Gauius

Gauius was one of the two Chieftains who not only helped set up, but then also Co-Ruled the Jiralhane Republic, along with his Brother, Marius.

Early Life
Gauius was born of the same litter as his future Co-Ruler Marius, on the Brute home-world of Doisac. Gauius was brought up within the ranks of the fleetling Covenant Loyalists, though the Brute pup had no Idea why the others still fought, as it was known the Great Journey to be false. Comments similar to these led to severe beatings from Gauius's father, a stout believer in the Journey, who claimed the the Idealology n longer mattered, but that thousands of his bretheren died for it, and he wouldn't let it be so easily forgoten. The fact that Gauius didn't seem to care about what he said, what others said, or even the beatings besides bracing himself, led to the young Brutes companions in his education often withdrawing from him, leaving the Brute alone, which in tandem with the other factors is believed to have helped form the Jiralhanae Republic.

Gauius was nothing special in his combat training, he was average with a gun and average with a hammer, but academically Gauius excelled, if only the Brutes appreciated academic ability, in the turmoil of the Remnant Withdrawal, Gauius's achievements went unnoticed, not only by his peers, but also from his father, only his siblin Marius recognised his skill, and would try and praise his brother.

Gauius first attempted suicude at the age of fourteen, by shooting himself in the head in combat training. The shot faild to kill him, instead it had gone straight up through his skull, without touching his brain. This attempted suicide was seen as merely an accident in the training, and he was further insulted for "how stupid he'd have to be to be able to shoot himself".

Amongst the War Pack
Gauius, like the majority of Brutes, was forced into the army by his parents, along with his other siblings. His first skirmish was the capture of a United Sangheli Republic Cargo ship, something that went smoothly, with no casualties, bar the ships crew. Here Gauius marvelled at the wonders of Sangheli tecnology, as it had advanced far past the Brute level, and Gauius stole several items, though he found himself unable to comprehend them, and they were left to collect dust under his bed.

Whilst most of the Brutes would in this spare time go to the mess, Gauius would instead lie on his bunk, for hours, and listen to what little music remained from the time of the old Covenant, as well as listen to whatever Human music he could find.

Gauius was put on several missions, normally either in charge of Grunts or protecting his brother Marius, after he'd become a Chieftain.

Schism Amongst the Family
Mid-Battle, against the crew of another Cargo ship, Gauius is believed to have snapped, after Marius saved his life. Screaming at him to stop his charity and that he wasn't worth Marius risking himself, before running straight on into the Elites gaurding the ship, and being gunned down before he was within distance to swing his hammer. The battle was a failure, and the Sangheli were about to dump Gauius's body, along with those of the other dead Brutes, into space, only for Gauius to twitch whilst being carried, leading the Elites to realise he was still alive.

Gauius spent several days in the ships cargo hold, whilst the Elite crew tried to get a reward for his capture, though they failed, and Gauius was put into aboard a Prison Ship. The Elites would often interrogate Gauius, trying to find out Covenant battle plans, amongst other things, to which Gauius honestly had no idea, and would even annoy the interogators, by comenting on how they're armour looked better, things that confused the Brute, as his attempts to be nice, only led to him being put in an Isolation cell. Here Gauius sat, without moving for three days, the Elites were unsure if he'd slept or not, a Elite gaurd has it in his audio journal that "This Brute now seemed like a husk, a souless object that just did what we asked...except tell us about Brute strategies".

In the Elite War Prison system, Gauius found himself in combat against a gang of Brutes, who wanted to spill the "newblood" as they said. They assaulted Gauius, though the Brute refused to fight back, and just took the blows, until gaurds broke it up, and found the Brute, a bloody mess. The fact that the Brute didn't put up a fight seemed to confuse several members of the "Gang" who would often spend hours staring at the Brute, trying to determine what he was thinking. Eventually, two of the more curius Brutes tried intreacting with him, apoligising for their actions, though Gauius seemed to brush them off with a "Not your fault, I should've known better than to get in any of your way." and walking off, leaving the two Brutes even more perplexed as to what the hell just happend. These Two Brutes, would eventually start following Gauius around, and they were soon joined by several more members of their old gang, eventually the Elite Gaurds, considered Gauius a ring-leader of this "new gang" and the Brute was thrown in an isolation cell for a week, during which more Brutes continued to join the gang, though now moreso just to be part of the grou, then to try and figure out the overly passive Brutes nature. Using Gauius as a Matyr symbol, the Brutes in the Prison revolted, at the time the gaurds were changing deactivating the shield doors that kept them locked up, the Brute riot attacked the few Sangheli still there, before making their way to the Gaurd quarters, capturing the Sangheli there and locking them in the cells.

Gauius was freed from his cell, quite confused by what had happend and why so many people were following him. Though he didn't question that they'd put him in command, he didn't question any of them about anything, and just tried to take it all in. Now the captain of a fugitive ship, Gauius decided it best to take the ship back to Doisac, for protection.

Back to the Motherland
Gauius returned to Doisac with a crew of Loyal Brutes, and was proclaimed a hero and a true Loyalist by the Prophet of Deliverance, and was made a Chieftain. The Brute also reunited with his Brother Marius, who told of his fathers demise, by slipping in a public bathroom and cracking his skull open. Gauius was happy, according to Marius, the first time he'd seen him happy since they were children, though this faded upon realising that the Sangheli Gaurds were to be executed. Gauius proclaimed himself against it, stating the gaurds were merely doing there jobs, and then that they could get a large sum of money if they held them for ransom.

Marius, realising his Brother not to be true to the Loyalist cause, took his aside, and revealed to him the underground republican society, that was masterminding several attacks that would lead to a second schism within the Covenant, so that Brutes would be able to rule themselves in their own republic, like that the Sangheli have. Gauius agreed, to join them, and even took part in the Assasination of the Prophet of Denial.