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Heir of Aurelian

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!

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Unfair Negotiation

Constantine was furious after his foederati had abandoned him at Saguntum and planned to return to Gaul. While it was true, this campaign was not going as well as he had initially planned, they were far from being defeated.

Or so he believed. Constantine's plan was to fall back to the regions he had conquered and force every man capable of wielding a spear into his ranks. He had bled too much, and fought too long to lose Hispania after a series of protracted sieges. He swore he would be back with a Vengeance. 

As for Hagen, he quickly gathered his Frankish Warriors and departed for the Pyrenees. There was nothing left in Hispania for him, and he intended to raid and ravage Constantine's lands for all the wealth they had. Or so that was the plan, however the moment he and his army of a few thousand foederati arrived at the foothills they had passed through to get into these lands, they noticed a serious problem.