<strong>Sextus Publius Gracchus</strong><br/>Race: Human<br/>Gender: Male<br/>Age: 19<br/>Status: Freshthing (2nd Semester)<br/>Major: Thaumaturgy (CoM)<br/>Minors: Alchemy (CoM), Medieval Studies (C.T.H.U.L.H.U.)<br/>Student Orgs: Student Confederacy<br/><br/>Appearance: He is a fairly normal looking IOU freshthing.  Sextus has a fair build, about 5’9” or 5’10”, maybe 130-150 lbs.  He has a moderately tanned complexion, a holdover from his youth and his vacation at home.  While his straight black hair was recently trimmed, it still falls just below his ears all the way around.  Usually he leaves it loose and brushed back.  Those who know him will known that he’s been growing it out since he started at IOU.  When his hair falls forward, it provides a veil over his jade green eyes and slightly Caesarean nose.  The latter provides support for his gold round rimmed (Lennon-style) glasses, without which he is somewhat nearsighted (15/20 vision).  Surprisingly, to those who know his homeland, Sextus typically dresses in cargo pants (khaki or black), hiking boots (black), and t-shirts of various sorts.  He sports a medium brown leather bomber jacket in colder weather.<br/><br/>Background: Sextus was born in the year 2012 in the city of Alexandria in India, a province of the Roman Emperor.  That was the year in which Emperor Julius Decius Caesar ascended to the throne, where he still sits today.  Since his father was the local magistrate, Sextus underwent a classical education at home.  This included instruction in literature (which he promptly forgot), public oration, boxing, and philosophy.  As a typical 21st century kid, Sextus grew up around computers and learned to use them almost before he could really talk.  He spent much of his youth learning from his tutors and crawling around the mountains and forests near his family’s villa just outside the metropolis founded by Alexander in the western part of the province.  While he has been to other provinces, even as far west as Greece, Sextus has never been to Rome herself.  Throughout his early life, he found that strange things happened from time to time - objects would glow faintly without a power source, things would move on their own, small lights would appear when he was reading in the dark, etc.  After his letter of acceptance to IOU arrived, Sextus discovered that these occurrences were unconscious manifestations of his magical talent.  He arrived at the school last semester with a studio apartment already paid for by his parents and a healthy savings/checking account in his name.  So far, Sextus has pulled good, if not spectacular, grades, ending last semester with a 3.456 cumulative GPA.<br/><br/>Familiar: Argus, timber wolf.  Best defined by his inflated ego and canine loyalty to Sextus.