Charietto
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Charietto was an Ancient Celtic headhunter/bounty hunter who worked for the Romans to help defeat the Franks. He operated on the Rhine frontier near Trier.
Charietto began his career as a bandit, but soon grew tired of this way of life and rode to the nearest town to enlist as a soldier. Unable to join the regular army,for reasons unknown,Charietto offered his services as a freelance soldier. Operating under the cover of night, he would creep up on his enemies and cut off their heads while they were sleeping. He used sacks of grain which he would stuff in their mouth so to muffle their screams.
As his success and reputation grew he led a gang of headhunters which was based on its fearful reputation. The local Roman commander heard of his successful expliots and quickly realized his value.
As the Romans would pursue and attack the invading Franks and other Germanic tribes by day, Charietto would harass and ambush them by night. This instilled fear and terror into the invading Germanic tribes. This combined pressure served to defeat the Franks. Charietto would rise swiftly through the ranks of the Roman Army until his death in a Battle with the Alamanni. While fleeing from the victorious Almanni, he was speared to death.
