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Our heroes' adventures are often punctuated by funny and/or memorable sayings.

==[[The Rapist Caper and Other Stories]]==

'''Reid''': I love it when a plan comes together.

==[[The Rock of Tormentos]]==

==[[The Lady's Party]]==

'''Reid''': To Aleksei "Imagine that, he enjoy's your patronage and you enjoy being patronizing."

'''Reid''': To Robert "Can you say salt smuggler three times fast?"

'''Reid''': Robert to Sean "just so", Sean to Robert "indeed", again and again and again.

==[[The Castillian Expedition]]==

'''Reid''': To The Group "Ahhh, I cant say anything as I am sitting in the bushes."

'''Reid''': To Aleksei and Marie-Celest "There goes Julian again, muckin up the whole plan to do his own thing."

'''Reid''': To Marie-Celest "God woman, you stink!" after she was crawling in the sewers.

'''Reid''': To Julian "At what point does the words of your "friends" hold any weight with you?"

==[[The Crescent Connection]]==

'''Reid''': Sean: "He was hit very hard upon the head and may now be retared" Reid: "God, I hope thats true!"

'''Eishen Mdercenary''': To Julian: "If I have to lay a hand on you, you wont be leaving ever!" A small pause by Julian: "Fair enough." and he walks away.

'''Reid''': Marie-Celeste to Jean Le Gross "How were you to know?" Jean Le Gross "Just so." Marie-Celeste "Indeed."

==[[The Sidhe-Lord's Daughter]]==

'''Reid''': Sebastien to Julian after going through porte "You did that shit on purpose."

'''Sean''': No, it's simple. All we need to do is track back to the ancestor who left with the Sidhe. Then we need to figure out which line produced Lucien, which means that line isn't this Sidhe lord's daughter. Then we track down the other family line and hopefully we'll get a name. Then we find the girl, bring her back to the Sidhe and trade her for...Oh. Wait."

==[[The Birthday Party]]==

'''Reid''': Robert to Aleksie: "Give me an oratory check", Aleksei "Wow, suddenly I've become very good at this!""

'''Reid''': Robert to Marie-Seleste "Ahhh, madmouselle but you walked up to me", Marei-seleste "Oh ya, thats right."

'''Reid''': Aleksie to his father "Why are you two dueling at my birthday party?", Aleksie's father "We dont get to see each other very often".

'''Reid''': Cpt Crispino drops Marie-Celeste on the roof when confronted by Aleksei "Monsiur De Courtenvous, I had hoped we would not see each other again this evening", Marie-Celeste laying on the roof "But I thought you liked me?"

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== <center>Sang et Soleil</center> ==
<big><center>Robert's Seventh Sea epic, set primarily in Montaigne</center></big>

==Setting Information==
'''Epic'''
* ''Story #0:'' [[The Story So Far]] -- Several historical capers prior to our heroes taking center stage.
* ''Story #1:'' [[The Soldier and the Soprano]] -- In which our heroes catch a traitorous colonel and discover the identity of a Castillian spy.
* ''Story #2:'' [[The Avalon Gambit]] -- In which our heroes meet an old enemy, make a noble friend and must choose between honor and country.
* ''Story #3:'' [[The Rapist Caper and Other Stories]] -- In which our heroes help three ladies, humiliate a villainous noble, and arrive too late to stop a tragedy.
* ''Story #4:'' [[The Rock of Tormentos]] -- In which our heroes encounter old enemies, endanger a friend and take a Castillian fortress amidst a black cloud.
* ''Story #5:'' [[The Lady's Party]] -- In which our heroes attend a party and save a man they meet there from execution.
* ''Story #6:'' [[The Castillian Expedition]] -- In which our heroes seek to reunite a family and instead divide a country.
* ''Story #7:'' [[The Cresent Connection]] -- In which our heroes save the life of an Emir but reveal him as a fool.
* ''Story #8:'' [[The Sidhe-Lord's Daughter]] -- In which our heroes journey to Avalon and confront an alien and terrible law.
* ''Story #9:'' [[The Birthday Party]] --

'''Dramatis Personae'''
* [[Our Heroes]]
:* [[Aleksei Courtanvoux]] -- A half-Ussuran Montaigne nobleman who is a constant disappointment to his father. (Played by Sean)
:* [[Julien La Croix]] -- A Montaigne street-rat from birth, sly, intelligent and nonchalant. (Played by Jeremy)
:* [[Sebastien Cristophe Gaulle du Motte]] -- One of L'Empereur's Musketeers. (Played by Reid)
:* [[Marie-Celeste Minuit]] -- A former slave from the Midnight Archipelago and now a Knight of the Rose and Cross. (Played by Claire)

* [[Persons of Interest]]
:* [[Philip du Paix]] -- The heroes' initial employer.
:* [[Carlotta]] -- The notorious Castillian spy "El Chacal".

'''Places'''
* [[Paix]] -- Montaigne's diplomatic city, where the story begins.
* [[Isla Tormentos]] -- A small island off San Teodoro that makes an ugly hole in the Montaigne blockade.
* [[Islands]] -- A brief discussion on the various island chains of the Great Western Ocean.

'''Setting'''
* [[Swordsman's Guild|The Swordsman's Guild]] -- An altered version of the Swordsman's Guild.
* [[Titles of Nobility]] -- Comtes, viscomtes and the like in Montaigne and elsewhere.

'''System'''
* [[House Rules]]
* [[Naval Combat Rules]]
* New Swordsman School: [[Leveque]]
* New Skill: [[Soldier]]
* New Skill: [[Petty Officer]]
* New Origin: [[Mertí Islander]]

==Game Information==
* [[Quotes]] -- Funny and notable sayings in the game.
* [[Group Hand Signals]] -- Know what the PC's are trying to say to each other.

==Links & Resources==
* [http://www.crystalkeep.com/7thsea/index.php Condensed Rule Summaries] -- PDFs of the main CG rules, all the Swordsman Schools, and all types of Sorcery
* [http://www.confusticate.com/~walker/7thsea/setting.html Nations of Theah Primer] -- Descriptions and maps of all the nations of 7th Sea

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Group Hand Signals

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'''Brush hair twice''' = follow target

'''Run fingers through hair''' = expect trouble

'''Cover eyes''' = hide or be unobtrusive

'''Rub nose w/finger pointing at target''' = detain or subdue target

'''Rub eye w/finger pointing at target''' = enemy identified

'''Fold hands w/finger pointing in general direction''' = innocent identified

'''Hand on ear''' = run interferance on target (upper ear is interference, lower ear is create a distraction)

'''Rub chin''' = kill target (If used with thumb in front, means do quietly. With forefinger, means ASAP)

'''Place finger on nose''' = everything going to plan

'''A quick scratch on the cheek following any of the above''' = Ignore that last.

'''A finger run across the brim of the hat, followed by an ear pull, followed by two fingers on the left sleeve''' = Steal third.

'''Tap Nose''' = the plan is moving forward.

'''Yawning and covering mouth 3 times in succession''' = Wrap things up, we are leaving.

'''Pull at the collar of your shirt 3 times''' = Get the hell out. Now, our lives depend on it.

'''Biting lower lip''' = No

'''Biting upper lip''' = Yes

'''Clearing One's throat and tugging on garment''' = "Fix it!"

The Castillian Expedition

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As promised during [[The Rock of Tormentos|the taking of the Rock]], the companions are journeying to Rancho Velasquez - in northeastern Zepeda, Castille - to reunite Don Cruz and his daughter Zoya with their family. Before the leave, however, [[Philip du Paix]] approaches Don Cruz and offers him a position as Governor of Zepeda (for the Montaignes) as General du Toille, the Montaigne general, is becoming too brutal for public consumption. Don Cruz refuses, and so Philip enlists the companions to try to convince Don Cruz to accept so that the southern front of the Castillian war can be wrapped up. Philip also tells the heroes that the Montaignes have a secret weapon: he gives them a blooded brooch belonging to Lucien du Lac, his pet Porté master, and says Lucien will bring the weapon through when they reach San Augustin.

== The Village of Capistrano ==

While traveling south, the heroes stop in the village of Capistrano, where a Montaigne engineer lieutenant is preparing to execute the entire village -- they killed a Montaigne officer, and would not give up the name of the men who did it. By policy, the entire village must die. Negotiating, the heroes intercede and begin to talk to the prisoners; Julien meets two of them, and with them arranges an ambush for the Montaigne soldiers by a troop of Castillian rebels. Telling the Montaigne lieutenant where the rebels are supposedly camped, he sends them off to the ambush as the villagers flee.

== The Ruins of Rancho Velasquez ==

Several days south of Capistrano, the companions reach Rancho Velasquez, Don Cruz' family home. It is ruins, and from what they can gather from the locals Doña Esther Villar del Velasquez, Don Cruz' wife, is being held prisoner by General du Toille at the Last Wall. On their way out of Rancho Velasquez, the heroes encounter El Vago: it is a tense moment, but after some negotiation they convince the Vagabond that they are acting in Castille's interests and that he should try to break Doña Velasquez and the other prisoners out once the companions have weakened the guards on the compound.

== The Right Side of the Wrong Wall ==

The deal with El Vago is all part of a larger plan: the companions are trying to get rid of the cruel General du Toille out of camp so that they can go to his lieutenant, General Morlais, summon Lucien and then deploy the secret weapon to take San Augustin. If this happens while General du Toille is chasing after prisoners, it will prove an embarrassment for the general, forcing his removal from command and paving the way for Don Cruz to become governor after San Augustin has fallen.

They do this: Sebastien arranges for a meeting with all the Musketeers, leaving the prison camp holding Doña Velasquez and the other Castillian prisoners with a weakened guard. Los Vagos stages a raid to break out the prisoners, and then Aleksei - playing the messenger - enters General du Toille's tent while du Toille is in a rage. du Toille ignores him, of course, and storms off to pursue the escaped prisoners, taking about a third of his army with him.

Aleksei and Sebastien then go to Morlais, the lieutenant-general, and deliver the word from Philip that a secret weapon is on its way. Morlais is concerned about du Toille being absent with his men, but sees a chance for advancement and agrees to begin planning the attack. Lucien arrives, bearing four crystal phials full of blood, and says that if these phials can be poured on the ground behind enemy lines he can open up Porté gateways that can bring 50 men through to the other side.

Julien and Marie-Celeste, meanwhile, have been scoping a way across the lines to San Augustin; having found one, they return, and the all companions plot to cross the lines with Don Cruz and Lady Zoya after midnight that night. They have plan: Don Cruz, who has reluctantly agreed to become governor for the Montaignes, will make contact with the local dons so that once the wall falls he can become a resistance leader who will eventually negotiate a peace with General Morlais.

== Across the Wall... ==

Getting across the wall the first time is easy enough; the companions bribe some Montaigne soldiers and then con and drug some Castillian soldiers on the opposite side, eventually crossing the wall and coming into San Augustin. There, Zoya and Don Cruz go to seek their kinsmen as the heroes set up anonymously - once again as Vodacce merchants - in a small inn.

The next day, Julien scouts out the fortifications along La Murra Ultima. General Morlais intends to attack through a central bastion, and the plan calls for two of the phials to be sowed inside the walls of that fortification and then one in each of the bastions on either side. The assaults on the side bastions are to serve as a distraction as the main bulk of Montaigne troops drive through the center.

While out and about, however, Julien notices a group of a dozen Ussurans lounging by a public fountain; when he approaches them, he gets their name - the Company of the Red Bear - and the identity of their leader, Boyar Yevgeny v'Pietrov. Telling Aleksei, Aleksei realizes that Yevgeny is his cousin, and has a tense conversation with Yevgeny where the boyar tells him he has been sent by the Gaius to aid the Castillians. Suspecting that Aleksei - a Montaigne - is in San Augustin to cause trouble, Yevgeny warns Aleksei to leave, which Aleksei promises to do.

Shortly after the meeting with Yevgeny, Aleksei touches base with Don Cruz, who tells him that he has a problem. Don Diego Mendez de San Augustino, commandante of the city, is the likely leader for any resistance - and he is a hard-liner, the sort of man who would provoke the Montaigne government into needing the cruelty of General du Toille to keep things in line. Armed with this information, Aleksei returns to the companions to head back over the wall to the Montaigne side.

== ...and Back Again ==

Julien, however, wants to stay behind, and so the companions split: Aleksei returns to Montaigne-occupied Castille, while Julien, Sebastien, and Marie-Celeste remain in free territory. There, Julien gives Sebastien and Marie-Celeste the slip and begins to plant two of the phials of blood - he has two and Aleksei has two - in the side bastions. Outside one of them, however, Yevgeny catches up to them with two of his men, and there is a tense moment before Aleksei appears out of a copse of trees. Now it is the companions against Yevgeny, and it is finally agreed that they will leave and go back across the lines, as Julien has completed his mission.

Yevgeny, however, has perhaps caught wind of Julien's antics - there is fear that the west bastion may have been compromised, but back with General Morlais it is decided to send a party through regardless. On the eve of the battle, Lucien opens the four portals - they grow a deep red, like a Porté gate that has been too long idle - and parties of Musketeers move through as the companions go to join the main fight.

== The Taking Of San Augustin ==

All four of the companions distinguish themselves in battle. Julien takes a party of sappers across the wall in a flanking manuever, blowing gaps and fighting hard there cut off from the main body of the troops. Marie-Celeste and Sebastien, by contrast, go with the main force, and Sebastien ends up fighting his way into the gap the Musketeers sent through the portal opened in the bastion, taking a cannon in a bit of bloody battle to turn it on the Castillian forces.

Aleksei hang back, fancying himself no warrior, but when he sees his cousin Yevgeny fall to an assault by Musketeers he takes a body of men and charges into the heart of the fighting, taking up his wounded cousin and beginning the slow slog back out of the fight. Finally, as the sun begins to set General Morlais is able to close the gap, pushing past the wall into the city itself, where battlefield fighting fades into bloody house-by-house fighting.

All of the heroes are deeply wounded, and Julien - lost behind the lines - is missing, until Lucien du Lac appears with a bloody and unconscious Julien in his arms, handing him to the companions.

== Aftermath ==

It is a long recovery; the companions begin a slow journey by sea north to Paix, with Julien and Yevgeny bedridden. Left behind in Castille is the war: true to plan, Don Cruz negotiates a truce after several bloody weeks that leaves him installed as Governeur du Zepede - governor of Montaigne-occupied Rancho Zepeda. This selling out led in turn to a breach between Don Cruz and his wife, who reportedly vowed vengeance on him before she fled to the countryside, taking her daughter with her. Montaigne, however, does well, as General Morlais continues to run down the last Castillian remnants following the breach of the Wall.

== Persons of Note ==

* ''[[Philip du Paix]]'' -- Our heroes' patron.
* ''[[Lucien du Lac]]'' -- A Porté master attached to Philip.
* ''General Francois du Toille'' -- The brutal general in command of Rancho Zepeda, General du Toille is a cousin of the Duc du Toille and a cruel man.
* ''Lieutenant-General Valéry Morlais'' -- General du Toille's lieutenant, he is a competent commander from a minor noble family in Toille.
* ''Admiral Alazais Valois Praisse du Rachetisse'' -- Admiral of the Montaigne Navy, he was present at the fall of San Augustin.
* ''Don Cruz Montoya del Velasquez'' -- Former governor of Isla Tormentos, Don Cruz has been convinced by Montaigne to become their governor for occupied Zepeda.
* ''Zoya Villar del Velasquez'' -- Don Cruz' daughter, she is 16 and the most beautiful girl in Rancho Zepeda.
* ''Doña Esther Montoya Villar del Velasquez'' -- Don Cruz' estranged wife, Doña Esther is now a rebel leader in occupied Zepeda.
* ''Boyar Yevgeny v'Pietrov'' -- Aleksei's older cousin, Yevgeny is an Ussuran nobleman from Ussura with a frighteningly large axe and strange, green eyes. He leads the Company of the Red Bear, a dozen or so bogatyr adventurers sent by the Gaius into soft western lands.

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== <center>Sang et Soleil</center> ==
<big><center>Robert's Seventh Sea epic, set primarily in Montaigne</center></big>

==Setting Information==
'''Epic'''
* ''Story #0:'' [[The Story So Far]] -- Several historical capers prior to our heroes taking center stage.
* ''Story #1:'' [[The Soldier and the Soprano]] -- In which our heroes catch a traitorous colonel and discover the identity of a Castillian spy.
* ''Story #2:'' [[The Avalon Gambit]] -- In which our heroes meet an old enemy, make a noble friend and must choose between honor and country.
* ''Story #3:'' [[The Rapist Caper and Other Stories]] -- In which our heroes help three ladies, humiliate a villainous noble, and arrive too late to stop a tragedy.
* ''Story #4:'' [[The Rock of Tormentos]] -- In which our heroes encounter old enemies, endanger a friend and take a Castillian fortress amidst a black cloud.
* ''Story #5:'' [[The Lady's Party]] -- In which our heroes attend a party and save a man they meet there from execution.
* ''Story #6:'' [[The Castillian Expedition]] -- In which our heroes seek to reunite a family and instead divide a country.
* ''Story #7:'' [[The Cresent Connection]] -- In which our heroes save the life of an Emir but reveal him as a fool.
* ''Story #8:'' [[The Sidhe-Lord's Daughter]] -- In which our heroes journey to Avalon and confront an alien and terrible law.

'''Dramatis Personae'''
* [[Our Heroes]]
:* [[Aleksei Courtanvoux]] -- A half-Ussuran Montaigne nobleman who is a constant disappointment to his father. (Played by Sean)
:* [[Julien La Croix]] -- A Montaigne street-rat from birth, sly, intelligent and nonchalant. (Played by Jeremy)
:* [[Sebastien Cristophe Gaulle du Motte]] -- One of L'Empereur's Musketeers. (Played by Reid)
:* [[Marie-Celeste Minuit]] -- A former slave from the Midnight Archipelago and now a Knight of the Rose and Cross. (Played by Claire)

* [[Persons of Interest]]
:* [[Philip du Paix]] -- The heroes' initial employer.
:* [[Carlotta]] -- The notorious Castillian spy "El Chacal".

'''Places'''
* [[Paix]] -- Montaigne's diplomatic city, where the story begins.
* [[Isla Tormentos]] -- A small island off San Teodoro that makes an ugly hole in the Montaigne blockade.
* [[Islands]] -- A brief discussion on the various island chains of the Great Western Ocean.

'''Setting'''
* [[Swordsman's Guild|The Swordsman's Guild]] -- An altered version of the Swordsman's Guild.
* [[Titles of Nobility]] -- Comtes, viscomtes and the like in Montaigne and elsewhere.

'''System'''
* [[House Rules]]
* [[Naval Combat Rules]]
* New Swordsman School: [[Leveque]]
* New Skill: [[Soldier]]
* New Skill: [[Petty Officer]]
* New Origin: [[Mertí Islander]]

==Game Information==
* [[Quotes]] -- Funny and notable sayings in the game.
* [[Group Hand Signals]] -- Know what the PC's are trying to say to each other.

==Links & Resources==
* [http://www.crystalkeep.com/7thsea/index.php Condensed Rule Summaries] -- PDFs of the main CG rules, all the Swordsman Schools, and all types of Sorcery
* [http://www.confusticate.com/~walker/7thsea/setting.html Nations of Theah Primer] -- Descriptions and maps of all the nations of 7th Sea

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The Lady's Party

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In the days after they return via ship from Isla Tormentos, the heroes resettle into Paix life. [[Sebastien]] spends time with Christine, with whom he is growing close, and a friend - Benoit Bagot - asks him to cover one of his shifts as corporal of Musketeers so Benoit can escape to the country for a wekeend with his lady. [[Aleksei]] - through some consultation with Sister Martine - manages to place the rescued Vodacce Fate Witches in a country manor in his father's district. Shortly before the affairs at hand begin, [[Julien]] is approached by a man to execute a forged map, which he does and keeps quiet.

== The Invitation and Monsieur Du Lac's Problem ==

The heroes receive invitations from Lady Moncrieff - she is hosting a salon and dinner party for an unknown guest from Charouse who is intimated to be quite important. This is a social coup; Lady Moncrieff's salons are well-known, exclusive affairs, and invitations are very hard to come by.

As they are discussing the invitation, Lucien du Lac - the Porté mage who associates with Philip du Paix - calls upon the heroes. He has a problem; the son of a woman he (to put it delicately) is friendly with has become enamoured of Lady Moncrieff. The boy Jacques is a servant, however - only a passing fancy for the lady - and so his mother, the Widow Placide, knows his heart will be broken. She went to Lucien, who originally placed him in Le Labyrinthe, and Lucien in turn asks the companions - known to be friends of Lady Moncrieff - for aid.

== Lady Moncrieff's Salon ==

The four friends attend the salon: Aleksei brings [[Marie-Celeste]] as his plus-one, and Sebastien brings Christine. Julien attends in the guise of a servant, to better mingle with the maids and footmen there. Jacques - the valet - is easy enough to find: he's watching Lady Moncrieff like a hawk, mooning after her. With some investigation, however, Julien learns that one of the serving girls has fallen in love with Jacques, and the heroes resolve to break Jacques of his infatuation with Lady Moncrieff and send him into the arms of the girl. This is accomplished largely by Aleksei and Julien; Aleksei plays the lover, entwining himself with Lady Moncrieff, while Julien goads broken-hearted Jacques into a fight. After some fisticuffs, Jacques is hurt and sent into the arms of the girl to nurse his wounds.

More momentous events are afoot, however: no-one at the party appears to be all that friendly to L'Empereur. In addition to Lady Moncrieff, present are a number of out-of-towners, including the writer Hubert du Gloyure and a lawyer friend of his, Arnaud Charouse. Among the bourgeois of Paix is a printer, Maximilien Gispert, and when - late to dinner - the evening's guest is announced it is none other than Lady Jamais Sices du Sices, the foremost wit of Charouse.

In all, the party is a sort of introduction for the heroes; this group of nobles, rich men and their retinues have detected in the heroes a healthy concern for L'Empereur's war-mongering and over-reaching, and so they hope to bring the companions into their company.

== A Musketeer's Duty ==

Several days later, Sebastien - as he promised his friend - is at the Musketeer hôtel as corporal on duty when Pierre Fagan, Chief Intendant of Paix, enters. The Chief Intendant - the senior bureaucrat for the generality of Paix - has an arrest warrant for Maximilien Gispert, the printer Sebastien met several days earlier at Lady Moncrieff's salon. According to Fagan, an informant has said that Gispert was involved in the bombing of the Paix Public Works six months earlier, and that evidence linking him to that crime will be found at his office. Sebastien sends a man ahead to warn Gispert (but also to tell him not to flee) and then proceeds to the printing-shop, where he arrests him on Fagan's warrant. During a search of the premises, one of the Musketeers finds a blueprint of the public works with incriminating notations in Gispert's hand.

Suspicious, Sebastien orders Gispert to be taken to the cells beneath Le Labyrinthe while he takes the map and goes to Julien, asking him if it is a forgery. Julien replies that it is not, or that if it is, it is very well done. The heroes come together; they determine that they will find the truth or falsity of this accusation, for it seems to them all that Gispert is not the sort of man who would have done this.

== Investigation ==

Julien and Sebastien return to the printing shop, where they interview employees, the printer's wife, and search the premises again with more care. They clear the print-workers of wrongdoing - they did not have a key to the office where the map was found - and determine that the plates that originally made the map were not stolen. Then, when searching the office, they have a breakthrough: a bloody crossbow bolt, found underneath a desk, and from that conclude that a Porté mage must have stolen into the room to plant the map.

Meanwhile, Aleksei and Marie-Celeste have gone to Le Labyrinthe to learn what they can about Pierre Fagan. They meet his deputy, Jean Tourvelle - the Intendant for Justice - and learn something of Fagan's character. The man is an opportunist, an ambitious political climber, and while Tourvelle won't speak directly ill of the man he suggests that a miscarriage of justice may be occurring. He also lets on that Fagan has a prisoner at Les Chaines who says she will testify that Gispert was involved in exchange for clemency.

== The Shadow of Philip du Paix ==

After oblique hints that Philip du Paix - and Lucien - may have been involved, Aleksei goes to confront the man in Le Labyrinthe. There, Philip directs Aleksei to Julien when the half-Ussuran nobleman questions Philip about the map's origin. Thus armed, Aleksei returns and the companions confront Julien, who admits that he had something to do with the forgery of the map. He promises to make things right, however, and disappears while the other companions put into action a plan to save Gispert.

The details are complex - they have Julien forge a letter recalling Fagan to Charouse, while they work to arrange Tourvelle as a replacement judge in Gispert's case and then plan to intercept the prisoner from Les Chaines. As a backup, they prepare to break Gispert out of prison in a sham prisoner-transfer and then spirit him and his wife to freedom.

== Incriminating Evidence & Aftermath ==

None of this is needed, however; Julien returns to tell Sebastien that matters have been taken care of, and the Captain-lieutenant of Musketeers informs Sebastien that Philip has informed him that Fagan is into something dirty. Instructions are given to arrest Fagan and search his desk; there, in a secret compartment, incriminating ledgers and documents are found, some of which Fagan seems quite surprised to see. Fagan is ordered arrested, and Gispert is released. Fagan is stripped of his post, and - for the time being, at least - Tourvelle becomes acting Chief Intendant of Paix.

== Persons of Note ==

* ''[[Philip du Paix]]'' -- Spymaster, ne'er-do-well, and patron of the heroes.
* ''[[Lucien du Lac]]'' -- Porté master and associate of Philip's.
* ''Lady Adelaide Moncrieff'' -- A lover of Aleksei's and the grand dame of Paix society.
* ''Lady Jamais Sices du Sices'' -- The greatest wit in Montaigne and a leading lady of court in Charouse.
* ''Hubert du Gloyure'' -- A well-known poet and artist from Charouse.
* ''Maximilien Gispert'' -- A wealthy printer in Paix.
* ''Captain Luc Duchard'' -- Captain-lieutenant of Musketeers in Paix.
* ''Jean Tourvelle'' -- Chief Intendant of the generalite of Paix; formerly Intendant of Justice.

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The Castillian Expedition

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As promised during [[the taking of the Rock|the Rock of Tormentos]], the companions are journeying to Rancho Velasquez - in northeastern Zepeda, Castille - to reunite Don Cruz and his daughter Zoya with their family. Before the leave, however, Philip du Paix approaches Don Cruz and offers him a position as Governor of Zepeda (for the Montaignes) as General du Toille, the Montaigne general, is becoming too brutal for public consumption. Don Cruz refuses, and so Philip enlists the companions to try to convince Don Cruz to accept so that the southern front of the Castillian war can be wrapped up.

== The Village of Capistrano ==

== The Ruins of Rancho Velasquez ==

== The Right Side of the Wrong Wall ==

== Across the Wall, and Back Again ==

== The Taking Of San Augustin ==

== Persons of Note ==

The Lady's Party

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In the days after they return via ship from Isla Tormentos, the heroes resettle into Paix life. Sebastien spends time with Christine, with whom he is growing close, and a friend - Benoit Bagot - asks him to cover one of his shifts as corporal of Musketeers so Benoit can escape to the country for a wekeend with his lady. Aleksei - through some consultation with Sister Martine - manages to place the rescued Vodacce Fate Witches in a country manor in his father's district. Shortly before the affairs at hand begin, Julien is approached by a man to execute a forged map, which he does and keeps quiet.

== The Invitation and Monsieur Du Lac's Problem ==

The heroes receive invitations from Lady Moncrieff - she is hosting a salon and dinner party for an unknown guest from Charouse who is intimated to be quite important. This is a social coup; Lady Moncrieff's salons are well-known, exclusive affairs, and invitations are very hard to come by.

As they are discussing the invitation, Lucien du Lac - the Porté mage who associates with Philip du Paix - calls upon the heroes. He has a problem; the son of a woman he (to put it delicately) is friendly with has become enamoured of Lady Moncrieff. The boy Jacques is a servant, however - only a passing fancy for the lady - and so his mother, the Widow Placide, knows his heart will be broken. She went to Lucien, who originally placed him in Le Labyrinthe, and Lucien in turn asks the companions - known to be friends of Lady Moncrieff - for aid.

== Lady Moncrieff's Salon ==

The four friends attend the salon: Aleksei brings Marie-Claire as his plus-one, and Sebastien brings Christine. Julien attends in the guise of a servant, to better mingle with the maids and footmen there. Jacques - the valet - is easy enough to find: he's watching Lady Moncrieff like a hawk, mooning after her. With some investigation, however, Julien learns

== The Printer Error and the Crooked Magistrate ==

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In the days after they return via ship from Isla Tormentos, the heroes resettle into Paix life. Sebastien spends time with Christine, with whom he is growing close, and a friend - Benoit Bagot - asks him to cover one of his shifts as corporal of Musketeers so Benoit can escape to the country for a wekeend with his lady. Aleksei - through some consultation with Sister Martine - manages to place the rescued Vodacce Fate Witches in a country manor in his father's district. Shortly before the affairs at hand begin, Julien is approached by a man to execute a forged map, which he does and keeps quiet.

== The Invitation and Monsieur Du Lac's Problem ==

The heroes receive invitations from Lady Moncrieff - she is hosting a salon and dinner party for an unknown guest from Charouse who is intimated to be quite important. This is a social coup; Lady Moncrieff's salons are well-known, exclusive affairs, and invitations are very hard to come by.

As they are discussing the invitation, Lucien du Lac - the Porté mage who associates with Philip du Paix - calls upon the heroes. He has a problem; the son of a woman he (to put it delicately) is friendly with has become enamoured of Lady Moncrieff. The boy Jacques is a servant, however - only a passing fancy for the lady - and so his mother, the Widow Placide, knows his heart will be broken. She went to Lucien, who originally placed him in Le Labyrinthe, and Lucien in turn asks the companions - known to be friends of Lady Moncrieff - for aid.

== Lady Moncrieff's Salon ==

The four friends attend the salon: Aleksei brings Marie-Claire as his plus-one, and Sebastien brings Christine. Julien attends in the guise of a servant, to better mingle with the maids and footmen there.

== The Printer Error and the Crooked Magistrate ==

The Lady's Party

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== The Invitation and Monsieur Du Lac's Problem ==

== Lady Montcrief's Salon ==

== The Printer Error and the Crooked Magistrate ==

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== <center>Sang et Soleil</center> ==
<big><center>Robert's Seventh Sea epic, set primarily in Montaigne</center></big>

==Setting Information==
'''Epic'''
* ''Story #0:'' [[The Story So Far]] -- Several historical capers prior to our heroes taking center stage.
* ''Story #1:'' [[The Soldier and the Soprano]] -- In which our heroes catch a traitorous colonel and discover the identity of a Castillian spy.
* ''Story #2:'' [[The Avalon Gambit]] -- In which our heroes meet an old enemy, make a noble friend and must choose between honor and country.
* ''Story #3:'' [[The Rapist Caper and Other Stories]] -- In which our heroes help three ladies, humiliate a villainous noble, and arrive too late to stop a tragedy.
* ''Story #4:'' [[The Rock of Tormentos]] -- In which our heroes encounter old enemies, endanger a friend and take a Castillian fortress amidst a black cloud.
* ''Story #5:'' [[The Lady's Party]] -- In which our heroes attend a party and save a man they meet there from execution.
* ''Story #6:'' [[The Castillian Expedition]] -- In which our heroes seek to reunite a family and instead divide a country.
* ''Story #7:'' [[The Cresent Connection]] -- In which our heroes save the life of an Emir but reveal him as a fool.

'''Dramatis Personae'''
* [[Our Heroes]]
:* [[Aleksei Courtanvoux]] -- A half-Ussuran Montaigne nobleman who is a constant disappointment to his father. (Played by Sean)
:* [[Julien La Croix]] -- A Montaigne street-rat from birth, sly, intelligent and nonchalant. (Played by Jeremy)
:* [[Sebastien Cristophe Gaulle du Motte]] -- One of L'Empereur's Musketeers. (Played by Reid)
:* [[Marie-Celeste Minuit]] -- A former slave from the Midnight Archipelago and now a Knight of the Rose and Cross. (Played by Claire)

* [[Persons of Interest]]
:* [[Philip du Paix]] -- The heroes' initial employer.
:* [[Carlotta]] -- The notorious Castillian spy "El Chacal".

'''Places'''
* [[Paix]] -- Montaigne's diplomatic city, where the story begins.
* [[Isla Tormentos]] -- A small island off San Teodoro that makes an ugly hole in the Montaigne blockade.
* [[Islands]] -- A brief discussion on the various island chains of the Great Western Ocean.

'''Setting'''
* [[Swordsman's Guild|The Swordsman's Guild]] -- An altered version of the Swordsman's Guild.
* [[Titles of Nobility]] -- Comtes, viscomtes and the like in Montaigne and elsewhere.

'''System'''
* [[House Rules]]
* [[Naval Combat Rules]]
* New Swordsman School: [[Leveque]]
* New Skill: [[Soldier]]
* New Skill: [[Petty Officer]]
* New Origin: [[Mertí Islander]]

==Game Information==
* [[Quotes]] -- Funny and notable sayings in the game.
* [[Group Hand Signals]] -- Know what the PC's are trying to say to each other.

==Links & Resources==
* [http://www.crystalkeep.com/7thsea/index.php Condensed Rule Summaries] -- PDFs of the main CG rules, all the Swordsman Schools, and all types of Sorcery
* [http://www.confusticate.com/~walker/7thsea/setting.html Nations of Theah Primer] -- Descriptions and maps of all the nations of 7th Sea

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== <center>Sang et Soleil</center> ==
<big><center>Robert's Seventh Sea epic, set primarily in Montaigne</center></big>

==Setting Information==
'''Epic'''
* ''Story #0:'' [[The Story So Far]] -- Several historical capers prior to our heroes taking center stage.
* ''Story #1:'' [[The Soldier and the Soprano]] -- In which our heroes catch a traitorous colonel and discover the identity of a Castillian spy.
* ''Story #2:'' [[The Avalon Gambit]] -- In which our heroes meet an old enemy, make a noble friend and must choose between honor and country.
* ''Story #3:'' [[The Rapist Caper and Other Stories]] -- In which our heroes help three ladies, humiliate a villainous noble, and arrive to late to stop a tragedy.
* ''Story #4:'' [[The Rock of Tormentos]] -- In which our heroes encounter old enemies, endanger a friend and take a Castillian fortress amidst a black cloud.
* ''Story #5:'' [[The Lady's Party]] -- In which our heroes attend a party and save a man they meet there from execution.
* ''Story #6:'' [[The Castillian Expedition]] --
* ''Story #7:'' [[The Cresent Connection]] --

'''Dramatis Personae'''
* [[Our Heroes]]
:* [[Aleksei Courtanvoux]] -- A half-Ussuran Montaigne nobleman who is a constant disappointment to his father. (Played by Sean)
:* [[Julien La Croix]] -- A Montaigne street-rat from birth, sly, intelligent and nonchalant. (Played by Jeremy)
:* [[Sebastien Cristophe Gaulle du Motte]] -- One of L'Empereur's Musketeers. (Played by Reid)
:* [[Marie-Celeste Minuit]] -- A former slave from the Midnight Archipelago and now a Knight of the Rose and Cross. (Played by Claire)

* [[Persons of Interest]]
:* [[Philip du Paix]] -- The heroes' initial employer.
:* [[Carlotta]] -- The notorious Castillian spy "El Chacal".

'''Places'''
* [[Paix]] -- Montaigne's diplomatic city, where the story begins.
* [[Isla Tormentos]] -- A small island off San Teodoro that makes an ugly hole in the Montaigne blockade.
* [[Islands]] -- A brief discussion on the various island chains of the Great Western Ocean.

'''Setting'''
* [[Swordsman's Guild|The Swordsman's Guild]] -- An altered version of the Swordsman's Guild.
* [[Titles of Nobility]] -- Comtes, viscomtes and the like in Montaigne and elsewhere.

'''System'''
* [[House Rules]]
* [[Naval Combat Rules]]
* New Swordsman School: [[Leveque]]
* New Skill: [[Soldier]]
* New Skill: [[Petty Officer]]
* New Origin: [[Mertí Islander]]

==Game Information==
* [[Quotes]] -- Funny and notable sayings in the game.
* [[Group Hand Signals]] -- Know what the PC's are trying to say to each other.

==Links & Resources==
* [http://www.crystalkeep.com/7thsea/index.php Condensed Rule Summaries] -- PDFs of the main CG rules, all the Swordsman Schools, and all types of Sorcery
* [http://www.confusticate.com/~walker/7thsea/setting.html Nations of Theah Primer] -- Descriptions and maps of all the nations of 7th Sea

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== <center>Sang et Soleil</center> ==
<big><center>Robert's Seventh Sea epic, set primarily in Montaigne</center></big>

==Setting Information==
'''Epic'''
* ''Story #0:'' [[The Story So Far]] -- Several historical capers prior to our heroes taking center stage.
* ''Story #1:'' [[The Soldier and the Soprano]] -- In which our heroes catch a traitorous colonel and discover the identity of a Castillian spy.
* ''Story #2:'' [[The Avalon Gambit]] -- In which our heroes meet an old enemy, make a noble friend and must choose between honor and country.
* ''Story #3:'' [[The Rapist Caper and Other Stories]] -- In which our heroes help three ladies, humiliate a villainous noble, and arrive to late to stop a tragedy.
* ''Story #4:'' [[The Rock of Tormentos]] -- In which our heroes encounter old enemies, endanger a friend and take a Castillian fortress amidst a black cloud.
* ''Story #5:'' [[The Lady's Party]] -- In which our heroes attend a party and save a man they meet there from execution.
* ''Story #6:'' [[The Castillian Expedition]] --
* ''Story #7:'' [[The Cresent Connection]] --

'''Dramatis Personae'''
* [[Our Heroes]]
:* [[Aleksei Courtanvoux]] -- A half-Ussuran Montaigne nobleman who is a constant disappointment to his father. (Played by Sean)
:* [[Julien La Croix]] -- A Montaigne street-rat from birth, sly, intelligent and nonchalant. (Played by Jeremy)
:* [[Sebastien Cristophe Gaulle du Motte]] -- One of L'Empereur's Musketeers. (Played by Reid)
:* [[Marie-Celeste Minuit]] -- A former slave from the Midnight Archipelago and now a Knight of the Rose and Cross. (Played by Claire)

* [[Persons of Interest]]
:* [[Philip du Paix]] -- The heroes' initial employer.
:* [[Carlotta]] -- The notorious Castillian spy "El Chacal".

'''Places'''
* [[Paix]] -- Montaigne's diplomatic city, where the story begins.
* [[Isla Tormentos]] -- A small island off San Teodoro that makes an ugly hole in the Montaigne blockade.
* [[Islands]] -- A brief discussion on the various island chains of the Great Western Ocean.

'''Setting'''
* [[Swordsman's Guild|The Swordsman's Guild]] -- An altered version of the Swordsman's Guild.
* [[Titles of Nobility]] -- Comtes, viscomtes and the like in Montaigne and elsewhere.

'''System'''
* [[House Rules]]
* [[Naval Combat Rules]]
* New Swordsman School: [[Leveque]]
* New Skill: [[Soldier]]
* New Skill: [[Petty Officer]]
* New Origin: [[Mertí Islander]]

==Game Information==
* [[Quotes]] -- Funny and notable sayings in the game.
* [[Group Hand Signals]] -- Know what the group is saying.

==Links & Resources==
* [http://www.crystalkeep.com/7thsea/index.php Condensed Rule Summaries] -- PDFs of the main CG rules, all the Swordsman Schools, and all types of Sorcery
* [http://www.confusticate.com/~walker/7thsea/setting.html Nations of Theah Primer] -- Descriptions and maps of all the nations of 7th Sea

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== <center>Sang et Soleil</center> ==
<big><center>Robert's Seventh Sea epic, set primarily in Montaigne</center></big>

==Setting Information==
'''Epic'''
* ''Story #0:'' [[The Story So Far]] -- Several historical capers prior to our heroes taking center stage.
* ''Story #1:'' [[The Soldier and the Soprano]] -- In which our heroes catch a traitorous colonel and discover the identity of a Castillian spy.
* ''Story #2:'' [[The Avalon Gambit]] -- In which our heroes meet an old enemy, make a noble friend and must choose between honor and country.
* ''Story #3:'' [[The Rapist Caper and Other Stories]] -- In which our heroes help three ladies, humiliate a villainous noble, and arrive to late to stop a tragedy.
* ''Story #4:'' [[The Rock of Tormentos]] -- In which our heroes encounter old enemies, endanger a friend and take a Castillian fortress amidst a black cloud.
* ''Story #5:'' [[The Lady's Party]] -- In which our heroes attend a party and save a man they meet there from execution.
* ''Story #6:'' [[The Castillian Expedition]] --
* ''Story #7:'' [[The Cresent Connection]] --

'''Dramatis Personae'''
* [[Our Heroes]]
:* [[Aleksei Courtanvoux]] -- A half-Ussuran Montaigne nobleman who is a constant disappointment to his father. (Played by Sean)
:* [[Julien La Croix]] -- A Montaigne street-rat from birth, sly, intelligent and nonchalant. (Played by Jeremy)
:* [[Sebastien Cristophe Gaulle du Motte]] -- One of L'Empereur's Musketeers. (Played by Reid)
:* [[Marie-Celeste Minuit]] -- A former slave from the Midnight Archipelago and now a Knight of the Rose and Cross. (Played by Claire)

* [[Persons of Interest]]
:* [[Philip du Paix]] -- The heroes' initial employer.
:* [[Carlotta]] -- The notorious Castillian spy "El Chacal".

'''Places'''
* [[Paix]] -- Montaigne's diplomatic city, where the story begins.
* [[Isla Tormentos]] -- A small island off San Teodoro that makes an ugly hole in the Montaigne blockade.
* [[Islands]] -- A brief discussion on the various island chains of the Great Western Ocean.

'''Setting'''
* [[Swordsman's Guild|The Swordsman's Guild]] -- An altered version of the Swordsman's Guild.
* [[Titles of Nobility]] -- Comtes, viscomtes and the like in Montaigne and elsewhere.

'''System'''
* [[House Rules]]
* [[Naval Combat Rules]]
* New Swordsman School: [[Leveque]]
* New Skill: [[Soldier]]
* New Skill: [[Petty Officer]]
* New Origin: [[Mertí Islander]]

==Game Information==
* [[Quotes]]
* [[Group Hand Signals]]

==Links & Resources==
* [http://www.crystalkeep.com/7thsea/index.php Condensed Rule Summaries] -- PDFs of the main CG rules, all the Swordsman Schools, and all types of Sorcery
* [http://www.confusticate.com/~walker/7thsea/setting.html Nations of Theah Primer] -- Descriptions and maps of all the nations of 7th Sea

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== <center>Sang et Soleil</center> ==
<big><center>Robert's Seventh Sea epic, set primarily in Montaigne</center></big>

==Setting Information==
'''Epic'''
* ''Story #0:'' [[The Story So Far]] -- Several historical capers prior to our heroes taking center stage.
* ''Story #1:'' [[The Soldier and the Soprano]] -- In which our heroes catch a traitorous colonel and discover the identity of a Castillian spy.
* ''Story #2:'' [[The Avalon Gambit]] -- In which our heroes meet an old enemy, make a noble friend and must choose between honor and country.
* ''Story #3:'' [[The Rapist Caper and Other Stories]] -- In which our heroes help three ladies, humiliate a villainous noble, and arrive to late to stop a tragedy.
* ''Story #4:'' [[The Rock of Tormentos]] -- In which our heroes encounter old enemies, endanger a friend and take a Castillian fortress amidst a black cloud.
* ''Story #5:'' [[The Lady's Party]] -- In which our heroes attend a party and save a man they meet there from execution.
* ''Story #6:'' [[The Castillian Expedition]]
* ''Story #7:'' [[The Cresent Connection]]

'''Dramatis Personae'''
* [[Our Heroes]]
:* [[Aleksei Courtanvoux]] -- A half-Ussuran Montaigne nobleman who is a constant disappointment to his father. (Played by Sean)
:* [[Julien La Croix]] -- A Montaigne street-rat from birth, sly, intelligent and nonchalant. (Played by Jeremy)
:* [[Sebastien Cristophe Gaulle du Motte]] -- One of L'Empereur's Musketeers. (Played by Reid)
:* [[Marie-Celeste Minuit]] -- A former slave from the Midnight Archipelago and now a Knight of the Rose and Cross. (Played by Claire)

* [[Persons of Interest]]
:* [[Philip du Paix]] -- The heroes' initial employer.
:* [[Carlotta]] -- The notorious Castillian spy "El Chacal".

'''Places'''
* [[Paix]] -- Montaigne's diplomatic city, where the story begins.
* [[Isla Tormentos]] -- A small island off San Teodoro that makes an ugly hole in the Montaigne blockade.
* [[Islands]] -- A brief discussion on the various island chains of the Great Western Ocean.

'''Setting'''
* [[Swordsman's Guild|The Swordsman's Guild]] -- An altered version of the Swordsman's Guild.
* [[Titles of Nobility]] -- Comtes, viscomtes and the like in Montaigne and elsewhere.

'''System'''
* [[House Rules]]
* [[Naval Combat Rules]]
* New Swordsman School: [[Leveque]]
* New Skill: [[Soldier]]
* New Skill: [[Petty Officer]]
* New Origin: [[Mertí Islander]]

==Game Information==
* [[Quotes]]
* [[Group Hand Signals]]

==Links & Resources==
* [http://www.crystalkeep.com/7thsea/index.php Condensed Rule Summaries] -- PDFs of the main CG rules, all the Swordsman Schools, and all types of Sorcery
* [http://www.confusticate.com/~walker/7thsea/setting.html Nations of Theah Primer] -- Descriptions and maps of all the nations of 7th Sea

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After an Avalon gentleman bumps into [[Aleksei]] on the street, the Avalon lord and [[Sebastien]] exchange words and agree to duel. [[Julien]] is named Sebastien's second, and he arranges the time and place with a friend of the Avalon man, now revealed as [[Roger Northrup, 7th Earl of Luthon]] and one of Queen Elaine's favorites. Though a young man, his brilliance makes him Avalon's foremost envoy.

==Beneath The Pond==

The duel is set for the next day at noon at the Sunken Fountain, a feature in one of the ponds in Le Labyrinthe. Through ingenious workmanship, a small plaza and fountain have been set ten feet below the surface of the water on a tiny tree-dotted island, providing a private place to fight. The heroes and the Earl of Luthon - as well as his second, a Lord Pembsley - arrive on time, and Sebastien and Lord Roger have just taken their places when a shot rings out. Lord Pembsley falls down dead, and a Crescent woman with revealing attire and twin scimitars steps down into the plaza, flanked by a dozen evil-looking pirates. She tells the players that she has no quarrel with them and that they can go; unsurprisingly, they decline, and a fight ensues.

The Crescent woman beelines for the Earl, who she quickly fells, as Sebastien and Julien engage the pirates. Aleksei drags the Earl away just as the Crescent woman is about to strike a killing blow, and Sebastien and the woman set to fighting. Sebastien begins to prevail - the woman is distracted as Julien cuts off her rather brief bustier, and as the tide turn she makes to flee, running for the bushes. Julien pursues but cannot catch up as she dives into the waters of the pond.

She comes up not that far away, and the heroes see a man - a familiar man - help her into a small boat and row away. The man is Captain Crispino, their opponent from an [[The Story So Far#Death at the Docks|earlier encounter]]. Meanwhile, Northrup recovers enough to speak, thanking the heroes and confessing that this may be related to a diplomatic mission to Castille. He invites them to a party the next evening at the home of his host, Lady Moncrieff - a woman Aleksei is trying to avoid from [[The Soldier and the Soprano#The Naval Ball|his last encounter]].

==Interlude: Julien la Croix and Philip du Paix==

In the intervening time, Julien goes to meet with the heroes' patron, [[Philip du Paix]]. He tells Philip what transpired, and Philip confides that Lord Roger's mission to Castille does not bode well for Montaigne. He introduces [[Lucien du Lac]] to Julien, and Philip asks Julien to take a brooch from Lucien and acquire Lord Roger's diplomatic pouch by the stroke of midnight, at which point Lucien will come to him. Philip acknowledges that this whole business has the stink of espionage, and suggests that Julien be discrete where it comes to his more honorable companions.

==Lady Moncrieff's Party==

The next night is the party at Lady Moncrieff's, who has a manor on Le Labryinthe's grounds. At the receiving line, Lady Moncrieff coos over Aleksei, telling him she plans on bringing him to the spa with her. He quickly begs Roger to take him with him to Altamira, getting the heroes aboard the Earl's voyage. Then - perhaps feeling a need for mischief - Aleksei decides to set Julien up with someone who likes dangerous men, and chooses Nicolette du Montaigne, the Emperor's daughter. Perhaps unfortunately, Nicolette and Julien hit it off brilliantly and swiftly enough disappear upstairs.

Also at the party, Sebastien meets a lady of his own: Christine Rois et Reines, who (unbeknownst to him) is the sister of Jean-Marie Rois et Reines, Captain-general of L'Empereur's Musketeers. Aleksei - knowing the woman's family as well as her reputation as rather clingy - tries to keep Sebastien from leaving the party with Christine by challenging another Musketeer at the party to a duel. Unfortunately for Aleksei, Sebastien sees what is up and convinces the Musketeer to back down.

Meanwhile, Julien is upstairs with Nicolette, where they are playing a very dangerous game with knives: L'Empereur's daughter has induced Julien to throw daggers at her, something that is perhaps beyond Julien's ability. With luck and gritted teeth, Julien does not kill Nicolette - but it is now just before midnight, and so Julien must introduce Nicolette into his plan and bring her with him as he goes to search Lord Roger's rooms.

Julien and Nicolette sneak into Roger's room and begin to search, but minutes later - just before midnight - they hear Roger and a lady at the door. Quickly, they dash into the closet, where they discover a chest with the pouch - but Lucien will open the portal in minutes. Thankfully, Aleksei - suspecting something amiss - notices a scrap of Julien's coat on Lord Roger's door, and distracts the Earl by telling him that his companion's husband is searching for her. In the midst of this distraction, Lucien arrives through Porte portal and swaps one diplomatic pouch for an identical other. With Lord Roger still outside, Julien and Nicolette escape through Lucien's portal, only to arrive elsewhere in Le Labryinthe - Lucien's rooms - and be faced by Captain Crispino and a party of men with muskets. They take the pouch from Lucien and make a swift exit.

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== <center>Sang et Soleil</center> ==
<big><center>Robert's Seventh Sea campaign, set primarily in Montaigne</center></big>

==Setting Information==
'''Dramatis Personae'''
* [[Our Heroes]]
* [[NPCs]]
:* [[Philip du Paix]] -- The heroes' initial employer

'''Places'''
* [[Paix]] -- Montaigne's diplomatic city, where the story begins

'''System'''
* [[House Rules]]

==Links & Resources==
* [http://www.crystalkeep.com/7thsea/index.php Condensed Rule Summaries] -- PDFs of the main CG rules, all the Swordsman Schools, and all types of Sorcery
* [http://www.confusticate.com/~walker/7thsea/setting.html Nations of Theah Primer] -- Descriptions and maps of all the nations of 7th Sea

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Here are some house rules I'll be using:

'''Exploit Weakness Knack'''

While you receive one free rank in Exploit Weakness (Your School) when you purchase a Swordsman School, Exploit Weakness is no longer required as a knack for raising your school. Instead, the Attack knack associated with your school's primary weapon needs to be raised to 4 for Journeyman and 5 for Master. You also receive a free rank in Exploit Weakness when you reach Journeyman and again when you reach Master, though the Knack can never be raised above 5.

Characters can also learn Exploit Weakness for other schools. Ranks 1 and 2 can only be gained after adventures in which the character defeated an Apprentice of that other school in a duel or some other form of single combat; Rank 3 can be only be purchased after an adventure in which a Journeyman was defeated. Rank 4 requires defeating a Master, and Rank 5 requires defeating a Grandmaster, several Masters at once or a similar extraordinary feat.

'''Brute Squads'''

To make Brutes a little more threatening (though still not particularly threatening), Brute squads now roll Threat Rating + Number for all rolls (instead of Number keep Threat Rating). This means a full TR3 Brute squad rolls 9k3 to attack, and a single TR3 Brute rolls 4k3. Does this make Brutes more dangerous? Absolutely, but as it is an unlimited number of Brutes essentially poses no threat to players. Here, players may take a few flesh wounds fighting Brutes, but still can largely defeat them.

NB: This rule may be refined in play; if it increases the power of Brutes too much, it may be toned back. I'm also considering requiring 2 raises to knock out extra Brutes of higher Threat Ratings instead of one. We'll see.

House Rules From Other Sources

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* Exploit Weakness: http://www.foulweatherjack.com/P%20Drama/exploitweak.htm

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== <center>Sang et Soleil</center> ==
<big><center>Robert's Seventh Sea campaign, set primarily in Montaigne</center></big>

==Setting Information==
'''Dramatis Personae'''
* [[Our Heroes]]
* [[NPCs]]
:* [[Philip du Paix]] -- The heroes' initial employer

'''Places'''
* [[Paix]] -- Montaigne's diplomatic city, where the story begins

'''System'''
* [[House Rules]]
* [[House Rules From Other Sources]]
* [[House Rules Under Discussion]]

==Links & Resources==
* [http://www.crystalkeep.com/7thsea/index.php Condensed Rule Summaries] -- PDFs of the main CG rules, all the Swordsman Schools, and all types of Sorcery
* [http://www.confusticate.com/~walker/7thsea/setting.html Nations of Theah Primer] -- Descriptions and maps of all the nations of 7th Sea

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[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Updates]]

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== <center>Sang et Soleil</center> ==
<big><center>Robert's Seventh Sea campaign, set primarily in Montaigne</center></big>

==Setting Information==
'''Dramatis Personae'''
* [[Our Heroes]]
* [[NPCs]]
:* [[Philip du Paix]] -- The heroes' initial employer

'''Places'''
* [[Paix]] -- Montaigne's diplomatic city, where the story begins

==Links & Resources==
* [http://www.crystalkeep.com/7thsea/index.php Condensed Rule Summaries] -- PDFs of the main CG rules, all the Swordsman Schools, and all types of Sorcery
* [http://www.confusticate.com/~walker/7thsea/setting.html Nations of Theah Primer] -- Descriptions and maps of all the nations of 7th Sea

Our Heroes

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This page describes the heroes of our drama.

* ''[[Aleksei Courtanvoux]]'' -- A half-Ussuran Montaigne nobleman who is a constant disappointment to his father. (Played by Sean)
* Jeremy's character
* Reid's character
* Tiffany's character

Persons of Interest

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Notable individuals our heroes have heard of, have met, or which they had never met.

'''Paix'''
* ''[[Philip du Paix]]'' -- Our heroes' employer, a slightly shady nobleman who hangs around the Le Labyrinthe.
* ''Lucien du Lac'' -- A sometimes-seen associate of Philip's, likely adept at Porté.

'''Elsewhere in Montaigne'''
* ''L'Empereur Leon Alexandre du Montaigne XIV'' -- The ruler of Montaigne, a powerful sorcerer and the leading nobleman in Theah.
* ''General Montegue du Montaigne'' -- Leon's greatest general an ennobled peasant married to L'Empereur's youngest daughter. He has just recently been sent on an expedition to Ussura.
* ''Captain Jean-Marie Rois et Reines'' -- Captain of the Musketeers, Jean-Marie is married L'Empereur's sixth daughter and is thought to be the pinnacle of Montaigne honor.

* ''Marquis Etienne Cortanvoux'' -- A landed nobleman from Gloyure and a powerful Porté mage. [[Aleksei Courtanvoux|Aleksei]]'s father.

'''Elsewhere in Theah'''
* ''Cardinal Esteban Verdugo'' -- Chief Inquisitor and the de facto head of the Vaticine Church in the absence of a Hierophant.
* ''Good King Sandoval'' -- The boy king of Castille, he is a figurehead stripped of legal authority by his Regency Council.
* ''Queen Elaine'' -- The Queen of Avalon, Elaine brought the Sidhe back into this world and threw off the centuries-long rule of Avalon by Montaigne.
* ''Val Mokk'' -- Head of the Guild Council, Val Mokk leads the Vendel League and the Merchants' Guild.
* ''Gaius Ilya "Grozny" Nikolovich'' -- Ruler of Ussura, the Gaius - "Ilya the Terrible" is as ruthless and cold as his country.
* ''Koshchei Molhynia Pietrov'' -- The supposedly immortal progenitor of one of Ussura's noble families, "Koshchei the Deathless" is still active in Ussura's councils of state.
* ''Giovanni Villanova'' -- The most powerful of the seven Merchant Princes of Vodacce, Giovanni Villanova is the ruler of Dionne and a noted schemer.
* ''Captain Reis'' -- The most feared pirate in Theah, Captain Reis' ''Crimson Roger'' appears from nowhere and leaves no survivors. Some say he is the spawn of Legion.

Persons of Interest

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Notable individuals our heroes have heard of, have met, or which they had never met.

'''Paix'''
* ''[[Philip du Paix]]'' -- Our heroes' employer, a slightly shady nobleman who hangs around the Le Labyrinthe.
* ''Lucien du Lac'' -- A sometimes-seen associate of Philip's, likely adept at Porté.

'''Elsewhere in Montaigne'''
* ''L'Empereur Leon Alexandre du Montaigne XIV'' -- The ruler of Montaigne, a powerful sorcerer and the leading nobleman in Theah.
* ''General Montegue du Montaigne'' -- Leon's greatest general an ennobled peasant married to L'Empereur's youngest daughter. He has just recently been sent on an expedition to Ussura.
* ''Captain Jean-Marie Rois et Reines'' -- Captain of the Musketeers, Jean-Marie is married L'Empereur's sixth daughter and is thought to be the pinnacle of Montaigne honor.

* ''Marquis Etienne Cortanvoux'' -- A landed nobleman from Gloyure and a powerful Porté mage. [[Aleksei Courtanvoux|Aleksei]]'s father.

'''Elsewhere in Theah'''
* ''Cardinal Esteban Verdugo'' -- Chief Inquisitor and the de facto head of the Vaticine Church in the absence of a Hierophant.
* ''Good King Sandoval'' -- The boy king of Castille, he is a figurehead stripped of legal authority by his Regency Council.
* ''Queen Elaine'' -- The Queen of Avalon, Elaine brought the Sidhe back into this world and threw off the centuries-long rule of Avalon by Montaigne.
* ''Val Mokk'' -- Head of the Guild Council, Val Mokk leads the Vendel League and the Merchants' Guild.
* ''Gaius Ilya "Grozny" Nikolovich" -- Ruler of Ussura, the Gaius - "Ilya the Terrible" is as ruthless and cold as his country.
* ''Koshchei Molhynia Pietrov'' -- The supposedly immortal progenitor of one of Ussura's noble families, "Koshchei the Deathless" is still active in Ussura's councils of state.
* ''Giovanni Villanova'' -- The most powerful of the seven Merchant Princes of Vodacce, Giovanni Villanova is the ruler of Dionne and a noted schemer.
* ''Captain Reis'' -- The most feared pirate in Theah, Captain Reis' ''Crimson Roger'' appears from nowhere and leaves no survivors. Some say he is the spawn of Legion.

Persons of Interest

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Notable individuals our heroes have heard of, have met, or which they had never met.

'''Paix'''
* ''[[Philip du Paix]]'' -- Our heroes' employer, a slightly shady nobleman who hangs around the Le Labyrinthe.
* ''Lucien du Lac'' -- A sometimes-seen associate of Philip's, likely adept at Porté.

'''Elsewhere in Montaigne'''
* ''L'Empereur Leon Alexandre du Montaigne XIV'' -- The ruler of Montaigne, a powerful sorcerer and the leading nobleman in Theah.
* ''General Montegue du Montaigne'' -- Leon's greatest general an ennobled peasant married to L'Empereur's youngest daughter. He has just recently been sent on an expedition to Ussura.
* ''Captain Jean-Marie Rois et Reines'' -- Captain of the Musketeers, Jean-Marie is married L'Empereur's sixth daughter and is thought to be the pinnacle of Montaigne honor.

* ''Marquis Etienne Cortanvoux'' -- A landed nobleman from Gloyure and a powerful Porté mage. [[Aleksei Courtanvoux|Aleksei]]'s father.

'''Elsewhere in Theah'''
* ''Cardinal Esteban Verdugo'' -- Chief Inquisitor and the de facto head of the Vaticine Church in the absence of a Hierophant.
* ''Good King Sandoval'' -- The boy king of Castille, he is a figurehead stripped of legal authority by his Regency Council.
* ''Queen Elaine'' -- The Queen of Avalon, Elaine brought the Sidhe back into this world and threw off the centuries-long rule of Avalon by Montaigne.
* ''Val Mokk'' -- Head of the Guild Council, Val Mokk leads the Vendel League and the Merchants' Guild.
* ''Gaius Ilya "Grozny" Nikolovich" -- Ruler of Ussura, the Gaius - "Ilya the Terrible" is as ruthless and cold as his country.
* ''Koshchei Molhynia Pietrov'' -- The supposedly immortal progenitor of one of Ussura's noble families, "Koshchei the Deathless" is still active in Ussura's councils of state.
* ''Giovanni Villanova'' -- The most powerful of the seven Merchant Princes of Vodacce, Giovanni Villanova is the ruler of Dionne and a noted schemer.
* ''Captain Reis'' -- The most feared pirate in Theah, Captain Reis' ''Crimson Roger'' appears from nowhere and leaves no survivors. Some say he is the spawn of Legion.

Persons of Interest

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Notable individuals our heroes have heard of, have met, or which they had never met.

* [[Philip du Paix]] -- Our heroes' employer, a slightly shady nobleman who hangs around the Le Labyrinthe.
* Marquis [[Etienne Cortanvoux]] -- A landed nobleman from Gloyure and a powerful Porté mage. [[Aleksei Courtanvoux|Aleksei]]'s father.

Our Heroes

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This page describes the heroes of our drama.

* Lord [[Aleksei Courtanvoux]] -- A half-Ussuran Montaigne nobleman who is a constant disappointment to his father. (Played by Sean)
* Jeremy's character
* Reid's character
* Tiffany's character

Our Heroes

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This page describes the heroes of our drama.

* Lord [[Aleksei Courtanvoux]] -- A half-Ussuran Montaigne nobleman who is a constant disappointment to his father. (Played by Sean)