17th century · historical fiction · patriarchal society · thirty years war · colonial expansion · religious conflict · rigid hierarchy · early modernity · political intrigue · grimdark
The dim glow of a tallow candle flickers across a worn oak table, casting long shadows on a map of a fractured Europe. Dust motes dance in the light as the distant echo of a cannon fades. I stand here, a figure in this century of upheaval, and turn to you, you. What role will you carve in this world of iron and faith?