What is Kushiel's Debut? It is a Historical Renaissance 
Age Fantasy Mux. And, within Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel Legacy 
Series of books is found the setting for Kushiel's Debut Mux.

To summarize our setting - it is Renaissance Europe with 
a number of things have differed from 'real life' history. 
Names change, the history of countries is different, 
and so on. However, since the theme is quite similar to 
it's real life equivalent, anyone who has never heard of 
or read the Kushiel Series books should find the theme 
quite easy to understand and play.

Essentially, the setting asks a number of 'what-if?' questions; 
What if the Celts drove off the Romans from the British Isles? 
What if the Saxons headed southwards into Germany instead of into
Britain? What if the Franks never moved into France, but France 
was instead populated by the offspring of angels and humans? 
What if Greece was never conquered, or the barbarian hordes 
of the early medieval never existed? By answering these, 
you get the essentials of the Kushiel's period -- Ireland 
and England (Eire and Alba) are ruled by the blue-tattooed 
Celts (the Picti). Germany and Scandinavia (Skaldia) are 
settled by the warlike, pig-ignorant Skaldi (Saxons). France 
(Terre d'Ange) is populated by the d'Angelines-- a people 
renowned for their literal angelic heritage, and the Roman 
(Tiberian) Empire has collapsed centuries ago in the wake of 
corruption and civil war, leaving a loose coalition of 
city-states in Italy (Caerdicca Unitas) with dreams of 
reviving their former glory.

The series, and Kushiel's Debut, are focused intently on political
intrigue based on the powerful, prosperous, and liberated 
country of Terre d'Ange. The balance of power shifts between 
the various Noble Houses (the Duchies of the seven provinces) 
and the Crown, while the surrounding countries look to 
Terre d'Ange with a mix of resentment and awe. There are 
many, many reasons for increasing one's stature up the 
political ladder -- wealth, authority, respect, or simply 
the ability to make the world a better place. In any case, 
the tools of political intrigue are many and varied, as well; 
personal influence, the energy to deal with many people, the 
rumor mill, loyalty, even the use of one's own body as a weapon 
to gather intelligence - the Royal Court is always rife with 
plots within other plots within bigger plots.

Come join us! We love new players - familiar with theme or 
not - and are always happy to assist with getting you started!

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