Marcus Terentius has knot-prone chestnut brown hair which is kept
short. His lively eyes change from hazel when he is calm and contemplative to a
deep forest green when he is angry.
Standing at a little over 1.8 meters tall, Marcus is hard to miss –
people always joke that one of his ancestors was a Giant. His stature and
strong build are akin to that of the soldiers who fought in the Civil War, or
perhaps those who faced the Gauls. However, Marcus is not a soldier but rather,
a simple farmer. His muscular body was formed through years of tough labor in
the fields – wielding a scythe and plowing the ground had given strength to the
once lanky farm-boy. Marcus’s daily focus is farm-work, which yield profits
that are sufficient but would not be considered prosperous. Thus he does not
indulge in luxury items. He dresses in simple, practical garb that suits his
farming lifestyle as well as his financial status. Simple soleae are all he needs to match his tunics when he is at home and his
soleae are only worn when necessary.
Marcus believes it is more comfortable to walk his farm barefoot, in tune with
Terra Mater. But custom decrees that when he goes out in public, he must pair
his plebian toga with calceí. Though
he hates the restricting nature of footwear, proper decorum is important for
his social reputation – as well as his sponsor’s, Plubius Severus. After all,
Marcus does not wish to be mistaken for a beggar or take his citizenship for
granted. As a Roman citizen, he is proud to wear his woolen toga and iron ring;
if this means he must pair his toga with calceí,
so be it – citizenship is worth a little discomfort in his feet. Marcus’s
dislike of footwear stems not only from his love of communing with Terra Mater,
but also the uncomfortable chafing that occurs between the calluses on his feet
and the leather used to construct the soleae
and calceí. Matching calluses formed
from demanding farm toil are found on Marcus’s hands. Every time Marcus runs
his rough, callused hands against the smooth fabric of his toga, he wonders at
how something so soft can adorn his hard body. The contrast between his tanned,
leathery skin and the pale wool of his clothing adds to his already striking
figure.
