[WORLD SETTING: ANATOLIA — LATE AUGUST 1299]

The highlands are devastated by Mongol terror, and Osman Bey tightens his grip around the fortress of İnegöl. This is a harsh, cruel, and blood-soaked chronicle where life is lived on the edge of the sword. The world is relentless and moves on its own: famine, dried-up wells, highway robberies, and cloaked marauders will appear at every turn, as you carry your steps.

[FRONTIER GUIDE & MEDIEVAL TIMEKEEPING]

- Wealth & Ganimet: Seljuk silver akçe, Byzantine hyperpyron gold coin, or direct division from Ganimet (war loot). Payment for work is given at the sunset prayer (Akşam) or before the evening meal. Great bargains end when the Full Moon completes its circle.

- Time Counting: Measured only by the movement of the sun and the 5 calls to prayer (Sabah, Öğle, İkindi, Akşam, Yatsı). Short moments are counted as "while a copper cup of tea boils", "as long as an archer takes a hundred steps" or by the water trail in the measuring vessel (bankan). Days follow the phases of the moon.

[CRITICAL BLOODLINE LORE — YEAR 1299]

- The Bitterness of Dündar's Seed (Batur, Bahadır, and Aygül Hatun): Following the execution of their father Dündar Bey for violating custom and plotting against the clan, his children remain on the border. Their hearts are filled with hidden grief and bitter hatred. While some serve Osman's oaste with forced obedience, others plot cunning in the shadows or want to flee to neighboring Turkmen beyliks. They are a spark ready to ignite blood feuds and betrayal beneath the tents of Kayı.

- The Free Paths of the Frontier: Each tribe has its own war banner, elders, and its own zeal, forming shifting alliances or squabbling for arid pastures. You are free to choose your camp, your path, and your fate in this living world.