Reading Selection
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So many stories have already been written in years past. To allow potential new players to sample what kind of game Age of Intrigue is we present to you a reading selection of seasons past and present.
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Intrigue
- Thread:Furious Hooves
- Characters: Heather O'Roarke, Charles Whitehurst, Charles Stuart
- Summary: The Countess Atherstone manages to wring a favour from the King to benefit the poor, while Major Langdon is forced to accept the realities of politics, a maturing experience.
- Thread:Riding to Basildon
- Characters: Louis Killington, Francis Seymour, Elisabeth Killington
- Summary:Louis and Francis ride to Basildon to arrange marriage between the Duke and his sister Lucy, part of his effort to thwart Edward Seymour´s claim to his wife´s inheritance. He also has an issue to discuss with his wife regarding his fidelity during her confinement.
- Thread:Tea Does our Fancy Aid
- Characters: Tierney de Sainte-Maure, Charles Stuart, Louise de Kérouaille, Mademoiselle De Chartres
- Summary: Tierney is the escort of De Chartres, the French candidate for the hand of the King. It is a trying experience trying to sell a lady so unsuitable.
Swashbuckling
- Thread:The Lady in the Tower
- Characters: Thomas Hamilton
- Summary: Thomas helps a lady escape from the tower so she can run off with her lover.
- Thread: The Incident & Chasing through Chelsea
- Characters: Louis Killington, Elisabeth Killington
- Summary: Swashbuckling is not always confined to the gents. Failing in her duties as lady in waiting, Lisa manages to loose Princess Mary to a Turkish kidnapper and calls in her fiancee's help
- Thread:Amid the Rooftops
- Characters:Salvador de Cortez, Gregory Derrick, Daniel van Nassau-Breda
- Summary: There is an Ape on the loose on the rooftops of London. Various gentlemen chase him, and each other, thinking to have found the serial murderer.
- Thread:The Boat is Sinking! and Isobel's trespass
- Characters: Charles Blount, Owen Langland, Isobel Courtenay
- Summary: Just before the Regatta some courtiers need to save the Royal Boat from sinking. Who is the dastardly devil behind this all?
- Thread:A Search upon the Strand
- Characters: Owen Langland, Florentyne Calley
- Summary: Two ladies have been kidnapped. Owen and Florentyne are in pursuit.
Art
- Thread: Art in the Park & An Appointment for Art's Sake
- Characters: Isobel Courtenay, Christopher
- Summary: Isobel is the painter Christopher's muze.
Comedy
- Thread: Catching the Scent
- Characters: Charles Blount, Owen Langland
- Summary: Amidst serious discussions Lord Mountjoy deals with his peacocks
- Thread:Paying her Dues & Swansong
- Characters: Isabeau Everhart, Charles Sackville
- Summary: Lord Middlesex forever pursues the court beauty Isabeau and she escapes him time and time again. In the first thread Middlesex entices her to a Roman party that ends with the infamous foot post, while in the second he is the researcher M.Poster.
Witty
- Thread:Shifts and Coffee
- Characters: Henry Grey, Julia FitzRichard
- Summary: Two friends talk about life
- Thread: Rain Appreciation Society
- Characters:Althea Dawes, Gregory Derrick
- Summary: Fleeing the rain, two courtiers strike up a conversation
- Thread:Shall We Ride?
- Characters: Henry Grey, Althea Dawes
- Summary: Lord Fownhope flirts with the mistress of his enemy Lord Carrington and finds he enjoys it overly much.
Romance and more
- Thread:A not so Dusty Tome & An Adventure & Heather's Lesson
- Characters:Louis Killington, Heather O'Roarke
- Summary: Louis teaches the country bumpkin Heather his version of sophistication, teaching seduction.
- Thread:Tha Fios Aig (To Know) in the Central Salon
- Character: Catriona MacGregor, Adam MacGregor
- Summary: Catriona and Adam fall in love during what starts out as a language lesson.
- Thread: Practicing on a Different Court & Tea for Three &When in London do as Dukes do & Call on the Fallen & Courting on a Court at Court & Supper at Seymour
- Character: Louis Killington, Elisabeth Killington
- Summary: Louis meets 'Robert Seymour' and discovers his hidden identity. It seems an innocent amusement but in the third thread the Duke of Somerset dies dramatically. He charges Louis to take care of his sister. Louis helps the family find a marriage candidate, but finds he'd rather be the candidate himself.
- Thread Scottish Tistle & Stripes & The Kafir & the Moor
- Characters: Abdul Basir Mustafa,Catriona MacGregor, Adam MacGregor, Nigel Harrington
- Summary: Abdul and Catriona consume their passion at Hawthorne's mask, as the first discovers the true depth of his heart but the ladies heart is already won. In the second thread Abdul, who has been thrown into prison because he stalked Cat for her own protection and proceeded to insult the King, discovers the true love of Cat. In despair he abuses the young innocent Catherine. Lord Blackheath marries Catherine to save her reputation and challenges Abdul to a duel in the snow.
- Thread:An Intoxicating Carriage Ride
- Characters: Isabeau Everhart, Giles Moore
- Summary: A dysfunctional couple explore each other in a coach ride
- Thread:Visit to Millicent
- Characters: Millicent Wright, Silas Moorehead
- Summary: Millicent finds unexpected positive sides to the widely reviled Master of the Court of Wards Moorehead
- Thread: The Best Laid Plans
- Characters: Gwendolyn Llywelyn, George Villiers
- Summary: The Duke and his mistress home alone, a rough play gone wrong leads to an opportunity for character development.

