pThe time will come, as all times must, when the world will shake, and fall to dust/pp1237 BC: It is an age of panic. The great empires are in disarray ravaged by endless drought, shaken by ferocious earthquakes and starved of precious tin. Some say the Gods have abandoned mankind.br /When Tudha ascends the Hittite throne, the burden of stabilising the realm falls upon his shoulders. Despite his valiant endeavours, things continue to disintegrate; allies become foes, lethal plots arise, and enemy battle horns echo across Hittite lands./ppYet this is nothing compared to the colossal, insidious shadow emerging from the west. Crawling unseen towards Tudhas collapsing Hittite world comes a force unlike any ever witnessed; an immeasurable swarm of outlanders, driven by the cruel whip of nature, spreading fire and destruction: the Sea Peoples./ppEvery age must end. The measure of a man is how he chooses to face it./p