Sylum Clan

Sylum: Clan Leader

Born Nicolaus Valerius Meridius in 399 AD, Rome, Italy, youngest son of Vitus Crescentius Meridius, he was the younger brother to Artorius Flavius Meridius.

He followed in his brother’s footsteps and entered the Army, where his dedication and strategic mind moved him quickly up the ranks. At the age of eighteen he bought a Persian slave, Sofya, from the market and made her his wife. His father had at first forbid the match, but Sofya’s sweet nature and charming smile won him over. Julia, wife to his brother Artorius, took her in and taught her how to be a proper Roman wife. On their wedding night she became with child, much to the delight to the Meridius household since Julia had not yet been able to conceive.

Meridia was the first born daughter of Nicolaus Valerius Meridius and she was the apple of her father’s eye. She had her mother’s olive skin and eyes that would pierce your very soul. She had the household wrapped around her little finger and knew it.

Nico had gone to visit his father, leaving Sofya and Meridia at their villa in the city of Rome. As Nico and Artorius made the way back to Nico’s home, they heard shouts and saw smoke billowing into the sky. Fear clutching their hearts, they ran the rest of the way only to find the building engulfed in flames. Nico and Artorius moved to the back of the house, but the fire was hot and the smoke thick, but through it he could make out his wife’s body lying on the floor, and he could hear Meridia’s screams. It took all his brother’s strength to keep him from running into the burning home. He collapsed to his knees when his child’s cries stopped, and his own scream echoed through the surrounding buildings as the roof of the villa collapsed.

No one knew who had attacked his young wife. Rumors spread that people were angered that Nico had taken a Persian slave as a wife. Others said it was retribution for perceived past injustices.

Nico left Rome and returned to the Army with his brother, throwing himself into his career, hoping to forget the screams of his little girl, but it wasn’t long before tragedy struck the Meridius family again. Artorius was killed in battle, and upon hearing of his oldest son’s death, their father’s heart gave out and he followed his son and grandchild to Elysium.

Nico found himself Patriarch of the family Meridii, and he took Julia as his wife to maintain her ties with the Meridius line. They had a good, strong marriage. She gave him four children: Elena, Antonio, Gloria, and Theodosis. He lost Julia in childbirth with Theo, her loss a further devastation to him, for she had become a good wife and faithful friend. It was the companionship of his lover Razi, a former Gladiator, and his handful of children that made life joyous.

Two years later devastation hit the Meridius family once again. His military Second in Command, Marcus, consumed by anger and jealousy of Nico’s position and power, rode straight into the villa with troops. Razi fought by his Master’s side, only to be cut down along with the family tutor, Cyrus. Marcus slit Antonio and Gloria’s throats in front of Nico. As the soldiers Nico had once commanded beat him to the ground, he was forced to listen to Elena’s screams as she was beaten and raped. A young soldier, who was himself betrothed to Elena, died trying to save her. Their blood mingled as they laid dead at Nico’s feet.

Nico was stripped and crucified, with the bodies of his family laid out at his feet, and in one final act of defiance, Marcus stole Theo from his family to raise him as his own son.

Sylum: Head of Security

Born Horatio Caine in 1955 AD, New York – USA, eldest son of Henry and Elizabeth Caine.

His younger brother Raymond Caine was born eight years later.

Horatio’s homelife was far from pleasant, as his father was violently abusive to both him and his mother.

While Horatio was serving as a young Detective for the NYPD, Henry beat Elizabeth to death. Horatio shot him when he found his father standing over his mother’s body. He then transferred from New York to Miami, taking a position with the bomb squad.

He’s most famous for defusing the bomb at the Birdcage on New Years Eve 1999.

Due to personal reasons he transferred to the Bomb Squad. A few years later he was promoted and requested to take over the Crime Lab Day Shift when Megan Donner took an extended leave of absence. When she returned there was some conflict between the two, Megan feeling as if Horatio had taken her team. When she realized that the team was loyal to Caine, she left Miami.

Horatio always made sure those who could not speak were spoken for. He had become, in many aspects, Miami’s Guardian Angel.

Though he protected and watched over all of his team, Timothy Speedle had caught his eye. He always made sure to watch over him at a crime scene, realizing the CSI had a tendency to get lost in the science, and not see potential threats.

When Speed was shot and killed, Horatio felt as if someone had ripped a part of his soul out of his body. When he finally made his way down to the Morgue he stood in the doorway in shock. Speed was standing talking to Alexx Woods.

Speed sat them down and told them a story of Vampires, and of his life in Ireland. Horatio knew his soul belonged to Speed, he just wasn’t sure how to handle this whole new world he was exposed to.

Speed took his time and courted Horatio for six months. It wasn’t until Warrick Brown came to Miami to talk to Horatio that he learned that Speed was hurting due to the incomplete Bond.

Horatio put away his fears and gave himself to his Mate.