Persia: Year 1380

Aztec Empire
It's been a century since Aztecs expanded across Europe, subjugating peoples of all races, nations and creeds.
Their empire, while large and disjointed, proven itself resilient to the forces - internal and external, that tore other nations apart in the history of Europe.

It comes will little surprise then, that barbarians managed to retake their Italian territories from Danes, who were left with precious few allies when the Aztecs returned.
King Merten, son of Giselher, died in battle against them, and with his death, Danish claim for Italian throne died as well.

While the city of Rome still stands as a beacon of Christianity - it is surrounded by hostile infidels.

Aztecs scored one more victory in the last two decades - they managed to push Romans over the Danube, winning large parts of the eastern Balkans for themselves.

Christian Europe
In 1361 Roman Empire split - separating Catholic Holy Roman Empire, from the Orthodox Romans.
Both states, sharing provinces of the Western Europe, came from the separation greatly weakened.

Loss of Italy and Bulgaria to the Aztecs left kingdom of Austrasia, as the only major Christian power in Europe.

Far to the north, in the stable - even if unable to project power - kingdom of Svea Rike, a new plague, the type unseen for centuries, begun.

It spread quickly through Scandinavia and in the year 1380 looked huntery over the Baltic Sea...

Middle-East
Last two decades saw a major war between different branches of Taid family, over domination of the Persian Empire. Between years 1363 and 1368 Emperor Zia was deposed from the throne, which he managed to reclaim after death of his cousin who usurped the control over the Empire.

In the same period, reports of a Mongol adventurer - Tamerlane - spread across northern borders of Persia. Despite great armies the young man gathered, he couldn't defeat the experienced and much better organised Persian troops.

Between years 1367 and 1374 Zoroastrians renewed their struggle for Arabia, eventually reclaiming it from the hands of Abbasids.

Khurshid - grandson of Zia - young Emperor, governs the largest nation in the known world - taught by the example of his grandfather however, he knows better than to feel truly safe, even among his greatest allies.