Empire: Estate

The war between demon ridden Traag and the Solarian Empire dragged on for decades. Finally, Solaria emerged victorious - barely. Two years later, Solaria stands on the brink of chaos. Common folk live in poverty, prime farmland goes to weeds, and bandits stalk the decaying roads. Even once wealthy noble houses find themselves in difficult positions. But some see opportunity amidst this turmoil.Tia Samos belongs to a family of such opportunists, merchants seeking laborers to expand...
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The war between demon ridden Traag and the Solarian Empire dragged on for decades. Finally, Solaria emerged victorious - barely. Two years later, Solaria stands on the brink of chaos. Common folk live in poverty, prime farmland goes to weeds, and bandits stalk the decaying roads. Even once wealthy noble houses find themselves in difficult positions. But some see opportunity amidst this turmoil.Tia Samos belongs to a family of such opportunists, merchants seeking laborers to expand their enterprise. That mission has brought her to Copiah House, the bucolic stronghold of the once prominent Bestia family. It should be a simple transaction. But there are complications. A forbidden record exposes dark secrets from the war. A former commander of the Amazon legions is on the estate. And worse, Tia is dreaming of Li-Pang again. And her staff has issues of their own.Rebecca runs errands for Tia - but is more interested in a mysterious minstrel. Sir Peter Cortez gets recruited to help hunt down the local bandits - but finds himself embroiled in another mystery.Kyle is reconnecting with his family - and trying to find a mysterious magician.Together and apart, these four grapple with mysteries and dark secrets.