Marius au Raa
MinorHis mismatched eyes gleam with a sharp, covetous hunger that makes the air feel thicker. There's an unsettling spider-like grace to his knobby limbs, as if he's always calculating the web around him. You can't help but wonder what fragile thing he'll ensnare next.
Marius au Raa emerges in the Red Rising Saga as the physically misshapen and psychologically shadowed son of the formidable Romulus au Raa, embodying the Rim's unyielding stoicism amid the Republic's encroaching chaos. Lurking on the fringes of his family's immense power, his spider-like form and covetous demeanor mark him as the damaged outlier, scarred by a brutal slashing that severs his right ear and threatens his eye. Though his role remains nascent in Iron Gold, Marius flanks his father in pivotal confrontations with Darrow's forces, hinting at a brewing intensity beneath his resilient facade as the series unfolds.
Physical Description
An ugly Gold in his mid-twenties with a crisp dark goatee and close-cropped hair frames his overgrown forehead and jaw. Intelligent mismatched eyes peer from an anemic, rabbit-skinned face marred by small brown splotches on his neck. His spider-like frame features knobby joints and spindly appendages that lend him a covetous, predatory air.
Evolution
Iron Gold
Marius au Raa starts as the misshapen son of Romulus, lurking in the shadows of his family's power on Raa with his covetous gaze and spider-like form. He suffers a brutal slashing that costs him his right ear and nearly his eye, marking him further as the family's damaged outlier. Flanking his father in key moments, he embodies the Rim's stoic resilience amid the escalating conflicts with Darrow's forces.
- Introduced as the misshapen son of Romulus au Raa, lurking in the shadows of family power on Raa.
- Suffers a brutal slashing attack that costs him his right ear and nearly his eye, deepening his status as the family's damaged outlier.
- Flanks his father Romulus during key moments of escalating conflict with Darrow's Republican forces.
- Exhibits a covetous gaze and spider-like form, symbolizing the Rim's stoic resilience amid rising tensions.
Book Appearances
Iron Gold
First appears Ch 25