From publisher blurb: The Empire has stood for 300 years, even under siege from Goths, Huns, Celts, greed, and politics. It’s a bloated corpse full of rot and decay that hasn’t laid down to die. Areas that were once firmly under Roman control are turning into wildlands and fringe territories. People out here are hungry and angry. Loyalty to the Empire is thin as people become more loyal to the people who keep them alive. One thing is sure for you and your friends: it isn’t the Empire that’s been keeping you fed and protected. That falls under the purview of Toleus the Macedonian. He’s got a face that goes with his name. If you were a weeks’ walk south, he blend in with every other Macedonian down there. But up here in Thrace, he sticks right out in the open with his Mediterranean features and dark hair.