Battle of the Tiberian River

After expanding the empire and ruling successfully for almost 400 years, the Hadrianic Emperor put down an internal revolt led by the sons and daughters of former senators. The factions had fought to a stalemate, with both sides making camp on opposite sides of the Tiberian river outside the city. Ellis II, the current emperor and general of the imperial armies, had a vision the night before the battle of a grizzled old man tied to a dying tree. The man said his name was Krom, and if that Ellis painted Krom’s symbol, a dying tree (later named the Tree of Woe) on the shields of his soldiers, then he would be victorious in battle.
The morning of the battle Ellis ordered the symbol to be painted on every shield and destroyed the opposing army as they attempted to cross an old bridge spanning the Tiberian River. With victory secured, Ellis rounded up the opposing senators and generals, crucified all of them publicly on dying trees, and decreed the worship of Krom to be the one true religion of the empire.

Conflict Type

Battle