Red Rising Saga · Character
Marius au Raa
Also known as Quaestor, Marius, misshapen Marius
- Minor
- First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 25
His 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.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- mid-twenties
- First appears
- Book 4 · Ch. 25
- Books
- 1
Marius au Raa first appears in Iron Gold as the physically misshapen, intellectually sharp son of Romulus au Raa, whose disfigured appearance and cold demeanor mark him as the family’s unsettling outlier. Despite his mother Dido’s open contempt and his sister Seraphina’s open hostility, Marius remains fiercely loyal to his father, serving as Quaestor and unflinchingly carrying out Romulus’s orders—including the brutal torture of Hjornir. His steely devotion is most evident in the tense family farewell before Romulus’s death, where his iciness masks a deep familial bond. Across the series, Marius evolves from a lurking, spider-like figure into a politically astute and resilient Rim loyalist whose physical scars and emotional armor both isolate and define him.
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. Marius is a misshapen, spindly Gold in his mid-twenties, his knobby joints and thin appendages giving him a spiderlike silhouette. His anemic, pale skin is marked by small brown splotches on his neck, and his overgrown forehead and jaw frame intelligent mismatched eyes. He wears his hair close-cropped and keeps a crisp, dark goatee; his right ear is missing. His covetous, icily watchful bearing makes his awkward frame feel unnervingly alert.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Diomedes au Raabrother
The brothers share political tension, with Diomedes challenging Marius’s pleased response to Seraphina’s capture; during Dido’s coup, however, Diomedes angles his fighting stance to protect Marius.
Romulus au Raafather
Marius is Romulus’s son and Quaestor; Romulus defends his service when Seraphina accuses him of ordering Hjornir’s torture, and Marius shares a stoic farewell with his father before his death.
Seraphina au Raasister
Marius and Seraphina are siblings in open conflict; he admits ordering Hjornir’s torture and blames her for jeopardizing the peace, while she spits at him and condemns his actions.
Dido au Raamother
Dido openly despises Marius, calling him an offence and wishing he had been forgotten; Marius nevertheless supports Romulus’s authority and opposes Seraphina.
- PA
Paleron au Raabrother
They are brothers and sons of Romulus, gathered with the family before his death.
Story so far
BOOK 4Iron Gold
- Suffers a brutal slashing that costs him his right ear and nearly his eye, further marking him as the family’s damaged outlier.
- Accuses Lysander and Cassius of being spies, revealing his sharp intellect beneath his unsettling appearance.
- Admits to ordering the torture of Hjornir and openly blames Seraphina for jeopardizing the peace.
- Stands with his father in key moments, sharing a stoic farewell before Romulus’s death.
- Supports Romulus’s authority during Dido’s coup, even as Diomedes angles his stance to protect him.
Appearances
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