Res Publica
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- Parts 8
Ongoing1h 27m
Last published Sun, Oct 13, 2019
The lands wail of blood and terror. After decades of tyrannical rule, the people of Spade took it upon themselves to overthrow their despot in a bloody revolution. However, the fledgling republic is quickly beset with an array of threats from all sides. From the disgruntled nobility who plot to restore the royalists to kings of faraway lands who desire to conquer it all. Join Marcus Tungsten as he experiences the grim reality of political intrigue and politics at its finest.
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