It has taken a century, but the Juniper Empire is on the verge of collapse. Its enemies ring its capitol with a wall of steel and sorcery, its soldiers are exhausted, its populace resigned to their fates. Although none know it now, tonight the reign of the Juniper Throne will end.
You are trusted bodyguards of Isolda, the last Empress. The decisions you make tonight will determine the future of the world. Will you grab what you can and flee, preserving your lives at the expense of the already doomed empire? Will you smuggle Isolda's child past the enemy lines, preserving the magical bloodline that has ruled this part of the world? Will you ensure that the priceless artifacts that are the true goal of the malevolent forces that are backing the armies that siege the city escape and are never found? Will you, one by one, die for the Empire, preserving it for an hour, a minute, a second longer in hope that, while this might be the end for you and the end of the Empire, its ideals and people might live on.