A DECLINE IN IMPERIAL POWER

Across the vast and sprawling territories of once mighty empires, a pervasive sense of unease has taken root. The cornerstones that for centuries supported their rule are showing undeniable signs of corrosion. Rebellions flare in distant provinces, discontent festers among the populace, and once-loyal vassals begin to survival of empires question t

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 of salt and fear. The Norsemen had arrived, a stormy swarm of warriors seeking plunder. Their longships, like beasts of the north, sliced through the waters, their banners billowing in the wind. A city once confiden