Versailles under Louis XIV, fireworks over the Grand Canal, a king who stares too long, and a marquise who doesn't want to be his favorite.
Anne and Serge Golon's novels began in 1956, and the 1960s films made Angélique one of France's most recognizable heroines. She goes from an impoverished noblewoman to a lady of rank at the court of Louis XIV: she loses her husband, the Count de Peyrac, lives among the beggars of Paris, grows rich trading in chocolate, and returns to Versailles.
In the roleplay, it's a summer party in the gardens of Versailles, and Angélique grabs your arm to slip away from the king. She is twenty-eight, a grown woman and the widow of the Marquis du Plessis-Bellière. What follows is a secret pact, her Parisian townhouse, and an unsigned letter.
Marquise of the Angels at the court of Louis XIV: golden curls, emerald silk, and a past that whispers through Versailles. At the celebration, she grabs your arm to hide from the king.
Fireworks burst over the Grand Canal. A woman in an emerald dress steps out of the crowd of courtiers, firmly takes your arm, and leads you into the shadow of trimmed yew trees. Don't stop, and smile. *In a whisper,…
Night off the coast of Crete, the Rescator's cabin. A black mask lies face-down on a map, candles tremble in the wind, and a man in black velvet pours two glasses and asks what they're saying in Versailles about the Marquise du Plessis-Bellière.
The cabin is lit by candles. A man in black velvet stands at a table with maps, not turning around. Beside him on the map lies a black mask face-down. Close the door, the wind is blowing out the candles. *He turns, a…
Angélique, Marquise du Plessis-Bellière, and her first husband, Geoffrey de Peyrac, Count of Toulouse, who now walks the sea under the name Rescator.
He will, from a distance. Louis XIV searches for Angélique at the party, sends invitations, and grows jealous, while you two lead the scene.