Chapter 1. Ab Incunabulis
Paladin Wulfen
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Good Ladies and Gentlemen ... I am Paladin Wulfen and I come to teach you ... What if the Leader of the Caesar's Legion had a son. Octavian.
PD: I would like to apologize for some mistakes. English is not my mother tongue, since I am Spanish.
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Chapter 1. Ab Incunabulis
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona, Four States Commonwealth.
Date: January, 10.
The turmoil within the former Northern Arizona University and now "Caesar's Palace" was more than remarkable. What was once a place teeming with slaves and praetorians, now lacked the former and was more inhabited than the latter. Praefectus Praetorio Lucius, leader of the Praetorian Guard, led the Flagstaff defense organization with a scant 2,000 men, including legionaries recently graduated from their training, veterans in Flagstaff, and the five hundred men of the Praetorian Guard.
As Octavian walked the corridors, he could barely avoid having to stop when he passed a group of warriors. Finally he reached the desired door and when he opened the wooden door, he saw that there were X people in the room. Lucius; Praefectus Praetorio, Appio; praefectus urbanus, Attilio; Praefectus vigilum: Prefect of the Vigiles together with Fabius; praefectus annonae ("Prefect of the Provisions").
"Ave Caesar." They all saluted in front of Octavian's entrance.
Octavian was what Caesar despised in a way; a young man of 1.80, without a developed musculature as other young people of his age would have, hair cut short at the sides of dark color and an ornate outfit similar to those worn by other Legionaries.
“Octavian… We were discussing the defense of Flagstaff. According to speculatores, the NCR army has already taken Kingsman and is supported by restored tanks along with trucks that have been hauling artillery pieces. Some pieces of artillery are even rocket launchers. Lucius said as he moved several pieces in the shape of soldiers and cannons on top of a map of Arizona, placed on a table.
"Do we know how many? “I ask seriously. He approached and watched with some horror as the pieces occupied a good part of the left side of Arizona. "It is said that about fifty thousand together with a hundred tanks and at least the same number of artillery."
Octavian was silent as the men, veterans who had fought in Caesar's tribal campaigns, discussed and posed tactics. Lucius said to promote a Spartan defense while they waited for the other Legions and units of the "Empire" dispersed throughout the occupied territory exercising peacekeeping and garrison tasks, to return to expel the enemy. Appius encouraged an attack before they reached the city, while Fabius spoke of a scorched earth tactic and sabotage, while using the explosive collars of the slaves to launch them against the NCR lines. A brainstorm was going on but then Octavian interrupted with a simple question. "What weapons do we have?" That made everyone look at Lucius. The Praetorian, almost a father to the young "prince" sighed knowing that the answer was not pleasant. "Gladius, Spears, pistols, shotguns, some hunting rifles and the personal weapons of the Praetorian Guard apart from dynamite and Molotov cocktails"
The answer made it clear that in this area the NCR had the advantage, at least every NCR soldier was equipped with AR-15 Service Rifles, 9mm pistols and a combat knife. And that's not counting the training they had.
“Defending the city by conventional means is out of the question. The NCR will fight house to house, street to street supported by their tanks, armored soldiers even as heard from the hands of Vulpes who are using planes to drop bombs on our camps or fortified positions. " I said thinking and remembering a book I had read called The Fall of Berlin 1945. The similarity was overwhelming.
“Flagstaff will fall. That is a great truth. But it depends on how it falls. " He said seriously before looking at those present. "Do we know anything about Promagistrate Anthony and El Paso?" The silent and immobile faces gave the negative. Promagistrate Anthony was one of the Legion's best commanders, but his ideas were rejected due to his liberalism. "According to the latest reports, he was fighting a tribe called Texas Rangers who apparently acted like the Desert Rangers his father faced years ago."
"We need someone to put up a resistance in the capital ... What time to withdraw to prepare a good counterattack and thus exp ..." My speech was interrupted by the appearance of a legionary with the typical outfit of speculators, the exploration service and recognition. "Bird. Castrum Navajo has fallen to the profligates and their chariots. " That made Lucius grunt in disgust. Castrum Navajo was a mere six miles away. "Prepare to withdraw, burn anything of importance, be it documents, any photographs." I reported before Lucius looked at me seriously.
Lucius' gaze transmitted a message without having to open his mouth to make sounds. But he did anyway. “The Praetorian Guard and their veterans stay. Give up and survive. " Lucius's face was stony and Octavian Sallow understood that he was not going to retreat. "The Guard dies, it does not surrender!" It resounded in his mind remembering those most suitable words at that moment.
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Location: Twin Arrows, Arizona, Four States Commonwealth.
Date: January, 10
Twin Arrows was perhaps the least expected place where the Prince would rest. The sound of artillery bombarding Flagstaff echoed even thirty-five kilometers away. A distance that was normal for a Legionnaire to travel.
PD: I would like to apologize for some mistakes. English is not my mother tongue, since I am Spanish.
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- April 17: Charlie Company of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion of the New California Republic Army, is assigned to Camp McCarran, to direct anti-insurgency work motivated by the hostilities carried out by the raider gang called "Fiends". The Company will be relegated to surveillance tasks where their specialty as marksmen will mean that the Fiends will not directly attack Camp McCarran but will harass the patrols coming from it or outside.
- May 12: The so-called Burning of New Canaan occurs where the raider tribe "White Legs" under the guidance of Agent Frumentarii "Ulysses" attack the city when most of its defenders led by Joshua Graham, formerly Commander in Chief of the forces of the Legion of Cesar, they leave the city to answer a call for help. The White Legs bombarded the city, before its inhabitants could mount an effective defense. Few managed to flee the city into the surrounding countryside. The White Legs ruthlessly killed everyone, including the elderly, the sick, and children.
- June 25: Operation Racket begins; Caesar's Legion will begin a periodic bribery shipment to the Omerta of New Vegas with the ultimate goal of inducing as much chaos as possible during the Legion's military campaign across the Mojave.
- September 5: A riot instigated by the revolutionary Samuel Cooke begins at the Southern Nevada Correctional Center, owned by the NCRCF, where the convicts manage to win due to the low presence of guards due to the requisition of troops by order of General Oliver Lee. The later called Powder Gangers would use the prison as their main base of operations.
- September 20: Following the events of September 5 at the New California Republic Correctional Facility, a herd of Deathclaws establish themselves in the Quarry Junction quarry. The NCR is forced to close the I-15 route due to the dangerous proximity to the deathclaws of Quarry Junction.
- October 5: In an operation carried out by Caesar's Legion Frumentarii agents, Camp Searchlight becomes highly radioactive as a result of opening the radioactive waste containers stored at the fire station.
- October 8: At Cottonwood Cove, a landing occurs by the Caesar's Legion. Cottonwood Cove would become the Legion forces' largest camp on the western side of the Colorado River, the Legion would use this important foothold in Nevada to bring in troops and supplies from Caesar's main base at Fortification Hill.
- October 19: The Battle of Nelson occurs where the NCR loses control of the population of Nelson in front of an enemy force half its number, Although outnumbered, the legionaries quickly invaded the defenses, killing most of the soldiers of the NCR and executed the rest by throwing them into the Colorado River in full view of the observers at Camp Forlorn Hope.
- October 20: The Nipton Massacre occurs where forces led by the leader of the Frumentarii of the Legion of Cesar "Vulpes Inculta", systematically massacre the population of Nipton leaving Boxcars and Oliver Swanick as the only survivors to the Powder Gangers, suffering the first having broken legs.
- October 22: The Second Battle of Nelson occurs where the NCR manages to expel the Legion from Nelson thanks to the support of an independent contractor known as the Courier.
- November 5: In Boulder City, the Boulder City Incident occurs; in which a group of Great Khan had attacked an NCR unit before the former retreat to the ruins of the city. The situation ends when a few hours later the contractor known as Courier arrives in the area and manages to extract the hostages before finishing off the Great Khans.
- November 15: The Courier manages to eliminate the leaders Fiends Violet; Rabid Pack leader, Cook-Cook; leader of the South Vegas ruins group apart from rapist of several NCR soldiers alongside Driver Nephi; important member of the gang.
- November 17: The Leader of the Fiends; Motor-Runner is executed at the hands of the Courier on the orders of Colonel James Hsu of the NCR. The death of Motor-Runner fuels chaos within the Fiends and reduces the insurgency by limiting itself to clashes caused by the approach to Fiends camps by NCR troops.
- November 20: The King; leader of the dominant Freeside gang with the help of the Courier manages to establish peaceful relations with the NCR after discovering that internal elements of the Kings' own organization led by the King's lieutenant; Pacer encouraged aggressiveness against the NCR.
- November 21: The Lucky 38 opens its doors for the first time and allows the Courier to enter.
- November 22: Benny, leader of the Chairmen and Casino Tops is assassinated at the hands of the Courier due to a personal matter, at the same time the sighting of Vulpes Inculta is reported in the New Vegas area.
- November 25-30: Between November 25 and 30, the Courier begins an investigation by all the casinos on the Strip uncovering heinous crimes such as cannibalism, murder, prostitution and recording of snuff material.
- December 1: Robert Edwin House the self-styled president, CEO, and sole proprietor of the New Vegas Strip in the Mojave Wasteland is killed by the Courier on the orders of Colonel Cassandra “Red Bear” Moore.
- December 4: Thanks to the Courier, the xenophobic “Boomers” tribe established in the Nellis AFB begins their support for the NCR as Courier manages to re-float the sunken Boeing B-29 Superfortress in Lake Mead.
- December 15: On Cesar's orders, the Lanius Legacy is deployed in the Mojave Theater. The measures taken by the Commander in Chief of the Legion together with the arrival of veterans such as the Centuria Red Okie encourages an increase in combat actions against the NCR
- December 20: A Courier-led operation takes place where the NCR expels the Great Khan from the Mojave region. Papa Khan survives the operation and ends up radicalizing against the NCR.
- December 23: The NCR conducts Operation “Hammerhead” aimed at raiding the Brotherhood of Steel Bunker in Hidden Valley. The Operation ends with a BOS withdrawal to the North.
- January 1: The Second Battle of Hoover Dam takes place; 10,000 NCR soldiers along the Mojave having as key points in order of greatest to least; Hoover Dam, Camp McCarran and Forlorn Hope. The help of the B-29 Bomber "Boomer One" is important along with the Courier which kills the Lanius Legacy in combat.
- January 5: Caesar, born Edward Sallow, the leader, dictator and co-founder of Caesar's Legion dies of a brain tumor in the city of Flagstaff. The news trickles down to NCR, which celebrates it.
- January 6: The Caesarian Civil War begins
- January 8: Operation Kimball begins; the Armed Forces of the New California Republic invades Arizona facing heavy resistance at the hands of the Legion forces.
Chapter 1. Ab Incunabulis
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona, Four States Commonwealth.
Date: January, 10.
The turmoil within the former Northern Arizona University and now "Caesar's Palace" was more than remarkable. What was once a place teeming with slaves and praetorians, now lacked the former and was more inhabited than the latter. Praefectus Praetorio Lucius, leader of the Praetorian Guard, led the Flagstaff defense organization with a scant 2,000 men, including legionaries recently graduated from their training, veterans in Flagstaff, and the five hundred men of the Praetorian Guard.
As Octavian walked the corridors, he could barely avoid having to stop when he passed a group of warriors. Finally he reached the desired door and when he opened the wooden door, he saw that there were X people in the room. Lucius; Praefectus Praetorio, Appio; praefectus urbanus, Attilio; Praefectus vigilum: Prefect of the Vigiles together with Fabius; praefectus annonae ("Prefect of the Provisions").
"Ave Caesar." They all saluted in front of Octavian's entrance.
Octavian was what Caesar despised in a way; a young man of 1.80, without a developed musculature as other young people of his age would have, hair cut short at the sides of dark color and an ornate outfit similar to those worn by other Legionaries.
“Octavian… We were discussing the defense of Flagstaff. According to speculatores, the NCR army has already taken Kingsman and is supported by restored tanks along with trucks that have been hauling artillery pieces. Some pieces of artillery are even rocket launchers. Lucius said as he moved several pieces in the shape of soldiers and cannons on top of a map of Arizona, placed on a table.
"Do we know how many? “I ask seriously. He approached and watched with some horror as the pieces occupied a good part of the left side of Arizona. "It is said that about fifty thousand together with a hundred tanks and at least the same number of artillery."
Octavian was silent as the men, veterans who had fought in Caesar's tribal campaigns, discussed and posed tactics. Lucius said to promote a Spartan defense while they waited for the other Legions and units of the "Empire" dispersed throughout the occupied territory exercising peacekeeping and garrison tasks, to return to expel the enemy. Appius encouraged an attack before they reached the city, while Fabius spoke of a scorched earth tactic and sabotage, while using the explosive collars of the slaves to launch them against the NCR lines. A brainstorm was going on but then Octavian interrupted with a simple question. "What weapons do we have?" That made everyone look at Lucius. The Praetorian, almost a father to the young "prince" sighed knowing that the answer was not pleasant. "Gladius, Spears, pistols, shotguns, some hunting rifles and the personal weapons of the Praetorian Guard apart from dynamite and Molotov cocktails"
The answer made it clear that in this area the NCR had the advantage, at least every NCR soldier was equipped with AR-15 Service Rifles, 9mm pistols and a combat knife. And that's not counting the training they had.
“Defending the city by conventional means is out of the question. The NCR will fight house to house, street to street supported by their tanks, armored soldiers even as heard from the hands of Vulpes who are using planes to drop bombs on our camps or fortified positions. " I said thinking and remembering a book I had read called The Fall of Berlin 1945. The similarity was overwhelming.
“Flagstaff will fall. That is a great truth. But it depends on how it falls. " He said seriously before looking at those present. "Do we know anything about Promagistrate Anthony and El Paso?" The silent and immobile faces gave the negative. Promagistrate Anthony was one of the Legion's best commanders, but his ideas were rejected due to his liberalism. "According to the latest reports, he was fighting a tribe called Texas Rangers who apparently acted like the Desert Rangers his father faced years ago."
"We need someone to put up a resistance in the capital ... What time to withdraw to prepare a good counterattack and thus exp ..." My speech was interrupted by the appearance of a legionary with the typical outfit of speculators, the exploration service and recognition. "Bird. Castrum Navajo has fallen to the profligates and their chariots. " That made Lucius grunt in disgust. Castrum Navajo was a mere six miles away. "Prepare to withdraw, burn anything of importance, be it documents, any photographs." I reported before Lucius looked at me seriously.
Lucius' gaze transmitted a message without having to open his mouth to make sounds. But he did anyway. “The Praetorian Guard and their veterans stay. Give up and survive. " Lucius's face was stony and Octavian Sallow understood that he was not going to retreat. "The Guard dies, it does not surrender!" It resounded in his mind remembering those most suitable words at that moment.
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Location: Twin Arrows, Arizona, Four States Commonwealth.
Date: January, 10
Twin Arrows was perhaps the least expected place where the Prince would rest. The sound of artillery bombarding Flagstaff echoed even thirty-five kilometers away. A distance that was normal for a Legionnaire to travel.