You're sitting in your parlor, reading a book, when the maid opens the door. "Someone to see you, sir/milady."

"Send them in, Annette," you answer, placing a ribbon in your book to mark your place. And you were just getting to the good part.

You look up when a courier enters.

"Afternoon, Sir/Lord/Lady (your name here). A letter for you."

"Thank you." You accept the letter, breaking the seal and unfolding it.

"Dear (your first initial), your next mission will be in tonight. Meet Sir Andrew and Lord Tony at the Day Dream, my yacht, anchored in Dover. You'll leave for France that night. There is a family of three that need rescuing, the father worked for the King. Time is our enemy. Good luck and Godspeed!" _ ~*

You look up, intending to say something to the courier, but he's gone! In his place, holding a wig and false nose, stands Sir Percival Blakeney, better known as Percy, or to a very select few, The Scarlet Pimpernel.

"Ready to go?" he asks with a grin.

"Just let me fetch my cloak and disguise!"

~* Gettin' Into Character (how to act like a fop! (or aristo, or obsessed revolutionary, etc))

~* Everyday BritishWear (including Sir Percy, Marguerite, the Bounders, and the English society)

~* Formal Aristo Wear (including formal dresses and suits, HRH The Prince of Wales, and other royals)

~* Disguises (including the League's disguises)

~* Revolutionary Wear (including Chauvelin, Grappin, the guillotine mob, and the doomed Aristos)

~* 'Frippery' (including extra odds and ends)

Pictured on the backgound- Ron Bohmer, Carolee Carmello, Marc Kudisch

 

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