As the young King watches allied Teuton spearmen march into Arverni he thinks about the battle to come and dwells upon his all consuming desire for revenge.
The original King Vosegus merged his tribe with the new Roman power but that turned out to be a fatal decision. The Roman leadership was corrupt and the pro-counsels especially so. Foreign tribes were allowed to sack UC-1 villages at will and it soon became apparent that the leadership was involved.
Unfortunately the Gauls were located right in the middle of the new Roman province. There was a chance to talk to the Teutons confederation across the Rhine River (BS) but the older Vosegus was pretty sure that UC-1 leadership had contacts there and news of his trying to change allegiance would reach the wrong ears.
Soon after a confederation of Visigoths attacked UC-1 (TBW) and the old King Vosegus started passing a Visigoth general information. Unfortunately the Visigoth general enjoyed his drink more than leading his troops or planning any strategy and soon enough Vosegus’s treachery was discovered before the Visigoth general would send help. A trap was laid by UC-1 and old Vosegus had no choice but to heed the pro-consul’s summons. Both Vosegus and his army were slaughtered in a devastating ambush in a lonely oasis.
Vosegus’s oldest son took the throne, left the Visigoth’s and threw the Kingdom open to the Romans. (set the UC-1 leader as a sitter and told him he could do what he wanted with the villages). Instead of using the Gaul villages the Romans lead the remaining Gaul army out into the same oasis and slaughtered them and the new king.
The Younger Vosegus has learned well. After the Romans tired of pillaging the Gaul villages he slowly crannied up. Surprisingly the Gauls were left alone. The Younger Vosegus initially just wanted to rebuild his small kingdom and be left in peace. Eventually his thirst for revenge got the better of him and now he is close to humiliating the pro-consul that took both his father’s and older brother’s lives.
The muster begins:
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