Michael Varus

Michael Varus was a Praetor of the Twelfth Legion back in the 1980s and a member of the Fifth Cohort.

History
Michael was apparently ambitious for glory, but unfortunately he chose to pursue it against the advice of his augur, who told him the Prophecy of the Seven was not for him. He led the Fifth Cohort north to Alaska where his hubris got its usual reward; the expedition was all but wiped out as they were defeated by Alcyoneus. The eagle was lost, along with most of the legion's Imperial Gold weaponry.

The Fifth has been regarded as cursed and outcast by the rest of the legion ever since. Michael's shade may have been among those who accepted Gaea's chance at a second life, betraying the gods and Rome. If it was, according to Thanatos, his soul would now be in the Fields of Punishment for all eternity for turning against the gods.

Trivia

 * Varus means "crooked" in Latin.
 * Varus was the cognomen of Publius Quinctilius the Old Roman general who lost three legions in the battle of Teutoberg forest, one of Rome's most famous defeats.