Caesar's Legion

History
The Legion was formed from a very desperate, almost mad, and survival instinct basis. After the initial outburst of infection across the whole of the USA, a group of survivors took shelter in Phoenix public Library. This was where the Legions hero, prophet and founder enters. No one knows his original name as he was just seen as a silent, solitary and aged man who loved to read history books as the other survivors struggled to survive, though this was before he changed into the man everyone knew and either feared or loved, Caesar. (Caesar has dyslexia and insisted that is the spelling, and you will soon learn no one questions Caesar.)

The change came 3 years after the initial out break, around when things were most desperate, water and food were low and the Arizona heat was creeping in yet again. Barricades weren't much better either, and many had gotten past the praying stage and gone straight into madness as religion hadn't saved their loved ones before. Then the transformation into Caesar came about in the old man. Some say it was divine intervention of Sol Invictus, others say the heat made something snap in the man and drove him to insanity. Either way something for the better had changed in the man, he told the survivors that he was Caesar and the only salvation from this chaos and torture was a 'Roman way' of living. This was based on the reasoning of the mindless undead were simply just like the barbarians from Germany, and that with the organisation and discipline of the Legion anything could be accomplished. Of the survivors most just thought he was mad like the Christian self-proclaimed prophets before him, but as usual a few became interested in what he said as they had either gone mad themselves or normal way of life had not brought anything for them and the promises he made sounded just what they needed.

After he had collected a few followers, Caesar began enforcing the 'Roman way' of living and not only did they survive the summer but they thrived while the non-believers died. The non-believers saw this and many jumped into Caesar's group to gain it's benefits. The ranks swelled so much that a strict recruitment policy was put in place, in which many perished. By the mid winter Caesar had what was left of the survivor group under his thumb and was becoming revered as almost god-like. Caesar however wanted full official control of the group and with that 'The Legion' was born on December the 25th.

After that the Legion thrived so much it was safe to move out of the library and be able to find more survivors persuading some to fill their ranks (some as slaves). However, Caesar saw the summer fast approaching yet again and remembering the lush land of the central states decided the Legion must march on, for more lebensraum. After 9 months of walking they reached Colorado, but had lost many fellow legionnaires along the way, however Caesar reassured his followers that this was a great sacrifice for the 'Roman way' of living and it was not in vein. For they would spread their way of living in this province and so begins the Legion's chapter in Colorado.

Rules

 * 1) A true Roman never falters in completing their orders from Caesar
 * 2) A true Roman has the right to freedom of speech, freedom of arms, freedom of supplies and freedom of the market, unless it goes against Caesar's orders.
 * 3) A true Roman never steals from a fellow Roman, But there is no such thing of stealing from a non-believer or a slave.
 * 4) A true Roman never kills a fellow Roman, nor a slave or a non-believer unless they obstruct the 'Roman way'
 * 5) A true Roman never lies to another Roman, especially Caesar, But honesty does not exist in the ranks of the non-believers and slaves.
 * 6) A true Roman never leaves the Legions desired position if they do not have Caesar's orders to do so.
 * 7) A true Roman never disrespects the dead, even the barbarians
 * 8) A true Roman never abandons a fellow Roman unless he deems his death a sacrifice for the Legion or orders from Caesar say otherwise. Slaves and non-believers are not worth Roman blood unless said so by Caesar.
 * 9) A true Roman never falls a sleep during sentry.
 * 10) A true Roman needs are respected when supplies are low, even if non-believers and slaves are more able or efficient.
 * 11) A true Roman follows the 'Roman way' to the letter. If not they are not a true Roman and lose a true Romans rights while in the legion, and if necessary are punished for their treachery to the charter.

Goals
The aim of Cesar's legion is simple, take over the area and enforce the 'Roman way' on its inhabitants, as it is seen as the best way to save the people. This has three methods of enforcing it, this three stage system is known as 'Magister consilium' and shows three major shifts in the Caesar's legions behavior. The first method is called 'Diplomaticum', which is where diplomatic routes are found to try and ease non-believers under the 'Roman way'. The second method is called 'Bellum', this is quite simply, war, which I'm sure you don’t need it to be explained to you. The third and final method only used when conflict seems to be getting nowhere is 'Exploratio', where other methods are explored which will be better suited to the task, or where espionage is used in abundance. Either way, these three methods of enforcing the 'Roman way' are more important than just strategic devices and levels of emergency. This is because they have social effects on how the Legion works. For example, during 'Bellum' the 2nd Pillar of the 'Roman way' becomes void, this is so that centralized control is enforced. Another example is that the 6th pillar becomes void under 'Exploratio', due to the fact the Legion needs to become a decentralized entity, to operate better under the method. Overall while this is written into the charter of Caesar's legion it is not written in stone, as only what Caesar writes is written in stone.