Celtic Invasion of Rome

The Celts rested in the confident knowledge that they ruled supreme, until the day that Master Druid Munli of the Helvetii tribe was summoned by the Gods; who revealed a menace emerging on the far side of the Alps. After prolonged bargaining, he gained a respite in the form of triplets; who would be born to a clan of his choosing with talents to ward off the destruction of his people. In return, Munli's spirit will be earthbound forever. Munli choose his friends Conel and Meva of the Mayri clan as the parents of the triplets. To further impress Conel with the severity of the threat, he transports him in a foretelling to Caesar's final victory in Gaul at Uxellodunum where the Roman severs the hands of all who opposed him. The triplets, Miklos born with the skills to lead an army, Unalos born with the ability to be a chieftain and Hughlos born destined to become a druid. Furthermore, Hughlos is instilled with a talent to know when his siblings are in dire need. Meanwhile in far off Rome, Julia the first born of the powerful Julian gen, scorned by her parents because of her gender and frailty, grows into a sadistic adolescent. In his desire to know more about the Romans, Conel commissions the clan's trader to return with a teacher knowledgeable about Rome. The trader, Turkos, returns with Julia, who had been sold into slavery by her mother. Meva agrees to return the girl unharmed, once she teaches them about Rome and to speak Latin. The triplets mature in their predestined roles and become heroes in song and story after their accomplishments in a victory over German invaders. Meanwhile, Meva's brother Ragenos in his travels as a mercenary rescues and befriends Danous, a bard from theParisii tribe. He returns to his Mayri home with Danous, who falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful Unalos. Accompanied by Unalos, Conel joins a trading mission to return Julia to her parents. Unalos is injured in an Alpine avalanche and left behind in the care of the In