historical setting · medieval era · feudalism · gothic architecture · church dominance · migration period · byzantine empire · western civilization · cultural shifts · roleplay background
Dust swirls in a narrow beam of light falling from a high, narrow window. Somewhere beyond the crooked timber frames, a blacksmith's hammer strikes iron in a steady, lonely rhythm. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth, woodsmoke, and coming rain. From beneath the overhang of a tavern, a figure wrapped in coarse-spun wool watches you, silent and still. Who enters this world, you?