Nero au Augustus
SupportingA tall golden-skinned man with poreless manly tough skin stands wrapped in an aura of unassailable power, his shining golden hair combed back against his head to reveal a noble brow and high cheekbones that catch the light. His face is older and severe, carved from granite rather than idealized beauty, featuring a straight nose, thin lips that emote nothing, and a long scar running along his right cheekbone, while his golden eyes burn contemptuously like the embers of a dying sun. Cloaked in gold and black with a roaring lion upon his breast, he descends on golden gravBoots to tower over others, every inch the Peerless Scarred ArchGovernor of Mars whose presence makes lesser men feel like worms.
Contains info from Book 2+
Physical Description
A tall golden-skinned man with poreless manly tough skin stands wrapped in an aura of unassailable power, his shining golden hair combed back against his head to reveal a noble brow and high cheekbones that catch the light. His face is older and severe, carved from granite rather than idealized beauty, featuring a straight nose, thin lips that emote nothing, and a long scar running along his right cheekbone, while his golden eyes burn contemptuously like the embers of a dying sun. Cloaked in gold and black with a roaring lion upon his breast, he descends on golden gravBoots to tower over others, every inch the Peerless Scarred ArchGovernor of Mars whose presence makes lesser men feel like worms. Nero au Augustus is a rigid, statuesque Gold with a sharp aquiline face whose angles catch the light to hollow his cheeks, giving him the distinct look of a falcon peering down its beak. Cold inhuman eyes flash with distant callous calculation and monstrous pride, set in a visage deeply lined by hard marks of loss and power that intensify when he stares or rebukes. He possesses long bony fingers that steeple, trace, or clutch with manicured precision, while his hard lips part to hiss threats or curl into tight unreadable or predatory smiles, all conveyed with the unyielding poise of a man who abides no flaws.
Evolution
Red Rising
A tall golden-skinned man with poreless manly tough skin stands wrapped in an aura of unassailable power, his shining golden hair combed back against his head to reveal a noble brow and high cheekbones that catch the light. His face is older and severe, carved from granite rather than idealized beauty, featuring a straight nose, thin lips that emote nothing, and a long scar running along his right cheekbone, while his golden eyes burn contemptuously like the embers of a dying sun. Cloaked in gold and black with a roaring lion upon his breast, he descends on golden gravBoots to tower over others, every inch the Peerless Scarred ArchGovernor of Mars whose presence makes lesser men feel like worms.
- Orders the execution of Eo, Darrow's wife, igniting the central conflict.
- Serves as primary antagonist and ArchGovernor of Mars, embodying Gold supremacy.
- Bribes Institute Proctors to undermine Darrow's progress.
- Descends on golden gravBoots to intimidate, towering over others in aura of power.
Relationships
Contains info from Book 2+
Key Events
Book Appearances
Red Rising
First appears Ch 3