One night a year
The rules are thrown out
The meek are made powerful
The haughty are humbled
Everything old is made new again
Dress as far from your self as you can
And raise a glass
For tonight we reveal our true selves.
All hail The Lord of Misrule!
All hail The Feast of All Fools!
Miir, The City of Shadow, prepares to celebrate.
Pink lanterns line the normally dark and gloomy streets. Children prepare their costumes to go out and gather treats. Carnivals and entertainers draw the people out into the daylight. The vandals and jesters plan their most elaborate pranks.
The nobles of the Great Houses chat about the annual Masquerade Ball even as they avoid speaking about the fall of the previous Lord of the Tower, or the weakness of his successor. There is no need -- the knives will be out soon enough, and everyone knows it. Tension builds behind the smiles. There will be a war soon, and a new Lord will rise and bring their House to power.
No one comments on the disappearances. Miir is a dangerous place after dark. If you're caught by The Shadows after curfew, well, you only have yourself to blame, don't you? Maybe there are more than usual but...no, it's nothing to worry about.
Instead, they speak of Le Crique d'Aberrations, and the new show the troupe says it's planning for the Feast. Those Caliban may be unnatural abominations with unholy powers -- but they sure know how to throw a party!
But The Feast of All Fools is a time of changes. A time when the meek are made powerful, and the haughty are humbled. And among the revelers is one who plots to make the Feast last forever.
All hail The Lord of Misrule.
City of Shadow: The Feast of All Fools is a Gothic Horror game set in the Arbian-inspired city of Miir. It is a homebrew fantasy setting using the Savage Worlds rules, rated Adult because of strong violence and dystopic themes.
Come join the Lawseekers of Miir as they investigate the mysterious Shadows and the sinister Lord of Misrule. The city is on the verge of chaos. Where will you stand when the games begin?
