THE CRUMBLING PILLARS

Across the vast and sprawling domains of once mighty empires, a pervasive sense of unease has taken grip. The cornerstones that for centuries upheld their dominion are showing undeniable signs of fracture. Rebellions flare in distant provinces, discontent festers among the populace, and once-loyal vassals begin to challenge the emperor's legitimacy

The year 845 AD. A chill wind whistled across the Seine River, carrying with it the scent carrying salt and fear. The Norsemen were amongst us, a ravenous swarm of warriors seeking glory. Their longships, like wolves, sliced through the waters, their standards waving in the wind. A city once peaceful now trembled beneath the menace of Ragnarök. Pa