53 Results in the "The Lion & The Owl" category
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Villa Servi
I made a cornball map of Villa Servi, a unique structure built in the years following Hannibal's failed invasion (when Rome amplified the colonization of the Alps). Magnus Servius came to the Leontine's to oversee his grandfather's immature walnut grove and father's apple orchards. He spent most of his adult life adding a second-story to the farmhouse, and planting pears alongside the first orchard. His son, Rufus never left, marrying a Cisalpine Gaul, be began selling their crops to Rome proper. His…-
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The Owl in Residence
Nothing signifies the cruelty of fauna more than a Roman rooster. Taller than a newborn child, the motley-plume monster slips through a crack in the larder door, head bobbing with every step. It loiters about the pre-dawn darkness before idling near the hearth where the ashes remain warm. It is day three—this cocker’s last day on the planet. With cautious deliberation, it saunters to the lectern, yet before it can raise its feathery head for a sunrise squawk, long fingers snatch its slender…-
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The Lion Roars
The villa and its neighboring urbana sit upon a plateau in the heart of an ancient caldera, its half-moon crown veiled by a lush blanket of oak forests. Minor crops and grazing meadows share this upland, surrounded by a majestic valley of orchards, vineyards, and groves. Three high walls adorned with vibrant murals enclose the village, with a long two-story housing unit making up the fourth. Skipio lived in those dorms for a time after Father blamed their comfortable villa for his lack of work…-
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Nucum Messis
Long before the human curse, a colossal vent erupted, flooding the vast icy landscape with its molten blood. The searing ooze cooled and, with time, became the blackest, most fertile soil. A cauldron valley is all that remains of Vulcan's fiery child, its majestic crown now a half-moon stretch of peaks that cast shadows a mile wide. Dawn’s first light creeps over the range, its gentle warmth felt throughout the plantation. Southern winds soon follow, catching the village procession on their descent,…-
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The Morning Diversion
Skipio wakes before the sun, his habit since coming home. The frigid lake arouses his blood, and he floats upon its black stillness, lamenting that the coming winter will force his swim routine indoors. He strokes to the porch, its slick balustrade heavy with moss, and hoists himself into the chilly air. Streaking quickly into his room, he stands before the wall hearth’s roiling flame and dries himself with a fresh towel, courtesy of Welletrix. The blond Gaul reappears with a steaming water bowl…-
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Lucius Scipio Servius
Lucius Scipio ServiusAge 29 | He/Him | Roman Skipio is a decurio in the Legio X Equestri, a swordsman antesignani serving in the Gallic Wars. Skipio is an architect and heir to the Servii plantation in the Lepontine Alps just north of the Lario (modern Lake Como). He is known for his exclusive taste in men, and his penchant for consensual…-
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Aedan the Ancalite
Áedán the AncaliteAge 22 | He/Him | Brythonic Celt At the start of the series, Aedan is a novice druid and abortionist from ‘Small Island.’ After the Roman's invade Britannia a second time, he inherits his father's position as 'The Owl' among the druids and proves himself a shrew tactician among the warriors. He's known for seeking only male lovers, many of whom barely tolerate his desire for fight…-
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The Parents
Lucius Vitus ServiusAge 50 | He/Him | RomanCiniod the FirstAge 45 | She/Her | Brythonic Celt Vitus is a praefectus of the Legio X Equestri, a career cavalryman and cartographer, and owner of Servio Poma et Pira, a family business of apples and pears, fruit wine, and seasonal walnuts our of Cisalpine Gaul. He is the father of Skipio. Ciniod is a Belgae king’s daughter born along the shores of the Tamesa (modern Thames) in Britannia. She is the widow of the arch-druid Fintan (The Owl), and…-
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Roman Friends and Countrymen
Gaius Planus CaesarAge 29 | He/Him | Roman Planus is a decurio in the Legio X Equestri, an engineer and scribe born of the Julii in Rome but raised in Comum (modern day Como). He is a childhood friend of Skipio. A man lover like Skipio, he is in love with a Gaul named Welletrix. Crassus Titus FlaviusAge 30 | He/Him | Roman Titus is a decurio in the Legio X Equestri, an archer and accountant born to the timber wealthy Flavii of Novum Comum (modern day Como). He is a childhood…-
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Britannia Cast
Fintan the OwlDeceased | He/Him | Brythonic Celt Fintan was archdruid of the coastal Ancalite tribe and a trusted advisor of warlord Cassibelanus. The original Owl King, he was born south of the Tamesa (modern Thames) in Britannia and was the husband of Ciniod the First and father of Aedan (The Owl). He dies before the start of the series in Belgica, fighting the Roman invaders. Taran the SecondAge 38 | He/Him | Brythonic Celt Taran is archdruid of the Belgae tribe born along the…-
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