Laurium is a bustling but isolated town on the edge of Germanic territory controlled by the
Roman Empire in the late second century. There, daily life can be difficult, laden with simmering
tension between the citizens of the empire, whose soldiers control the town, and the Germanic
people who have lived in this region as long as anyone can remember. They are the
descendants of proud tribes who reluctantly bent their knees to Roman conquerors, though
many still plot to see these interlopers overthrown.
Yet strange creatures lurk in the forests beyond Laurium’s palisade walls and stalk the forgotten
tunnels beneath the town. These foul monsters are tied to sinister forces that threaten life and
sanity, themselves echoes of malevolent alien gods from beyond the stars—deities older than
Rome, older even than lost Atlantis, who see humanity as nothing but fodder and fuel.
These are the collected stories of an odd assortment of unlikely heroes of Laurium. Although
they all come from different walks of life and backgrounds, they must set aside old enmities and
bitter feuds in order to save their home from the sinister plots of devious cultists. For at the
bidding of these power-hungry individuals, a greater threat arises from its slumber—a god of
slaughter, sealed away long ago and nearly forgotten.
Welcome to Cohors Cthulhu: Legends of Laurium! This 204-page fiction anthology features
the stories of the brave few who risk everything to safeguard both friend and foe from an
unimaginable evil.
Here, in this ancient and mysterious land, the Hidden Wars play out in full. Those brave heroes
willing to confront the darkness will claim hidden knowledge and eternal glory—but terror,
insanity, and doom await those who fail.