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Battles are fought not just with gun and shot on the Serenan continent, but in the royal courts throughout. There the kings and queens of this feudal land display all their prestige for visitors to see, and in honor of the Universal God. And whoever has the finest drapes and the smoothest silk perhaps will be the most in His favor.
Have you heard of the recent bout of plague in the Metsalian countryside? Or the witchcraft trial gripping the Holy City of Sora? Merchants across Serena huddle in caravansaries and tell whispers of the Orient and Isidora. Listen closely, and you may find something from the parcel of knowledge even more valuable than gold or silver...
The hand of fate guide countless nations of the world in the grand neverending march of history. This is the parable of ambition and glory and conquest, of empires borne of blood and earth.
Old men missing arms and legs tell of the crusades and honors of old, but through generations, the march of nations shall never end. Near four centuries of global war to surpass their glories, a familiar story of bloodshed and destruction that defines humanity.
"And that, my dear boy, are the stories of old." The man in the fine black suit and the gray mustache tells you with a smile, before handing you another book. You open it up, but the pages are empty white. At first you suspect a code, but the explanation is all the simpler: "what's next, my young friend, is up to you."