Flanders in 1302 – the country has just gained its independence with the help of the guilds when these start fighting amongst themselves to gain power in the most important towns of the region.

No matter whether dyers, fullers, weavers or clothcutters, they all want to make their influence felt. Gain supremacy in Ypres, Bruges, Ghent, Leuven, and even in neighbouring Liège and Utrecht with the help of the Church and the neutral guild of the sword-smiths.