Immortals!

[desert]

Especially that mercenary general that started out with a whole lot of negative traits, including Pessimistic and Dull, but eventually became a Governor of a province, Plebeian Tribune, Quaestor, Aedile, Praetor, Consul, and finally Censor as well as Pontificus Maximus. He is also a member of Equites, Nobile, and has a whole load of modesty and honesty traits such as Integritas, Verrecundus, Fretus, etc. That is just a small fraction of his three-page long list of traits. The guy also has 10 influence + management in addition to 7 command.

He's living the American dream.

[Aemilius Paulus]

He's living the American dream.

Heh, except that he is in Ancient Rome. He was the general who conquered all of the Iberian peninsula for me (as well as Tolosa and Massalia). Interestingly enough, he is also the next-in-line for the faction heir.