Zentmeister

The year is 407 AD and Rome is at the precipice. In the West, a usurper by the name of Flavius Claudius Constantinus has declared himself emperor. By doing this, he and his traitor legions have fractured the Western Roman Empire into two. At the same time, the north bleeds! Countless germans swarm across the borders of the Empire and pillage its lands in their ruthless raids. Alaric, King of the Goths, rises to a position of prominence and threatens the ancient capital of the dying Empire with his barbarian hordes. As if things weren't bad enough, rumors from the east state that a mysterious power rises within the fogs of war, threatening to drown the Empire in a river of blood.

As a response to these threats, the indolent emperor Honorius has given orders to his supreme commander Flavius Stilicho to reclaim the province of Gaul from the usurper. However, should he leave the heartland of the Empire undefended, undoubtedly Alaric would invade. Thus, under the threat of barbarians at the gates, Stilicho dispatches a young roman general by the name of Titus Claudius Marcellus to bring an end to the reign of the usurper. Will Rome fall to the tides of barbarians and traitors alike? Or can Marcellus restore a world collapsing around him? Find out in Heir of Aurelian!

Heir of Aurelian

<p>In the city of Ravenna, a group of men from Hispania were approaching the palace. For the past few weeks, they had sat back and observed the ongoing changes in the city. To their surprise, Marcellus had enacted a brutal campaign to purge corruption from the Roman bureaucracy, and make an example of those who engaged in such crimes.  </p>

<p>Crucifixion after Crucifixion lined the city's streets, as thousands of citizens had been executed in a public display of authority. These men and women were guilty of crimes involving government corruption. During this time of mass incarceration and execution, the public had grown both fearful of their new emperor, and resentful towards him.</p>

The Theodosian Rebels Arrive at Ravenna