Welcome back to 769 A.D., ladies and gentlemen. Today, we will be playing as the only Basque duke in the year 769, Duke Lope de Vasconia II of Gascogne, a vassal of King Karl of West Francia. Our territory, as shown below, is the duchy of Gascogne, and our counties number three: the Prince-Bishopric of Agen, the County of Foix, and our personal holding, the County of Armagnac, where we reside in our castle of Auchs. See below:



Zoom out just a tad and you'll see that we're in the southeastern segment of West Francia, bordering Middle Francia to the east, and the Umayyads to the south. The damned Moors, I fear, will be a threat to our continued well being. Directly west of us is Count Loupe of Bearn, my archrival, who holds most of the land within the de jure Duchy of Gascogne. He has but to usurp my title with gold and it is his. I will make war on him soon.



Finally, the world as a whole - we will use this to see how our neighbors, near and far, fare over the next few years. See you in five years!

Your mission is to skull fuck the Karlings and stop the mega Frank blob.