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Aulus Plautius: He is a historical figure who is known to have successfully invaded Britain in 43 BC. He is shown as a ruthless leader, willing to kill his men to impose discipline and achieve his ambition, while also striking deals with the Britians. He is willing to change tactics and break promises to achieve his goals by making a needed alliance and then changing them to attain his goals. Historically, we know Plautius did conduct a successful campaign in Britannia, fighting off guerilla attacks and fighting formal battles. However, he faced considerable troubles and did have to ask Emperor Claudius for assistance by having a second wave of Roman legions invading some months after the initial invasion. With this, the Romans were able to take Camulodunum, which is modern Colchester, which was capital of the chief Celtic rivals in Britain. He also became the first governor of the conquered province of Britannia. <ref>For more on Plautius, see: Hoffmann, B., 2013. <i>The Roman invasion of Britain: archaeology versus history </i>. Pen & Sword Military, Barnsley.</ref>

Kerra: She is shown as a leader among the Cantii, who are also known as the Cantiaci, which gave the name Kent used in modern Britain. The Cantii had known about the Romans from long before and had, in fact, traded with them. Kerra, like many other Celtic women, was shown as a strong leader of her people, but also tried to show wisdom in seeing that fighting Rome directly was not a good tactic for her people. She is eventually betrayed by Plautius and his invading forces. There is no historical account of Kerra, although the personality that made her is based on knowledge of female leaders in Celtic tribes.<ref>For more on the Celts and women in Celtic society, see: Markale, J., 1986. <i>Women of the Celts</i>, 1st U.S. ed. ed. Inner Traditions International, Rochester, Vt.</ref>

Queen Antedia: She is Queen of the Ragni, who wants revenge against Kerra (for castrating her son on their wedding day) and the Canti. She sees the Romans as a potential benefit for her, but she learns the hard way that the Romans were only really interested in conquest. Similar to Kerra, we do not know any historical documents about her but she also represents some general figures in Celtic history. The Ragni are also known as the Regnenses and lived in southern England, with the capital having been located in modern-day Chichester.<ref>For more on the different tribes of the Celts, see: Cunliffe, B.W., 1978. <i>Iron age communities in Britain: an account of England, Scotland, and Wales from the seventh century BC until the Roman conquest</i>, 2d ed. ed, Archaeology of Britain. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London ; Boston. </ref>

Veran: Is a leader of the Druids and he claims to have mystical powers as an ancient man. Both the Canti and Ragni respect him and also fear him and the Druids for their magic. The Druids are seen as priests and mystical people, in part this narrative is informed by Roman sources but little is known about them. <ref>For more on the Druids, see: Hutton, R., 2011. <i>Blood and mistletoe: the history of the Druids in Britain</i>, 1. print. in paperback. ed. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven, Conn. </ref>