"Welcome to Germania, gentlemen. I will not lie, the chances of your survival are small. Some may even turn against your friends as deserting cowards, but you have my word that I will use my priestly skills to ensure your bodies are given unto Elysium. This is the greatest reward, more than even gold, for the fate of your soul is an eternal concern. Now come, follow me. Strike down the barbarians that rise against us, allow me to find this eagle standard. I ask not for my own selfish reasons, but for the good of the Empire!"

- Emperor Aurelian, probably