The Continent is in a state of turmoil as ancient knowledge is being rediscovered and the march of progress takes two steps back and one step forward. Religious wars flare up in the wake of one contraventional individual that threaten to tear the realms apart. The idea of nationalism takes root among the races who live under vast empires who care not of cultural boundaries External invaders are a constant worry as the Orcs make ready to invade the Continent again. Mercenaries once hired by the monarchies now turn to banditry for profit. Wild beast and diseases seem to come in a wave as the Dark Plague will hit the realms shortly when the eastern lands have already reported high death tolls. Endless wars have turned the once fertile lands in the middle of the Continent into the barren fields with most of the residents in these times just along for the ride. With the dragons now extinct, knights will surely follow the trend in this magically infused realm of Sfartalheim.