RYSE Son of Rome Gameplay Walkthrough Part 6 - Locate General Commodus
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Story
Ryse: Son of Rome begins with a tutorial section in medias res, as Roman centurion Marius Titus leads the defense of Rome against oncoming Celtic barbarians led by a semi-mythical commander called "Damocles". After giving one of his soldiers a small sack and telling him to display it where the barbarians can see it, Marius helps secure the Roman emperor, Nero, in a private safe room. At the emperor's behest he begins to tell his story; the rest of the game is an extended flashback depicting Marius's adventures up to this point.
Marius begins his story off as a soldier serving in the relatively peaceful II Legion, holding a post in Alexandria, returning to his family in Rome and enjoying the adulation of his father Leontius, himself a retired legionnaire, now a Senator calling for reforms and the censure of Emperor Nero. Leontius, seeing potential in his son, relates the legend of "Damocles," a legendary Roman general who was abandoned to his enemies due to political expediency. With the help of Nemesis, goddess of revenge, Damocles returned from the underworld to bring vengeance to those who wronged him; his legend today serves as a moral to never be careless with the lives of Roman soldiers.
Marius' peaceful visit is cut short as a barbarian invasion takes place, resulting in the death of his parents and younger sister. Commander Vitallion, a friend of the slain Leontius, transfers Marius to his XIV Legion, and he promises Marius vengeance for his murdered family. Vitallion leads the XIV Legion to Britain, where the fleet is ambushed off the coast; Marius leads the counter-attack, nearly single-handedly preventing the destruction of the remainder of the fleet, impressing Vitallion enough to earn a promotion to Centurion.
After reports of a rebellion at York, Marius heads North to aid the defeated legion stationed there. Upon capturing King Oswald and his daughter Boudica, Basilius, the son of the Emperor, reveals that his brother Commodus has been captured by the Barbarians whose whereabouts are unknown. Basilius, by threatening to kill Boudica, forces King Oswald into revealing the location of Commodus: he has been traded to the men north of the wall, who are fearsome in reputation. Basilius orders Vitallion and Marius to go North and bring back Commodus. After crossing the border into Caledonia (Scotland) the party is ambushed, Vitallion is taken hostage by barbarians and Marius separated from his legion. Marius makes his way into the enemy camp, where Roman legionnaires are being burnt alive; he kills the barbarian leader Glott in a brutal fight and rescues Commodus and Vitallion.