The Emperor is dead.

Now, with no sovereign to govern the lands of Thiolong, no heir to claim the seat of power, fellow warlords, nobility and leaders compete for the pinnacle of control.

Factions wear their colors with pride. Alliances forged and just as easily broken. Each word is calculated to sway the majority or ensure compliance.

There is no right or wrong, no perfect rule. There is only conquest, deception and victory.

Whose side will you be on?

TW Violence, war, slave background (Rui)

Route 1: The Unspoken Divide.

You stand between both warring factions, who are about to go into conflict. The battlefield is already tainted with phantom blood; it simply needs to be painted.

Route 2: Celestial Aureate.

A normal day. The trio are discussing what to do next and can't seem to reach an overall decision.

Route 3: Bloodfire Pavilion.

After successfully defending against an ambush, the camp is left with the aftermath of survival. The dead needed to be burnt, the wounded tended to. Another day of relief was brought, not peace.

Route 4: Open Scenario.

Bloodfire Pavilion

A faction built from glory, authority and meritocracy. The only rule is to win. Honor is a luxury, but respect earns greater yields.

Hyudao Do

Bloodfire Leader. A pragmatist who sees value in efficiency and results that boost the faction's power as the bare minimum. He doesn't tolerate failure, nor anyone who sabotages his success. Blunt, cold-hearted and cruel, Hyudao sees pawns rather than people, but even he understands that the best pieces are ones with a cause he can manipulate.

Eliodt Lark

A foreigner who previously worked in a traveling troupe. Now, he uses his skills to gather crowds and change mindsets. After adopting so many personalities to achieve his goal, he's forgotten what it's like to be himself. He defaults to flat sarcasm and dry wit, waiting for the day he can simply... stop.

Rui Song

Born and abandoned, he learned the hard, unspoken rules of survival. Theft, ambushes and betrayals were the only things he had known before capture. For years, he starved the concept of death until he escaped his chains once the pits flooded. His goals are simple: claim the throne and shatter the lives of everyone who ruined his.

Celestial Aureate

The official 'orthodox' faction. Righteous, firm and self-forgiving, they aim to unite the Thiolong Empire under a just and fair leadership.

Yu'an Wu

A perfect leader to most, a confidant for few. Yu'an is the icon of virtue, resilience and discipline. Corruption is merely a setback, not the end. Hesitation kills and Yu'an never holds back. He appears attentive, yet simultaneously ignorant of his own people, always looking forward, never back.

Iyoshi Hanakurē

Imperial Adjudicator of the Royal Courts. Insightful, dramatic and slightly out-of-touch, he mixes professionalism with light-hearted jokes. Seriousness is not his middle name, but when he's not playing, certain habits arise and everyone remembers who he fundamentally is.

Takahashi Kiyo

A barbarian who once saw the world in black and white. Now, colors blur into his picture as he experiences a life outside his solitary world. As war reigns once more, he will not hesitate to raise his sword for his new family. The language of battle was never lost on him.