Nero au Augustus

Character from Red Rising by Pierce Brown

ArchGovernor of Mars, patriarch of House Augustus — a cold strategist who ruled through calculated cruelty, loved his daughter more than his empire, and died at the hands of his son.

Also known as: Nero, ArchGovernor Augustus, The Augustus, Lord Augustus

What They Know

• ArchGovernor of Mars — one of the most powerful positions in the Society
• Ordered Eo's execution, unknowingly launching the chain of events that destroyed Gold rule
• Father of Virginia (Mustang) and Adrius (the Jackal)
• Murdered by his own son Adrius in a horrific act of patricide
• House Augustus controlled Mars's politics and military for generations
• Allied with Darrow before learning his true identity as a Red
• A master politician who balanced Octavia's power from Mars
• Favored Virginia over Adrius, a choice that bred his son's psychopathy

Connections

• father_of — mustang
• father_of — jackal
• killed — eo
• killed_by — jackal
• rival_of — octavia
• ally_of — darrow
• house_rival — cassius
• rules — mars
• seat_of — agea

View full profile at Simulacra.Ink