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

After defeating the Huns in a decisive battle, the western roman forces and their Gothic foederati moved on from their position, and headed east to chase after the Gepid war-band, and what remained of the eastern roman army.

When they finally encountered their targets, the romans witnessed the sight of the Gepid host basking in victory. The thousand men who accompanied Yazdegerd were brutally slain in combat, and their bodies dismembered. A mountain of heads lie in the middle of the road where individual barbarians continued to add to the pile.

To the side, the gepid king Athalaric was counting the coins taken from the corpses of the eastern roman soldiers before he gazed upon the sight of the approaching army. When he saw Sarus and his gothic warriors aligned with the abominable romans, the gepid king knew he had been played from the start. He could not help himself, but to call out to his old rival, and shame him for signing away his life in service of Rome.

A Decade Long Rivalry Ends