In 1422 AD, the Eastern Roman Empire had long lost the glory of Justinian's era. Its territory consisted only of Constantinople and a few isolated enclaves such as Morea, resembling a giant ship sailing on a sea of ​​time, its hull riddled with holes, struggling to stay afloat amidst the turbulent waves of history. In this turbulent moment, a stranger's soul drifted to this land, vowing to change everything and give this ancient empire, now in decline, a new lease on life.

The fjord lay still, its surface undisturbed, reflecting the leaden gray storm clouds overhead. Flocks of ravens circled and swooped, heralding the arrival of an icy northern wind. This was the first sight the protagonist beheld after traversing time to ninth-century Scandinavia. He found himself an ordinary self-sustaining farmer, possessing nothing more than a barren, desolate wheat field. For centuries, the glory of the Roman Empire had crumbled into dust, and the world lay fractured. Kings warred incessantly, and in this turbulent, grim medieval era, his foremost task was survival—then, to find a way to end the chaos.