and all of its Magi in the disastrous Battle of the Zafanira. Leading his remaining men into hiding in the Ithiteian Isles, he re-emerged with Legio LXVI two years later during the Siege of Tinitida, where he was acclaimed as a hero. Allowed to retire as an honorary Arch-Legon, Videro entered Aversarian politics and rose to become a member of the Band of Three.
In this position, he condemned the widespread use of the Lomonios as sacrificial components for spellcasting rituals, publishing numerous pamphlets, poems, and speeches. In one particularly heated debate with Governor Arch-Legon Karadaxis Aercargiad, he declared:
“You spilled the blood of a thousand Lomonios to lose Kesniathopia, while I spilled the blood of one to save Tinitida.”
Eramos later acceded to Videro’s requests, declaring the Lomonios a cousin race to the Aversarians and forbidding the indiscriminate sacrifice of Lomonios citizens (though not of Lomonios slaves). Later in life, Videro became a leading figure in the Oathbound Revolt. Though he escaped capture and execution, he was relentlessly hounded by agents of Legio XIII 'Aautosaxias' before finally being cornered and assassinated at the banks of the Kasiryat.