Tratamiento Quirúrgico (ver Algoritmo 2)

This section contains the secrets of the characters in the

Hero chapter that we felt were too sensitive to give to the

players.

Advantages: Montaigne (R/W), Théan (R/W), Montaigne

Accent (South), Noble, Servants (as many as needed)

Courtier: All Knacks at 5 Firearms: Attack (Firearms) 4

Hunter: Stealth 3, Tracking 3, Trail Signs 3

Porté (Apprentice): Attunement 3, Blooding 3, Bring 4, Pocket

3

Rider: Mounting 2, Ride 3

Scholar: History 4, Law 4, Mathematics 2, Philosophy 3,

Research 2, Theology 2

L’Empereur has unlimited resources, always has a Usefulness of 9 when added as a connection on a courtly intrigue sheet, and is always surrounded by servants and at least one Brute Squad (TR 4). He is also immune to Sorté. The Empereur did in fact poison his second wife. He was furious that she couldn’t give him a son, and when he saw that the poison had left obvious traces, he was forced to bury her in Montaigne to prevent her family from examining the corpse. However, suspicions had already sprung up.

He also sent Montegue to Ussura to die. He was afraid that the man would try and take his throne from him, so he had him invade an impregnable country.

The Empereur did indeed have his bodyguard kill Cardinal d’Argeneau. He had hated the man from an early age and leapt at the chance to be rid of him.

He is under a curse. He cannot have a male child. His mother’s death curse somehow took effect, and he has been raging at her ever since.

Lastly — and this is going to have grave repercussions — the Hierophant didn’t get sick and die: the Empereur murdered him in cold blood. Most of the Church knows nothing about this, and even those who do cannot take action against him, because the Empereur has an ace up his sleeve. He has kidnapped the nine archbishops of Montaigne and hidden them away. A new cardinal can’t be elected without them, and without a new cardinal, no new Hierophant can be elected. The men cannot simply be replaced, either. Church law requires either proof of their death or a three- year waiting period before a replacement can be appointed. With the state the Church is in, it can’t afford to wait three years for new leadership, particularly with the Inquisition running amok.

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Game Master

Style

Advantages: Vodacce (R/W), Montaigne (R/W), Appearance

(Above Average), Noble

Artist: Painting 4

Courtier: Dancing 4, Diplomacy 3, Etiquette 4, Fashion 5,

Oratory 2, Politics 4, Scheming 5, Sincerity 4

Rider: Ride 3

Scholar: History 3, Math 2, Occult 4, Philosophy 3, Research

4

Sorte (Master): Arcana 5, Coins 5, Cups 5, Staves 5, Swords

5

Two months ago, Morella confirmed that l’Empereur plans

to kill her when she awoke to discover a black fate strand attached to her. No Fate Witch apart from her sister has ever lived for longer than six months after the black strand attached itself to her.

However, she has decided to fight Fate for the first time in her life. She has begun preparations for an escape from Montaigne. She has even written a letter to her sister, the most powerful Fate Witch she knows, asking her to manipulate the strands in order to assure the success of her endeavor.

Advantages: Noble, Servants, Connections, Montaigne

(R/W), Théan (R/W), Vodacce (R/W), Montaigne Accent (South)

Archery: Attack (Bow) 2, Fletcher 1, Horse Archery 1,

Snapshot 1

Artist: Singing 2

Courtier: Dancing 3, Diplomacy 3, Etiquette 4, Fashion 3,

Oratory 4, Politics 5, Scheming 4, Sincerity 3

Rider: Ride 3, Mounting 1

Scholar: History 3, Math 1, Philosophy 2, Research 1

Dominique has one big secret. When the Fate Witches examined her, they saw that she had no sorcery, but they also saw that her son would be the most powerful sorcerer the world has ever seen. The prophecy made her furious, but only her maid, Anna, knows just how furious. She’d been ignored all her life because of her lack of sorcery, and now her son was going to be a sorcerer-king? Not a chance. Dominique has since found a ritual that will allow her to transfer her unborn son’s magic into her, but it must be performed just before the child is born. Anna is willing to help her, but their success is uncertain at best.

Brawn: 2 Finesse: 4 Wits: 5 Resolve: 3 Panache: 3 Reputation: 108 Background: None Arcana: Focused

Empress Morella du Montaigne: Hero

Brawn: 2 Finesse: 3 Wits: 4 Resolve: 2 Panache: 3 Reputation: 30 Background: None Arcana: Altruistic

Advantages: Commission (General), Indomitable Will,

Swordsman’s Guild, Academy, Montaigne (R/W), Théan (R/W), Eisen, Ussuran, Montaigne Accent (South)

Commander: Ambush 5, Artillery 3, Incitation 5, Leadership

4, Logistics 3, Strategy 5, Tactics 4

Fencing: Attack (Fencing) 5, Parry (Fencing) 1 Firearms: Attack (Firearms) 3, Reload (Firearms) 3 Hunter: Stealth 1, Survival 2, Tracking 2

Knife: Attack (Knife) 1, Parry (Knife) 5 Rider: Ride 3

Streetwise: Scrounging 2, Shopping 1, Socializing 3, Street

Navigation 2

Valroux (Master): Double Parry 5, Feint 5, Tagging 5,

Exploit Weakness (Valroux) 5

Montegue is just what he seems — a peasant who rose to power through his own talent. He has tried to be kind to his wife and loyal to the Empereur, but the recent reassignment to Ussura has made him wonder if Léon is trying to have him killed. If he received proof, he would march right back to Montaigne and give l’Empereur the military coup d’état he feared — Montegue doesn’t take kindly to people trying to kill him.

Advantages: Eisen (R/W), High Eisen (R/W), Théan (R/W),

Montaigne, Castille, Appearance (Stunning), Faith, Noble

Courtier: Dancing 2, Diplomacy 4, Etiquette 5, Fashion 2,

Oratory 5, Politics 3, Sincerity 4

Performer: Acting 4, Cold Read 3, Dancing 2, Oratory 5,

Singing 3

Porté (Apprentice): Attunement 3, Blood 3, Bring 3, Pocket 3 Scholar: History 3, Mathematics 3, Occult 3, Philosophy 5,

Research 4, Theology 5

Servant: Accounting 2, Etiquette 5, Fashion 2, Menial Tasks

3, Unobtrusive 4

Streetwise: Shopping 4, Socializing 4, Street Navigation 3

The Cardinal has some secrets of her own with which to combat the Empereur. First of all, she’s a half-blooded Montaigne, which is part of the reason she has come to the area — to find her real father, if he’s still alive. All she knows is that he’s a Montaigne noble who ought to be pretty old now.

Secondly, she has made a bargain with a dark creature in violation of all her clerical vows. She gained the ability to summon mirror ghosts and ask them three questions a day, and it gained her “reflection.” It turns out that the creature meant that literally, since she no longer appears in mirrors. Worse, the creature can appear as her mirror image. This has been helpful once, though. When the Inquisition inspected her for sorcery, she sent the imp in her place, and it was able to fool them. The only problem? The imp was a reflection of her, so it limped with its left leg.

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