Campaign of the Month: August 2011
Le Ballet de l'Acier
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Guillaume Sébastien
Physician and polymath -
Pierre La Planche
Marseillais actor and swordsman -
Pierre de Vallauris, vicomte de Vallauris
Provençal nobleman -
Riordan O'Neill
Sergeant of the King's Musketeers -
Urbain de Foresta, chevalier de Saint-Sauvan
Black sheep of the Foresta family
NON-PLAYER CHARACTERS
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"Mère" La Rete
Marseillais netter -
Abraham Duquesne
Royal naval captain -
Absolon Breydel
Dutch banker and Spanish spy -
Achille de Châteaupers
Ensign of the King's Musketeers -
Adrian Sannom
Ensign of pikemen in the Picardy Regiment -
Alphonse-Louis du Plessis, Archbishop of Aix
Brother of Cardinal Richelieu -
Amadeo Dal Pozzo, marchese di Voghera
Majordomo to the principessa di Piemonte -
Ambroise de Moreau
Court secretary of the Parlement of Paris -
Anne d'Autriche, Queen Consort of France
Daughter of King Philip III of Spain -
Anne de Rohan, princesse de Guémené
Lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne -
Antoine Coëffier de Ruzé d'Effiat, marquis d'Effiat
First Equerry of France and ambassador extraordinary to England -
Antoine de Valbelle, sieur de Montfuron
Admiralty lieutenant for Marseille -
Antonio de Zúñiga y Dávila, marqués de Mirabel
King Phillip IV's ambassador to France -
Antonio Álvarez de Toledo y Beaumont de Navarra, duque de Alba
Viceroy of Naples and constable of Navarre. -
Aramis
King's Musketeer and occasional student of theology -
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu
First minister to King Louis XIII -
Arnaud de Ferusac, sieur de Ferusac
Veteran sergeant of King's Musketeers -
Athos
King's Musketeer and notable swordsman -
Augusto Manfredo Scaglia, conte di Verrua
Piedmontese courtier, solider, and diplomat -
Barthélemy de Courtivron
King's Musketeer's corporal -
Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette, duc de La Valette
Soldier of the La Valette family -
Bernardino Spada, Archbishop of Damiata
Papal nuncio to France -
Bernardo Brandi, conte di Valbrandi
Savoyard soldier and courtier with Spanish sympathies -
Bernhard Koblet
Swiss draper and Imperial spy -
Bettremieu Moulin
Manager of the Brothers Vitoria bank in Paris -
Bianca Maria Angelica Beccaria di Grognardo
Lady-in-waiting to the principessa di Piemonte -
Bruno Faucon
Fencing instructor -
Carlo Emanuele, duca di Savoia
Sovereign prince of the Duchy of Savoy, brother-in-law of King Louis XIII -
Catelano Valdimontone
Piedmontese mercenary -
Catherine de Montchèvre
Eldest daughter of the vicomte de Praz-de-Lys -
Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet
Hostess of the most important literary salon in Paris -
Cesare Alessandro Scaglia di Verrua
Ambassador of Savoy -
Charles Duran
Dijonnais gentleman and clerk in the Palais de Justice -
Charles I de Blanchefort, marquis de Créqui et prince de Poix
Marshal of France and son-in-law of the Constable of France -
Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Sovereign of the British Isles -
Charles Petit
Student of theology -
Charles de Foix-Gras, baron de Gras
Courtier of the Queen-Mother -
Charles de Gonzague, duc de Nevers
Prince étranger and erstwhile crusader -
Charles de Lorraine, duc de Guise
Governor of Provence and Admiral of the Levant -
Charles de Lorraine, prince consort de Lorraine
Consort of the duchesse de Lorraine -
Charles de Schomberg, duc d'Halluin
Colonel of the French Guards regiment -
Charles de la Mer, sieur de Busigny
Lieutenant of the Royal Chevau-légers -
Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency, princesse de Condé
Wife of the prince de Condé and sister of the duc de Montmorency -
Clarice de Winter, Baroness of Sheffield
French widow of an English lord -
Claude Deruet
Court painter to the dukes of Lorraine -
Claude de Gercourt, comte de Gercourt
Retired Lorrainois soldier -
Claude de Jussac, seigneur de Chédigny
Lieutenant of the Cardinal's Guard -
Claude de Lorraine, duc de Chevreuse
Grand Chamberlain of France -
Claude de Nérestang, marquis de Nérestang
Grand Master of the Order of Our Lady of Mont Carmel and Saint Lazarus -
Claudio di Marini
French ambassador to the ducal court of Savoy -
Cosme de Valbelle, seigneur de Baumelles
Leader of the governing faction in Marseille -
Cristina Maria, principessa di Piemonte
Wife of the heir of the duca di Savoia and sister of Louis XIII -
Cyprien de Castellane, baron de Saint-Jurs
Provençal soldier and courtier -
César de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme
Half-brother of King Louis XIII -
César-Auguste de Bienvenu
French ambassdor to the Duchy of Parma -
César-Auguste de Boisrenard, sieur de Boisrenard
Sergeant of the Paris Archers -
Don Alvaro Francisco de Salamanca y Ribera
Spanish soldier known as The Iron Hand -
Don Paulo di Scapini
Confessor to the viscontessa di Praz-de-Lys -
Don Virgilio di Falisci
Piedmontese knight -
Federico Boromeo, cardinal-archbishop of Milan
Distinguished prelate and cousin of a saint -
Filippo di San Martino, conte d'Agliè
Courtier in the household of Cardinal Maurizio of Savoy -
Fortunio
Venetian mercenary turned fencing master -
Fra' Antoine de Paule
Grand Master of the Order of St. John -
Fra' Phillipe de Saint-Cassien, chevalier de Didonne
Knight of Malta -
Francesco Barberini, Cardinal-Bishop d'Albano
Papal legate of Avignon and state secretary of the Holy See -
Francis Blake
English Catholic swordsman -
Francisco lo Spagnolo
Player in the Company of the Prince of Piedmont -
François Crespin du Bec, comte de Wardes
Diplomat and courtier -
François Le Metel Bois-Robert
Lawyer, priest, poet and playwright -
François de Bassompierre, marquis d'Haroué
Marshal of France and Colonel-General of the Swiss and Grisons -
François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières
Constable of France -
François de Loménie, Bishop of Marseille
Member of a great family of churchmen -
François de Malherbe
French poet and courtier -
François de Montchèvre, sieur de Praz-de-Lys
Heir of the vicomte de Praz-de-Lys -
François de Montmorency-Bouteville, comte de Bouteville
Reknowned duelist -
François de Valbelle
Vicar general of the archdiocese of Aix -
François-Annibal d'Estrées, marquis de Coeuvres
Lieutenant-general of the royal army -
François-Auguste de Thou
Law student -
François-Louis de Gramont-Larrose, chevalier de Louvigny
King's Musketeer and cadet of the Gramont family -
Françoise Canac
Player and costume-maker of the Company of the Prince of Piedmont -
Gabriel II de Foucault de Saint-Germain Beaupré, vicomte du Dognon
Governor of Marche and knight of the King's orders -
Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, conde de Olivares
Chief minister to King Phillip IV of Spain -
Gaspard de Bléneau, chevalier de Courtenay
Crusader descendant of King Louis VI -
Gaston de Montchèvre, vicomte de Praz-de-Lys
Savoyard soldier and avid huntsman -
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
First minister of King Charles I of England -
George, Lord Gordon
Captain of the Garde Écossaise -
Gianbattista di Onda
Player and founder of the Company of the Prince of Piedmont -
Gil de Berault
Notorious swordsman known as the "Black Death" -
Gilles de Cessey, vicomte de Bouvard
Courtier and fencing afficionado -
Giovanna Strenua
Maid to the viscontessa di Praz-de-Lys -
Giovanna di Montefusco, contessa di Montefusco
Italian courtier to the Queen-Mother -
Giovanni Cornaro, doge di Venezia
Elected duke of the Most Serene Republic -
Giovanni Fassero
Piedmontese farmer -
Girolamo Bisato
Banco del Giro representative in Marseille -
Giuliano della Torre
Neapolitan cuirassier -
Giulio Raimondo Mazarini
Papal soldier -
Gonzalo Andrés Domingo Fernández de Córdoba, principe di Maratea
General and governor of the Duchy of Milan -
Gróf Sirokay Zsigmond
Hungarian expatriot -
Guido Bentivoglio, Cardinal Bentivoglio di San Giovanni
Protector of France at the Holy See -
Guilbert Le Pendu
Captain of a gang of Parisian thieves and cutthroats -
Gustav von Kalmbach
German mercenary and duelist -
Guy Laplante
Marseillais fencing master -
Guy de La Brosse
King Louis XIII's personal physician -
Henri Bastier
Impresario of the Compagnie des comtes de Foix -
Henri II de Bourbon, prince de Condé
Prince of the royal blood and second in line to the throne of France -
Henri II duc de Rohan
Leader of the Huguenot forces in France -
Henri II, duc de Montmorency
Governor of Languedoc, Grand Admiral of France, and Lieutenant-General of New France -
Henri Riquet
Marseillais investor and clerk for the Chamber of Commerce -
Henri de Bernajoux, sieur de Ganac
Member of the Cardinal's Guard -
Henri de Bourbon, abbé de Saint Germain des Pres
Bishop of Metz and abbot of the most powerful monestary in Paris -
Henri de Buade, seigneur de Frontenac
Colonel of the Navarre Regiment -
Henri de Lorraine, comte de Harcourt
French soldier and member of the House of Lorraine-Guise -
Henri de Nogaret de La Valette, duc de Candale
Soldier and heir of the duchy of Epernon -
Henri de Schomberg, comte de Nanteuil-le-Haudouin
Statesman and soldier -
Henriette Marie de France
"Madame royale," the eldest unwed sister of Louis XIII -
Henriette-Catherine de Joyeuse, duchesse de Guise
Wife of the duc de Guise, widow of the duc de Montpensier -
Henry Rich, Earl of Holland
Soldier and courtier, a favorite of King James I -
Hercule de Rohan-Montbazon, duc de Montbazon
Grand Huntsman of France and governor of Paris and the Île-de-France -
Hiérosme de Challons, comte de Challons
Huguenot adventurer -
Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan
Chamberlain of the duc de Bellegarde, student of Malherbe -
Ioannis Basilikos
Greek merchant -
Isaac de Laffemas
Attorney to the King's Council -
Isaac de Razilly
French naval squadron commander -
Isabel la Mésange
Parisian prostitute -
Iwan Bodnar
Polish raider -
Jacques Turcaret
Former dragoon captain and well-known gambler -
Jacques de Rotondis, seigneur de Biscarrat
Cardinal's Guardsman -
Jacques de Saint-Méran, marquis de Saint-Méran
Governor of Fort Carré and sénéchal of Brignoles -
James Hay, Earl of Carlisle
Ambassador extraordinary to France -
James VI & I, King of Scotland and England
Successor of Queen Elizabeth -
Jean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-Bonnet, seigneur de Toiras
Maréchal de camp in the service of the royal army -
Jean Guiton
Admiral of La Rochelle -
Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, duc d'Épernon
Colonel-General of Infantry and governor of Guyenne -
Jean de Baradat, seigneur de Cahusac
Lieutenant of the Cardinal's Guard -
Jean de Tourvel
Attorney for the Parlement de Paris -
Jean de la Coste, sieur de la Coste
Ensign of the Scots Guards company -
Jean-Armand du Peyrer, comte de Troisville
Captain-lieutenant of the King's Musketeers -
Jean-Baptiste Gaston de France, duc d'Anjou
"Monsieur," brother of King Louis XIII -
Jean-François de Gondi, Archbishop of Paris
Member of the de Gondi dynasty of bishops and cardinals -
Jean-Louis Raduit, comte de Souches
Captain of the La Rochelle militia -
Jean-Luc Le Péage
Riordan O'Neill's lackey -
Jeanne du Bois
Daughter of a Parisian wine merchant -
Jehan Rigaldi
Marseillais shipwright -
Kösem Sultan, Queen Regent of the Ottoman Empire
A former concubine, now valide sultan -
La Clochette
Popular Marseillais courtesan -
La Gautier
Marseillais bravo -
La Margherita
Marseillais courtesan -
Laurent du Grenniers, seigneur de Lamoye
Lieutenant of the Cardinal's Guard -
Lautens
Swiss mercenary -
Le Petit Boiteux
Clubfoot beggar -
Louis Bonchamps
Perfumer -
Louis de Bourbon, comte de Soissons
Prince of the blood, Grand Master of the royal household, and provincial governor -
Louis de Nogaret d'Epernon, Cardinal de La Valette
Prelate and soldier -
Louise-Marguerite de Lorraine, princesse de Conti
Friend and confidant of Marie de' Medici -
Lucrezia de Montchèvre, viscontessa di Prato-di-Giglio
Piedmontese noblewoman -
Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle
Wife of the Earl of Carlisle and favorite of the English court -
Ludovico Bruco
Player in the Company of the Prince of Piedmont -
Lukashka
Cossack -
Maarten van Raven
Dutch privateer and former renegade -
Margherita Scaglia, contessa di Verrua
Lady-in-waiting to the principessa di Piemonte -
Maria Maddalena d'Austria, regent of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Mother of Grand Duke Ferdinando -
Marie de Gournay
Essayist, editor, and assistant to Cardinal Richelieu -
Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de Chevreuse
Lady-in-waiting and confidant of Anne of Austria -
Marie de' Medici, Queen Mother of France
Dowager queen of King Henri IV and former Queen Regent of France -
Marin Kosta
Ragusan merchant captain -
Marin le Bourgeoys
Gunsmith to King Louis XIII -
Marius de Condillac
Half-brother of the marquis de Condillac and courtier to the principessa di Piemonte -
Martin le Bouquin
Parisian printer and bookseller -
Master Saint-Pierre
Master Superior of the Fraternité Sainte-Didier fencing fraternity in Paris -
Mathilde de Montauran, marquise de Montauran
Breton courtier -
Maurizio de Savoia, Cardinal Savoia
Son of the duke of Savoy -
Maximilien II de Béthune, marquis de Rosny
Son and heir of the duc de Sully -
Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully
King Henri IV's chief advisor and confidant -
Maîtresse Débordé
Proprietress of the Black Swan Inn -
Melchior Tavernier
Printer and cartographer -
Melchior du Bois
Parisian wine merchant -
Michel de La Portallier, abbé de Saint-Barnard
Official of the Diocesan Tribunals for the Bishop of Grenoble -
Michel de Marillac
Superintendent of Finance to King Louis XIII -
Monette le Bouquin
Wife of a Parisian bookseller -
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
Magistrate, antiquarian, and patron of the sciences -
Nicolle Larouse
Servant to the duchesse de Chevreuse -
Olivier Rameau
Marseillais olive oil merchant -
Orazio Gentileschi
Artist in the court of Marie de' Medici -
Padre Giulio
Franciscan priest and missionary of the Propaganda -
Pasqua Nicchio
Player in the Company of the Prince of Piedmont -
Philippe de Harlay, comte de Césy
French ambassador to the Sublime Porte -
Philippe-Emmanuel de Gondi, comte de Joigny
Lieutenant-general of the galleys of France -
Phillip IV, King of Spain and Portugal
Habsburg ruler of the unified kingdom and sovreign of the Spanish Netherlands -
Pierre Belain, sieur d'Esnambuc
Filibuster -
Pierre Gaignaire
Genevan law student -
Pierre Montmaur
Professor of Greek at the Collège Royal -
Pierre Séguier
Parisian parlementaire -
Pierre and Jacques Dupuy
Archivists and educators -
Pierre de Barral
Prosecutor for the Parlement de Dauphiné -
Pierre de Bérulle
Mystic and statesman -
Pierre de Montchèvre, sieur de Montchèvre
Youngest son of the vicomte de Praz-de-Lys -
Pierre-Paul Rubens
Flemish painter and favorite of the Queen-Mother of France -
Pierres de La Corbière, sieur de Saint-Alar
Cadet subaltern in the Normandy Regiment -
Porthos
King's Musketeer and would-be gentleman -
Raoul de Vaile, seigneur de Vaile
Huguenot soldier and fencing master -
Raulguin Fournier
Usurer and gambler -
Raymond de La Marthonie, Bishop of Limoges
Pious reformer -
Roger de Saint-Lary de Termes, duc de Bellegarde
Grand Squire of France and governor of Burgundy -
Rudolf Razmann, baron de Forcheville
German mercenary general -
Salomon Mageron
Military magistrate in Grenoble -
Signor Sapristi
Master Superior of the Fratellanza di Giganti -
Sir Michael Arlesdale
English Catholic guardsman -
Sir Salvation Leigh
English naval captain -
Sir Willoughby Swann
Representative of the Levant Company -
Susanna della Gazzada
Lady-in-waiting to the viscontessa di Praz-de-Lys -
Tancredi Rutolo
Fencing master of the Scuola di Marozzo -
Thomas François de Savoie, prince de Carignan
Youngest son of the duke of Savoy -
Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel
Earl Marshal of England -
Thérèse du Chaudronnier, demoiselle de La Frenâie
Auvergnat heiress -
Tomasina Nicchio
Leading actress in the Company of the Prince of Piedmont -
Urbain de Maillé-Brezé, marquis de Brezé
Captain of the Queen Mother's bodyguards, brother-in-law of Cardinal Richelieu -
Urban VIII, Bishop of Rome
Pontiff of the Catholic Church and a member of the powerful Barberini family -
Vaast Cassé
Leader of a band of thugs on the quays of Paris -
Vincent Voiture
French poet and courtier, favorite of Monsieur -
Vincent de Paul
Chaplain to the galleys of France and minister to the poor -
Vincent-Anne de Forbin-Maynier, baron d'Oppède
First president of the Parlement of Aix -
Vittorio Amadeo, principe di Piemonte
Prince of Piedmont, heir to the Duchy of Savoy and husband of Christine Marie, sister of Lous XIII -
Vittorio Vestini
Valet to the marchese di Voghera -
Wat Montagu
Envoy of the Duke of Buckingham -
Álvaro de Bazán y Benavides, marqués de Santa Cruz
Captain-General of the galleys of Naples -
Élisabeth de Belvoir, marquise de Merteuil
Fashionable courtier -
Étienne d'Aligre
Chancellor of France -
Étienne de Saint-Méran, abbé de Saint-Méran
Official of the diocesan tribunals for the archdiocese of Aix
