Lex Arcana - The Cursed Centurion

In the thirteenth century since the foundation of Rome, an Emperor still watches over twenty provinces and the different peoples inhabiting them. Ruling with the help of divinatory powers, the Emperor grants stability to a world threatened by supernatural phenomena and dark omens. In this divergent timeline, the Roman Empire managed to steer away from the course of events which led to its historical collapse, thanks to the mastery of the arts of Divination. By being able to see beyond the barriers of time, the Roman Emperors have kept their enemies at bay for centuries, outside the borders of the Empire and within them.

In Lex Arcana, the player characters are Custodes of the Cohors Auxiliaria Arcana, a special chapter of the Praetorian Guard. The Cohors Auxiliaria Arcana numbers a few hundred highly specialized and gifted individuals, soldiers and civilians alike. For behind the façade of luxurious ostentation and military might of the Roman Empire, many threats of an arcane nature are constantly gnawing away at its foundations: forbidden cults make converts among the poor and dispossessed denizens of the great cities, while enemy sorcerers unleash frightening monsters against the legions stationed at the frontiers. To accomplish their task, the Custodes of the Cohors Arcana travel the four corners of the known world and investigate unusual occurrences among hostile populations, or unveil mysteries hidden behind foreign incantations.

The Custodes begin traveling along the Via Gemina from Vindobona to Sirmium along the banks of the Danuvium...