This week an introduction to Venetian women, as part of the ongoing series of Venetian episodes.
When I originally designed the Venetian episodes, I was going to write a cumulative story like “Thirty Objects of Desire” or the Rosaline stories. As such there was a twist at the end and I’d been keeping the twist to myself. Since this is now going to become a supplement, somewhat like the Cornish supplement, there’s no point in keeping the twist to myself.
It’s this: the city of Venice has – behind each corner and under the water of the lagoon – a parallel, mirror city – called Serenissima. Serenissima is ruled by a Doge, but the Doge is ruled by a faerie, mentioned only once in Ars Magica literature. It’s called the Master of Games, in Latin the Magister Ludi.
I put together the Magister Ludi because I wanted something at…
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