The Dark Empire's reach at the beginning of The Jewel in the Skull
The Dark Empire of Granbretan is a sprawling empire ruled by King Huon from his Throne Globe in Londra.
In twenty years It has conquered most of Europe in the World of the Dark Empire. Within thirty it expected conquer all Arabia and the countries that surround it, within fifty, it seeks have strength for attacking Asiacommunista. Even it knows there are many places the Runestaff is said to be, in Amarehk.
Their entertainment is to debase all humanity. There is something unnatural about every line of the architecture, every choice of color and carving.
Köln[]
Granbretan took the province of Köln in the recent past and hold prisoner the Lord Dorian Hawkmoon. Their conquests spread like a plague. A healthy enough plague. They establish political orden in their conquests, but scarcely spiritual or moral. Their cruelty is without precedent. They are insane.
In Köln their sport was to crucify every girlchild in the city, make eunuchs of the boys, and have all adults who would save their lives perform lewd displays in the streets. And yet, there is also a sense of great strength, of purpose and intelligence. It is so hard to fathom the psycology of these people, when so much of them is paradox.