March of the Bastard Legion
Four centuries have passed since the War of Unmaking reduced the old world and its shackles to ruin. The Old Gods are dead, their reign of tyranny ended by the labors of their own creation. The gates of Celestia remain closed, and none can say with certainty what powers now rule the Eternal City.
In the years since the Unmaking, new civilizations rise and fall. Only a handful manage to thrive and prosper, often at the expense of their neighbors. Little remains of what was lost. While the echoes of the past and their subtle influence still linger, the story of this era will be writ by mortal hands.
Remia, enlightened bastion of civilization and the greatest military power presently known was founded shortly after the Unmaking. It began as a minor city-state before gradually expanding its control over the entirety of the Tarian peninsula and beyond. Thirteen legions, each five thousand strong, serve the Senate and People of the Republic by spreading the light of civilization and faith by way of fire and steel.
The XIIIth Legion bears a special distinction. Originally formed by Proconsul Gaius Valerius Honoratus as a response to an invasion, it consisted of hastily mustered auxiliaries who did not hold the citizenship required to join the legions. Though it serves a different purpose in present times, the XIIIth is still the only legion not to require citizenship. Owing to this peculiarity and the parentage of its first leader, it is referred to by many as the Bastard Legion. Veterans of the auxiliaries, disgraced patricians, ill-born looking for a chance to prove themselves, and all other manner of individuals find their way into the XIIIth.
Do you seek glory, prosperity, atonement, or simply the thrill of battle? Regardless of your cause, you have found yourself a new home, bastard.