Lyon
cityPost-Napoleonic Lyon, summer 1814. Bourbon restoration underway.
A major French city and setting for Chapter 2 of the campaign.
Description
A major French city and setting for Chapter 2 of the campaign. The investigators travel from London to Lyon to disrupt the Société Harmonique, the Aeternum Choir’s Lyon cell. The silk trade, Bourbon restoration politics, and the Blue Sashes resistance movement form the chapter’s backdrop.
Notable Features
- Historic silk-weaving quarter (Croix-Rousse)
- The confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers
- Site of the second Aeternum Choir cell disruption
Relationships
- Setting for Chapter 2 Overview — Lyon is the setting for Chapter 2 of the campaign
- Contains Maison des Cinq Portes — The Société Harmonique headquarters is in Lyon
- Contains Silkweavers Guild — The Silkweavers' Guild is in Lyon
- Contains Fourviere — Fourvière hill overlooks Lyon
- Contains Le Coteau des Ombres — The Coteau des Ombres is in the Lyon environs
Places Within
Fourviere
Fourvière is a Roman amphitheatre located in Lyon, representing one of the city's most significant archaeological sites.
Hopital de la Charite
Hôpital de la Charité (Charity Hospital) is a medical institution in Lyon nominally dedicated to the care of the poor and sick.
Hotel de Camberonne
Hôtel de Camberonne (also called Château de Camberonne locally) is the northern estate of Marquise Éloïse de Camberonne, located on the northern hills overlooking Lyon.
Le Coteau des Ombres
Le Coteau des Ombres (The Shadowed Hill) is the family estate of Comte Émeric de Puyrault, located on the northern outskirts of Lyon overlooking the Saône River.
Maison des Cinq Portes
Maison des Cinq Portes (House of Five Doors) is the primary headquarters of the Aeternum Choir's Lyon cell, located in the Saint-Paul quarter.
Maison du Corbeau
Maison du Corbeau (House of the Raven) is the recently inherited estate of Lucien Goupil, located in the old ecclesiastical district of Lyon.
Silkweavers Guild
The Silkweavers' Guild is a former guild hall in Lyon that Savarin's cell used as an operational base.