A DECLINE IN IMPERIAL POWER

Across the vast and sprawling territories of once mighty empires, a pervasive sense of unease has taken hold. The pillars that for centuries supported their dominion are showing undeniable signs of fracture. Rebellions erupt in previously provinces, resentment festers among the populace, and once-loyal vassals begin to question the emperor's right

The year the year of our Lord eight hundred and forty-five AD. A chill wind blasted across the Seine River, carrying with it the scent carrying salt and fear. The Norsemen had arrived, a horde swarm of warriors seeking glory. Their longships, like beasts of the north, sliced through the waters, their standards billowing in the wind. A city once pro