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January 1, 4000 BC

No one knows much about the beginning. How we got there, where we came from, all questions that continue to elude us to this day. All we knew were a few basic things…

My name is Erkenbald Herrmann. I am 21 years old. The date is January 1, 4000 BC. I am a German warrior. My leader is Bismarck the Great.

And I have no idea what's going on.

No one does.

There is a group of us you see. Half of us Warrior, the other half Settler. The Settlers' job is to found our nation's first city and run it. Our job is much simpler – simply follow Bismarck's orders.

None of us know anything about our past. We all seemingly just showed up at the same place, with the same knowledge, no explanation, no warning. How we got there, where we came from, all mysteries. Things we should know, but don't.

We were all German, we knew that. That was both our ethnicity and language; German. We all knew Bismarck was our leader - despite being as confused as the rest of us he agreed to step up. We all knew the date was January 1, 4000 BC. But that's it. Apart from our own individual names and ages, that's all we knew.

But how we knew, how that a group of strangers all showed up at the exact same place with the exact same knowledge, that was the one thing we all wanted to know most, and ironically the only thing we didn't know.

Was this normal? Did this happen all the time? Was there a time before this? Again, none of us knew.

But there had to be a time before this. I am 21 years old. I must have been born, 21 years ago. I hadn't been created this way.

Had I?

For if I had been born, 21 years ago, would I not have memories? Of my friends, my family?

This whole ordeal is crazy! I don't even know what "BC" stands for!

I felt someone shake my shoulder. I turned and saw Lucas, one of my fellow Warriors.

"Lord Bismarck is holding a meeting. He says that everyone must attend," he informed me.

"Thank you, Lucas," I replied, "Come, let us see if he can make any sense out of all of this."

The "meeting" ended up being a crowd of people standing in a field with Lord Bismarck standing on a rock in the front. Not very impressive by today's standards, but for a group of confused people with common knowledge yet no memory or known origin, it was enough.

"My people," Lord Bismarck began.

A hush feel over the previously murmuring crowd. I could see why Bismarck had been chosen to be our leader; he had an indescribable air of control around him.

"Many, if not all of us, are wondering the same things. Who we are, how we got here. And though I wish I could, alas, I do not have the answers to these questions.

But, with our past being clouded and – for now – unreachable, the question we should all be asking is 'What happens next? What shall become of us; the German people?'

Though we don't know many things, we do all share a common knowledge. And so I think what comes next should be obvious; we do what we were seemingly created to do. We, my friends, shall be the first of the proud, the mighty, German civilization."

A smile stretched across his face, "And this shall be the sight of our glorious capital. Our Settlers shall found here, the first German city of Berlin."