With Grandmaster Roland's defeat at the Battle of Sandwich, Ragnar's fame had increased exponentially.
The fact that he resisted such a massive Frankish army and dealt a devastating blow to the Crusaders had emboldened Ragnar's followers.
The burnt beach of Sandwich became a symbol of resistance against the Feudal Status Quo.
As a result, Saxon Thanes, Viking Jarls, and disillusioned priests alike flocked to City Titan to discuss the details of the "New Industrial Order" and how to proceed.
While Ragnar entertained these delegates inside his Boardroom, he merely sat at the head of the mahogany table with his gold-plated skull mug in his hands, drinking black coffee as he listened to the men squabble over the direction in which this corporate restructuring should take.
At the moment, there was a significant figure of the Saxon Church present, and that was Bishop Aethelwold of York.
