The Quintus family looks decent enough. Just send the physicians.
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Completed King Arthur II : Katawa Legions
- Thread starter RK47
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Brother None
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I do love unknown consequences. I'm for sending the healer with guards, tho.
(though on the other hand, are we building up tyrant for Commander Shepardius here?)
(though on the other hand, are we building up tyrant for Commander Shepardius here?)
GarfunkeL
Racism Expert
Wait, are you sending the warriors to fetch that Messali healer? That might lead you into conflict with them.
Cassidy
Arcane
Get that healer at all costs because it sounds like fun.
kazgar
Arcane
another vote for warrior/healer/unknown consequences.
text adventure ahoy!
text adventure ahoy!
Chapter 09: A Dinner with the Messalas
Send the soldiers to fetch the Messala healer.
At once, milord.
Hmm. Throw him some gold to silence him.
Ah, that small delay cost us a chance to investigate the source of the plagues. What a waste.
Our relations with Quintus family are stronger than ever, milord. It is not a complete loss.
Yes. Leave me now to my thoughts.
A season pass, and Hadrian reappears in Septimus' dreams...
Hmm. A magical forge...interesting.
Milord, pardon me for the interruption, but our spies network have uncovered a possible conspiracy within the Messala family.
Speak softly. The walls have ears.
You are sure of this?
Yes. I suggest we investigate this plot further when you attend the annual celebration in the Messala estate.
Very well. Let us be on our way.
Pompeius Messala, the head of the family, greets you in his elaborates robes. You remark how long his eyes linger on one of your escorts, a beautiful woman. Livius Messala is a much manlier figure. To your surprise you realize that he also has a younger brother, Vibius.
This could complicate the succession...
I'm not going to hold back. Sulla Victus!
He is a worthy rival, but finally you win the game. You hear admiring muttering from the direction of the Quintus and Caracalla guests, but the Messalas don't look particularly glad that you have beaten their champion. Vibius Messala admires your skills with the bow and he wants you to teach him how to shoot. You are about to begin when his father interrupts the conversation.
My son is going to be general, not a foot soldier. He's leaving for a garrison at the Wall in the morning.
(Good luck leading your men with mere words in battle.)
Milord, perhaps it's time...
Let's investigate the well.
You don't see anyone in the courtyard, but a brief inspection reveals that the well is empty and the carved stones form crude steps. You climb down and find a tunnel that leads to a gate. Beyond the gate you see a bare hall and hear gladiators talking.
Should we warn Pompeius?
No. It's time to pay his son a visit.
Let's see what's on his desk.
You find some letters; nothing suspicious. Then you a whiff of an odour that reminds you of invisible ink. You hold the letters up to the light, and now you can read the secret message that proves he has had some secret dealings with a general. You take the letter.
You cannot outfox me. Now...let's check the chest.
The chest is filled with personal keepsakes. Simple jewellery, an almost empty perfume bottle, things that make you think of a middle-aged noblewoman. Oddly, there is also a simple knife that stands out from the rest of the items, but you cannot see its significance. You hear a soft whistling from outside. It must be your soldier in the courtyard, and it means that someone is coming. You quickly leave the room.
I've the evidence. Time to return to the play before they noticed me missing.
Dinner is server later that night. It is a true feast, with such delicacies as wild boar in honey, and you also drink much of the treasured, rare wine from the south of Britannia. You witness an exciting debate concerning mythology between high ranking Severus official and two Senators of the Quintus family.
(Picking either side would result in pissing off one. Best to find a middle ground. Hostility from meaningless debates should be avoided.) Clearly Hercules is a demigod. When he died, his mortal shell went to the otherworld, while his divine essence took his place among the gods.
They all laugh, so you must've found an appropriate answer that suits everyone. And it even helped you strengthen your political ties to these familes.
Just as planned. 
Sir, shall we warn Pompeius?
No, we'll meet his son. Let's give that fat slob the scare of his life.
Because your idea is foolish and will lead to death. I have a better idea.
My plan is perfect.
Gladiators, really? Even if they manage to get past the bodyguards and kill your father, such things are impossible to conceal. Your glory would be very short-lived.
And what do you suggest I do, Septimus?
Please, call me Shep. Your father is well-protected here in the villa, but I can make him leave the estates. If I persuade him to go with your younger brother to the wall, you can deal with them both, out in the wilds. You can blame the tragedy on the savages.
Livius ponders this, then nods.
Let's dance, loco.
Alright. Everything is set for the grand finale. But who will lead the Messala in the end?
The Father, the Eldest, or the Youngest?
The choice...is yours.
A season pass, and Hadrian reappears in Septimus' dreams...
Pompeius Messala, the head of the family, greets you in his elaborates robes. You remark how long his eyes linger on one of your escorts, a beautiful woman. Livius Messala is a much manlier figure. To your surprise you realize that he also has a younger brother, Vibius.
He is a worthy rival, but finally you win the game. You hear admiring muttering from the direction of the Quintus and Caracalla guests, but the Messalas don't look particularly glad that you have beaten their champion. Vibius Messala admires your skills with the bow and he wants you to teach him how to shoot. You are about to begin when his father interrupts the conversation.
You don't see anyone in the courtyard, but a brief inspection reveals that the well is empty and the carved stones form crude steps. You climb down and find a tunnel that leads to a gate. Beyond the gate you see a bare hall and hear gladiators talking.
You find some letters; nothing suspicious. Then you a whiff of an odour that reminds you of invisible ink. You hold the letters up to the light, and now you can read the secret message that proves he has had some secret dealings with a general. You take the letter.
The chest is filled with personal keepsakes. Simple jewellery, an almost empty perfume bottle, things that make you think of a middle-aged noblewoman. Oddly, there is also a simple knife that stands out from the rest of the items, but you cannot see its significance. You hear a soft whistling from outside. It must be your soldier in the courtyard, and it means that someone is coming. You quickly leave the room.
Dinner is server later that night. It is a true feast, with such delicacies as wild boar in honey, and you also drink much of the treasured, rare wine from the south of Britannia. You witness an exciting debate concerning mythology between high ranking Severus official and two Senators of the Quintus family.
They all laugh, so you must've found an appropriate answer that suits everyone. And it even helped you strengthen your political ties to these familes.
Livius ponders this, then nods.
The Father, the Eldest, or the Youngest?
The choice...is yours.
kazgar
Arcane
yeah kill the traitor, and then go get those artifacts.
are you skipping battles, or is it just how the games rolling at the moment?
are you skipping battles, or is it just how the games rolling at the moment?
Kz3r0
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Sic Semper Proditores
There we go again
Rome DOES NOT pay traitors. Kill that snake called Livius.
Kill the fucker.
GarfunkeL
Racism Expert
Yeah, never trust a scheming son. Once a traitor, always a traitor!
Brother None
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I don't trust Livius. Never trust a traitor. Viberis it is.
Can you imagine how Viberis would feel if Septimus, the man whom he admired and beaten their family champion, saved him, from his treacherous brother...and from certain death as his father is killed right before him? He'll owe us his life. I personally would for the youngest. His pompous father is useless, while his treacherous brother unreliable. Having the NEW head of the family owe his life to the Sullas would be quite a boon.
I can choose which quest to handle first.
Erebus
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Unless he discovers the part we played in this. And even if he becomes a loyal ally, there's no telling how competent and useful he'll actually be. His brother at least seems to be a decent soldier... and, who knows, maybe he has a good reason to kill his father ? The things found in his chest were strange.
Either:
He's a tranny.
Or he's plotting to kill his father using a lady assassin.
Et cetera.
Fact is: The more incapable the head of the Messala family is, the more reliant they are to us, the Sullas. And that can only be a good thing. Leaving them with a young, impressionable leader seems like a better choice than sticking with this old, decadent slug.
He's a tranny.
Or he's plotting to kill his father using a lady assassin.
Et cetera.
Fact is: The more incapable the head of the Messala family is, the more reliant they are to us, the Sullas. And that can only be a good thing.
Leaving them with a young, impressionable leader seems like a better choice than sticking with this old, decadent slug.ironyuri
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Viberius it is. Sic Semper Renegadus Shepardus.
This game sure looks nice. Great job as always, RK47-kun!
Rescue Viberus. 
Voting concluded. Your 'honorable' lot won this vote 5 to 3. We will save Pompeius.
Chapter 10: Vikings!
We will defend Pompeius.
Milord?
Livius betrays his own father. A man like that cannot be trusted.
By your command.
The next day...
Pompeius leaves in the morning with his youngest son. You follow him later. Around noon you reach the particular patch of forest where the planned ambush is to take place. You spot Livius' men hiding in the woods. They spring out of the undergrowth and attack.
Assassins! Viberis, defend me!
Today is the end of you, father! And you too, brother!
Not today, you cur! Guards! Defend Master Pompeius at all costs!
Septimus, but we-
SILENCE, KINSLAYER!
A season passes as the army journeys to the north towards the Vikings territory. They are to capture the famed magical forge.
Milord, our observer have delivered their reports on the Quintus family's situation.
Does it concern the aftermath of the plague?
Yes, here it is, milord.
Hmm. How's our treasury looking?
We've around four thousand gold in our vaults.
It does not look like we're able to send them much...how about a loan?
That can be arranged.
Finally, the army arrived at the Viking's territory.
This will be quite a battle...
I'm afraid our archers are no good in this battle. But our Legions are more than capable of matching them in the open.
I worry more of their chieftains. The wargs are highly mobile as well.
On the bright side, their archers are pretty awful. We should be able to advance without worry.
Right. Let's teach these savages a lesson.
As you command!
A storm greets them as they prepare for battle.
Chapter 10: Vikings!
The next day...
Pompeius leaves in the morning with his youngest son. You follow him later. Around noon you reach the particular patch of forest where the planned ambush is to take place. You spot Livius' men hiding in the woods. They spring out of the undergrowth and attack.
A season passes as the army journeys to the north towards the Vikings territory. They are to capture the famed magical forge.
Finally, the army arrived at the Viking's territory.
A storm greets them as they prepare for battle.
A storm will make the archers even more worthless I suspect?
Oh, and stopping just before a battle and not letting us vote on how to help Quintus?
Oh, and stopping just before a battle and not letting us vote on how to help Quintus?
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