Carassus Janus

Early Life
Born to a wealthy fishing family in Jathe in 315 VE, young Carcassus Janus spent most of his time working on various fishing vessels in the Jathe Harbour. Not much is known about Carcassus Janus' family, apart from their wealth which allowed Carcassus to meet various powerful figures in Jathian politics as well as members of the Verenian Imperial Army. Soon after turning fifteen, Carcassus shunned the traditional path of his peers, enrolling in one of the Academies to enter the Imperial Administration, and instead joined the crew of the Peak Runner, one of the many Verenian warships that had been stationed in the Jathe Harbour.

Peak Runner
The Peak Runner was one of the great Guardian ships employed by the Verenian Navy to patrol the water boundaries of the continent during the height of the Empire's strength. Carcassus Janus became acquainted with the vessel as it was being constructed in Jathe during his childhood and his family made wealth off of contracts to help construct the warship. Carcassus joined the crew of 100 as Second Mate under the command of Admiral Adler Moros. While serving on the Runner, Carcassus visited the major ports of Verenia and eventually became First Mate at the young age of nineteen after the death of the previous First Mate in a confrontation with pirates off the coast of Jaltia. From this position, Carcassus eventually gained enough prestige and approval from Moros to find his way to an Imperial job in Linares during the reign of Emperor