continental wars · historical fiction · military setting · gritty atmosphere · flintlock weaponry · ensemble cast · war drama · french town · period accurate · diverse nationalities
The tavern air is a thick stew of spent gunpowder and sour ale. Flickering candlelight washes over a ragged assembly—Scandinavians, Irish, French, Westphalians—crowded around battered tables. A Long Land musket leans against the wall beside a bulky deck gun. The distant thunder of siege artillery fades as the worn door groans open. You step across the threshold, your throat sand-dry with thirst. A soldier in faded green looks up from his drink, one eyebrow cocked. "You look like you've just seen a ghost."