On a warm day during the winter Eveline, while bathing herself, notices a decorated ship arriving at the bay near her town. Eveline is the best friend of the Savarian wife of Ludovicus, the King of a Luso-Nerigoan tribe dwelling in the Southwest shores of the kingdom Nerigos (ancient Norway). A woman pays a large sum of money to the harbourmaster to station their ship. Who are these foreigners and why are they visiting their [remote] area? The relationship between the Luso-Nerigoans and the indigenous Nerigos people aren't peaceful. Is this a sign of trouble?

After the death of Emperor Augustus, the Legionary Camp at Cimbria receives a new general with 4000 replacement troops for the 3000 that returns to Italy with the previous general. The chieftain of the Cimbrians desired to escape the treaty that his predecessor had signed with the Augustan legion. For the job he appointed a minister to look for alternative economic ties.

After minor revolts and escalated tensions within the Hebrew community in Rome, Emperor Claudius, in agreement with the Senate, decreed that all Hebrews were banned from the Imperial capital. This move was aimed to reduce the influence of the Hebraic people throughout the Empire... well it didn't happen as Claudius intended.

It's August 64 AD. Three years earlier 20.000 Roman soldiers were butchered in a bloody revolt against the Roman occupation of Britain. The Romans restored order quickly. This followed by increase and prosperity within the new province. London became the provincial capital and the center of international merchandise. The new Roman roads and new Roman towns made transportation easier, quicker and attractive. It is at this time, that in Northern Europe a big economic recession occurred. Under Roman rule, the economy of the British tribes was initially focused on trading with the Mediterranean, Indian, Southeast Asian and Chinese markets. Suddenly, shocking news arrived in Britain of a terrorist attack on both Rome itself and on Lyon, the Capital of Gaul. Both cities were the target of mass pyromania and hundreds of thousands of people died. The merchant-ambassadors of the far east kingdoms Funan, Mahan, Baekje, Gaya, Jinhan, Silla, Ryuku, Mon, and Kyushu, became worried that this might lead to an end of their position in Britain. They feared that Nero might use this attack as an excuse to close down the Maritime Sino-Roman trade in silk, rice, art and wine. But then, on the advice of a adventurer, their attention turned to Scandinavia. What are they up to?

A cargo fleet from Belgian Gaul sails towards Scandinavia to trade their products. The men heard about the increasing demand of the Scandinavians for Roman and Celtic goods after Arvid I, King of Scandinavia, became a Roman ally. The men were not aware of the nightmare they would get themselves in...

After emperor Trajan annexed Dacia, many Caledoni became more interested in becoming Roman due to the access to gold mines in the new province Dacia. A lot of them migrated to London in order to become involved in Roman commerce. The Caledoni send messengers to Rome requesting permit to trade with the Dacians. Within two years the Caledoni opportunists became wealthy. They reported their gains to their homeland. One of them returns to Caledonia in the hope to gain status with King Arvid. His corpse was found on a road far away from the palace. The murder caused much unrest in the south of Caledonia. The Roman governor of Britain even used this homicide as an excuse to raid several villages in the south of Caledonia. Despite Caledonia being a client kingdom of Rome, they were still treated as 'barbaric' by the officials in London. As a response King Arvid send advocates to London to find a solution, while he remained in Caledonia to prevent a civil war between the pro-Roman and the anti-Roman clans.

The Kingdom Velta is a small state located at the other side of the Sarmatican Ocean (Baltic Sea), opposite of Scandianvian federation (Sweden). The elders of the small nation send out ambassadors to Amadoca (Kiev), the Capital of Amadocia (North-western Ukraine) to establish an alternative trade route. Two Veltian art merchants who reside in Berigos (Bergen) in the kingdom Nerigos (Norway) hear the news and decide to take advantage of the circumstance. But things don't go well with their little adventure....