Spellcraft and swordsmanship.
Service and ambition.

Well they can’t expect us to run ourselves in circles about how some scandal got out, even when it’s a matter of linage or what not. His Lordship must see you cannot keep secrets from us, we aren’t deaf and blind you know. Heavens, I even held the boy in my arms before they took him out the back way. I remember it was dark and stormy and I couldn’t fathom why they’d send such a little thing out in that weather.

Did I know, of course I knew! But I never said a word and no one else did neither – gossip you see just oozes out of a place all naturally, like when you drain the whey from the curds.

While those upstairs concern themselves with displays of wealth and the pursuit of marriage, what is happening downstairs? Inspired by Downton Abbey, Longbourn, and Girl with a Pearl Earring, this addition to Good Society explores the lives of servants as they deal with drama of their own. Tell stories of heartbreak and ambition in a world far harsher than genteel society can understand.

In this expansion you will tell two parallel stories of upstairs and downstairs, which cross and entangle in unexpected ways. Do you make compromises to move up the household ranks? Can you stand steadfast when your family depends on your wages?

Is it still there, Emma? The rose bush by the corner where I first took your hand? Tell me winter has not crippled it, nor age withered its will to bloom. At port, I buy a single rose, when home feels far beyond my reach.

We are headed now to the Indian Ocean. I am told if my performance is commended I may finally have a ship of my own. Letters are more difficult there, so instead – look upon the moon fondly, and picture me as I do the same.

Our duty and business call us away from the ones we love. To trade, to war, to pursue promotions or opportunities. And yet we never forget those we parted from.

Emma, Forget Me Not, is an expansion created to tell sprawling stories about the rise and fall of fortunes and careers, and the bittersweet taste of longing. Pursue a naval career, start a merchant empire, or represent the crown abroad. As you track your fortunes and failures, you will also explore changing relationships, from lost loves, to broken friendships and lasting feuds. When it’s time to return home, will those you loved still be who you remember?