Exordium

<p>AD 40. Roman naval officer Marcus Fronto</p><p>and his colleagues are progressing overland </p><p>to unknown territory somewhere near modern Chester.</p><p> </p><p>They are conducting a survey and informal reconnaissance</p><p>with the secondary objectives of cultivating local chieftains</p><p>and identifying strategic mineral deposits.</p><p> </p><p>It is an unknown largely undifferentiated land.</p><p>So sailorly skills come in very handy.</p><p> </p><p>The British tribes are at war</p><p>are divided in their attitude to Rome</p><p>and besides these many unexpected perils confront</p><p>Marcus and his shipmates.</p><p>Not to worry... Caligula has their back...</p>