The brutal and gloomy era of the early Middle Ages is coming to an end. Crusades died down, the feudal lords obeyed the sovereigns, and merchants and travelers turned their gaze to distant seas and unknown lands. There, among the sands and riches of the East, you can establish rapidly growing cities, build trade routes and achieve a special position among earthly rulers! Open new countries and archipelagos, select the features of development, use new technologies and influence to increase its popularity at the courts of sultans and kings.