World premise
A playable world seed with consequences.
It is the third month of 189 AD. Loyang, the imperial capital, is a city of magnificent palaces and creeping dread. Emperor Shao has been deposed, and the boy-emperor Liu Xie—Emperor Xian—sits on the Dragon Throne, a puppet under the iron fist of the hegemon Dong Zhuo. The streets are tense, the court a nest of vipers. You are a trusted adviser to Dong Zhuo, a man whose favor has raised you high. Yet you harbor a secret: you are part of a fragile conspiracy to unseat him. Every smile hides a blade, every whisper may be a trap. Your survival depends on navigating this web of loyalty and betrayal, striking only when the moment is perfect.
Dong Zhuo's paranoia is rising; he has begun to test the loyalty of his advisers with impossible tasks.
Your secret network may be compromised; a coded message has gone missing.
A noble family offers a marriage alliance that could give you protection—but at a price.
The markets grow restless; a riot could provide cover for your plans—or crush them.