Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a Roman commander. During the conquest of Gaul, he and his legion were magically transported to the Empire of Videssos, where he became an important figure during the reigns of the Gavrai emperors, the wars between Videssos and Yezd, and the defeat of the wizard-prince Avshar. With Thorisin restored to the throne, Scaurus was placed in charge of the bureaucrats after coming to the defense of a treasury official being grilled by the soldiers. With the vague title of "epoptes" he oversaw the imperial bureaucracy the following winter.