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THE WOMAN IN THE IRON MASK |
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| (SUBTITLE: THE "MURDER" OF MARIE ANTOINETTE) |
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Madame de Pomp / Athos Marie Antoinette Madame de Spicable Cardinal Mazarin Princess Henriette Cyrano de Bergerac Anna de Breuil Dr Guillotin Madame Tussaud Amorous de Spicable "La Voisin" Quasimodo Louis XV Mistresses and Musketeers Investigation Panel |
A group of the king's former mistresses and musketeers will be assisting either Madame de Pompadour or Athos to investigate the events at Château Meutre. They will be questioning the nine suspects, hoping to discover secret relationships and dig out intrigue and skulduggery. And they may also be assisting to find clues. Finally two members of the investigation panel will be acting out "The Iron Mask" script. The organiser of the game can assign any of the following characters to sit on the panel. MADAME DE MONTESPAN
I am Madame de Montespan, aged 37, once the
principal mistress of
Louis XV. During the time I was his mistress, I was
known as “The true queen of France”. The king was entranced not only with my
beauty, but also my love of mockery, my infectious laughter, and my quick
wit. Also my gift of flirtation and that, as a supreme hedonist, I always
put out! This sensualism led to me having five royal illegitimate sons by
him! MADAME DU BARRY
I am Madame du Barry, aged 41, one time mistress
of Louis XV. The daughter of a seamstress, one of my first jobs was in the
brothel/casino. There I caught the eye of Jean Baptiste du Barry, a high
class pimp who installed me in his household. He helped me to establish my
career as a courtesan, enabling me to take many aristocratic lovers. Eventually King Louis XV made his way to my bed. My talents were such that I
was able to become his principal mistress for some time. During that time I
gave birth to a son sired by Louis. However Louis not only liked me for my
sexual talents, but also for my intelligence and easy going good nature. LOUISE DE LA VALLIERE
I am Louise de la Valliere, aged 29, the one time
mistress of Louis XV. Unlike his other mistresses who were skilled
practitioners of intrigue and cunning, I appealed to him because of my sweet
nature and innocence. I asked nothing of him but to love him. I did not use
my position to ask for favours for my friends and family. D'ARTAGNAN I am D’Artagnan, aged 32, a young dashing musketeer, and the only one of the original four musketeers to still be in military service. An excellent swordsman, I am impetuous, brave, and hot headed. I am also very chivalrous. I am horrified that the queen has been abducted and knowing this, Madame de Pompadour has asked me to assist with her enquiry. I am not a suspect in this murder. Instead I will be helping Madame de Pompadour to question the suspects, discover clues, and hopefully track down the whereabouts of Marie Antoinette and discover Madame de Spicable’s killer. PORTHOS
I am Porthos, aged 42. In my youth I was known as
one of the four musketeers, the other three being my good friends Athos and
Aramis, and the impetuous young D’Artagnan. I was the extrovert of the
group, enjoying wine, women and song. An honest fellow myself, I can be
pretty gullible. However my loyalty to the crown is unquestionable. And I am
very strong and excellent at all types of fighting. ARAMIS
I am Aramis, aged 39. In my youth I was known as
one of the four musketeers, the other three being my good friends Athos and
Porthos, and the impetuous young D’Artagnan. My nature is a mass of
contradictions. I love intrigue, but am intensely loyal to my friends. I am
very ambitious, but never satisfied when I gain my desires. As a musketeer I
longed to be a cleric, despite the fact I subsidised my meagre musketeer
pay with gold given to me by my many mistresses. Yet when I retired from the
musketeers and became an abbot, I then yearned for a soldier’s life! |
©2010 - Tim Morrell |
