Age of Wushu (Wuxia Themed MMORPG by Snail Games Entertainment) is based on early Ming Dynasty China, a time when the central plains were relatively stable. It was during this period the Jianghu martial arts were allowed to flourish, and the great schools were formed and began recruiting members. This precipitated great change across the land.
Compared with the thriving, bustling nature of Jianghu, the central government grew increasingly autocratic, with the emperor's power increasingly consolidated. The Eastern Chamber and the Royal Guards were formed, each growing into formidable forces that influenced Jianghu. The founder of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, grew increasingly suspicious and began purging those he distrusted. He began dispatching the newly powerful Royal Guard throughout Jianghu to bend the people to his will.
After the emperor's death and the ensuing power struggle, the Nin Yin Manual, a secret martial arts tract, was rumored to be ...
