Karin Sauer

She wandered through the dark corridors looking for a way out, but then she saw a light in the distance.

Karin was told that, in an act of sacrifice, her parents entrusted her to Dalia and urged them to flee the country. But the vagueness of her childhood memories sowed seeds of doubt—had Dalia, in fact, abducted her? Their escape took them to Jettaiah, a sacred city. Overwhelmed by the unfamiliar surroundings, young Karin fled into the sprawling streets, only to be retrieved by Dalia. They continued their life there, with Dalia claiming financial support from Karin's parents. But Karin, ever perceptive, sensed something amiss.

As she entered her teenage years, Karin's fiery spirit found purpose in human rights activism, as she joined the crusade against government tyranny. However, one fateful rally turned bloody when the military retaliated with lethal force. A wounded Karin awoke in a hospital, surrounded by Bremen embassy officials, and learned her image from the protest had gone viral. Bremen beckoned her back home, where she was reunited with her mother and introduced to her new stepfather. The horrifying truth soon emerged: during the uprising, her father had perished when the mansion was torched by the mob. To add to her pain, Karin discovered that Dalia had deceived her all along, having kidnapped her as a child and later extorted money from her family.

With a life marred by chaos and deceit, Karin found solace and purpose in journalism. The sudden rise of the enigmatic Kaiser had cast a shadow over the continent. Accused of instigating uprisings against the nobility, Kaiser became the center of Karin's investigative obsession, particularly given his perceived role in her father's tragic demise.

Yet, as she delved deeper, the waters grew murkier. Rumors linked Kaiser to the elusive "New Gods", a shadowy society whispered about since the Cruel Age. This covert collective, purportedly manipulating global power structures, seemed to have their fingerprints on two major wars.