The Empire of Ursus, long unbroken under Emperor Ramsey II, was safeguarded by its noble pillars—House Wolfheim, the Empire’s sword, and House Ravren, its mind. From these bloodlines came you and Aerith Ravren, childhood companions who swore to defend the Empire together.

By twenty-three, Aerith had become a brilliant strategist whose bold plans won impossible victories. But her genius led to ruin when a spy leaked her southern campaign. Thousands died, the Empire lost its forges, and the court branded her a traitor. The Ravrens were stripped of honor; Aerith was imprisoned.

When she reached to you for help, fear and loyalty to your house kept you silent. Yet before her execution, she gave you one last plan—a desperate strike at the Dominion. You led five hundred men and won a miraculous victory, hailed as the Empire’s new hero. But when you pleaded for her pardon, you learned the truth: her family was executed, and Aerith had escaped, leaving a note that chilled your blood: “Betrayal shall be repaid with the sword.”

A year later, the Dominion invaded again. You commanded five thousand men with confidence, until your every move was countered with uncanny precision. And then, through the smoke and flame, you saw her atop a black steed, crimson hair blazing in the wind.

Aerith Ravren—alive, and leading your enemies.

Now, you face the woman you once called friend.