Nepos

Nepos was a priest of Phos and a chair in sorcery at the Videssian Academy. He was a short chubby man with a shaved head and full beard and quick thoughtful mind.

As a scholar of magic, Nepos was interested in meeting the newly arrived "Ronams" both for their own sake and to investigate how they were magically transported to Videssos. He got his chance more quickly than expected when he physically bumped into a distracted Marcus Scaurus. Given the time of day, Scaurus invited Nepos to the supper at his barracks which was accepted. He joined Scaurus along with several of his officers, Viridovix, and Gorgidas and peppered them with questions. Gorgidas commented that he talked more like a historian than a priest which puzzled Nepos since he felt he talked as himself and nothing else.

Nepos also asked to see the two swords that brought them to Videssos. Scaurus and Viridovix reluctantly agreed but Scaurus also suggested that they be examined one at a time so they wouldn't be accidentally crossed. All agreed that that was a reasonable precaution and so Scaurus drew his sword and passed it to Nepos. He examined it carefully but was perplexed he did not sense any surges of magic. It was a plain longsword but he noticed the runes on it asked about them. Scaurus indicated his was a spoil of war and he could not read it while Viridovix was somewhat embarrassed to confess that among his people only the druids could read so he could not say what the letters meant either. He absentmindedly drew his own sword to show it was similarly marked but immediately both swords started to glow in gleaming gold. The two succeeded with some difficulty to sheath the resisting swords and the glow disappeared. Nepos had broken out in a sweat and shakenly described the sudden sense of magical power. He soon left the barracks to return to the Academy.