Main Character (A Courtesan of Rome)

Main Character in A Courtesan of Rome is the main protagonist of A Courtesan of Rome book.

Although her default name is "Arin", the player can choose to name her as they wish.

Appearance
Her appearance is customizable according to the player's preferences. In all versions, she has a tattoo on the right side, directly under her collarbone.

Personality
Your Character cares greatly about their family and wants revenge on the Roman Republic for conquering Gaul and selling her family as slaves. At the beginning of the first chapter, she tells herself to "smile... be charming... and never let them know you want them all dead".

She is a very charming and cunning woman who use her own wiles to manipulate those in power to pursue her goals.

Depending on our choices, Main Character may be gentle or cruel, pleasant or rude, brave or cowardly. However, our choices may affect not only dialogues, but also our Reputation, Wiles and Love Interests, so we should choose our responses wisely. Moreover, sometimes there are more than one profitable choice, when we have to choose between gaining +Reputation, +Wiles and +Love Interest bonuses.

In the very first chapter there's a three-forked path before Main Character: "Designated Survivor" - our aim is to survive, "Devoted Daughter" - to reunite our family, and "An Eye for an Eye" - to get our revenge. This choice is said to affect our final fate.

Series/Book: A Courtesan of Rome

 * Chapter 1: A Princess of Gaul
 * Chapter 2: Crossing the Rubicon
 * Chapter 3: The Aid of the Gods
 * Chapter 4: The Hunt
 * Chapter 5: Red-Handed
 * Chapter 6: Marked
 * Chapter 7: A Fighting Chance
 * Chapter 8: The Goddess of Watching
 * Chapter 9: Power Vacuum
 * Chapter 10: Snakes in the Grass
 * Chapter 11: Trial By Combat
 * Chapter 12: Raising The Stakes
 * Chapter 13: Bread and Circus
 * Chapter 14: A Twist of Fate
 * Chapter 15: Best Served Cold
 * Chapter 16: Triumph
 * Chapter 17: A Life for a Life
 * Chapter 18: The Die is Cast
 * Chapter 19: A Warrior's Death
 * Chapter 20: The Liberators
 * Chapter 21: The Ides of March

Victus
Victus is Main Character's father. Depending on our choices we get different dialogues, but in any case Victus is loving and caring father. He taught Main Character how to track and hunt animals. Later, after Romans' invasion, he gave her a bronze knife and taught her how to fight. In Chapter 18, she can chose whether or not to have Victus taken away with Flavius. If she chooses to free Syphax, Victus will be understanding and tells them to rebuild the tribe.

Delphinia
Delphinia is Main Character's mother. She taught her the basic knowledge about Tsirona. During the marking ceremony, Delphinia helps her daughter to ease the pain. In the diamond choices, Main Character is able to contact with her via the latter one's visions. Regardless of our choices, Delphinia is loving and caring mother. In Chapter 18, Delphinia has a vision of Caesar bloodied and her daughter triumphant.

Cingerix
Cingerix is Main Character's brother. Since childhood, they used to mock each other in a friendly way. Cingerix cares about his sister, though his stubbornness and recklessness puts both of them in trouble. After finding out that he is loyal to Caesar, your character has a choice to cut all ties or ask him to join you. If you choose to cut all ties with him, you sadly tell your mother what happened.

Marc Antony
Marc is one of Main Character's love interests. Unlike the other suitors, he's bold, demanding, sly and cunning, so romancing him requires more effort than the others. Antony is captivated by Main Character's beauty and wits, though he never lowers his guard while dealing with her.

Senator Cassius Longinus
Cassius is one of Main Character's love interests. He is her first patron, and her debut takes place in his villa. He's gentle and protective towards her. It's revealed very soon that he is in love with her from the very first sight, and wants to be more than patron for her. It's hinted that Cassius is jealous for Marc Antony, but he understands the necessity of Main Character's contacts with the latter one.

Sabina
Sabina is one of Main Character's love interests. They both meet during the latter one's debut. Initially Sabina mistakes her as a fellow noble Roman wife. At first, she's frightened and insecure, but eventually starts to trust Main Character. Mistreated by men, she feels safe only with another young woman. Depending on our choices, Sabina may become Main Character's lover or stay friends.

Syphax
Syphax is one of Main Character's love interests. He loves her dearly, probably since the very day they met, and stays faithful regardless of Main Character's choices. Syphax is selfless and protective towards her. He understands the specifics of courtesan's job, and never shows any sign of jealousy. He's devoted to Main Character to this extent that he decides to take her blame on himself, even if he would pay for this with his life. In Chapter 18, she can chose whether or not to have Syphax taken away with Flavius. If she succeeds with the help of her reputation, they can go swimming together in a premium scene of the same chapter.

Lena
Lena is the villica of one of Rome's finest scholae. She bought Main Character to free her, as she used to do with all of her apprentices. Under her care Main Character learnt to sing, play cithara and entertain men. Lena is caring, understanding and responsible for Main Character and other girls, and settles disputes between them justly.

Xanthe
Xanthe is former top courtesan at Lena's scholae. She is very jealous and spiteful towards Main Character, and often plots intrigues against her.

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar is a high ranking and prominent figure in Ancient Rome. In Chapter 18, you are able to romance Julius Caesar, confirming he is a potential love interest of some kind for Arin.

Cleopatra
Cleopatra is a high ranking and prominent figure in Ancient Rome. She is the wife of Caesar and is as equally as powerful. In her first chapter (Chapter 18), you are able to romance Cleopatra, confirming she is a potential love interest of some kind for Arin.

Trivia

 * A version of this character is shown on the cover of A Courtesan of Rome.
 * In addition, the character model with blonde hair and fair skin bears a resemblance to American actress Fiona Gubelmann.
 * She and Cingerix are half-Gallic from their father's side and half-Egyptian from their mother's.
 * The default name Arin is a variant of the names Erin and Aaron. The name Erin is of English and Irish origin, which means "Ireland". The name Aaron is of Hebrew origin and means "high mountain" or "exalted".