The year 1762 marks a turning point. Never before has war set ablaze so many lands, nor have men's ambitions reached so far. For six years, the world has been engulfed in the flames of the Seven Years’ War — a borderless conflict, the first true world war, where cannon fire echoes across Europe, America, and even the coasts of India.
In London, young King George III seeks to impose his will on Europe. His minister, William Pitt the Elder, has designed a global war, waged not for provinces but for the wealth of continents. Canada has fallen, India trembles, and the French Caribbean groans under blockade. England becomes a sea-bound empire, master of sugar routes, gold convoys, and the slave trade.
In France, Louis XV retreats into Versailles. His health is waning — so is his trust. But one woman, Madame de Pompadour, though ill, remains formidable and still whispers in the king's ear. Behind closed doors, she governs the kingdom: choosing ministers, opposing the Jesuits, and steering royal policy. She is the quiet force of a monarchy surviving in the shadows.
Across the continent, alliances shift: Russia suddenly withdraws, Prussia holds the line, Spain enters too late. The world is redrawn through treaties, sieges, and betrayals.
Everywhere, new ideas begin to stir. The Enlightenment spreads through ports, lodges, and pamphlets. Liberty, reason, and republicanism — still dangerous words — are taking root.
And amid this Europe in flames, one figure moves silently between courts and secrets: the Chevalier d'Éon. Diplomat, spy, master of disguise — he serves the king from the shadows. Now, it is your turn to enter his story.
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