Cato

Cato was born into Caesar's Legion an unnamed child, and one of few Legion-born children. Destined to die for Caesar, he was relentlessly pressured by his instructor. When he turned sixteen, he was taken under the wing of a prominent Decanus named Cato. For four years, the unusually merciful Decanus taught him to be a leader, as well as to fight and survive in the Wasteland. However, when a group of Legion slaves escaped, Cato was blamed, and sentenced to crucifixion.

In honor of his former mentor, he renamed himself "Cato" and took on the role of a recruit Decanus, commanding a contubernium of ten men. For the next half of a year, his squad was mostly sent on patrol duty in Legion territory, but as things started heating up west of the Colorado they were sent to the Fort. Cato's contubernium was sent over the river, and his team, along with the Decanus Dead Sea and Alexus, was the driving force behind the Battle of Nelson. During the battle, his contubernium was able to flank the NCR soldiers focused on the other groups, and set fire to some of the barracks. In the confusion, the men killed many soldiers, dealing a massive blow that was perhaps the deciding factor in the battle.

For not following strict orders, his centurion wanted to execute him, but a high-ranking Legion officer intervened, and instead cut off three of Cato's fingers on his right hand, forcing him to have to use his left. For his ability to command a contubernium, and the victory at Nelson, Cato was promoted to a full Decanus in charge of Cottonwood Cove. Shortly after being promoted, however, the same high-ranking officer who had saved him came to him, and offered him a place in the Frumentarii. Cato accepted, knowing it probably wasn't an offer, and spent the next few years or so with the other Frumentarii, learning the "tools of the trade", so to speak. When they felt he was ready, he was assigned a task; wander the Mojave under the guise of a caravaneer, meanwhile keeping tabs on NCR operations.