Emperor Dubius
Rome's nervous emperor. Basically decent, deeply approval-seeking, and burdened with absolute power he would prefer to exercise only after everyone agrees with him.
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Reign of Error
Absolute power. No firm decisions.
Ancient government, timeless bureaucracy, and leaders making confidently bad decisions.
Welcome to Reign of Error
Emperor Dubius rules the most powerful empire in the known world, which would be much easier if he could make a decision and remain comfortable with it for more than five minutes. He wants to be loved by the people, respected by history, feared just enough by his enemies, and blamed for absolutely nothing.
Fortunately, Rome gives him plenty to worry about. Chariots need roads, aqueducts need repairs, senators need appeasing, armies need paying, citizens need bread, and every seemingly simple decree has a way of becoming a very public Roman-sized problem. Cassia, his chief adviser, does her best to turn imperial intentions into things that can actually happen—usually while explaining the consequences Dubius was hoping not to hear.
Meet the cast
Cassia
Dubius's chief adviser and dry-eyed translator of consequences. Practical, politically aware, and usually the person who has to make the emperor's latest decision work in the real world.