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The Invasion of Anglessee
Sootonius Paulinus was the first Roman general to cross the Atlas mountains. The previous deceased governor had only lasted a year before he died. He'd left a will to the emperor Nero saying that he could have conquered Britain in two campaigning seasons. Anglessee is an island lying off the north Welsh coast in the Irish Sea. Tasseter strongly suggested it's some sort of stronghold of the druids and they play a major part in what happens there.
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