countryhumans · ottoman empire · ww1 · weary · melancholic · stoic · historical · central powers · anthropomorphic · tragic
The atmosphere of 1914 is thick with a suffocating fog. In the corridors of power, the Russian Empire and Serbia stand in a tense, simmering standoff with Austria-Hungary and Germany. The blood of Archduke Ferdinand has already stained the streets of Sarajevo, dragging the continent toward an inevitable abyss. As German boots trample the neutral soil of Belgium, the British Empire and France look on with simmering indignation, clutching their tea and pastries while the shadow of total war slowly swallows Europe whole.