Hungry eyes fix on the Planet of Arcaricas. The cycle of life and birth for Celestial Dragons is an endless one, as is all Creation. Upon the Dragon's eggs are numerous life forms, and they are unique to each one. Many are there to protect and nurture, some are parasites, like humans, and some simply do not belong in reality. This time is a time of crisis unheard of, as the Abyss breaches reality, the Ghaurchlai are returned from their prison of Ice and the nations gird themselves for war, unaware of what will be unleashed upon all of them. This is the age of Genocide, an age where all will weave a different tune and the Dragon itself is destined to live or die, devoured by the powers with hungry eyes.
The Principality is aptly named. A feudal nation, with hundreds of steel-clad knights bringing armed retainers to fight for their lords. The Princes play at war, moving armies the way another would place pieces on a board. To a Prince of this nation, war is but the greatest strategic game of all time. In the History of the nation, only one prince has ever lost that game,and that was against Valerian -the Emperor himself, who bound the feudal nation to the Empire. The Principality has grown far more powerful since then.
However, it struggles within itself. The barons of the southeast hold much influence in the Queens court, and they cry for a secession from the empire, a move which would guarantee war. The Church of the Only has provided the Principality with Templars who claim they will ride for the prince, but whom truly seek only to convert his people to their religion. Much of the populace now screams for the blood of the 'impure' Fennwyr clans to the north. Finally, the Cho Tetsu to the west have sent soldiers across the sea in larger numbers than any before.
The Cho Tetsu taught the Prince his game of War 1300 years ago, and they are the Principalities greatest threat, but religious fervour makes the current Prince's 'pieces' harder to control, and internal politics might force a rematch between the leaders of the empire and the Principality. This Prince is immersed in the most difficult game he has ever played, and he means to play it until he comes out as the final victor, or until his foes burn down the board on which he plays.