Full name: Asu Cattan (Syrian name)
Age: 14
Birth month and day: Kalends of July (July 1st)
Race: Syrian
General appearance: He has long, curly hair that reaches his shoulders. He has a reasonable muscle tone, and many consider him cute or attractive. Asu is shorter than average, with a height of about 5' 2". He is wiry, and pretty flexible. His skin has a light tan to it, and he has an easy smile. Usually, he wears a simple shift with a belt around the waist, and simple, worn leather makes up his sandals.

Social Class: Slave
Occupation: Currently, the pirate captain that pillaged Asu's village uses him as his personal accountant, although his intends to sell him later.
Personality and character traits: Asu is intuitive, intelligent, and has an education. Back in Syria, he was the son of a local village leader, and as such he has a certain, but small amount of haughtiness about. He hugely resents being a slave, and generally resents the the Roman way of things as a whole. He views himself as a revolutionary, a person who will bring social change to people like him. However, in his hometown his known as a womanizer and a pervert. To him, honor is something made up and necessary. When he feels threatened, Asu will often respond with sarcasm and humor, stalling while looking for a way to escape or for a weakness is his enemy. Logic is his best friend, using it to get out of tricky situations.
Skills and special knowledge: Asu can fight well with a bow or a sword, and can fight unarmed the best. He is good at mechanics and arithmetic. He can also bake some mean grain cakes. He aslo has a rudimentary knowledge of Latin, although he preferrs to to speak Aramaic, his native language.
Hopes and ambitions: To be free, and to free all the slaves, and to find his way back to his homeland.
Associated Side Characters: Captain Titus Aemilius Tacitus.
A member of the old Aemilius family, Tacitus chose a life of piracy, slavery, crime. He is thickly muscled, with a dumb-looking face, although he is smart enough when conducted business. Tacitus is also an alcoholic and is hot-tempered. Not a person one would want to run into.