FOR THE EMPIRE! The city of Dunwall, capital of Gristol and industrial hub of the Empire of the Isles. Twelve years have passed since Corvo Attano ended the Lord Regent's treacherous plot against the throne, clearing his name of the Empress Jessamine Kaldwin's murder. Now, a little older and perhaps a little wiser, Corvo continues to serve as Royal Protector, striving daily to protect his daughter, Empress Emily Kaldwin, from the same tragic fate that befell her mother. But while the Rat Plague is now only a footnote in history, tranquility is a transient notion in Dunwall and danger is never too far around the corner.