Much time has passed since the millennia-old Empire of MU lost complete and utter control over the Continent. As the power of Mus central government continued to wane, feudal lords became engrossed and engaged in inner turmoil over control of the continent, ultimately destroying the foundations of their society. As petty men strived to become powerful, bloody feuds and bitter civil wars ravaged the once beautiful continent and a dark and ominous shadow fell over the land.