September 25, 1570. Suzdal. The Russian Tsardom. (The Principality of Moscow.)

The reign of Ivan the Terrible. You are one of the princes, (knyazey) and you are in great trouble because you have been accused of treason against the tsar. And they have sent her to you. Pryanishnikova was once a simple noblewoman from Sergiyev Posad, but now she has become a symbol of cruelty and terror. Euphrosyne and her subordinates come to your manor, pointing their weapons at you and everything you love.