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Septimus (Japanese: ノーズ Nose) is a Begnion general and a subordinate of the legendary General Zelgius who served in the army during its war with the Laguz Alliance.
Before the war began, Septimus was assigned command of Fort Flaguerre, a defensive line in relative proximity to Gallia. Flaguerre was the first target of the Laguz Alliance when they started the war, and was attacked by a Gallian force led by General Skrimir with the support of the Greil Mercenaries. When the Gallian soldiers drew close and Skrimir demanded that the Begnion general come out and fight, Septimus was overcome with fear of the laguz and fled the battle entirely, running away to the nearby town of Mugill to escape the laguz, whom Septimus insisted wished to "consume [him]". The defense of Flaguerre was left in the hands of his subordinate, Silvano, who was promptly defeated as Flaguerre was claimed by Skrimir.
Later in the war, during the Alliance's attempts to retreat following Skrimir's defeat by Zelgius, they retreated into the dangerous, lava-filled Kauku Caves. When Senator Valtome insisted to Zelgius that he had to pursue the Alliance, rather than leave them to the deaths Zelgius assumed were inevitable, Septimus was tasked with leading a small, token force of men into the caves. Septimus was instructed by his superiors that all he had to do was retrieve the charred corpses of the Alliance to prove they had inevitably died while navigating the caves, but to his dismay, they were all still alive. Ike, Ranulf, and the Greil Mercenaries fought Septimus and his men to hold them off while Skrimir and others searched for an exit into Gallia, and Septimus was killed in this battle.