Which faction do you want to ad to EB if there was no faction limit?

[Ranika]

Pict is a wholely Roman term, and totally inappropriate for the period. They'd simply be Caledonians, or Caledrynon. They were also culturally different, because Goidilic and Briton culture was heavily affecting them. The old Caledonians effectively ceased to exist, so calling them Caledonians is more accurate than calling them by a cultural outgrowth. It'd be like calling iron age Britons in Wales the Welsh. The Welsh culture is largely an outgrowth of Cymrian Celtic culture, but not identical, and there was no migration involved, simply external cultures affecting them. Gaul, also, was once a united kingdom, under the Biturges, which is how the region of Gaul came to originally be recognized. The tribes who had been under the Biturges control formerly, or descended from those tribes, were the Gallic tribes. In our period, there are two kingdoms in Gaul, the Aedui, the descendants of the Birturges, in terms of ruling (and now control the Biturges), and their opposition were the Arverni, who were essentially rebels who gathered up some of the tribes who expressed a lack of confidence in the wake of Germanic and Belgic incursions, in the Aedui confederation's authority and ability to defend them. These two groups are more than coalitions. The tribes don't have total autonomy, and don't necessarily have the right to break away from the central authority without violent reprisal. They're more akin to a state, like in the United States; they hold some authority over themselves, with local laws and the ability to form local militia-type armies, but they answer to a higher governing authority. The Arverni-Aedui conflict is the equivalent, in this example, is the equivalent of the American civil war. Some states (tribes) felt they were not being protected enough, or were being mistreated by the government, so they sided with a rebellion, and formed their own government. Of course, due to faction limitations, only one side, the Aedui, will probably be seen. It's a pity too, because the Roman conquest of Gaul largely hinged on the fact that the two sides were too busy fighting one another to face the Romans. A united Gaul could've provided quite a solid fight, and in vanilla, it was always too easy to unite Gaul. However, our rebels should provide a decent enemy, so that hopefully won't be a problem.