[OOC] Legions: Rise of Rome

[thorgili]

I would like to note that the matters that had happened in Illyrian in Marcus's origins was a while ago (by my assumption when he was around his early 30s) But it is my fault for not properly getting that point across plus it is not unlikely that he would be re stationed in Illyria due to his experience in fighting their forces.

[Feigling]

Legion
Name: Legio Tertio Turcicum

Vexillum:

Composition:
Conscribe (Recruits) - 1680
Primus (Soldiers) - 1120
Veterani (Veterans) - 560
Decanus (Officers) - 840
Centurion - 42
Frumentarii (Sabotuers and spies) - 210
Vexillarius (Flagbearers) - 44
Speculatore (Scouts) - 300
Legate - 1

Legate

Name: Lanius Inculta

Age: 28

Background: Lanius started life in the legion as a Vexillarius. It was his duty to carry the legion's banner at the head of the unit during an attack, thus inspiring the troops to fight on. The banner was often heavy and two-handed and could not be dropped for any reason other than his death, so he was often unarmed and at the head of the army throughout all kinds of dangerous and risky manouvres.
Some say his time as a Vexillarius made him fearless. Others say he never knew fear. Whatever the case, his was the only banner that returned to camp steeped in the blood of his foes.
During one calm night, during a campaign in Gaul, the peace was broken in the camp by a surprise raid. Surrounded, outnumbered and caught totally unaware, the Legate ordered a fighting retreat, despite the fact this was the most important foothold of the campaign.
Lanius did not retreat. Instead, he took the banner and rammed it into the ground, demanding the legionaires fight on for Rome. This was a direct flouncing of the Legate's orders and would have had him executed - had it not inspire the Legion to destroy the Gaul attackers.
The Legate wanted the flagbearer put to death for his disobedience, but the Centurions thought he should be rewarded. Rather than have him killed, the Centurions granted Lanius a silver phalera for his bravery in the face of danger. It was later discovered that the failure of the raid, and losses suffered, broke the back of the Gaul resistance and led to a glorious Roman victory.
The Legate later died of plauge, leaving Lanius' Centurion to take over, promoting the Vexillarius to his old rank. He performed well in his new role, claiming victories over Gauls, Carthaganians and Illyrians alike. Soon, the new Legate stood down, finding himself 'incapable of leading so many men' and begged his Lanius to replace him. He happily accepted, permitting his ex-commander to resume his old role as Centurion.

[PhoenixWhite]

Legio XI

Legion Name
Legio XI 'Celeris Acuta'

Legion Banner
A red banner with purple inscription bearing the name 'Celeris Acuta'. A depiction of the great wolf Lupa is present, her body warped into the state of stalking prey.

Legion Composition

Hastati - 1400
Velites - 100
Sagittarii (foot)- 1400
Equestrian Cavalry - 400
Principe - 900
Triarii - 600

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Sub Legion 1 - Legio XXII Dura Phoenicea

The banner of the Dura Phoenicea bears the iconic symbol of the phoenix, blazing in a fire.

Architecti - 200
Velites - 600
Hastati - 1500
Principe - 1000
Triarii - 800
Equestrian Cavalry - 600

Total - 9500

Soldiers of Merit
Titus Aurelius Aegidius - Primus Pilus - Standing in as Legate
Quintus Iuventius Pius - Optio of 1st Cohort - Standing in as Primus Pilus
Aulus Pompeius Agrippa - Medical Practitoner
Vibius Norbanus Nerva - Aquilifer
Hirtius Pius - Equestrian Centurion - Deceased
Spurius Mucius Tiro - Equestrian - Promoted to Centurion

Total - to be determined

Legatus

Legatus Name
Servius Ennius Livianus - Currently out of action, comatose from wounds

Legatus Age
46

Servius Ennius Livianus is certainly not a man of wealth. His origins lie, instead, in the fields. His youth was that of a farmer-child, where the harvest was the center of his life and the elder of his family's word was law. His childhood was that of labor and trial, and it drilled into him the discipline bred from a militaristic family.

His father, and his father before him, had all served in the legions and earned their military diplomas before retiring to their simple farmstead. And so it was only natural that the lad enlisted, rather voluntarily, himself;

His time as a Hastati was spent with the same grueling labours he bore on his farmstead; he was tasked with menial labors, physically draining tasks, as well as emotionally draining ones. He was amongst the many recruits who spent most of their days digging latrines and repairing broken pieces of equipment, before getting a paltry night's sleep and repeating the previous day's labours after another march. He grew up fast-- gone was the simple farm-boy who had joined the legions out of tradition, and suddenly a proud man of Rome had grown into being.

The tasks, while draining, served to discipline him. Any youthful rebellion he might have born was broken and beaten away, replaced by the discipline and loyalty befitting a soldier of Rome. He may not have had the education or status that those around him bore, but he was strong and capable- a good soldier.

It is no surprise that Servius escalated in the ranks quickly; He was dutiful, loyal, and came from a respected- if minor- military background. While he had never been in any great conflicts or noteworthy battles at this point in his career, he still had been a part of many a fray or skirmish. As Centurion of a Sagitarii Cohort he was often a primary asset in such skirmishes, and proved himself a capable warrior as well as Centurion. He was no exceptional leader, but he was practical and capable, and began to study the art of war in full at this point in his life in order to improve his standing amongst his peers.

His studies were varied, studying outside cultures more than Roman itself. It was difficult to find the time to study, of course, as his duties were the primary focus...but what little free time the man did have was spent with such matters. Within a few years he was promoted to Primus Pilus, and eventually into Praefectus Castrorum.

As praefectus, he spent most of his time organizing and drilling the legion. Being the third in command he had considerable weight upon his shoulders, but managed to stand tall despite them. Those below him respected him and many had fought alongside him at one point or another.

It was only a matter of time until the man was named Legate, at the head of the Celeris Acuta.

Edit: I am enjoying reading everyone's posts so far! I think I'll get into this really well xD

[LancerDancer]

I'll get to accepting Rome's two newest legions in a moment.

Orders inbound, especially for the players in Sicily.

thorgili said
I would like to note that the matters that had happened in Illyrian in Marcus's origins was a while ago (by my assumption when he was around his early 30s) But it is my fault for not properly getting that point across plus it is not unlikely that he would be re stationed in Illyria due to his experience in fighting their forces.

I will rewrite your mission, to make it sound as if Marcus has been stationed there since he took Apollonia.

[Feigling]

LancerDancer said
I'll get to accepting Rome's two newest legions in a moment.

I'm in the middle of editing Lanius' history right now.

[LancerDancer]

PhoenixWhite said
Legio XI Celeris Acuta

Accepted and added, orders are on their way.

Feigling said
I'm in the middle of editing Lanius' history right now.

Let me know when you're ready for me to review.

[LancerDancer]

@PhenoixWhite

Mission added.

[AmongHeroes]

Well the legions in Sicily are indeed in a pinch. Nice twist LancerDancer.

[Feigling]

Finished the history.

[LancerDancer]

AmongHeroes said
Well the legions in Sicily are indeed in a pinch. Nice twist LancerDancer.

Thanks, I wasn't about to let the confusion over orders escape me!

@TheMusketMan

You're not getting a bollocking, the order was a tad vague, however it did ask you to prevent the Carthaginian army from reaching Syracuse, as opposed to defending the city, thereby allowing them to reach it.

And the Consul certainly isn't going to confess to the Senate that he gave vague orders.

Time to grab the shovel, and dig your way out of the impending scandal by not dying at Syracuse!

[Heyitsjiwon]

Any more room for me to join?

[AmongHeroes]

@TheMusketMan-So I went ahead and posted from the perspective of the VI Legion in the Second Battle of Syracuse. It was hard not to take some liberties with the Legio V Almeria, but I tried to limit it as best I could. I was thinking that if you wanted, you could tackle the actual destruction of Hasdrubal's army in your next post. If you want that to be the outcome, that is. If you do, feel free to setup and use the VI Legion as you see fit. A collab would be great in this situation, but I'll admit I don't have a lot of spare time to do that.

Lastly, and most importantly, if you have any issues with my post, just let me know and we can work it out.

[LancerDancer]

Heyitsjiwon said
Any more room for me to join?

Rome is actually in desperate need of more legions.

Post your legion sheet, and await acceptance.

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On another note, you all may not have heard me the first time, but I'm off to Scotland tomorrow on business and may not be active again until Saturday evening. Depending on how things unfold.

With this in mind, does anyone care to step in temporarily? Any volunteers would need to basically keep things going until my return, which is a lot less hassle than it seems.

If not, then you will all have to wait until I come home before the next missions are issued or problems resolved. I guess 4 days isn't that long of a time, but it would be heart breaking if I returned to a dead RP.

[AmongHeroes]

I'll volunteer to help out.

[LancerDancer]

AmongHeroes said
I'll volunteer to help out.

I appreciate that greatly. I understand that this forum is quite limited at the moment, and so I cannot cede you control of the thread itself - which is annoying. Therefore, adding new legions to the list and accepting players will be out of your hands, and any new comers will have to wait until I get back.

However, what you can do is keep the other players, and yourself, busy with things to do. If most of the players have finished their missions, then you have the full authority to direct them further. I know I have written nice little letters from the Consul to the various legates, but I can't expect you to have the time for that, as well as for your own legion's responsibilities.

So with that said, you can be more formal about matters and straight to the point. Put up an "Orders from the Senate" post, given by Consul Scipio this time, and you may simply say "Legio blah blah to do X". So long as the commands are understandable, then this will be fine.

Of course, the players may not be ready to move onto their next mission, or may wish to wait for me to come back. This is fine, if that's the case. But I would feel better knowing that someone, i.e you, is there to move things forwards if everyone is eager to press on.

You seem to understand the subject matter, which is an additional bonus.

With all this said, I am taking my laptop with me up to Scotland, so I might be available. It really depends on how much work I need to get done up there, as I'm being thrown into a very rushed situation.

[LancerDancer]

Feigling said
Legio Tertio Turcicum

I've added it to the list, because you have shown understanding of Roman conflicts - however, the Republic is not yet in Macedonia. The nearest to the Macedons is Apollonia (the area of red on the Greek coast), but as far as the RP is concerned, the Republic has not yet come into conflict with Macedon or Thrace.

Enalais mentioned his legion being defeated by Greek rebels*, and I allowed this to be the case as the Romans were kind of active in Greece at the time, so it was credible to accommodate his background. However, this is as far east as I'm permitting anyone's origins to extend to.

Please edit your origins. If you need conflicts for your guy to have taken part in, perhaps look to the First Punic War (about twenty years prior to this RP starting) between Carthage and Rome around the Mediterranean islands. If not, then Illyria (the coast directly east of Italy, coloured brown) was scene to a conflict about ten years previous.

*Actually, they won the battle, but to keep things orderly I had it that the expedition was a failure regardless.

[Feigling]

LancerDancer said
I've added it to the list, because you have shown understanding of Roman conflicts - however, the Republic is not yet in Macedonia. The nearest to the Macedons is Apollonia (the area of red on the Greek coast), but as far as the RP is concerned, the Republic has not yet come into conflict with Macedon or Thrace. Enalais mentioned his legion being defeated by Greek rebels, and I allowed this to be the case as the Romans were kind of active in Greece at the time, so it was credible to accommodate his background. However, this is as far east as I'm permitting anyone's origins to extend to. Please edit your origins. If you need conflicts for your guy to have taken part in, perhaps look to the First Punic War (about twenty years prior to this RP starting) between Carthage and Rome around the Mediterranean islands. If not, then Illyria (the coast directly east of Italy, coloured brown) was scene to a conflict about ten years previous.

Damn. Sorry, I'll edit that. For whatever reason, I thought we were further on than we actually were.

[LancerDancer]

Feigling said
Damn. Sorry, I'll edit that. For whatever reason, I thought we were further on than we actually were.

The changes you have made are workable, and your mission has been uploaded to the first IC post.

[AmongHeroes]

LancerDancer said
I appreciate that greatly. I understand that this forum is quite limited at the moment, and so I cannot cede you control of the thread itself - which is annoying. Therefore, adding new legions to the list and accepting players will be out of your hands, and any new comers will have to wait until I get back. However, what you can do is keep the other players, and yourself, busy with things to do. If most of the players have finished their missions, then you have the full authority to direct them further. I know I have written nice little letters from the Consul to the various legates, but I can't expect you to have the time for that, as well as for your own legion's responsibilities. So with that said, you can be more formal about matters and straight to the point. Put up an "Orders from the Senate" post, given by Consul Scipio this time, and you may simply say "Legio blah blah to do X". So long as the commands are understandable, then this will be fine. Of course, the players may not be ready to move onto their next mission, or may wish to wait for me to come back. This is fine, if that's the case. But I would feel better knowing that someone, i.e you, is there to move things forwards if everyone is eager to press on. You seem to understand the subject matter, which is an additional bonus. With all this said, I am taking my laptop with me up to Scotland, so I might be available. It really depends on how much work I need to get done up there, as I'm being thrown into a very rushed situation.

Sounds good. I'll keep it chugging along if you get tied up. Hope Scotland treats you well.

[TheMusketMan]

AmongHeroes said
@TheMusketMan-So I went ahead and posted from the perspective of the VI Legion in the Second Battle of Syracuse. It was hard not to take some liberties with the Legio V Almeria, but I tried to limit it as best I could. I was thinking that if you wanted, you could tackle the actual destruction of Hasdrubal's army in your next post. If you want that to be the outcome, that is. If you do, feel free to setup and use the VI Legion as you see fit. A collab would be great in this situation, but I'll admit I don't have a lot of spare time to do that. Lastly, and most importantly, if you have any issues with my post, just let me know and we can work it out.

S'all good.