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

Constantius stood upon the wasteland of the battlefield and gazed upon the destruction wrought by the war. After saving what remained of the Gothic Foederati beneath Alaric's command, he fought his way north, towards the next outpost which was surrounded by the enemy.

Unlike the previous battle, the eastern roman army at this location had not been so foolish as to turn their backs on what lie behind them. Because of this, they had indeed been able to see the approach of the Western roman army long before they arrived.

The result was a chaotic battle, which ultimately resulted in the victory of the Western Romans, though the cost was several thousand men. This was despite the eastern romans being sandwiched between the fortress's garrison and the western roman field army.

Forced into an Uncomfortable Position