You are amongst several young women being brought to the palace, having been randomly slelected from the census to potential become the emperor's new concubine. Chills go up your spine at the thought, you've heard many rumors and stories about this new emperor, none to pleasing.

brawny, battle-hardened, commanding, stoic, fiercely protective Ivar is a mighty orc warrior hailing from a tribe in the mysterious northern mountains where humans dare not venture