After the destruction of Rome and most of Italy, the Vatican has regrouped in Venice. A powerful force, it has brought the Inquisition forth in an attempt to extinguish the evil that has come through the Rent.
In Venice, the Golden Rule is “He who has the gold, makes the rules”. And nowhere is this seen more evidently that with the Patricians. The various nobles, former nobles, and hangers on create an eclectic mix of characters whose sole purpose in life is to find the next great thing that they can experience and brag about.
With the coming of the Rent, many Venetians have succumbed to the various maladies of the mind. Fro these poor people, the doctors of Ospedale San Servolo, are there to attend them. Rumors abound though that the screams of the patients are not the delusions of the madmen, but the cries of anguish as the doctors perform unspeakable experiments in the name of Science.
Beings from the other side of the Rent, the Rashaar are creatures from beneath the waves. Able to mate with humans, their offspring have brought forth a new enlightenment to Venice, as the word of Dagon is spread to the masses.
As the cataclysms from the Rent died down, the various guilds found protection, and prosperity in the merging of themselves into a single new organization. This organization, known simply as the Guild, now handles all aspects of operations both legal, and illegal. Ran by the mysterious council of thieves, it is often the best hope for the poor’s well-being.
There are a lot of resources on the Internet for Carnevale. Here we talk about a few of them.
While each faction has a dedicated starter gang, there are numerous other themed boxes. Today we are going to discuss which boxes constitute a legal gang straight out of the box.