IHMN: La Société du Docteur Marot

Herein, I present La Société du Docteur Marot, a Parisian company for In Her Majesty's Name.  Headed by Dr. Marot, a mesmerist, assisted by the insane dwarf Pierre Trilloubette and One-eyed Jacque the Sailor, the company pursues Marot's nefarious goals, often by deploying Blackie, a giant Sumatran ape.

Controlled by Marot's mesmerism abilities, Blackie strikes fear in the hearts of those opposing Marot's will.  Blackie occasionally escapes his cage, and is known to have a thing for attractive ladies.

Miniatures by West Wind and Parroom Station.

Pierre Trilloubette, aka"le mannequin", is a brilliantly insane artist of limited talent but great cunning. He often directs the day to day activity of the company, while Dr. Marot is otherwise engaged.

Acting as Marot's foot soldiers, while trying to keep out of Blackie's way, are the rough sailors from the more déclassé areas of the Paris docks.

Miniatures by West Wind, Brigade Miniatures and Parroom Station.

 
La Société Marot often clashes with the Sureté, Gendarmerie, and Cabinet Noir, as well as the Comité de Vigilance de la rue Voltaire.

La Société du Docteur Marot

Type	Pluck	FV	SV	Speed	Talents and Powers	Special Equipment	Cost
Dr. Marot	3+	+1	+2	+0	Fanatic, Mesmerism,  Meticulous Planning	Pistol	39
Pierre Triboullet	3+	+2		+0	Duellist, Erudite Wit, Stealthy, Meticulous Planning	Sword cane	28
One-eyed Jacque	4+	+3	+2	+1	Tough,Part o/t Crowd	Pistol, Whip	26
Rough Sailors	5+	+2		+1	Tough	Fighting Knife, Lined Coat	14
Rough Sailors	5+	+2	+2	+1	Tough	Pistol, Lined Coat	16
Sultan the Gorilla	6+	+5	n/a	+4	Terrifying,	Armour 8, Talons+1	32
Blackie the Giant Ape	3+	+5	n/a	+0	Terrifying, Berserker	Armour 9, Talons +1	45

 
Note: this company is inspired by an amalgam of several "Rue Morgue" films, especially the 1957 "Phantom of the Rue Morgue" and the 1971 "Murder in the Rue Morgue".

I tend to strip out the majority of "steampunk" from IHMN, reserving it as a special plot device or special effect, as I find it less strains the bounds of believability. A single clockwork cybernetic weaponised arm on Otto Bismark is clever and amusing - a squad so armed is somewhat tiresome. 

I hope to have Sureté and Gendarmerie finished soon, followed by the Voltaire Street Vigilance Commitee and some disgruntled Communards later this fall.

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