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Following the recent rumours that emerged about reprehensible actions possibly perpetrated by the Bellatean and Corite heroes, The Novus Eye wishes to bring all Novus warriors more information about their respective heroes. Unfortunately, and despite their popularity, many aspects of their stories remain classified. We hope our series of articles will still let you discover some things you ignored, including the fact that having spent some long months together is not the more disconcerting aspect of the three heroes’ lives. Following Giz Kadasha and Sitz BeHammer, Rotan the Third concludes our series of articles.

With Rotan the Third, the issue of classified information that already prevented The Novus Eye to shed light on every part of Kadaha and Be Hammer’s lives, takes on a new dimension entirely. If the Corite and Bellatean heroes’ actions on Novus during the time they were declared MIA are unknown, their formative years and earlier position within their respective race is quite well-documented. That is certainly not the case with Rotan.

Accretian authorities never released any data concerning their hero, and it seems only a handful of individuals know all the truth about this mysterious figure of the Empire. Thus, most of what is known of Rotan’s life comes from Bellatean or Corite researchers or Intelligence agents, as well as non-Accretian soldiers that fought alongside him. Just as Kadasha or Be Hammer, Rotan is unwilling to reveal much about his past. Assuming he was, it wouldn’t help in learning more about his early years: Rotan suffered a memory wipe that left him oblivious of any and all events that occurred prior to a certain period.

The exact cause and circumstances of that memory wipe make for another mystery. It has been established however, that Rotan the Third was a prominent figure of the Imperium, and that he didn’t share the general Accretian view on the diplomatic stance to adopt regarding the Empire’s relationships with Cora and Bellato, that were degrading very fast at that time. Some assumed that the memory wipe was perpetrated by the hard-line supporters who wanted to get rid of too unpredictable and too popular a leader.

As a matter of fact, a virgin Rotan the Third was placed way down on the hierarchy ladder and assigned missions that looked like as many suicide runs. But if his memories had been taken away, his power, skills, and commanding aura were intact. Soon, the Accretian hero reasserted his pre-eminence through battles, winning against all odds. His popularity rose from its ashes, he was once again an influential figure of the Empire, and became known as the “Imperial Eagle”.