: The central narrative thread involves your character's family being kidnapped by raiders. This leads you on a quest to recover the pieces of the legendary Dragon Banner of Calradia , a symbol that can either unite the Empire or destroy it for good.
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: You enter Calradia as it fractures into civil war following the death of its last emperor. This creates a power vacuum where several factions—the Northern, Western, and Southern Empires, alongside tribal kingdoms like the Vlandians and Sturgians—vye for control. : The central narrative thread involves your character's
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