Across the vast and sprawling domains of once mighty empires, a pervasive sense of unease has taken grip. The pillars that for centuries sustained their rule are showing undeniable signs of fracture. Rebellions erupt in remote provinces, resentment festers among the populace, and once-loyal vassals begin to doubt the emperor's mandate. The winds of

In the depths of 1781, a monstrous deed took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by greed, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||William], ordered that over 130 African captives be dumped overboard. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to secure insurance payout for the lost slaves.

In the grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, he became a omen of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, regularly bearing glass, were thought