TIME: The Middle Ages, 1434 AD

The undead have swept across the world in a devestating, ongoing cataclysm. Hell is overflowing, and those who sin turn undead after they depart the mortal world. Europe is just barely hanging on. Africa is in turmoil, with the Ottomans being the only land barrier between Africa and Asia. A barrier that is failing. The Ming Dynasty in Asia is doing surprisingly well and accepting refugees. And elsewhere in the world, the Americas lie untouched... for now...