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Community world · Rome and Latium · 180 BCE

The Fallen Eagle, -180

Urban pressure, Politics focus

Roman Republic, 180 BCE. Your father, a Senator and General, and your mother, a powerful silver broker, have been assassinated. At sixteen, you are the Paterfamilias of a ruined house, responsible for two sisters and four brothers. Hiding in a Subura tenement, you must navigate the deadly high-stakes politics of the Senate, the cutthroat markets of your mother's old rivals, or the blood-soaked sands of the arena to prevent your siblings from being sold into slavery to settle your family's massive debts.

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Roman Republic, 180 BCE. The marble of the Curia seems colder than it did when you walked beside your father, a General and Senator of the Republic. Now, that life is a blood-stained memory. Your father’s military discipline and your mother’s sharp wit for trade are all that remain of your inheritance after the 'thugs'—surely political assassins—tore your world apart. Your estate is seized, your slaves have fled, and you are now the Paterfamilias of a ruined house at just sixteen. You stand in a cramped, drafty room in the Subura, looking at your six younger siblings—two sisters and four brothers—who depend on you for their next meal. You are a gifted warrior with a mind for the markets, but in Rome, talent without standing is just a target. Whether you reclaim your dignity through the grueling ranks of the Legions, the treacherous floor of the Senate, the cutthroat whispers of the streets, or the bloody glory of the arena, one fact remains: the Eagle has fallen, and it is up to you to make it fly again.

The immediate need to secure food and safety for six siblings in the dangerous Subura.

A debt collector for the Ordo Equester is demanding 'interest' in blood or service to keep your sisters off the block.

A contact from your mother's old network offers a lead on who really hired the killers that struck your parents.

A low-ranking officer who served under your father offers a way into the Legions, provided you can find a way to afford your own kit.

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authority

The Curia Julia

The marble heart of the Republic where your father's former colleagues debate the fate of your bloodline while voting on new taxes.

residential

Subura Insulae

A labyrinth of rotting timber apartments and narrow alleys where your six siblings huddle in fear of the debt-collectors and assassins.

market

Forum Romanum

The epicenter of Roman life, where legal cases are argued on the Rostra and your mother’s old business contacts still trade secrets.

courtly

Campus Martius

The 'Field of Mars' serving as both an exercise ground for the legions and a place where young nobles lobby for military commissions.

social

Ludus Maximus

The bloody arena of the private combat circuit, offering a desperate path to fame for those willing to bleed for the betting crowds.

travel

Vatican Woods

A marshy, bandit-ridden wilderness across the Tiber where killers vanish and illegal smuggling routes bypass city tolls.

Power

Factions

political · influence 80

The Optimates

Conservative traditionalists who view your family's collapse as divine punishment for your mother's commercial influence and your father's 'failure' to survive.

economic · influence 70

The Ordo Equester

The rising knightly class who were your mother's bridge to capital; they hold the promissory notes that could send your siblings to the slave markets.

social · influence 50

Urban Mobs

The volatile 'Plebs Urbana' who loved your father's triumphs; however, their loyalty is fickle and tied to whoever provides the next grain dole.

Pressure

Opening rumors

Credibility 74

market talk

People in Rome and Latium say grain prices are moving faster than official assurances and the hungry are getting restless.

Credibility 57

street gossip

Whispers say the Aediles are planning an accounting sweep that may target 'tainted' households first to fill the public coffers.

Credibility 51

travelers

Travelers from the coast claim your mother's old silver routes weren't just stolen, they were handed over by someone within her own inner circle.

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