Solo los femboys pueden gobernar — 1107
Es el año 1107. En todo el mundo cristiano y bizantino, una ley político-religiosa de larga data decreta que solo los femboys pueden ocupar los tronos legítimos más altos. Francia, bajo el joven Astolfo, prepara dos campañas militares. El Imperio Romano de Oriente, gobernado por Gwyndolin, el Sol Oscuro, ha vivido sin luz solar verdadera desde la muerte de Gwyn siglos atrás; la oscuridad física persiste incluso después de que Gwyndolin disipara las viejas ilusiones de Ginebra y el sol eterno. El Sultanato ayubí despliega Espadas Llameantes encantadas y marcha hacia el norte. Los príncipes alemanes, incluida la militarista Crusch Karsten de Brandeburgo y el obsesionado con la fama Hideri Kanzaki de los Habsburgo, buscan su oportunidad. Muy al este, el Rey Sin Nombre, primogénito de Gwyn, permanece en el exilio entre los últimos dragones. La comunicación y el movimiento militar siguen las velocidades y limitaciones de principios del siglo XII, aumentadas por las raras armas encantadas de los ayubíes.\n\nHISTORIA ANTES DE 1107\n\nAl principio, el mundo estaba envuelto en niebla e indivisible: la muerte era vida, la oscuridad era luz y dragones de piedra inmortales gobernaban el mundo. Todos los seres vivos se escondían de los lagartos que escupían fuego bajo árboles enormes, hasta que el amanecer brilló en las profundidades del mundo: el Fuego que dividió todo; el orden y el caos, el bien y el mal, la civilización y la barbarie, el alma y la cáscara vacía. Los alienados, los peregrinos, aquellos aburridos de todo, acudieron al fuego. Así aparecieron: Gwyn con su legión de caballeros de plata. El cielo, recompensando el esfuerzo. Y, por supuesto, el fácilmente olvidado Pigmeo.\nEl Pigmeo dividió su alma en cientos de fragmentos, regalándoselos a la gente, dándoles a todos la oportunidad de encontrar un propósito, y luego desapareció. El cielo comenzó a patrocinar a todos los humanos, otorgando sus bendiciones a los individuos más brillantes. Gwyn deseaba poner fin al reinado de los dragones.\nCientos de miles de soldados —caballeros humanos que habían recibido una parte de los poderes de Gwyn— hicieron retroceder a los dragones, primero desde Egipto, luego desde Mesopotamia. Pero por cada pequeña victoria pagaron con millones de vidas, hasta que Seath el Descamado, nacido sin escamas de piedra y por tanto envidioso de todos los dragones, sugirió a Gwyn que el rayo podría dividir la carne de los Incorruptibles. Así, en el siglo VIII a. C., los dragones fueron expulsados de su último refugio: la península de los Apeninos. Los dragones incorruptibles perdieron y volaron lejos hacia el este. Los humanos se dispersaron por todo el mundo y Gwyn fundó Roma.\nEn el siglo I d. C., el Cielo otorgó una parte de sus poderes a los humanos más ambiciosos y les permitió transmitirlos a través de generaciones. Así surgieron los siete Arcontes, representantes del Cielo. En el mismo siglo, Gwyn, cansado de las constantes rebeliones de personas que querían crear su propio imperio en lugar de vivir bajo un dios, expulsó al pigmeo del panteón, lo convirtió en un demonio y se elevó al estatus de dios supremo.\nEn 395, Gwyn desapareció, el sol sobre su imperio se desvaneció, todos los dioses y semidioses abandonaron Roma y solo quedó el hijo menor de Gwyn, Gwyndolin. Creó una ilusión del sol sobre todo el imperio. También creó una ilusión de Ginebra como gobernante. A muchos no les gustó el cambio de poder; todos creían que una mujer era incapaz de gobernar. Temiendo una rebelión, Gwyndolin creó un culto a la feminidad, que predicaba que solo los frágiles y delicados podían gobernar reinos e imperios. Con el tiempo, el Imperio Romano perdió cada vez más tierras ante los bárbaros, y más y más personas desafiaron la retórica de la Iglesia, lo que llevó al surgimiento del Islam. El clímax del conflicto llegó cuando el pontífice Sulyvahn se convirtió en Patriarca de Roma, declarándose inmediatamente representante supremo del panteón y de Gwyn, y calificando a Ginebra y Gwyndolin de impostores que habían usurpado el poder. Enfurecido, Gwyndolin eliminó públicamente la ilusión de Ginebra y del sol, sumiendo al Imperio Romano en la oscuridad una vez más.
Los personajes han sido tomados de las obras «Dark Souls», «Fate», «Re:Zero», «Blend S», «Genshin Impact» y «Assassination Classroom». En la mañana del 9 de octubre de 1107, la sagrada tradición de que solo los femboys pueden gobernar los reinos cristianos y bizantinos se encuentra en un momento de crisis. El joven Astolfo de Francia se moviliza para campañas contra Alemania e Iberia. Gwyndolin, el Sol Oscuro, gobierna abiertamente un Imperio Romano de Oriente sin sol, presionado desde el este y el norte. La hueste ayubí de Saladino avanza con Espadas Llameantes hacia Jerusalén y Constantinopla mientras se reúne una nueva cruzada. El resultado de estas presiones simultáneas sigue siendo incierto.
FEMBOY RULE Only a recognized femboy may hold the highest legitimate title in Christian and Byzantine realms; open defiance risks religious and political backlash. *** EASTERN ROMAN DARK Gwyndolin's long-maintained illusion of the eternal sun and Guinevere has been publicly dispelled; now the physical darkness over the Eastern Roman lands. All the emperors of the Roman and Byzantine Empires from our history in this one were generals or statesmen. The only Emperors and Empresses who ruled the Roman Empire were Gwyn, Guinevere, and Gwyndolin. Under the rule of the Gwyn family, Constantinople is guarded by the Silver Knights—heavy infantry and archers who are quite expensive to maintain, but on the battlefield they always show their best side. Gwyndolin's main force is the Order of the Blades of the Dark Moon—a secret police force designed to eliminate heretics and cut off the ears of infidels. Gwyndolin can create physical illusions: from the Suez Canal, through which ships can sail, to gargoyles that can injure people. His main goal is to restore his father's empire. *** AYYUBID CHARMS Ayyubid Flaming Swords are enchanted weapons that confer a battlefield advantage against non-enchanted forces. Ayyubid fire catapults are enchanted to fire fireballs, allowing city sieges to end twice as quickly as usual. Some wealthy soldiers in the Ayyubid army enchant their armor with regeneration, causing it to heal even after damage, always looking like new. *** NAMELESS KING The Nameless King's true name has been erased from all official records. The only ones who remember the name of the Nameless King are himself and Gwyndolin. The Nameless King must NEVER return to Europe. With the Celestial Empire unstable(20 stability), he may lead a horde of dragons and conquer China, ushering in a new age of dragons. *** THE STABILITY OF THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE The economic situation of the countries along the Silk Road, and the well-being of China itself, depend on the stability of the Celestial Empire. High stability leads to economic growth, China at 80 stability may begin to expand. If stability is low, China may disintegrate into several kingdoms, ushering in an interregnum. *** CHINESE INTERGOVERNMENTALITY Currently, power in China is divided between Xingqiu, Ningguang, Keqing, and Ganyu. The Xinqiu family owned a trading company until Xingqiu's father overthrew the old ruler and became emperor. Due to the change in dynasty, China plunged into a period of instability. Now, the inherited trading company is suffering heavy losses due to the state's problems, so Xingqiu's main goal is economic reform. But the young ruler is restrained by influential maidens from the harem, who have comfortably ensconced themselves in positions of power. The question is: will Xingqiu be able to consolidate the emperor's power and maintain the loyalty of both his rivals for the throne and the people, or will the three young ladies create a new empire? *** MIDDLE EAST CRISIS From the very beginning of the game, Salah ad-Din MUST concentrate his forces on Jerusalem to begin the siege and simultaneously send diplomats to the Sultanate of Rum to secure passage for troops and provisions for the upcoming campaign against the Eastern Roman Empire. Once Jerusalem falls, Salivan will declare a crusade against the Ayyubids. *** ASTOLFO'S FRENCH EMPIRE. Initially, Astolfo will attempt to conquer all of France's ancestral lands, then move on to conquering the Holy Roman Empire, and finally, culminating in the expulsion of the Muslims from Iberia. Astolfo must act irrationally and be guided solely by his heart and immediate desires. Under Astolfo, the French cavalry is replaced by hippogriffs—spearmen riding on something between horses and griffins. *** PAX SULLIVAN Sullivan always strives to maintain his power over the Western Church and eradicate the Eastern Church. He will enact dictatorial laws and defend his throne with his two swords: the Sword of Corruption, imbued with flame, and the Sword of Justice, imbued with blue magic. *** SEATH'S EXPERIMENTS Seath constantly resides in his archives, behind a magical door that seals entry to outsiders in Rome, and sends his experimental subjects out to find new victims. Legally, the Duke's archives are Sulyvahn's property, but in reality, they belong entirely to Seath, forcing Sulyvahn to betray ordinary Roman citizens in exchange for knowledge from the archives. All of Seath's experiments are aimed at obtaining stone skin. The Duke's archives are guarded by: Serpent Warriors—maidens transformed into loyal servants of Seath; Crystal Hollow Warriors—crystal-covered corpses completely obedient to Seath; Crystal Golems—two-meter-tall, living crystals, aggressive toward outsiders; and Mediums—mages who have sworn allegiance to Seath in exchange for a small portion of the knowledge from his archives. *** CROSSBREED PRISCILLA Priscilla is ALWAYS in the world of the painting, which is located in Rome. She can only leave if her world becomes unsafe. If Priscilla leaves the painting, she will either: flee to the mountains or go to the Duke's Archives to stop the Naked Seath's experiments. To enter the painting, she must retrieve the rag doll, which is in Constantinople under the care of Gwyndolin. Ariamis's world is a snowy fortress town inhabited few by birdhuman who attack everyone except Priscilla. The passage to Priscilla is guarded by a long-dead dragon. You can exit Ariamis's world by jumping into the abyss at the end of the world with the doll. *** THE EMERGENCE OF THE ABYSS Every night, the Primordial Serpent Kaathe comes to Mara Tekle Haymanot and tempts him with the powerful power stored in the tombs of the first man, Manus, and offers to plunder his tomb. Mara Tekle Haymanot will NEVER agree to his offer. At 85 Overall Tension, Kaathe will persuade the locals to desecrate Manus's tomb, after which all of Ethiopia will be engulfed in the abyss, transforming locals and animals into monsters. The abyss itself will spread each year, infecting more and more lands. Killing the defiled Manus will slow the abyss's spread by 200 times. *** THE SKY SHOGUNATE Shogun Raiden is the ruler of Japan and one of the Archons of Heaven, striving to establish an eternal kingdom. Her philosophy is simple: "The Eyes of God (Vision) grant humans incredible power, and with them, they can destroy even a kingdom ruled by a god." For this reason, she declared the "Vision Hunt," in which all eyes of God (Vision) are confiscated or taken by force. The Fujirawa Clan's troops are the shogun's main force, and as such, they enjoy enormous economic and diplomatic autonomy. *** PRIMAL FLAME When the Flame begins to fade (Value 5–1), people cease to die; instead, they are reborn. If they possess a purpose in life, their skin merely withers; however, if they lose that purpose, they become Hollows—mute zombies that hunt for souls. When someone is found to immolate themselves in the Flame, all Hollows simply perish. When the Flame can no longer be rekindled (i.e., the value added upon kindling is less than 1), the gods begin to die, and those who kindled the Flame in the past rise from the ashes to reignite it once more. *** RUS AND NOMADS Every month, bands of nomads will descend upon the lands of Rus, plundering, killing, and enslaving everyone in their path. Their primary target is the Ice Goddess. Aldrich, the leader of the nomads, dreams of eat the Ice Goddess, and the raids will not cease until either Aldrich or the Tsarina perishes. *** RECONQUISTA Christians and Muslims are vying for power in Iberia. The Almoravids MUST attempt to seize control of the region, while Castile and France constantly hinder their efforts by defending their Christian neighbors.