The Scipii and their deal with the Devil

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Back in the latter days of un-unified Italia the Julii had been "assimilated" into the SPQR again, the Scipii had lost their Italian holdings and only Croton and Thermon were holding out against the great SPQR armies. One of the last Scipii generals was approached by a cloaked figure who offered him more Denarii then he had ever seen and Semi-autonomy from the rest of the Roman Lands. He of course accepted and spent the rest of his days administering the land of Scicilia. Then a son was born, his name was Quintus Scipio and was destined for greatness. This young boy did not know it but he was to be chosen as the next great semi-emperor heir of the Roman empire. He would have to follow senate policies and continue the expansion of the empire, but who knew that the Scipii would be allowed to become so powerful after their defeat?
When he came of age young Quintus decided to lead a great army under the purple banner and show all of Rome his ability, so he would not be disenfranchised and cause his family to return to their lonely administration of unimportant Scicilia. He first defeated a rebel army and then boarded a Trireme, there he met the current emperor of Rome and experienced the great handing down of experienced soldiers that often comes as an emperor reahces his 55th birthday. They then parted ways in Anatolia and young Quintus went off to show the Greeks that the SPQR are not the only dangerous Romans.


This is the right place for this right?

[AntiochusIII]

Yes, this is a place for stories.

Continue on, sir, and let the Org pay for more space with your little imaginations.

[Monk]

Ah! New faces coming to the mead hall. Welcome both of you Drinks are cheap so long as you're a writer

Uesugi Kenshin: I hope to see more of this story, i think it has potential . welcome to the mead hall and have a pleasant stay. Yes, this is indeed the correct place for this.

AntiochusIII: i welcomed you in another thread, but hey; what's one more right? welcome and enjoy the stories posted by our fellow patrons.

if either of you need anything, please do not hesitate to scream *a number of screams echo from down the hall* Hah. we're just so busy tonight

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Oi! Tis not my imagination good sir. But me playing RTW and telling my relatively pointless tale about my crazy Senate campaign wherein Carthage is the greatest and longest lasting ally of Rome!


Now for our next installment (didn't play long today though):

Quintus arrived in Anatolia next to the Great Temple of Artemis and commenced the pillage rape and execution of the pitiful Greek city. Unbenownst to young Scipio the current Emperor of Rome was lying dead on a bridge after single handedly killing 200 Ponts in a glorious battle, wherein his bodygaurd killed a total of 678 Ponts before being drowned in a tide of flesh and arrows. While Scipio was riding down the last of the Greeks he was also becoming Emperor of Rome and his daughter was having her fourth birthday party in the Grand Imperial Gardens of Rome.
After the death of the Emperor Quintus was out for blood and decided to bring roman vengeance down on the craven Ponts. He began rampaging across Anatolia executing the populace as an offering to the Emperor as he went, within three years all of Anatolia was Roman and the assault was about to spread to the lands of Egypt and Pontus. Maybe this is why the Senate has chosen to fund Carthage for all of these years? Maybe they were preparing for a joint assault on the Pharoah?
In other Roman affairs the Germans were wiped out and the Scythians have been putting up fierce resistance, but they are falling back in droves and cannot stand before Roman might!


Wow I guess I had more material than I thought.....

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Is anybody reading/enjoying this? I can see that it has been viewed 40 times, but if nobody is enjoying it I do not want to spam....


Until someone replies I will continue:


The young Quintus now saw that the very presence of the SPQR in Anatolia was being threatened by an organized Egyptian and Pont(how do you spell that?) resistance. After subjugating Sinope he was forced to retreat to defend the newly conquered cities from the invading Egyptians and a band of rebels. His bodygaurd led a miraculous charge against a similarly sized Hoplite militia unit and decimated it without loss, this battle was seen as a harbringer of victories to be won by the brash young emperor. He then led loyalist troops out of the newly conquered cities and routed the Egyptian raiders.
With his blessing the Senate finally gave Iberia to Carthage after postponing the transaction for many years. This allowed Roman resources to be focused on economic develpment and the raging eastern wars. The experieneced troops from the Iberian legions are also able to head back to Rome for refitting and shipment to the front where they will work for their pay, instead of just putting down a rebellion every now and then.

[Monk]

I apologise for not replying sooner...

Oi! Tis not my imagination good sir. But me playing RTW and telling my relatively pointless tale about my crazy Senate campaign wherein Carthage is the greatest and longest lasting ally of Rome!

well; that's how i got started. I started writting basic recaps of battles, before i knew it i was doing campaigns. Then as i felt the need to add something more to my writing i found i was adding plots elements like in some of my first stories here at the Mead Hall. i don't think it's pointless; people are reading this aside from me so i'm not the only one who thinks that. If you enjoy writing it i say keep going!

Is anybody reading/enjoying this? I can see that it has been viewed 40 times, but if nobody is enjoying it I do not want to spam....

spam? no, no of course not. No story is spam so long as it is tasteful and follows the guidlines of the mead hall. Which are basically unwriten rules that means keep the story suitable for a teenager to read. Otherwise give a warning at the start of the story as to what it will contain.

I do enjoy it though. Keep writing; you'll improve and maybe it will become something you enjoy (if it's not already).