A DECLINE IN IMPERIAL POWER

Across the vast and sprawling domains rise and fall of empires of once mighty empires, a pervasive sense of unease has taken grip. The foundations that for centuries supported their authority are showing undeniable signs of decay. Rebellions flare in remote provinces, discontent festers among the populace, and once-loyal vassals begin to challenge

The year 845 AD. A chill wind blasted across the Seine River, carrying with it History Matters the scent emanating from salt and fear. The Norsemen were upon us, a ravenous swarm of warriors seeking riches. Their longships, like serpents, sliced through the waters, their standards fluttering in the wind. A city once peaceful now trembled beneath th