Chapter 8: Year’s End
Angered
and humiliated by Father Signoret’s attack on him at the theatre, Baron
Villemorin[i]
pressed his complaints against the Jesuit to all who would listen. He
personally complained to the Provincial Father in Paris. In addition,
Villemorin asked[ii] his patron, the Prince de
Condé to support him and to help uphold his honor. Condé, concerned that this
assault by a Catholic fanatic on one of his followers may be the first step
down a path that would lead to the resurrection of the old Catholic League or
even another Huguenot massacre, raised the matter at court and gave the
following speech.
“This
public and unprovoked attack against a noble of France, against a member of a
family of long and honorable lineage is most concerning to those of us who
value our honor and the honor of the nobility of France and this attack is a
blow to the ancient honors and prerogatives of that nobility that were earned
by the blood and sacrifices of the many generations of our fathers and their
fathers before them. I fear that once again we see the beginnings of religious
strife that is instigated, as it always has been instigated, by outside powers
and influences who wish to strike at our French heritage and liberties. And I
fear that failure to suppress such activities could have the most grave
consequences to the peace and stability of the kingdom. Are we to allow mad
Jesuit Priests to assault the flower of French chivalry in public and then hide
behind the black skirts of Mother Church? I say that if we value our noble
honor, if we value the honor of our ancestors who fought and died for France,
then we cannot allow these actions to go unanswered for we have seen what
happens when zealots are allowed to use force to overthrow the hereditary rule
of their nobles and their betters.”
This
time when Gaétan entered the office of the Provincial Father in response to a
summons, he noticed two things were different than on any of his previous
visits. First, Louis Cellot was alone without any advisors even including the
mysterious masked advisor known as Pere Noir. Second, and more unsettling, the
usual face of the intelligent, kindly looking man, the respected scholar of the
humanities, theological writer of some note, and dramatist and poet was today
effaced by the stern and unyielding visage of the Provincial Father of Paris, a
man who was possibly the most powerful member of the Jesuit Order after Muzio
Vitelleschi the Superior General of the Society of Jesus back in Rome itself.
Cellot
told Father Signoret that he had ordered him here to explain the events
surrounding the brawl in the theater. He informed Signoret that Villemorin had
lodged a complaint alleging unprovoked, public assault by Signoret. Gaétan
explained the circumstances, suggesting that the Baron struck the first blow.
However the Provincial Father seemed skeptical of Signoret’s innocence since he
had swung on a chandelier into the seats by the Baron to accost him. Signoret
admitted that “perhaps the Baron may have overreacted to my attempt to get him
to stop heckling and threatening the performers and disrupting the play.” The
Provincial Father seemed unsatisfied with Signoret’s response. But he suggested
that he would return to that matter after he discussed with him an even more
grave concern.
Cellot
told Signoret that extremely serious charges had been lodged against him by a
Papal representative, Friar Fitellus of Dominican Order and an Inquisitor of
the Roman Inquisition. Fitellus alleged that Father Signoret and another Jesuit
Priest, Father Vargas, had interfered with the actions of the Papal delegation,
had stolen a religious relic – the Bones of St. Anthony – that Fitellus had
been sent by Rome to obtain, and that Fitellus suspected Signoret’s involvement
in the horrible murder of Father Menard, the pastor of the church from which
the relic was stolen.[iii]
Signoret said he was not responsible for Father Menard’s death and suggested
that the Provincial Father should speak to Father Vargas, if he had not already
done so, and ask Father Vargas about what had occurred. The Provincial Father
said he had done so, but that “now I am asking you, Father Signoret.”
Signoret
suggested that the Inquisitor’s men might have tortured the Father Menard to
obtain the whereabouts of the relic, but the Provincial Father was incredulous
that Signoret would makes such a suggestion without any evidence or that a
member of the church who carried a papal blessing could be guilty of such a
barbaric and sacrilegious act. Then he showed Signoret the list of the charges
alleged by Friar Fitellus. After having read the description of Father Menard’s
death, specifically that his throat had been torn out and that he had been
brutally eviscerated on his own alter, Signoret recalled the dead men found by
a coach outside the village who had been killed in a similar fashion and
suggested that perhaps Father Menard’s killer was the brigand Cat’s Claw
Fornier. Fornier was the same brigand who had threated to tear out Father
Vargas’ throat unless Father Signoret gave Fornier the Bones of St. Anthony.
Reluctantly, Signoret had done so and Fornier had escaped with the relic.
The
Provincial Father ordered Father Signoret to avoid any encounters with the
papal delegation and the Inquisitor Friar Fitellus in particular. He mentioned
that the Inquisitor was still waiting to see the King to have his credentials
accepted.
“Until
that occurs we may set that business aside for now. Perhaps for some time as
his majesty has been very taken with the hunt of late. This unseasonably cold
weather and heavy snow seems to have brought out the wolves in force and his
majesty has been hunting them most avidly. So I do not know when he is likely
to have time for Friar Fitellus.”
The
Provincial Father then announced his decision to Father Signoret, “The Jesuit
Order does not want strife with the nobility of France nor do we wish an open
confrontation at this time with Villemorin’s patron the Prince de Condé.
Therefore you will make a full apology to the Baron Villemorin.
“Apologize?...ah,
Provincial Father?”
“Yes.
Apologize.”
“I
will obey, your excellency.”
The
smile on Louis Cellot’s face was as thin as a razor as he said, “Good. That
will be all then.”
Signoret
sent Claude with a letter for Baron Villemorin. The letter said that Signoret
wished to apologize in person for his conduct at the theatre the other night.
He would like the Baron to meet him at a private room at the Pewter Plate[iv],
located near the Porte Saint-Martin, so that he may apologize in person to the
Baron. The letter ends, “Continued wishes
on your good health – Father Gaétan Signoret IHS.
Signoret
sent his servant Claude to the deliver the note by hand. Claude first went to
two wrong addresses with the note. In between the first and the second address
he dropped the note in the gutter thoroughly staining the outside with filth.
When he finally found Villemorin, the Baron responded by telling Claude he
would send a response by letter. Then he ordered his footman “To throw this
worthless trash in the gutter where it belongs.”
On
his servant’s return, Signoret asked Claude what had taken him so long. Claude
explained “Master, traffic was busy and it took a long time before I could see
the Baron. But I persevered Master to make sure he got your message as soon as
possible. But they threw me out into the gutter. Look at my clothes!”
Eventually
the Baron’s response was delivered to Signoret by an immaculately liveried
servant. The letter was addressed to Father Gaétan Signoret. In it Villemorin
said that “since the offense was public, the apology should be public.
Therefore I suggest that the location should be on the top steps of the Church
of Saint Germain l’Auxerrois after Mass on this Sunday next.” Signoret knew
that this is the church of the Kings of France and so the steps would be
covered with courtiers and the great of the land even possibly royalty as well.
Having
taken the first steps to delivering the apology as ordered, Father Signoret
then went to confession. He confessed to striking Villemorin in anger and said
he was sorry for striking the Baron. (Although he has confessed and agreed to
apologize, his confession is not entirely sincere.)
The
success of their performance of The
Fountain of Poseidon has increased the fame of Binet’s Grand Troupe of
Players. The two lead actors, Acton the Magnificent and Columbine, as well as
Amelie the ingénue garnered increased fame and attention from the theater
crowd. Despite the company’s dramatic success, the associated controversy
caused the theater owner to force the Impresario to suspend all performances
until Paris becomes calmer. Thus on a cold and drizzly December day Norbert
found himself at the theater to pick up his belongings. As he left the theater
he spotted three large men walking towards him from the end of the alley. Le
Gros Boeuf’s enormous bulk was unmistakable despite the weather. Norbert
concealed himself[v] behind a bin in the alley
As Le Gros Boeuf stomped closer to the stage door, Norbert tripped him then
jumped out, put one foot Boeuf’s back then bashed the other two thugs into the
alley walls knocking them unconscious. He then smashed Le Gros Boeuf in the
head. He dragged all three unconscious thugs back into the theatre and tied
them to chairs with rope. Then to humiliate them, he put funny wigs on top of
their heads. Then he went outside, found a street urchin, and paid him to
deliver a message to Guy and Signoret asking them to come to the theater.
While
he waited, Norbert decided to question the first thug. He carefully removed the
wig, dumped a pitcher of water over his head, then replaced the wig atop the
thugs dripping head. The thug, Phil, was none too bright. He told Norbert that
the three worked for Armand Petrella a shady banker and that their job was to
collect on a debt, of an unspecified amount, from the Impressario. Afterwards,
Norbert released Phil and told him to give Patrella a message – “Leave the
Impressario alone.”
Norbert
then questioned the next thug, Mel. He got the same answers that Phil had
provided and Norbert then decided to recruit Mel[vi]
to work for his “organization” which Norbert indicated was large and powerful.
He offered Mel a pay rise of twice what he was currently making. Having
successfully hired Mel, he sent him to wait for Norbert at the Two Horses
Tavern.
Last
Norbert questioned the now awake Le Gros Boeuf who couldn’t tell Norbert
anything he didn’t already know. Since the huge Boeuf also didn’t know the
amount owed by the Impressario, Norbert gave him 2L to give to Patrella to take
care of the debt.
Gaston
was upset that his dramatic plan had failed. He had intended to use the
brilliant satire of the play to so humiliate and enrage Villemorin that when
Gaston challenged him publicly in the theater, Villemorin would be unable to
think of a graceful or honorable refusal of the challenge. However, Signoret’s
precipitate action and the Baron’s hasty departure in a huff from the theater
prevented the last act from playing out as Gaston had scripted it.
Ventre-saint-gris,[vii] but my friends are less cooperative in
following my scripts than the most hubristic of stage performers. Now it seems I have no choice but to
challenge the Baron in a less dramatic fashion and hope that my new status and
promotion to the Captain of the Guard Company of his Eminence will prevent him
from once again ignoring my challenge.
Resolved
on a new course of action, Gaston went to Villemorin’s town house but once
there he was informed by the Baron’s servants that “Baron Villemorin is not
in.”
The
Duke seems more impassive than usual, but I can sense he is upset about
something, Guy
observed as he waited while Pendu, the Duke’s silent servant, poured a dram of
brandy into a fine Venetian crystal glass. Guy warmed the glass in his hand
before sipping.
The
Duke’s resonant voice said from behind his gold mask,
“How is
the brandy? Excellent I trust? De Bourge, I must confess I am a bit put out by
your cousin, the Jesuit. He has acted most precipitously and not in my
interest. You know that the Prince de Condé has been a threat to the rule of
the Bourbons since the time of Henry IV. And this attack by Father Signoret on
one of the Prince’s clients may just give Condé the cause celebré his needs to
increase his power amongst both the Grands and the Barons.
Guy
explained that his cousin “had been trying to prevent Villemorin, who had been
heckling the stage and threatening the actors, from ruining everyone’s fun at
the theater by stopping the play.” Guy continued, “and what’s more, Villemorin
went off and left without a word or glance to Madame Rolampont who he had
escorted to the play. What a boor!”
DeMainz
continued, “Boor or not, it is probably fortunate that the King is so mad for
the hunt or I dare say someone might even have managed by now to persuaded
Louis to re-ban the Jesuit Order. Which, all things being said, might not be
the worst result if they can’t keep their priests under control. I thought they
were supposed to be a damned military order! Gods Marines and all that. Hmmph!”
“This
religious disputation is dangerous. France has had more than enough strife in
the cause of various zealots. The balance needs to be restored. I want you to
find a way to weaken Condé’s influence so as to rebalance it with the influence
of the various other factions at court and I don’t much care how you do it.
Hopefully you have someone[viii] close to the Prince to assist you. And
remember, St. Giron is also a client of the Prince and Villemorin’s captain. If
you are caught acting against St. Giron I won’t protect you.”
Once
he was finally reunited with his friends, Norbert explained what he had learned
from Le Gros Boeuf and his two thugs and Norbert introduced them to his new
companion Mel the Thug, former employee of Armand Patrella,. Norbert led the
group to the hotel where Binet’s Grand Troupe of Players usual stayed in Paris.
They called on the Impresario so that they could question him about his debt to
Armand Patrella.
The
Impresario grandiloquently welcomed them one and all. He flattered each and
every one present and introduced himself to those, such as Guy, whom he had not
formally met. For each one he had a compliment and a good word to say – in fact
he said many, many good words and compliments and said them loudly and with
brillo.
During
the very long conversation, they learned that the Impresario had borrowed
something like 250L some time ago. That he did not know exactly how much he
currently owed. Guy suggested looking at the Impresarios financial records. The
Impresario willing agreed handing over a large ledger stuffed with loose,
unrecorded receipts tucked willy-nilly throughout the huge ledger. Although he
knew nothing of accounting, Guy handed the bundle to his cousin Father Signoret
who quickly realized that the receipts and accounts were hopelessly confused
and in arrears. But the Impresario happily agreed to let Father Signoret peruse
the company’s books to his heart’s content. “Ah, I’m sure a brave and
perspicacious scholar and Jesuit such as yourself will have these records
whipped into shape in no time at all. Most kind of you Father. Most kind. The
Impresario is in your debt. Indeed the all of Binet’s company is in your debt.
Despite your poverty of wealth you are rich in generosity….”
Tired
as if from sailing for a long time at sea against a mighty gale, the companions
departed and Norbert left his new companion Mel on guard to keep the Impresario
safe from harm.
Gaston
and Norbert invited their friends to Christmas dinner at the home of Gaston’s
father, Hubert Thibeault. Gaston’s sister Marie acted as the hostess. With
Marie were her husband Claude and their two girls, Jeannette and Marguerite.
Besides the Thibeault family, Guy and Signoret also attended. After dinner,
Marie told the adults a story[ix] that
she had heard around town.
“Apparently,
there is a warlock who steals children who are out of their beds at night. He
then offers to return them to their parents in exchange for the soul of one of
the parents. When returned the child has a cloven-hoofed-shape black mark over
the heart.”
Marie
said, “I would give anything to save either of my girls, but what a horrible
thing to be asked to give up your soul.”
Guy quickly interjected, “What about the orphans?”
There was a stunned silence and then Norbert asked.
“What orphans?”
Guy said, “Any orphans.”
Signoret added, “The Good God takes care of all of
his children even the orphans.”
Gaston said “Ventre-saint-gris! If some damned
villain, warlock or no, made me that offer, I’d put my blade to his throat and
tell him to release the child this instant or I’d gut him with my blade then strangle
him with his own damned intestines!”
While Gaston was talking, the two nieces peaked in
from behind where Norbert was sitting. While Norbert did not notice the girls
behind him, the other friends did. At Gaston’s final comment, Jeannette squeaked
in horror.
Gaston said, “There, there mon petites. It is just a
story that adults tell to frighten children who don’t go to sleep when they are
supposed to. Do you think your uncle Gaston or your uncle Norbert will let
anyone hurt you?”
Marguerite said, “No Ton-Ton. You would split him in
two ‘All of his head has down the middle shorn, The carcass sliced, the…’”
Her mother said, “Marguerite, oh how bloodthirsty. Where
did you ever hear such a thing?
Marguerite replied, “It is in the Chansons de Roland
mama when Olivier strikes the Iron Valley’s lord.”
“Good heavens!”
Marie looked sharply at Gaston then continued, “That is enough stories for
tonight. To bed girls! To bed!”
Norbert
said, “Oh cousin, let them stay awake a while longer. I have hardly seen the
girls tonight. “
Both
nieces said, “Yes! Yes, we want to stay up and see uncle Norbert!”
Marie
looked sharply at Norbert than sighed. “Very well, but no more of these stories
or you will wake up with nightmares.”
“In
that case Madam Fleury,” Guy said smoothly. “Allow me to describe the latest
fashions at court. Now you girls may not know this but buckles on shoes are no
longer in fashion at the king’s court. Now it is knee ribbons.”
Signoret
said, “I thought it was the ribbons that were out and the buckles that are in.”
Norbert
said, “Well I would wear a buckle on one shoe and a ribbon on the other and
that way I would be half right no matter which was in fashion.”
Jeanette
said, “Oh, uncle that would look very silly. People would laugh at you.”
Norbert
said, “Oh I would not mind if some people laughed. At least then they would be
happy.”
Father
Signoret decided to attempt to close out the case of the Bishop Club’s missing
funds. He went to the Hôtel-Dieu where Brian Chastel was recovering from the
wound the Jesuit had given him. When questioned, Chastel confessed to the
crimes of stealing both the Curia funds and the Bishop’s Club treasury. He told
Signoret that he had needed the money to pay blackmail, but he would not say
what he was being blackmailed for nor would he implicate anyone else in his
crimes. Nor did he admit that he killed his wife and child. He requested his
brother Father Basil Chastel as his confessor. Despite Signoret’s misgivings,
Archbishop Gondi granted the request. Father Delage, the Vicar General of the
Paris Curia, thanked Father Signoret and was sufficiently satisfied at the
results to agree to sponsor him for membership at the Bishop’s Club.
The
year 1623 ended with several promotions.[x]
Guy was admitted to the Order of the Holy Ghost as the Chevalier de
Sainte-Marie-du-Bois[xi] with
the attendant increase in social status. The formal investiture ceremony was
scheduled to be held in the New Year. In addition to his position as a
secretary to Cardinal Richelieu, Father Signoret was made the Curate for the
Jesuit Professed House of Paris[xii]
in preference to his rival Father Vargas and, with the help of Vicar General
Father Delage, he was accepted to membership in the Bishop’s Club, joining his
cousin Guy. Much to Gaston’s delight, Norbert left the theatre to join the
Cardinal Richelieu’s Red Guards[xiii]
where he was accepted by the commander, his cousin Gaston. This position significantly
increased Norbert’s social standing. Gaston was recently promoted to the
Captain-Lieutenant[xiv]
of Cardinal Richelieu’s newly created Red Guards making him ineligible for
other military promotion and he did not try to join any clubs.
To support their position and their social status,
the characters had each hired or had access through their lodgings to a number
of servants.[xv] Guy had five servants at
his apartments in the Palais Royal plus the ever present Fabre. Norbert had two
servants including his new retainer Mel. Signoret, who attempted to live the
humble lifestyle of a priest had only one servant at the Provincial House in
addition to the faithful Claude. Gaston, with new quarters in the Red Guards’
barracks in the Louvre had seven servants including valets, grooms, and
armorers. What to do with so many servants underfoot?
Chapter 9: Collette’s Report
In response to his patron DeMainz’s orders, Guy
instructed his agent Collette to investigate[xvi]
the Prince de Condé paying particular attention to the following matters.
·
Whether Condé has any mistresses or
romantic liaisons?
·
Who are his closest friends?
·
Is he having any unusual meetings?
·
Is the Queen Mother, Marie de Medici,
the subject of recent conversation or speculation?
·
What is the view of the Queen Mother in
the Prince’s household and amongst his friends and clients?
·
Are there any scandals or rumors of
scandals in the Condé household?
Report by
Mademoiselle Collette du Pré
Rank and Position: Henri II de Bourbon, prince
de Condé (b. 1588) is a Prince of the royal blood (Prince du Sang) and
second in line to the throne of France after the King’s younger brother. His
Social Rank is 17. He is the highest ranking and leading Grand and is jealous
of the privileges that come with rank. He is one of the most powerful and
influential men in France.
History: In 1614, Condé led a
rebellion joined by a number of the Grands against the young king to force the
removal of the marquis d’Ancre, a foreign favorite of the queen-mother and head
of the king’s council. In 1616, the rebellious prince was arrested and
imprisoned at Vincennes for the next three years; after Ancre’s assassination,
the prince was freed and cleared of wrongdoing by the Parlement de Paris.
Condé’s
father and grandfather were leaders of the Huguenot cause during the Wars of
Religion in the 16th century, but Condé was raised a Catholic and turned his
back on his Huguenot allies after his release from Vincennes. He led the royal
armies against the Huguenots in 1621 and 1622. On 9 October 1622, Condé left
France on a pilgrimage to Loretto in Italy, from which he has only recently
returned. He has rejoined the king’s council and continues to agitate against
the Huguenots.
Faction: The Prince de Condé is the
leader of the Grands, a faction composed of the many of the greatest Sword
Noble families (the noblesse d'épée). The Grands oppose and tend to be opposed
by the Robe Nobles who comprise much of the state bureaucracy and judiciary
(the noblesse de robe).
Current Status: Condé is proud and
temperamental. No mistresses or romantic liaisons have been observed to date.
He maintains a cool relationship with his wife, Charlotte-Marguerite de
Montmorency, but he is close friends with his brother-in-law, Henry the duc de
Montmorency. Condé dotes on his son and heir, Louis (b. 1621) styled the duc d’Enghien. The couple also has a daughter Anne Geneviève (b. 1619).
Condé’s Wife: Charlotte-Marguerite Montmorency (b. 1594) is
descended from one of the most illustrious families in France. She is the
sister of the duc de Montmorency, styled the “first baron of France.” As the
princess de Condé she could find herself Queen of France one day. Her manner is
suitably imperious, but she is loyal and generous to her friends. Charlotte is
close to the Marquise de Rambouillet and is a regular member of her salon.
As a teen, Charlotte was
contracted to marry Henri II, prince de Condé. The king, Henri IV, planned to
take the young woman as a mistress, and the newlyweds fled to Brussels in 1609,
with the royal cavalry in hot pursuit, to escape the king’s lust. After the
king’s assassination the next year, the prince and princess returned to France.
Despite their adventurous beginnings, the couple was incompatible with one
another and Condé petitioned for a divorce from the princess, but his petition
was denied. Despite their differences, when her husband was arrested in 1616
and imprisoned in the royal fortress at Vincennes Charlotte joined him in his
captivity, bearing their daughter Anne Geneviève
during this time. The prince and princess were freed in 1619 and since then the
two have maintained a steadfast if cool and distant relationship.
Condé’s
Brother-in-Law: Henri II duc de
Montmorency (b. 1595) is the governor of Languedoc, home to many of the
France’s Huguenot towns, as well as Grand Admiral of the kingdom’s small fleet
and lieutenant-general of the tiny colonies of New France. He is a grand, a
leading member of the old sword nobility of France. Montmorency is a friend and
ally of the prince de Condé, his brother-in-law. His sister is
Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency, princess de Condé. Henry was the son of
duke Henry I. He was the godson of King Henri IV, and was constantly receiving
marks of the royal affection. His name and his personality rendered him at an
early age the darling of the court and the people. He was only seventeen when
Louis XIII raised him to the office of grand admiral. He succeeded to his
father's title in 1614. During the war of 1621-1622, he wrested several
important places from the Protestants, and was present at the sieges of Montauban
and Monpellier.
[i]
Check whether other important people will help Villemorin.
·
Does Branville help the Baron? Very Likely (94)
No.
·
Is Bishop de Metz upset. Unlikely (34) No.
·
Does Richelieu censure Signoret? Unlikely (73)
No.
·
Does Villemorin attack Salvatore Machiavelli or
the Impresario? Very Likely (99) Exceptional No.
·
Does Villemorin attack the entire troupe. No.
[ii] Villemorin
spends 1FP and owes a Service to persuade Condé to support him. Modifiers: +2
(Aristocrat & Flair) -7 (difference in Social Rank) +3 (Member of the
Prince’s company). With the bonus die for the Fortune Point, he rolls
9+2-7+3=7. The Prince is interested but will only extend himself if he is
interested in the issues.
Is the Prince interested in the issues? Likely (63) Yes.
Is the Prince interested in the issues? Likely (63) Yes.
[iii]
As described in Adventure 28: Sacrilege.
[iv]
The Pewter Plate (T21) is located by the Porte Saint-Martin. It is a quaint,
old inn known for its old-fashioned ambience and for the quality of its meals
and its cellar.
[v]
Spent 1 FP for a Mighty Success.
[vi] Norbert
spent 10 APs to make Mel a trusted companion.
[vii]
A favorite oath of Henry IV.
[viii]
Collette is a lady-in-waiting to Condé’s wife and Guy’s agent.
[ix]
The source of the story is Norbert’s encounter with a mother who was searching
for her son. The woman said, “Oh Dark One, I do not know why you or your Dark
Master took my child, but whether you be demon or warlock I thank you for
returning my little Pierre to his bed. Merci! Merci!” The woman returned home
to find her child was back home in his bed.
[x] NPCs: Branville (None), Vignon (None),
Ballou (Courtier 2), Frassianne (None), Villette (Parry), Graucher (None),
Peyrafon (SR 9, Chevalier of the Holy Ghost; rolled 10+1 friend bonus)
St. Giron (NO PROMOTION; Courtier 2); Charnace (None)
Villemorin (NO PROMOTION, Barehand Parry)
César de Mala Cassanha somewhere discovered what he thinks is an unbeatable attack – The Cassanha Thrust.
L’Omino the dwarf (Retainer 3); Andre Pelletier (None)
St. Giron (NO PROMOTION; Courtier 2); Charnace (None)
Villemorin (NO PROMOTION, Barehand Parry)
César de Mala Cassanha somewhere discovered what he thinks is an unbeatable attack – The Cassanha Thrust.
L’Omino the dwarf (Retainer 3); Andre Pelletier (None)
[xi] Guy
uses his Glory Die from the Diplomatic Mission to Holland and his favor from
the Vicomte de Bouvard (+1) for a total of 11, which is a success.
[xii]
Assume a position is available and roll off vs. Father Vargas. Signoret uses
the Glory Die from the diplomatic mission to Holland giving him an (11) which
beat’s Father Vargas’ (5).
[xiii]
Norbert jumps 4 Social Ranks to the minimum of SR 6 for the guards (no annual
promotion for 2-3 years).
[xiv]
Increasing Gaston’s Social Rank to 9.
[xv] A
character has servants in number equal to his Social Rank - 1D6; their cost is
included in his monthly expenses. These servants are associated with the
character's place of residence and are typically unavailable for adventuring.
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