Lucretius Crasus

Popular lore held that the great Lucretius Crasus discovered the bloodmorphs accidentally, while on a visit to the Northern German frontier, as he sought to perfect his love potion. That the thick red fluid contained small creatures invisible to the eye was confirmed after many experiments; creatures that needed to be fed and could be grown and harvested. Crasus was then able to concentrate the density of the creatures in a packed solution. The more Crasus concentrated the creatures, the greater the glow became. Not only did the light emitted by the creatures increase but they also became warm. It was only a matter of time before Rome’s engineers discovered a way to harness the energy of the bloodmorphs, turning it into a source of power for their ships, their weapons, as well as the machinations of the great city.

Crasus never gave up in the pursuit for his love potion, which he wanted to be his finest discovery. It was not to be. He eventually went mad and threw himself into the Tiber. But he is recognizable to all of Rome, his stern statue watching over the city from atop a massive column atop the Capitoline Hill. The column glows both day and night with the pulsating power of the bloodmorphs and of Rome.