Aurelius Ambrosius
Son of High King Constantin, and eventual High King
of all of Britain. His is a story of heroism, fights against
overwhelming odds, and success in wrestling the kingship
away from Vortigern the tyrant, the usurper, the ruthless.
Born in 433, he is the second son of High King Con-
stantin. Forced to flee for his life with his younger brother,
he travels to Brittany to his uncle, King Andronius. Alas,
Andronius dies before they arrive and so he grows up
under the tutelage of Andronius’ son, King Budec.
He learns the trades of war from the numerous battles
that ravage Western Europe as the great Roman Empire
slowly falls apart. He learns the value of movement from
the Huns and the power of heavy cavalry from the Alans
and the Aquitainians. His cousin, King Budec, teaches
him diplomacy.
As more and more Britons flee Vortigern’s tyranny to
Brittany, many ask why Aurelius does not claim his birth-
right? Aurelius replies that the time is not right, that the
Britons who have stayed have chosen Vortimer as their
champion, and for Aurelius to return now would only
split the ranks of those who would oppose Vortigern and
the Saxons.
One of the Briton exiles is a Dumnonii nobleman named
Gorlois, who befriends Aurelius.They become battle
comrades and Aurelius comes to rely Gorlois as his
confidant and right-hand man, a brother in all but blood.
To Aurelius’ chagrin, Gorlois and Uther take a dislike to
one another.
Vortimer dies in 462. When the Saxons massacre the
Britons at the Night of Long Knives and take over the
island in 463, the time has come for Aurelius to take back
his father’s throne and deliver his people from the Saxon
yoke. He prepares to return to Britain, gathering ships,
allies and mercenaries on the continent.
When he is ready in 466, Gorlois supplies the remain-
ing ships, and Aurelius secrets aboard his own ship a
long box that will eventually reveal a magnificent dragon
banner. Aurelius invades with 10,000 soldiers and con-
ducts a multi-year campaign to defeat Vortigern. He then
turns to the Saxons. While Hengest is defeated, captured
and executed, still more Saxons arrive to Britain.
Unfortunately, he dies by poison in 480, before he
manages to drive the Saxons from Britain’s shores. He
leaves that to his brother, Uther, to complete.
Life
433 a.D.
480 a.D.
47 years old
Children
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