The Curia

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

thank you for the warm greeting Lvcvllvs, I hope to be of some use to great Roma in my time.

[Mooks]

Legio III has not left for the shores of Illyria yet, so im happy to greet you.


(OOC im a huge Salvatore fan too. Though Bruenor is my favorite character)

[everyone]

A messneger arrives.
"Senatores, I bring word from Consul Cicero:"

he unrolls a piece of parchment

"Fellow Senatores,

I have been informed by our allies at Massilia that a sizable Punic force has been at their borders for a few seasons now and may threaten our allies with an invasion; though they may be merely scouting, it may also lead to an invasion of our allies and eventually war.
some action must be taken in the case that the Poeni attempt an invasion of our allies

Consul Cicero"

[Mooks]

A messneger arrives.
"Senatores, I bring word from Consul Cicero:"

he unrolls a piece of parchment

"Fellow Senatores,

I have been informed by our allies at Massilia that a sizable Punic force has been at their borders for a few seasons now and may threaten our allies with an invasion; though they may be merely scouting, it may also lead to an invasion of our allies and eventually war.
some action must be taken in the case that the Poeni attempt an invasion of our allies

Consul Cicero"

Maybe increase the nearby garrison? If the Poeni were attempting to invade they wouldve already, they are not mindless gauls that are plaqued by indecision.

(OOC Drizzt is nice. But Salvatore makes him out to be too emotional or sympathetic sometimes. Though I understand completely why, I prefer bruenor's "Kill and eat em" attitude)

[everyone]

Cicero's representative rises to respond to Scipio

"Our treasury is now nearly empty, if we continue to raise troops, we wouldn't have enough money to pay them, and it takes a year for troops to march from northern Italia to Massilia.
however I believe the consular Legio IV Roma is stationed in the Northern frontier, and perhaps Princeps Blasio wishes to move it to make camp at a place which could easily access Segesta and Massilia, so that whenever either cities are directly threatened, the legion may move quickly to relieve those cities"

[Mooks]

Cicero's representative rises to respond to Scipio

"Our treasury is now nearly empty, if we continue to raise troops, we wouldn't have enough money to pay them, and it takes a year for troops to march from northern Italia to Massilia.
however I believe the consular Legio IV Roma is stationed in the Northern frontier, and perhaps Princeps Blasio wishes to move it to make camp at a place which could easily access Segesta and Massilia, so that whenever either cities are directly threatened, the legion may move quickly to relieve those cities"

I completely agree and praise you for your foresight into this area.

[/Bean\]

Dextvs Horatia Barbatvs rises.

Another delegation should be sent to the Cathaginians. If they refuse to withdraw their army or at least fail to give a reasonable explanation for their growing presence on the edge of our sphere of influence, we may have to take more direct action.

Dux Cotta is anxious to avoid war with Carthage for as long as is possible. We may need to resort to other areas of influence, maybe a new treaty, or a show of coins, may be enough to divert their attention away from war.

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

And I happy to greet you


[ooc: I love pretty much anything to do with R.A. Salvatore books, but yeah Drizzt does have the lead by just a hair, for me at least]