Brutus's Faction

Brutus's Faction is bordered to Augustus's, located in a desert plain with little to no suitable environment for plant-life. Life is hard on the territory, with no police or authority there to protect new settlers staying in the territory. Bandits are rampant, with many of them kidnapping unsuspecting travelers and ransoming them off to slavers in the [Placeholder name for Brutus's city].

#### **Settling in the territory**

In order to settle in the territory, settlers must pay a weekly tax to Brutus, the leader of biggest tribe in the territory. If settlers refuse to pay it, their village is destroyed and everyone found there are captured and enslaved to Brutus's mining camp. There are still settlers who try to establish a villages here, however, because of its close proximity to Augustus's kingdom, and easy smuggling routes to it. The majority of settlers who settle here are newly "freed" criminals who recently served their sentence at the mining camps, and want to become independent with their own freedom and choice. Most don't know about the kidnappers and harsh taxes that await them.

#### **The Tax Enforcement Group**

Another option for residents in the territory is to join Brutus's tax enforcement group, who are the ones in charge of collecting all the taxes from nearby villagers and destroying any that don't pay up. Many new residents join this gang because of the free shelter and protection, but it is filled with evil and cruel degenerates who just want to pillage and kill. Often times, the group attacks villages regardless if they paid or not, and keep the taxes for themselves.

#### **The Slave Mining Camp**

Brutus's Mining camp is located near the main city, and is run by enslaved travelers and settlers. The conditions are terrible, with the quarters being a crudely made dirt hut which is riddled with disease and Prison Rats. Many accidents happen in the mine, and if a miner gets stuck or injured during work, they are left to die. The leaders of the camp are elected workers who are chosen by the rest of the slaves. They must kick up the minerals that they get from the mines back to Brutus, who then sends it to [Placeholder name for one of the companies]. The leaders try to be just and fair with their workers, but often times the cruel leader is the one who takes control in order to gain influence on Brutus. Slaves are not allowed to leave the mining camp, unlike Augustus's. If they are found trying to escape, they are killed by Forced Exertion execution. If a settler has enough money, however, they can pay themselves off to the leaders of the mining camp in order to be free. This is not an easy feat, as all of your possessions and money are taken by the leaders of the mining camp.

#### **Brutus Drug Productions**

In addition to the mining camp, there are drug farms that can be found around the city. Brutus is the one in charge of these farms, however, and the workers there are experienced freed miners and laborers that Brutus handpicked to ensure its quality production.

Behind the scenes, Brutus has been hiring smugglers in order to send some of those drugs back into Augustus's territory. This has been fueling the increasing tension between Brutus's faction and Augustus, and will soon spark the events of [Placeholder name for war between Augustus and Brutus].