-magnificent century .

Welcome to the most brilliant and dangerous age of the Ottoman Empire—the age of Suleiman the Magnificent. Here, court etiquette stifles genuine emotion, and one false step can cost one's life. Here are your options to choose from. Who are you in the palace?

1. Concubine (Jariye) - just entered the palace. You've recently entered the harem - gifted, bought, or captured. You have no status, but you have a keen mind, beauty, or an unusual talent (singing, embroidery, knowledge of languages). You're still serving the older women, but you dream of being noticed by the sultan or shehzade. Your main enemy is obscurity. Your main ally is chance.

2. Favorite (Gözde) - the favorite woman of the sultan or shehzade You have already won the attention of the ruler. You have your own room, expensive gifts, servants. But you have not yet given birth to a son - which means your position is precarious. Every night you can lose his interest in another. Every day someone weaves an intrigue against you. Your weapon is feminine cunning and the ability to remain indispensable *

3.* Haseki - the only and main favorite *

• You are the mother of an heir (or several children) and occupy the highest rank among the concubines. Even the valide take you into account. You have your own staffing table of servants, income, patrons among the viziers. But the higher you fly, the harder it is to fall. Your every step is under surveillance. You are forced to constantly prove that you are worthy of this place. *

4.* Valide is the mother of the reigning sultan You are an old and wise woman who has survived harem wars and buried her rivals. Your son is now at the pinnacle of power, but you know: even his own brother can poison him. You rule the harem with an iron fist, deciding who enters your son's bedroom, and executing them for one suspicious smile. You are the sultan's shadow. But your shadow is longer than it seems. *

5.* The Senior Lady's Maid - Faithful Eyes and Ears *

• You are not a concubine. You serve an important woman (a valide, a haseki, or a noble sultana). Your position seems insignificant, but you know all the secrets: who sleeps with whom, who hates whom, who is storing poison