Danner's Plotter

[Eugen Danner]

Eugen Danner, The Orator

The Orator

Eugen is a well-mannered young man, proud and trusty soldier of the Legion as well as a newly elected Senator of New Rome, there representing the interests of his godly father. While noticeably proud of this feat, he is careful not to flaunt it. There always seems to be a quote from the ancient orators that Eugen can seem to incorporate into his speeches or conversational anecdotes. In this particular situation, he would probably mention Cicero’s old saying: “The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.”.

The Demi-god

Eugen has mixed feelings about being the son of a demi-god; thoughts and reflections that he not often speaks of, but is betrayed through his insisted belief that people should be judged based solely on their merit and their character. An aspect of it, surely, is Mercury himself. The master of deals and trade himself had given him his son an affinity for finding and determining value. As a result of this, a gloomy thought has festered in his mind: that he himself is nothing but the product of such a dealing; an arrangement between a mother who wanted a strong and capable son embedded into the societal functions of New Rome in order to elevate her family name, and a god that had demanded something in return for his seed. He did not begrudge his father this, but he feared that his mother kept the scope of Mercury's demand from him. Payment is due, and if it was something he didn’t like, it was to be kept in the dark.

The Man

These inner thoughts, while gloomy, had little affect to day-to-day dealings. Closing in on his sixth year in the Camp, young Danner - despite his quaint and polished exterior - is in no way afraid to get his hands dirty. His mother was a descendant of Mars, making him an attentive sparring partner as well as a formidable opponent. He also enjoys activity and social gatherings. Even small pranks and trickeries of similar magnitude is also fair game; after all, he is his father’s son.

While the very nature of his oratory work necessitates being very vocal in his opinion, Eugen can say, surer than most of this fact, that there is always a time and place for airing it. Indeed, most would find the son of Mercury to be a pleasant conversationalist. He appears curious - although always with a hint of his characteristic slyness - and for the most part leaving his insensitive and to-the-point answers and questions for the Senate, or other occasions of a more formal nature.

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