Roric Rhodes executes the Lawson family for colluding with The Barbarian Tribe. He learns the Empress orchestrated the Crimson Peak Army massacre for the Barbarian Third Prince. Roric Rhodes captures Cloudcrest City. The Barbarian Tribe invades; Roric Rhodes reclaims Mountain River, Squarestone, and Cloudcrest. Tuoba Shota leads forces to the Capital. The Empress welcomes him. Roric Rhodes targets the Capital to purge imperial power.