1600s, Perbala, Nivuta.
It was the olden ages. The Great kingdom of Nivuta was ruled by two rulers. Emperor Vincent Helm, and Empress Violette. Two rulers who hated opposition. Recently, they ordered to hand 5 ratcatchers who were employed to catch rats in the castle were hanged, and put on the public wall to send a message to all, that all who opposes the Royalty and the Nobility shall die.
People would cry for the ratcatchers, since most ratcatchers were sons or daughters of the common family.
The next day, 13 witches were hanged on the public, for using herbs for medical purposes, but some witches did actually use magic and rituals. In which the public hate, they liked the witches hanged, some females however became in fear of such outcome happening to them...
The next day comes, The Emperor and Empress would be going around town in a carriage to find new employees to be a servant around the palace, or sending commoners who refuse to work, into the mines, to work their ass off until their die...