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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:17, 10 September 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l19">Line 19:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 19:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Septimius returned to a hero&#039;s welcome in Zeth. Stories had already been circulating about how he purposefully claimed territory in the name of his sponsor instead of aggrandizing himself, had personally fought the Kamaran King to the death and had stood down at the gates of Neptaris in accordance with Zetian law, despite the sizeable, blood-thirsty and victory-stained army at his back. Where returning generals had once faced automatic trial for despotism upon their return to Zeth, Septimius was hailed an exemplar of Zetian adherence to law and order. After a week of deliberation (and celebration), the Senate announced that, for the first time since the foundation of the city by the [[Septira]], they were elevating a family to the status of Great House. [[House Varro]] was thus founded in {{ICYear|-85}}. Septimius himself remained in Zeth for over a decade, serving both as Senator and as paterfamilia of his new House, but finally returned to the Cambrecian shore in {{ICYear|-68}}. Again, he was lauded as a returning hero. The settlement he had founded at the mouth of that great river had become the royal seat of the King of Cambrecia (now the young son of Dravos, [[Tarnos I Dravos|King Tarnos I]]). By royal decree, the city was named [[Zelosia City|Septarium]] and the river that ran through it is called the Septimia River, after Septimus&#039; mother. The former Legate, Senator and Paterfamilia of the first new Great House lived out another three decades in peaceful retirement in the growing city that carried his name, passing peacefully at a Latrunculorum table in his favorite tavern in {{ICYear|-34}} at the age of 87. During this time, Cambrecia and her welcoming people became home to many retired Zetian Legionaires, who often constructed vast agricultural estates near Septarium and employed native labor to work, often becoming indistinguishable from the local people within a couple of generations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Septimius returned to a hero&#039;s welcome in Zeth. Stories had already been circulating about how he purposefully claimed territory in the name of his sponsor instead of aggrandizing himself, had personally fought the Kamaran King to the death and had stood down at the gates of Neptaris in accordance with Zetian law, despite the sizeable, blood-thirsty and victory-stained army at his back. Where returning generals had once faced automatic trial for despotism upon their return to Zeth, Septimius was hailed an exemplar of Zetian adherence to law and order. After a week of deliberation (and celebration), the Senate announced that, for the first time since the foundation of the city by the [[Septira]], they were elevating a family to the status of Great House. [[House Varro]] was thus founded in {{ICYear|-85}}. Septimius himself remained in Zeth for over a decade, serving both as Senator and as paterfamilia of his new House, but finally returned to the Cambrecian shore in {{ICYear|-68}}. Again, he was lauded as a returning hero. The settlement he had founded at the mouth of that great river had become the royal seat of the King of Cambrecia (now the young son of Dravos, [[Tarnos I Dravos|King Tarnos I]]). By royal decree, the city was named [[Zelosia City|Septarium]] and the river that ran through it is called the Septimia River, after Septimus&#039; mother. The former Legate, Senator and Paterfamilia of the first new Great House lived out another three decades in peaceful retirement in the growing city that carried his name, passing peacefully at a Latrunculorum table in his favorite tavern in {{ICYear|-34}} at the age of 87. During this time, Cambrecia and her welcoming people became home to many retired Zetian Legionaires, who often constructed vast agricultural estates near Septarium and employed native labor to work, often becoming indistinguishable from the local people within a couple of generations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When the Empire was founded by [[Octavius of House Zetar]] in {{ICYear|1}}, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When the Empire was founded by [[Octavius of House Zetar]] in {{ICYear|1}}, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire.&lt;noinclude&gt;<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{Duria_Guide|chapter= History}}</ins>[[Category:Cambrecia]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Cambrecia]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:50, 9 September 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l17">Line 17:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 17:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Legate wasted no time moving to pursue a large contingent of Melvartans and Branduri who had fled from the [[Battle of Cerunis]]. Both tribes, already semi-nomadic, migrated eastward en-masse to escape the Zetian Legions. They crossed the [[Krios River]] just north of Neptaris and, as the Legate Septimius arrived in pursuit, the spring rains came and made the Krios too swollen to safely cross. Septimius quickly realized that he was in a precarious situation... his Legion was now much closer to Neptaris than to the source of his supply lines back on the Kambros River and Neptaris was certainly aware of his presence and had been preparing its own defenses. He could withdraw and lose the gains he had made to encircle Neptaris (at least to the north), nor could he wait for the Neptaran army to come meet him in the field, so he instead chose to march on Neptaris itself. Upon arriving, however, he was surprised to find that Neptaris was not prepared for war. There were few solders manning her legendary walls and the great gates were flung open to greet the Legate and his army. Among those to greet him was a Zetian ambassador sent by a rival of Consul Rufus Voltina named [[Lucius Crassus of House Manilius|Lucius Crassus]] of [[House Manilius]]. Crassus informed the Legate that Neptaris was undergoing a bloodless revolution from monarchy to democracy and had formed a direct alliance with Zeth for legal advice and assistance during the transition (not to mention a lucrative trade deal that hinged on Septimius keeping the coast secure). Septimius was ordered to stand down and return to Zeth. He obeyed without question, sending his best officers back to see to his colony and support King Dravos in stabilizing his new Kingdom... which was, nevertheless, a client state of the Zetian Republic.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Legate wasted no time moving to pursue a large contingent of Melvartans and Branduri who had fled from the [[Battle of Cerunis]]. Both tribes, already semi-nomadic, migrated eastward en-masse to escape the Zetian Legions. They crossed the [[Krios River]] just north of Neptaris and, as the Legate Septimius arrived in pursuit, the spring rains came and made the Krios too swollen to safely cross. Septimius quickly realized that he was in a precarious situation... his Legion was now much closer to Neptaris than to the source of his supply lines back on the Kambros River and Neptaris was certainly aware of his presence and had been preparing its own defenses. He could withdraw and lose the gains he had made to encircle Neptaris (at least to the north), nor could he wait for the Neptaran army to come meet him in the field, so he instead chose to march on Neptaris itself. Upon arriving, however, he was surprised to find that Neptaris was not prepared for war. There were few solders manning her legendary walls and the great gates were flung open to greet the Legate and his army. Among those to greet him was a Zetian ambassador sent by a rival of Consul Rufus Voltina named [[Lucius Crassus of House Manilius|Lucius Crassus]] of [[House Manilius]]. Crassus informed the Legate that Neptaris was undergoing a bloodless revolution from monarchy to democracy and had formed a direct alliance with Zeth for legal advice and assistance during the transition (not to mention a lucrative trade deal that hinged on Septimius keeping the coast secure). Septimius was ordered to stand down and return to Zeth. He obeyed without question, sending his best officers back to see to his colony and support King Dravos in stabilizing his new Kingdom... which was, nevertheless, a client state of the Zetian Republic.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Septimius returned to a hero's welcome in Zeth. Stories had already been circulating about how he purposefully claimed territory in the name of his sponsor instead of aggrandizing himself, had personally fought the Kamaran King to the death and had stood down at the gates of Neptaris in accordance with Zetian law, despite the sizeable, blood-thirsty and victory-stained army at his back. Where returning generals had once faced automatic trial for despotism upon their return to Zeth, Septimius was hailed an exemplar of Zetian adherence to law and order. After a week of deliberation (and celebration), the Senate announced that, for the first time since the foundation of the city by the [[Septira]], they were elevating a family to the status of Great House. [[House Varro]] was thus founded in {{ICYear|-85}}. Septimius himself remained in Zeth for over a decade, serving both as Senator and as paterfamilia of his new House, but finally returned to the Cambrecian shore in {{ICYear|-68}}. Again, he was lauded as a returning hero. The settlement he had founded at the mouth of that great river had become the royal seat of the King of Cambrecia (now the young son of Dravos, [[Tarnos I Dravos|King Tarnos I]]). By royal <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">degree</del>, the city was named [[Zelosia City|Septarium]] and the river that ran through it is called the Septimia River, after Septimus' mother. The former Legate, Senator and Paterfamilia of the first new Great House lived out another three decades in peaceful retirement in the growing city that carried his name, passing peacefully at a Latrunculorum table in his favorite tavern in {{ICYear|-34}} at the age of 87. During this time, Cambrecia and her welcoming people became home to many retired Zetian Legionaires, who often constructed vast agricultural estates near Septarium and employed native labor to work, often becoming indistinguishable from the local people within a couple of generations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Septimius returned to a hero's welcome in Zeth. Stories had already been circulating about how he purposefully claimed territory in the name of his sponsor instead of aggrandizing himself, had personally fought the Kamaran King to the death and had stood down at the gates of Neptaris in accordance with Zetian law, despite the sizeable, blood-thirsty and victory-stained army at his back. Where returning generals had once faced automatic trial for despotism upon their return to Zeth, Septimius was hailed an exemplar of Zetian adherence to law and order. After a week of deliberation (and celebration), the Senate announced that, for the first time since the foundation of the city by the [[Septira]], they were elevating a family to the status of Great House. [[House Varro]] was thus founded in {{ICYear|-85}}. Septimius himself remained in Zeth for over a decade, serving both as Senator and as paterfamilia of his new House, but finally returned to the Cambrecian shore in {{ICYear|-68}}. Again, he was lauded as a returning hero. The settlement he had founded at the mouth of that great river had become the royal seat of the King of Cambrecia (now the young son of Dravos, [[Tarnos I Dravos|King Tarnos I]]). By royal <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">decree</ins>, the city was named [[Zelosia City|Septarium]] and the river that ran through it is called the Septimia River, after Septimus' mother. The former Legate, Senator and Paterfamilia of the first new Great House lived out another three decades in peaceful retirement in the growing city that carried his name, passing peacefully at a Latrunculorum table in his favorite tavern in {{ICYear|-34}} at the age of 87. During this time, Cambrecia and her welcoming people became home to many retired Zetian Legionaires, who often constructed vast agricultural estates near Septarium and employed native labor to work, often becoming indistinguishable from the local people within a couple of generations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When the Empire was founded by [[Octavius of House Zetar]] in {{ICYear|1}}, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When the Empire was founded by [[Octavius of House Zetar]] in {{ICYear|1}}, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Cambrecia]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Cambrecia]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:41, 9 September 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|main_article=The History of Cambrecia</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|main_article=The History of Cambrecia</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After completion of the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>[[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius' fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After completion of the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of [[Divian Peninsula<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|Simmeria</ins>]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius' fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While serving in the Zetian military in its northern frontier on [[Aurea]], Septimius Varros certainly read at least the first four books of [[Meditationes de Bello Simmerio]], <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">written by </del>[[Marcus Argentis of House Zetar|Marcus Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]] detailing the methods and tactics he used in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">conquering </del>the Divian Peninsula eight years prior (Antonius Argentis had yet to publish the final two books of the ''Meditationes'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">when Septimius was a young soldier</del>). Legate Septimius put his understanding of Argentis' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">book </del>to good use in this new land. By Spring, the leader of the Kambros, a man named [[Dravos]], had formally requested aid from the Legate against their rival tribes in the river basin (presumably, an act encouraged by the Legate or his officers). The Legate agreed, under the condition that the Kambros would consider themselves under the patronage of [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], the Legate's sponsor. Perhaps not truly understanding the depth of their agreement, the Kambros enthusiastically accepted the terms. The disorganized men of the local tribes, accustomed to personal combat settling most disputes, proved no match for the highly-trained, professional soldiers of the Zetian Legion. The [[Duvarna]], along the middle of the Kambros River were first to fall, followed by the [[Sarnoi]] in the uplands. Hearing of the quick defeat of their nearby cousins, the [[Amesi]], a neighboring tribe friendly to the Kambros, secured an alliance with Kambros by offering up one of their own princesses as a wife to Dravos. By the end of summer, the Legions had also brought the [[Arishei]], [[Gweri]] and [[Moragi]] under their dominion.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While serving in the Zetian military in its northern frontier on [[Aurea]], Septimius Varros certainly read at least the first four books of [[Meditationes de Bello Simmerio]], <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">those initial writings of </ins>[[Marcus Argentis of House Zetar|Marcus Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]] detailing the methods and tactics he used in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the first few years of the conquest of </ins>the Divian Peninsula eight years prior (Antonius Argentis<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, his successor, </ins>had yet to publish the final two books of the ''Meditationes''). Legate Septimius put his understanding of Argentis' <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">writings </ins>to good use in this new land. By Spring, the leader of the Kambros, a man named [[Dravos]], had formally requested aid from the Legate against their rival tribes in the river basin (presumably, an act encouraged by the Legate or his officers). The Legate agreed, under the condition that the Kambros would consider themselves under the patronage of [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], the Legate's sponsor. Perhaps not truly understanding the depth of their agreement, the Kambros enthusiastically accepted the terms. The disorganized men of the local tribes, accustomed to personal combat settling most disputes, proved no match for the highly-trained, professional soldiers of the Zetian Legion. The [[Duvarna]], along the middle of the Kambros River were first to fall, followed by the [[Sarnoi]] in the uplands. Hearing of the quick defeat of their nearby cousins, the [[Amesi]], a neighboring tribe friendly to the Kambros, secured an alliance with Kambros by offering up one of their own princesses as a wife to Dravos. By the end of summer, the Legions had also brought the [[Arishei]], [[Gweri]] and [[Moragi]] under their dominion.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the northern reaches and much of the coastline secure, Legate Septimius turned his attention to the [[Kamaros|Kingdom of Kamaros]] and their allies, the [[Malvetia|Melvartans]] and [[Auteria|Branduri]] tribes. For most of the following year, Septimius continued to wear down the Kamaran defenses. The Kamaran, to their credit, realized that they had mobility that the Zetian Legion did not and often would withdraw from a region, allowing it to be taken by the Legion, only to return once the Legion had departed to disrupt the Legion&#039;s supply lines. Septimius, however, was relentless in his march on the Kamaros royal seat at [[Cerunis]]. After a protracted siege, Cerunis finally fell. As a condition of surrender, the Kamaran [[Aaronar VI|King Aaronar VI]] challenged the Legate to a personal duel. To everyone&#039;s surprise, Septimius agreed. The two squared off in the central courtyard of the Kamaran royal castle and, after a lengthy battle, Septimius finally killed the King. This was a striking departure from what had become Zetian tradition: a victorious general was expected to return to Zeth to display his former nemesis in chains in a Triumphal march through the city, where they would then by executed by order of the Senate. Instead, by following local traditions, not only did he become a hero to the Cambrecians themselves, but led to the [[Napoci]] and [[Ossamei]] to voluntarily join under his [[Dracones]]. To ensure a lasting peace, the daughter and heir of Kamaros became a wife of Dravos, who Legate Septimius then saw crowed as King of Kambresia (it would take less than two decades for the spelling to change to Cambrecia). Thus, scholars count the founding of Cambrecia to this event in {{ICYear|-87}}.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the northern reaches and much of the coastline secure, Legate Septimius turned his attention to the [[Kamaros|Kingdom of Kamaros]] and their allies, the [[Malvetia|Melvartans]] and [[Auteria|Branduri]] tribes. For most of the following year, Septimius continued to wear down the Kamaran defenses. The Kamaran, to their credit, realized that they had mobility that the Zetian Legion did not and often would withdraw from a region, allowing it to be taken by the Legion, only to return once the Legion had departed to disrupt the Legion&#039;s supply lines. Septimius, however, was relentless in his march on the Kamaros royal seat at [[Cerunis]]. After a protracted siege, Cerunis finally fell. As a condition of surrender, the Kamaran [[Aaronar VI|King Aaronar VI]] challenged the Legate to a personal duel. To everyone&#039;s surprise, Septimius agreed. The two squared off in the central courtyard of the Kamaran royal castle and, after a lengthy battle, Septimius finally killed the King. This was a striking departure from what had become Zetian tradition: a victorious general was expected to return to Zeth to display his former nemesis in chains in a Triumphal march through the city, where they would then by executed by order of the Senate. Instead, by following local traditions, not only did he become a hero to the Cambrecians themselves, but led to the [[Napoci]] and [[Ossamei]] to voluntarily join under his [[Dracones]]. To ensure a lasting peace, the daughter and heir of Kamaros became a wife of Dravos, who Legate Septimius then saw crowed as King of Kambresia (it would take less than two decades for the spelling to change to Cambrecia). Thus, scholars count the founding of Cambrecia to this event in {{ICYear|-87}}.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:37, 9 September 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After completion of the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of the [[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius&#039; fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After completion of the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of the [[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius&#039; fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While serving in the Zetian military in its northern frontier on [[Aurea]], Septimius Varros certainly read at least the first four books of [[Meditationes de Bello Simmerio]], written by [[Marcus Argentis of House Zetar|Marcus Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]] detailing <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in </del>the methods and tactics he used in conquering the Divian Peninsula eight years prior (Antonius Argentis had yet to publish the final two books of the ''Meditationes'' when Septimius was a young soldier). Legate Septimius put his understanding of Argentis' book to good use in this new land. By Spring, the leader of the Kambros, a man named [[Dravos]], had formally requested aid from the Legate against their rival tribes in the river basin (presumably, an act encouraged by the Legate or his officers). The Legate <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">agreeed</del>, under the condition that the Kambros would consider themselves under the patronage of [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], the Legate's sponsor. Perhaps not truly understanding the depth of their agreement, the Kambros <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">agreed</del>. The disorganized men of the local tribes, accustomed to personal combat settling most disputes, proved no match for the highly-trained, professional soldiers of the Zetian Legion. The [[Duvarna]], along the middle of the Kambros River were first to fall, followed by the [[Sarnoi]] in the uplands. Hearing of the quick defeat of their nearby cousins, the [[Amesi]], a neighboring tribe friendly to the Kambros, secured an alliance with Kambros by offering up one of their own princesses as a wife to Dravos. By the end of summer, the Legions had also brought the [[Arishei]], [[Gweri]] and [[Moragi]] under their dominion.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While serving in the Zetian military in its northern frontier on [[Aurea]], Septimius Varros certainly read at least the first four books of [[Meditationes de Bello Simmerio]], written by [[Marcus Argentis of House Zetar|Marcus Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]] detailing the methods and tactics he used in conquering the Divian Peninsula eight years prior (Antonius Argentis had yet to publish the final two books of the ''Meditationes'' when Septimius was a young soldier). Legate Septimius put his understanding of Argentis' book to good use in this new land. By Spring, the leader of the Kambros, a man named [[Dravos]], had formally requested aid from the Legate against their rival tribes in the river basin (presumably, an act encouraged by the Legate or his officers). The Legate <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">agreed</ins>, under the condition that the Kambros would consider themselves under the patronage of [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], the Legate's sponsor. Perhaps not truly understanding the depth of their agreement, the Kambros <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">enthusiastically accepted the terms</ins>. The disorganized men of the local tribes, accustomed to personal combat settling most disputes, proved no match for the highly-trained, professional soldiers of the Zetian Legion. The [[Duvarna]], along the middle of the Kambros River were first to fall, followed by the [[Sarnoi]] in the uplands. Hearing of the quick defeat of their nearby cousins, the [[Amesi]], a neighboring tribe friendly to the Kambros, secured an alliance with Kambros by offering up one of their own princesses as a wife to Dravos. By the end of summer, the Legions had also brought the [[Arishei]], [[Gweri]] and [[Moragi]] under their dominion.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the northern reaches and much of the coastline secure, Legate Septimius turned his attention to the [[Kamaros|Kingdom of Kamaros]] and their allies, the [[Malvetia|Melvartans]] and [[Auteria|Branduri]] tribes. For most of the following year, Septimius continued to wear down the Kamaran defenses. The Kamaran, to their credit, realized that they had mobility that the Zetian Legion did not and often would withdraw from a region, allowing it to be taken by the Legion, only to return once the Legion had departed to disrupt the Legion's supply lines. Septimius, however, was relentless in his march on the Kamaros royal seat at [[Cerunis]]. After a protracted siege, Cerunis finally fell. As a condition of surrender, the Kamaran [[Aaronar VI|King Aaronar VI]] challenged the Legate to a personal duel. To everyone's surprise, Septimius agreed. The two squared off in the central courtyard of the Kamaran royal castle and, after a lengthy battle, Septimius finally killed the King. This was a striking departure from what had become Zetian tradition: a victorious general was expected to return to Zeth to display his former nemesis in chains in a Triumphal march through the city, where they would then by executed by order of the Senate. Instead, by following local traditions, not only did he become a hero to the Cambrecians themselves, but <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">lead </del>to the [[Napoci]] and [[Ossamei]] to voluntarily join under his [[Dracones]]. To ensure a lasting peace, the daughter and heir of Kamaros became a wife of Dravos, who Legate Septimius then saw crowed as King of Kambresia (it would take less than two decades for the spelling to change to Cambrecia). Thus, scholars count the founding of Cambrecia to this event in {{ICYear|-87}}.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the northern reaches and much of the coastline secure, Legate Septimius turned his attention to the [[Kamaros|Kingdom of Kamaros]] and their allies, the [[Malvetia|Melvartans]] and [[Auteria|Branduri]] tribes. For most of the following year, Septimius continued to wear down the Kamaran defenses. The Kamaran, to their credit, realized that they had mobility that the Zetian Legion did not and often would withdraw from a region, allowing it to be taken by the Legion, only to return once the Legion had departed to disrupt the Legion's supply lines. Septimius, however, was relentless in his march on the Kamaros royal seat at [[Cerunis]]. After a protracted siege, Cerunis finally fell. As a condition of surrender, the Kamaran [[Aaronar VI|King Aaronar VI]] challenged the Legate to a personal duel. To everyone's surprise, Septimius agreed. The two squared off in the central courtyard of the Kamaran royal castle and, after a lengthy battle, Septimius finally killed the King. This was a striking departure from what had become Zetian tradition: a victorious general was expected to return to Zeth to display his former nemesis in chains in a Triumphal march through the city, where they would then by executed by order of the Senate. Instead, by following local traditions, not only did he become a hero to the Cambrecians themselves, but <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">led </ins>to the [[Napoci]] and [[Ossamei]] to voluntarily join under his [[Dracones]]. To ensure a lasting peace, the daughter and heir of Kamaros became a wife of Dravos, who Legate Septimius then saw crowed as King of Kambresia (it would take less than two decades for the spelling to change to Cambrecia). Thus, scholars count the founding of Cambrecia to this event in {{ICYear|-87}}.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Legate wasted no time moving to pursue a large contingent of Melvartans and Branduri who had fled from the [[Battle of Cerunis]]. Both tribes, already semi-nomadic, migrated eastward en-masse to escape the Zetian Legions. They crossed the [[Krios River]] just north of Neptaris and, as the Legate Septimius arrived in pursuit, the spring rains came and made the Krios too swollen to safely cross. Septimius quickly realized that he was in a precarious situation... his Legion was now much closer to Neptaris than to the source of his supply lines back on the Kambros River and Neptaris was certainly aware of his presence and had been preparing its own defenses. He could withdraw and lose the gains he had made to encircle Neptaris (at least to the north), nor could he wait for the Neptaran army to come meet him in the field, so he instead chose to march on Neptaris itself. Upon arriving, however, he was surprised to find that Neptaris was not prepared for war. There were few solders manning her legendary walls and the great gates were flung open to greet the Legate and his army. Among those to greet him was a Zetian ambassador sent by a rival of Consul Rufus Voltina named [[Lucius Crassus of House Manilius|Lucius Crassus]] of [[House Manilius]]. Crassus informed the Legate that Neptaris was undergoing a bloodless revolution from monarchy to democracy and had formed a direct alliance with Zeth for legal advice and assistance during the transition (not to mention a lucrative trade deal that hinged on Septimius keeping the coast secure). Septimius was ordered to stand down and return to Zeth. He obeyed without question, sending his best officers back to see to his colony and support King Dravos in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">stablizing </del>his new Kingdom... which was, nevertheless, a client state of the Zetian Republic.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Legate wasted no time moving to pursue a large contingent of Melvartans and Branduri who had fled from the [[Battle of Cerunis]]. Both tribes, already semi-nomadic, migrated eastward en-masse to escape the Zetian Legions. They crossed the [[Krios River]] just north of Neptaris and, as the Legate Septimius arrived in pursuit, the spring rains came and made the Krios too swollen to safely cross. Septimius quickly realized that he was in a precarious situation... his Legion was now much closer to Neptaris than to the source of his supply lines back on the Kambros River and Neptaris was certainly aware of his presence and had been preparing its own defenses. He could withdraw and lose the gains he had made to encircle Neptaris (at least to the north), nor could he wait for the Neptaran army to come meet him in the field, so he instead chose to march on Neptaris itself. Upon arriving, however, he was surprised to find that Neptaris was not prepared for war. There were few solders manning her legendary walls and the great gates were flung open to greet the Legate and his army. Among those to greet him was a Zetian ambassador sent by a rival of Consul Rufus Voltina named [[Lucius Crassus of House Manilius|Lucius Crassus]] of [[House Manilius]]. Crassus informed the Legate that Neptaris was undergoing a bloodless revolution from monarchy to democracy and had formed a direct alliance with Zeth for legal advice and assistance during the transition (not to mention a lucrative trade deal that hinged on Septimius keeping the coast secure). Septimius was ordered to stand down and return to Zeth. He obeyed without question, sending his best officers back to see to his colony and support King Dravos in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">stabilizing </ins>his new Kingdom... which was, nevertheless, a client state of the Zetian Republic.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Septimius returned to a hero's welcome in Zeth. Stories had already been circulating about how he purposefully claimed territory in the name of his sponsor instead of aggrandizing himself, had personally fought the Kamaran King to the death and had stood down at the gates of Neptaris in accordance with Zetian law, despite the sizeable, blood-<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">thirty </del>and victory-stained army at his back. Where returning generals had once faced automatic trial for despotism upon their return to Zeth, Septimius was hailed an exemplar of Zetian adherence to law and order. After a week of deliberation (and celebration), the Senate announced that, for the first time since the foundation of the city by the [[Septira]], they were elevating a family to the status of Great House. [[House Varro]] was thus founded in {{ICYear|-85}}. Septimius himself remained in Zeth for over a decade, serving both as Senator and as paterfamilia of his new House, but finally returned to the Cambrecian shore in {{ICYear|-68}}. Again, he was lauded as a returning hero. The settlement he had founded at the mouth of that great river had become the royal seat of the King of Cambrecia (now the young son of Dravos, [[Tarnos I Dravos|King Tarnos I]]). By royal degree, the city was named [[Zelosia City|Septarium]] and the river that ran through it is called the Septimia River, after Septimus' mother. The former Legate, Senator and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Paterfamlia </del>of the first new Great House lived out another three decades in peaceful retirement in the growing city that carried his name, passing peacefully at a Latrunculorum table in his favorite tavern in {{ICYear|-34}} at the age of 87. During this time, Cambrecia and her welcoming people became home to many retired Zetian Legionaires, who often constructed vast agricultural estates near Septarium and employed native labor to work, often becoming indistinguishable from the local people within a couple of generations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Septimius returned to a hero's welcome in Zeth. Stories had already been circulating about how he purposefully claimed territory in the name of his sponsor instead of aggrandizing himself, had personally fought the Kamaran King to the death and had stood down at the gates of Neptaris in accordance with Zetian law, despite the sizeable, blood-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">thirsty </ins>and victory-stained army at his back. Where returning generals had once faced automatic trial for despotism upon their return to Zeth, Septimius was hailed an exemplar of Zetian adherence to law and order. After a week of deliberation (and celebration), the Senate announced that, for the first time since the foundation of the city by the [[Septira]], they were elevating a family to the status of Great House. [[House Varro]] was thus founded in {{ICYear|-85}}. Septimius himself remained in Zeth for over a decade, serving both as Senator and as paterfamilia of his new House, but finally returned to the Cambrecian shore in {{ICYear|-68}}. Again, he was lauded as a returning hero. The settlement he had founded at the mouth of that great river had become the royal seat of the King of Cambrecia (now the young son of Dravos, [[Tarnos I Dravos|King Tarnos I]]). By royal degree, the city was named [[Zelosia City|Septarium]] and the river that ran through it is called the Septimia River, after Septimus' mother. The former Legate, Senator and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Paterfamilia </ins>of the first new Great House lived out another three decades in peaceful retirement in the growing city that carried his name, passing peacefully at a Latrunculorum table in his favorite tavern in {{ICYear|-34}} at the age of 87. During this time, Cambrecia and her welcoming people became home to many retired Zetian Legionaires, who often constructed vast agricultural estates near Septarium and employed native labor to work, often becoming indistinguishable from the local people within a couple of generations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When the Empire was founded by [[Octavius of House Zetar]] in {{ICYear|1}}, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When the Empire was founded by [[Octavius of House Zetar]] in {{ICYear|1}}, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Cambrecia]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Cambrecia]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 20:57, 8 September 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After completion of the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of the [[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius&#039; fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After completion of the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of the [[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius&#039; fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While serving in the Zetian military in its northern frontier on [[Aurea]], Septimius Varros certainly read at least the first four books of [[Meditationes de Bello Simmerio]], written by [[Marcus Argentis of House Zetar|Marcus Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]] detailing in the methods and tactics he used in conquering the Divian Peninsula eight years prior (Antonius Argentis had yet to publish the final two books of the ''Meditationes'' when Septimius was a young soldier). Legate Septimius put his understanding of Argentis' book to good use in this new land. By Spring, the leader of the Kambros, a man named [[Dravos]], had formally requested aid from the Legate against their rival tribes in the river basin (presumably, an act encouraged by the Legate or his officers). The Legate agreeed, under the condition that the Kambros would consider themselves under the patronage of [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], the Legate's sponsor. Perhaps not truly understanding the depth of their agreement, the Kambros agreed. The disorganized men of the local tribes, accustomed to personal combat settling most disputes, proved no match for the highly-trained, professional soldiers of the Zetian Legion. The [[Duvarna]], along the middle of the Kambros River were first to fall, followed by the [[Sarnoi]] in the uplands. Hearing of the quick defeat of their nearby cousins, the [[Amesi]], a neighboring tribe friendly to the Kambros, secured an alliance with Kambros by offering up one of their own princesses as wife to Dravos. By the end of summer, the Legions had also brought the [[Arishei]], [[Gweri]] and [[Moragi]] under their dominion.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While serving in the Zetian military in its northern frontier on [[Aurea]], Septimius Varros certainly read at least the first four books of [[Meditationes de Bello Simmerio]], written by [[Marcus Argentis of House Zetar|Marcus Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]] detailing in the methods and tactics he used in conquering the Divian Peninsula eight years prior (Antonius Argentis had yet to publish the final two books of the ''Meditationes'' when Septimius was a young soldier). Legate Septimius put his understanding of Argentis' book to good use in this new land. By Spring, the leader of the Kambros, a man named [[Dravos]], had formally requested aid from the Legate against their rival tribes in the river basin (presumably, an act encouraged by the Legate or his officers). The Legate agreeed, under the condition that the Kambros would consider themselves under the patronage of [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], the Legate's sponsor. Perhaps not truly understanding the depth of their agreement, the Kambros agreed. The disorganized men of the local tribes, accustomed to personal combat settling most disputes, proved no match for the highly-trained, professional soldiers of the Zetian Legion. The [[Duvarna]], along the middle of the Kambros River were first to fall, followed by the [[Sarnoi]] in the uplands. Hearing of the quick defeat of their nearby cousins, the [[Amesi]], a neighboring tribe friendly to the Kambros, secured an alliance with Kambros by offering up one of their own princesses as <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a </ins>wife to Dravos. By the end of summer, the Legions had also brought the [[Arishei]], [[Gweri]] and [[Moragi]] under their dominion.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the northern reaches and much of the coastline secure, Legate Septimius turned his attention to the [[Kamaros|Kingdom of Kamaros]] and their allies, the [[Malvetia|Melvartans]] and [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Enesia</del>|Branduri]] tribes. For most of the following year, Septimius continued to wear down the Kamaran defenses. The Kamaran, to their credit, realized that they had mobility that the Zetian Legion did not and often would withdraw from a region, allowing it to be taken by the Legion, only to return once the Legion had departed to disrupt the Legion's supply lines. Septimius, however, was relentless in his march on the Kamaros royal seat at [[Cerunis]]. After a protracted siege, Cerunis finally fell. As a condition of surrender, the Kamaran [[Aaronar VI|King Aaronar VI]] challenged the Legate to a personal duel. To everyone's surprise, Septimius agreed. The two squared off in the central courtyard of the Kamaran royal castle and, after a lengthy battle, Septimius finally killed the King. This was a striking departure from what had become Zetian tradition: a victorious general was expected to return to Zeth to display his former nemesis in chains in a Triumphal march through the city, where they would then by executed by order of the Senate. Instead, by following local traditions, not only did he become a hero to the Cambrecians themselves, but lead to the [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Nacopi</del>]] and [[Ossamei]] to voluntarily join under his [[Dracones]]. To ensure a lasting peace, the daughter and heir of Kamaros became a wife of Dravos, who Legate Septimius then saw crowed as King of Kambresia (it would take less than two decades for the spelling to change to Cambrecia). Thus, scholars count the founding of Cambrecia to this event in {{ICYear|-87}}.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the northern reaches and much of the coastline secure, Legate Septimius turned his attention to the [[Kamaros|Kingdom of Kamaros]] and their allies, the [[Malvetia|Melvartans]] and [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Auteria</ins>|Branduri]] tribes. For most of the following year, Septimius continued to wear down the Kamaran defenses. The Kamaran, to their credit, realized that they had mobility that the Zetian Legion did not and often would withdraw from a region, allowing it to be taken by the Legion, only to return once the Legion had departed to disrupt the Legion's supply lines. Septimius, however, was relentless in his march on the Kamaros royal seat at [[Cerunis]]. After a protracted siege, Cerunis finally fell. As a condition of surrender, the Kamaran [[Aaronar VI|King Aaronar VI]] challenged the Legate to a personal duel. To everyone's surprise, Septimius agreed. The two squared off in the central courtyard of the Kamaran royal castle and, after a lengthy battle, Septimius finally killed the King. This was a striking departure from what had become Zetian tradition: a victorious general was expected to return to Zeth to display his former nemesis in chains in a Triumphal march through the city, where they would then by executed by order of the Senate. Instead, by following local traditions, not only did he become a hero to the Cambrecians themselves, but lead to the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Napoci</ins>]] and [[Ossamei]] to voluntarily join under his [[Dracones]]. To ensure a lasting peace, the daughter and heir of Kamaros became a wife of Dravos, who Legate Septimius then saw crowed as King of Kambresia (it would take less than two decades for the spelling to change to Cambrecia). Thus, scholars count the founding of Cambrecia to this event in {{ICYear|-87}}.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Legate wasted no time moving to pursue a large contingent of Melvartans and Branduri who had fled from the [[Battle of Cerunis]]. Both tribes, already semi-nomadic, migrated eastward en-masse to escape the Zetian Legions. They crossed the [[Krios River]] just north of Neptaris and, as the Legate Septimius arrived in pursuit, the spring rains came and made the Krios too swollen to safely cross. Septimius quickly realized that he was in a precarious situation... his Legion was now much closer to Neptaris than to the source of his supply lines back on the Kambros River and Neptaris was certainly aware of his presence and had been preparing its own defenses. He could withdraw and lose the gains he had made to encircle Neptaris (at least to the north), nor could he wait for the Neptaran army to come meet him in the field, so he instead chose to march on Neptaris itself. Upon arriving, however, he was surprised to find that Neptaris was not prepared for war. There were few solders manning her legendary walls and the great gates were flung open to greet the Legate and his army. Among those to greet him was a Zetian ambassador sent by a rival of Consul Rufus Voltina named [[Lucius Crassus of House Manilius|Lucius Crassus]] of [[House Manilius]]. Crassus informed the Legate that Neptaris was undergoing a bloodless revolution from monarchy to democracy and had formed a direct alliance with Zeth for legal advice and assistance during the transition (not to mention a lucrative trade deal that hinged on Septimius keeping the coast secure). Septimius was ordered to stand down and return to Zeth. He obeyed without question, sending his best officers back to see to his colony and support King Dravos in stablizing his new Kingdom... which was, nevertheless, a client state of the Zetian Republic.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Legate wasted no time moving to pursue a large contingent of Melvartans and Branduri who had fled from the [[Battle of Cerunis]]. Both tribes, already semi-nomadic, migrated eastward en-masse to escape the Zetian Legions. They crossed the [[Krios River]] just north of Neptaris and, as the Legate Septimius arrived in pursuit, the spring rains came and made the Krios too swollen to safely cross. Septimius quickly realized that he was in a precarious situation... his Legion was now much closer to Neptaris than to the source of his supply lines back on the Kambros River and Neptaris was certainly aware of his presence and had been preparing its own defenses. He could withdraw and lose the gains he had made to encircle Neptaris (at least to the north), nor could he wait for the Neptaran army to come meet him in the field, so he instead chose to march on Neptaris itself. Upon arriving, however, he was surprised to find that Neptaris was not prepared for war. There were few solders manning her legendary walls and the great gates were flung open to greet the Legate and his army. Among those to greet him was a Zetian ambassador sent by a rival of Consul Rufus Voltina named [[Lucius Crassus of House Manilius|Lucius Crassus]] of [[House Manilius]]. Crassus informed the Legate that Neptaris was undergoing a bloodless revolution from monarchy to democracy and had formed a direct alliance with Zeth for legal advice and assistance during the transition (not to mention a lucrative trade deal that hinged on Septimius keeping the coast secure). Septimius was ordered to stand down and return to Zeth. He obeyed without question, sending his best officers back to see to his colony and support King Dravos in stablizing his new Kingdom... which was, nevertheless, a client state of the Zetian Republic.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 20:55, 8 September 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|main_article=The History of Cambrecia</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|main_article=The History of Cambrecia</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of the [[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius' fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">completion of </ins>the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of the [[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius' fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While serving in the Zetian military in its northern frontier on [[Aurea]], Septimius Varros certainly read at least the first four books of [[Meditationes de Bello Simmerio]], written by [[Marcus Argentis of House Zetar|Marcus Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]] detailing in the methods and tactics he used in conquering the Divian Peninsula eight years prior. Legate Septimius put his understanding of Argentis' book to good use in this new land. By Spring, the leader of the Kambros, a man named [[Dravos]], had formally requested aid from the Legate against their rival tribes in the river basin (presumably, an act encouraged by the Legate or his officers). The Legate agreeed, under the condition that the Kambros would consider themselves under the patronage of [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], the Legate's sponsor. Perhaps not truly understanding the depth of their agreement, the Kambros agreed. The disorganized men of the local tribes, accustomed to personal combat settling most disputes, proved no match for the highly-trained, professional soldiers of the Zetian Legion. The [[Duvarna]], along the middle of the Kambros River were first to fall, followed by the [[Sarnoi]] in the uplands. Hearing of the quick defeat of their nearby cousins, the [[Amesi]], a neighboring tribe friendly to the Kambros, secured an alliance with Kambros by offering up one of their own princesses as wife to Dravos. By the end of summer, the Legions had also brought the [[Arishei]], [[Gweri]] and [[Moragi]] under their dominion.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While serving in the Zetian military in its northern frontier on [[Aurea]], Septimius Varros certainly read at least the first four books of [[Meditationes de Bello Simmerio]], written by [[Marcus Argentis of House Zetar|Marcus Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]] detailing in the methods and tactics he used in conquering the Divian Peninsula eight years prior <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(Antonius Argentis had yet to publish the final two books of the ''Meditationes'' when Septimius was a young soldier)</ins>. Legate Septimius put his understanding of Argentis' book to good use in this new land. By Spring, the leader of the Kambros, a man named [[Dravos]], had formally requested aid from the Legate against their rival tribes in the river basin (presumably, an act encouraged by the Legate or his officers). The Legate agreeed, under the condition that the Kambros would consider themselves under the patronage of [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], the Legate's sponsor. Perhaps not truly understanding the depth of their agreement, the Kambros agreed. The disorganized men of the local tribes, accustomed to personal combat settling most disputes, proved no match for the highly-trained, professional soldiers of the Zetian Legion. The [[Duvarna]], along the middle of the Kambros River were first to fall, followed by the [[Sarnoi]] in the uplands. Hearing of the quick defeat of their nearby cousins, the [[Amesi]], a neighboring tribe friendly to the Kambros, secured an alliance with Kambros by offering up one of their own princesses as wife to Dravos. By the end of summer, the Legions had also brought the [[Arishei]], [[Gweri]] and [[Moragi]] under their dominion.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the northern reaches and much of the coastline secure, Legate Septimius turned his attention to the [[Kamaros|Kingdom of Kamaros]] and their allies, the [[Malvetia|Melvartans]] and [[Enesia|Branduri]] tribes. For most of the following year, Septimius continued to wear down the Kamaran defenses. The Kamaran, to their credit, realized that they had mobility that the Zetian Legion did not and often would withdraw from a region, allowing it to be taken by the Legion, only to return once the Legion had departed to disrupt the Legion&#039;s supply lines. Septimius, however, was relentless in his march on the Kamaros royal seat at [[Cerunis]]. After a protracted siege, Cerunis finally fell. As a condition of surrender, the Kamaran [[Aaronar VI|King Aaronar VI]] challenged the Legate to a personal duel. To everyone&#039;s surprise, Septimius agreed. The two squared off in the central courtyard of the Kamaran royal castle and, after a lengthy battle, Septimius finally killed the King. This was a striking departure from what had become Zetian tradition: a victorious general was expected to return to Zeth to display his former nemesis in chains in a Triumphal march through the city, where they would then by executed by order of the Senate. Instead, by following local traditions, not only did he become a hero to the Cambrecians themselves, but lead to the [[Nacopi]] and [[Ossamei]] to voluntarily join under his [[Dracones]]. To ensure a lasting peace, the daughter and heir of Kamaros became a wife of Dravos, who Legate Septimius then saw crowed as King of Kambresia (it would take less than two decades for the spelling to change to Cambrecia). Thus, scholars count the founding of Cambrecia to this event in {{ICYear|-87}}.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>With the northern reaches and much of the coastline secure, Legate Septimius turned his attention to the [[Kamaros|Kingdom of Kamaros]] and their allies, the [[Malvetia|Melvartans]] and [[Enesia|Branduri]] tribes. For most of the following year, Septimius continued to wear down the Kamaran defenses. The Kamaran, to their credit, realized that they had mobility that the Zetian Legion did not and often would withdraw from a region, allowing it to be taken by the Legion, only to return once the Legion had departed to disrupt the Legion&#039;s supply lines. Septimius, however, was relentless in his march on the Kamaros royal seat at [[Cerunis]]. After a protracted siege, Cerunis finally fell. As a condition of surrender, the Kamaran [[Aaronar VI|King Aaronar VI]] challenged the Legate to a personal duel. To everyone&#039;s surprise, Septimius agreed. The two squared off in the central courtyard of the Kamaran royal castle and, after a lengthy battle, Septimius finally killed the King. This was a striking departure from what had become Zetian tradition: a victorious general was expected to return to Zeth to display his former nemesis in chains in a Triumphal march through the city, where they would then by executed by order of the Senate. Instead, by following local traditions, not only did he become a hero to the Cambrecians themselves, but lead to the [[Nacopi]] and [[Ossamei]] to voluntarily join under his [[Dracones]]. To ensure a lasting peace, the daughter and heir of Kamaros became a wife of Dravos, who Legate Septimius then saw crowed as King of Kambresia (it would take less than two decades for the spelling to change to Cambrecia). Thus, scholars count the founding of Cambrecia to this event in {{ICYear|-87}}.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l17">Line 17:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 17:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Legate wasted no time moving to pursue a large contingent of Melvartans and Branduri who had fled from the [[Battle of Cerunis]]. Both tribes, already semi-nomadic, migrated eastward en-masse to escape the Zetian Legions. They crossed the [[Krios River]] just north of Neptaris and, as the Legate Septimius arrived in pursuit, the spring rains came and made the Krios too swollen to safely cross. Septimius quickly realized that he was in a precarious situation... his Legion was now much closer to Neptaris than to the source of his supply lines back on the Kambros River and Neptaris was certainly aware of his presence and had been preparing its own defenses. He could withdraw and lose the gains he had made to encircle Neptaris (at least to the north), nor could he wait for the Neptaran army to come meet him in the field, so he instead chose to march on Neptaris itself. Upon arriving, however, he was surprised to find that Neptaris was not prepared for war. There were few solders manning her legendary walls and the great gates were flung open to greet the Legate and his army. Among those to greet him was a Zetian ambassador sent by a rival of Consul Rufus Voltina named [[Lucius Crassus of House Manilius|Lucius Crassus]] of [[House Manilius]]. Crassus informed the Legate that Neptaris was undergoing a bloodless revolution from monarchy to democracy and had formed a direct alliance with Zeth for legal advice and assistance during the transition (not to mention a lucrative trade deal that hinged on Septimius keeping the coast secure). Septimius was ordered to stand down and return to Zeth. He obeyed without question, sending his best officers back to see to his colony and support King Dravos in stablizing his new Kingdom... which was, nevertheless, a client state of the Zetian Republic.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Legate wasted no time moving to pursue a large contingent of Melvartans and Branduri who had fled from the [[Battle of Cerunis]]. Both tribes, already semi-nomadic, migrated eastward en-masse to escape the Zetian Legions. They crossed the [[Krios River]] just north of Neptaris and, as the Legate Septimius arrived in pursuit, the spring rains came and made the Krios too swollen to safely cross. Septimius quickly realized that he was in a precarious situation... his Legion was now much closer to Neptaris than to the source of his supply lines back on the Kambros River and Neptaris was certainly aware of his presence and had been preparing its own defenses. He could withdraw and lose the gains he had made to encircle Neptaris (at least to the north), nor could he wait for the Neptaran army to come meet him in the field, so he instead chose to march on Neptaris itself. Upon arriving, however, he was surprised to find that Neptaris was not prepared for war. There were few solders manning her legendary walls and the great gates were flung open to greet the Legate and his army. Among those to greet him was a Zetian ambassador sent by a rival of Consul Rufus Voltina named [[Lucius Crassus of House Manilius|Lucius Crassus]] of [[House Manilius]]. Crassus informed the Legate that Neptaris was undergoing a bloodless revolution from monarchy to democracy and had formed a direct alliance with Zeth for legal advice and assistance during the transition (not to mention a lucrative trade deal that hinged on Septimius keeping the coast secure). Septimius was ordered to stand down and return to Zeth. He obeyed without question, sending his best officers back to see to his colony and support King Dravos in stablizing his new Kingdom... which was, nevertheless, a client state of the Zetian Republic.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Septimius returned to a hero's welcome in Zeth. Stories had already been circulating about how he purposefully claimed territory in the name of his sponsor instead of aggrandizing himself, had personally fought the Kamaran King to the death and had stood down at the gates of Neptaris in accordance with Zetian law, despite the sizeable, blood-thirty and victory-stained army at his back. Where returning generals had once faced automatic trial for despotism upon their return to Zeth, Septimius was hailed an exemplar of Zetian adherence to law and order. After a week of deliberation (and celebration), the Senate announced that, for the first time since the foundation of the city by the [[Septira]], they were elevating a family to the status of Great House. [[House Varro]] was thus founded in {{ICYear|-85}}. Septimius himself remained in Zeth for over a decade, serving both as Senator and as paterfamilia of his new House, but finally returned to the Cambrecian shore in {{ICYear|-68}}. Again, he was lauded as a returning hero. The settlement he had founded at the mouth of that great river had become the royal seat of the King of Cambrecia (now the young son of Dravos, [[Tarnos I Dravos|King Tarnos I]]). By royal degree, the city was named [[Zelosia <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Zity</del>|Septarium]] and the river that ran through it is called the Septimia River, after Septimus' mother. The former Legate, Senator and Paterfamlia of the first new Great House lived out another three decades in peaceful retirement in the growing city that carried his name, passing peacefully at a Latrunculorum table in his favorite tavern in {{ICYear|-34}} at the age of 87. During this time, Cambrecia and her welcoming people became home to many retired Zetian Legionaires, who often constructed vast agricultural estates near Septarium and employed native labor to work, often becoming indistinguishable from the local people within a couple of generations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Septimius returned to a hero's welcome in Zeth. Stories had already been circulating about how he purposefully claimed territory in the name of his sponsor instead of aggrandizing himself, had personally fought the Kamaran King to the death and had stood down at the gates of Neptaris in accordance with Zetian law, despite the sizeable, blood-thirty and victory-stained army at his back. Where returning generals had once faced automatic trial for despotism upon their return to Zeth, Septimius was hailed an exemplar of Zetian adherence to law and order. After a week of deliberation (and celebration), the Senate announced that, for the first time since the foundation of the city by the [[Septira]], they were elevating a family to the status of Great House. [[House Varro]] was thus founded in {{ICYear|-85}}. Septimius himself remained in Zeth for over a decade, serving both as Senator and as paterfamilia of his new House, but finally returned to the Cambrecian shore in {{ICYear|-68}}. Again, he was lauded as a returning hero. The settlement he had founded at the mouth of that great river had become the royal seat of the King of Cambrecia (now the young son of Dravos, [[Tarnos I Dravos|King Tarnos I]]). By royal degree, the city was named [[Zelosia <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">City</ins>|Septarium]] and the river that ran through it is called the Septimia River, after Septimus' mother. The former Legate, Senator and Paterfamlia of the first new Great House lived out another three decades in peaceful retirement in the growing city that carried his name, passing peacefully at a Latrunculorum table in his favorite tavern in {{ICYear|-34}} at the age of 87. During this time, Cambrecia and her welcoming people became home to many retired Zetian Legionaires, who often constructed vast agricultural estates near Septarium and employed native labor to work, often becoming indistinguishable from the local people within a couple of generations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When the Empire was founded by [[Octavius of House Zetar]] in {{ICYear|1}}, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When the Empire was founded by [[Octavius of House Zetar]] in {{ICYear|1}}, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Cambrecia]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Cambrecia]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 20:53, 8 September 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l17">Line 17:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 17:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Legate wasted no time moving to pursue a large contingent of Melvartans and Branduri who had fled from the [[Battle of Cerunis]]. Both tribes, already semi-nomadic, migrated eastward en-masse to escape the Zetian Legions. They crossed the [[Krios River]] just north of Neptaris and, as the Legate Septimius arrived in pursuit, the spring rains came and made the Krios too swollen to safely cross. Septimius quickly realized that he was in a precarious situation... his Legion was now much closer to Neptaris than to the source of his supply lines back on the Kambros River and Neptaris was certainly aware of his presence and had been preparing its own defenses. He could withdraw and lose the gains he had made to encircle Neptaris (at least to the north), nor could he wait for the Neptaran army to come meet him in the field, so he instead chose to march on Neptaris itself. Upon arriving, however, he was surprised to find that Neptaris was not prepared for war. There were few solders manning her legendary walls and the great gates were flung open to greet the Legate and his army. Among those to greet him was a Zetian ambassador sent by a rival of Consul Rufus Voltina named [[Lucius Crassus of House Manilius|Lucius Crassus]] of [[House Manilius]]. Crassus informed the Legate that Neptaris was undergoing a bloodless revolution from monarchy to democracy and had formed a direct alliance with Zeth for legal advice and assistance during the transition (not to mention a lucrative trade deal that hinged on Septimius keeping the coast secure). Septimius was ordered to stand down and return to Zeth. He obeyed without question, sending his best officers back to see to his colony and support King Dravos in stablizing his new Kingdom... which was, nevertheless, a client state of the Zetian Republic.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Legate wasted no time moving to pursue a large contingent of Melvartans and Branduri who had fled from the [[Battle of Cerunis]]. Both tribes, already semi-nomadic, migrated eastward en-masse to escape the Zetian Legions. They crossed the [[Krios River]] just north of Neptaris and, as the Legate Septimius arrived in pursuit, the spring rains came and made the Krios too swollen to safely cross. Septimius quickly realized that he was in a precarious situation... his Legion was now much closer to Neptaris than to the source of his supply lines back on the Kambros River and Neptaris was certainly aware of his presence and had been preparing its own defenses. He could withdraw and lose the gains he had made to encircle Neptaris (at least to the north), nor could he wait for the Neptaran army to come meet him in the field, so he instead chose to march on Neptaris itself. Upon arriving, however, he was surprised to find that Neptaris was not prepared for war. There were few solders manning her legendary walls and the great gates were flung open to greet the Legate and his army. Among those to greet him was a Zetian ambassador sent by a rival of Consul Rufus Voltina named [[Lucius Crassus of House Manilius|Lucius Crassus]] of [[House Manilius]]. Crassus informed the Legate that Neptaris was undergoing a bloodless revolution from monarchy to democracy and had formed a direct alliance with Zeth for legal advice and assistance during the transition (not to mention a lucrative trade deal that hinged on Septimius keeping the coast secure). Septimius was ordered to stand down and return to Zeth. He obeyed without question, sending his best officers back to see to his colony and support King Dravos in stablizing his new Kingdom... which was, nevertheless, a client state of the Zetian Republic.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Septimius returned to a hero's welcome in Zeth. Stories had already been circulating about how he purposefully claimed territory in the name of his sponsor instead of aggrandizing himself, had personally fought the Kamaran King to the death and had stood down at the gates of Neptaris in accordance with Zetian law, despite the sizeable, blood-thirty and victory-stained army at his back. Where returning generals had once faced automatic trial for despotism upon their return to Zeth, Septimius was hailed an exemplar of Zetian adherence to law and order. After a week of deliberation (and celebration), the Senate announced that, for the first time since the foundation of the city by the [[Septira]], they were elevating a family to the status of Great House. [[House Varro]] was thus founded in {{ICYear|-85}}. Septimius himself remained in Zeth for a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">few years</del>, serving both as Senator and as paterfamilia of his new House, but finally returned to the Cambrecian shore in {{ICYear|-<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">76</del>}}. Again, he was lauded as a returning hero. The settlement he had founded at the mouth of that great river had become the royal seat of the King of Cambrecia (now the young son of Dravos, [[Tarnos I Dravos|King Tarnos I]]). By royal degree, the city was named [[Zelosia Zity|Septarium]] and the river that ran through it is called the Septimia River, after Septimus' mother. The former Legate, Senator and Paterfamlia of the first new Great House lived out another <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">decade </del>in peaceful retirement in the growing city that carried his name, passing peacefully at a Latrunculorum table in his favorite tavern in {{ICYear|-34}} at the age of 87. During this time, Cambrecia and her welcoming people became home to many retired Zetian Legionaires, who often constructed vast agricultural estates near Septarium and employed native labor to work, often becoming indistinguishable from the local people within a couple of generations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Septimius returned to a hero's welcome in Zeth. Stories had already been circulating about how he purposefully claimed territory in the name of his sponsor instead of aggrandizing himself, had personally fought the Kamaran King to the death and had stood down at the gates of Neptaris in accordance with Zetian law, despite the sizeable, blood-thirty and victory-stained army at his back. Where returning generals had once faced automatic trial for despotism upon their return to Zeth, Septimius was hailed an exemplar of Zetian adherence to law and order. After a week of deliberation (and celebration), the Senate announced that, for the first time since the foundation of the city by the [[Septira]], they were elevating a family to the status of Great House. [[House Varro]] was thus founded in {{ICYear|-85}}. Septimius himself remained in Zeth for <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">over </ins>a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">decade</ins>, serving both as Senator and as paterfamilia of his new House, but finally returned to the Cambrecian shore in {{ICYear|-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">68</ins>}}. Again, he was lauded as a returning hero. The settlement he had founded at the mouth of that great river had become the royal seat of the King of Cambrecia (now the young son of Dravos, [[Tarnos I Dravos|King Tarnos I]]). By royal degree, the city was named [[Zelosia Zity|Septarium]] and the river that ran through it is called the Septimia River, after Septimus' mother. The former Legate, Senator and Paterfamlia of the first new Great House lived out another <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">three decades </ins>in peaceful retirement in the growing city that carried his name, passing peacefully at a Latrunculorum table in his favorite tavern in {{ICYear|-34}} at the age of 87. During this time, Cambrecia and her welcoming people became home to many retired Zetian Legionaires, who often constructed vast agricultural estates near Septarium and employed native labor to work, often becoming indistinguishable from the local people within a couple of generations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When the Empire was founded by [[Octavius of House Zetar]] in {{ICYear|1}}, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When the Empire was founded by [[Octavius of House Zetar]] in {{ICYear|1}}, Cambrecia, as it had become known, was one of the last of the outer territories of the Old Republic to swear allegiance to the Empire.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Cambrecia]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Cambrecia]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:34, 8 September 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;{{EventArticle</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; 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font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|main_article=The History of Cambrecia</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|main_article=The History of Cambrecia</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}&lt;/noinclude<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&gt;&lt;includeonly&gt;{{Article_Reference|article= Foundation of Cambrecia}}&lt;/includeonly</del>&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of the [[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius&#039; fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of the [[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius&#039; fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:33, 8 September 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l8">Line 8:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|following_article=Imperial Cambrecia and the Derlic War</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|following_article=Imperial Cambrecia and the Derlic War</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|main_article=The History of Cambrecia</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|main_article=The History of Cambrecia</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;&lt;includeonly&gt;{{Article_Reference</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;&lt;includeonly&gt;{{Article_Reference|article= Foundation of Cambrecia}}&lt;/includeonly&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|article= Foundation of Cambrecia</div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}&lt;/includeonly&gt;</div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of the [[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius&#039; fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the [[Zeth|Zetian]] conquest of the [[Divian Peninsula]] in {{ICYear|-97}} by [[Antonius Argentis of House Zetar|Antonius Argentis]] of [[House Zetar]], the Zetian Senate again elected three consuls to expand Zetian territory on [[Duria]] in an attempt to establish a near-contiguous trade route around the [[Betshaban Ocean]]. [[Septimius Varros]], a legate loyal to [[Rufus Voltina of House Livius|Consul Rufus Voltina]] of [[House Livius]], was sent with the Zetian armada to Duria with the intent to conquer the [[Neptaris|Freecity of Neptaris]]. He arrived on the eastern shores of the [[Maroshan Sea]] in {{ICYear|-89}}, where he chose to establish a beachhead at the mouth of a river then known as the [[Septimia River|Kambros River]] some 250 miles north of Neptaris. He sent envoys to the local tribe that called the river their home, the [[Kambros]], and began developing a relationship with them. The Kambros quickly took to working with the Zetian Legion, even providing some physical labor for the construction of Legate Septimius&#039; fort on the banks of the river. By the following spring, Septimius was ready to expand his influence and secure the region for his ultimate march on Neptaris itself.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

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