The French Indies

The French
Indies
O
n the western shores of Hispaniola, whispers
of revolution gestate in the festering colony
of Petit-Goâve. Once an ivory tower of the French
monarchy, it is now no more than a rotting figurehead,
and a clandestine network of spies and assassins
flourish in the vacuum left by a preoccupied King.
Its harbors overflow with merchant vessels like flies on
a carcass, and the bourgeoisie acquiesce to the whims
of capitalistic crime syndicates and malevolent cultists.
To the east, among the small wild islands known as The Lesser
Antilles, is Guadeloupe. An opulent palace and extravagantly
decorated forts shadow impoverished slums and crumbling
warrens. Here, hedonistic aristocrats turn a blind, drunken eye
to the incompetent and bloated military's patriarchal conquests.
All can be bought and sold, including munitions, letters of
marque, undercover agents, ASH, courtesans, scandals, false
hope, and sanctuary.