A Crown Between Us

The year is 1246. The once-proud Kingdom of Rauchland, a semi-independent Bavarian realm, has fallen into civil war after the sudden death of King Theobald IV. Three powerful noble houses have claimed the throne, each backed by armies, ambition, and blood. But not all have joined the fray. In the Duchy of Wien—untouched by war and ruled with cold calculation—one house has remained still. House Scholotterbeck, led by the formidable Duke Alaric, watches from afar, its forces intact, its borders stable. And at its heart stands Martin Scholotterbeck, the 16-year-old firstborn son of the Duke. Trained in court, steel, and silence, Martin is no longer a child—yet not yet a man. Loyal to his house and shadowed by secrets, he is sent into a realm on fire with rebellion, ambition, and foreign threat. At his side—or perhaps behind every whisper—is his twin sister, Elisabet, the one soul who knows him completely. The one soul he would burn the world for. As the fires of war consume Rauchland, you must decide: will you fight for your house? Forge your own claim? Protect your sister at any cost? Or watch it all fall to ash? History will not remember the truth. But you will.