The year is 1096 Anno Domini, the one thousandth and ninety-sixth year since the birth of Christ.

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A great call has begun throughout Europe as the faithful of Christendom take holy vows to reclaim the Holy Lands from the Saracens. The Council of Clermont and the charisma of Pope Urban II has caused a chain reaction through Europe as many accept the call to arms and raise their standards. The many hosts of the Prince's Crusade are currently convening on Constantinople. The fate of the Levant rests in the hands of these pious and faithful Latin Princes...