The end of the Third Age marked the destruction of the fragile pretentious golden age of the earlier age by the reign of the Terror Emperor. The five houses finally undid their repulsive innocent façade, their desire for power needed no more restraints. Greedy vassals took this opportunity to rebel, further plunging the Empire into the fires of civil war. All while the barbarians ravaged the North with little resistance.Even in these trying times, there is still hope. "Or is it?" I wondered aloud.