An old scandal on the planet of Aquila, backwater planet in the Galactic Imperium ...
Twenty-five years ago, Merian, Lord Hoberty, the Head of House Hoberty and the huge Hoberty clan, was murdered - some said by his own wife, Gylda. The event is still wrapped in mystery - but what is certain is that Lady Gylda and her sons fled the capital city and were lost in the vast under-explored hinterlands of Aquila.
Time has passed, and the details have been forgotten by all but a few ... save for that intrepid newshound, Josh Salter, editor of Aquila Awake!*
Josh has a tip-off - and he's sending a bunch of his finest reporters and etchers into the badlands of Aquila to check out a certain forgotten village.
But the reporters (and the unsuspecting villagers) are unaware that more than an old scandal is about to be uncovered. For something is lurking that could threaten the future of Aquila and her citizens ...
Characters will be BYOC - details of character preparation will be discussed with the GM beforehand and planned together.
The world setting will be Aquila - a cross between Regency England and Borgia Italy. More details can be found on the website: http://www.galacticrenaissance.com/aquila/aquila.htm. Characters can choose be reporters or etchers for Aquila Awake!, or villagers (including members of the Hoberty family in exile)
A Galactic Renaissance game: Aquila is the centre of this long-running pbem. But this will be a one-off game, welcoming new players.
*("All the news you'll ever need!" ~ Josh Salter, editor-in-chief (read about Josh's editing methods)
"A weally wemarkable wead every week," ~ Lady Bella Rostay, lifestyle reporter (read more about Bella and her family)
"A filthy scandalsheet, unfit even for the privies in the Servants' Hall," Iolanthe, Lady Acciaio, the subject of a notorious etching in the paper)