L'Empereur: Peace in Our Time
Chuck_Talors for Cassander Prescott (The Narrator)
Cassander "Andy" Prescott is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and author. He is devoted to speaking truth to power, educating the public, and trying to create a better world. He is in his mid to late 60s, he was born and raised in New Orleans which his accent should reflect. He is calm, but passionate, is very down to earth, and speaks with gravitas. The dialogue should generally be delivered in the same way that a history channel narrator would. This role would be a long-term commitment for the project as the intent is to make a series detailing many events and nations within the mod's alternate history.
Narrator: Over the course of five years and over 20 million dead, Europe was at peace once more. The Entente of France, Russia, and Spain had been crushed by the combined forces of Prussia, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Portugal, and Britain. A treaty was signed dividing the once-mighty empires of the Romanovs and the Bonapartes. To the victor belong the spoils yet little did those great nations know how spoiled their prize was, but before we discuss the events leading into what caused the later wars of the 30s and 40s, we must first discuss how the First Great War, the World War came to be.
Narrator: On July 16th, 1870. The Corps législatif, the Parliament of France declared war on the North German Confederation and invaded German lands on August 2nd. They faced a foe with great numbers and leadership, but in spite of the odds, France won victory after victory against the Germans. The reforms made under Marshal Adolphe Niel’s leadership paid off and providence seemed to be on their side.
Narrator: Dogger Bank, The Night of May 21st, 1916. The R.M.S. Aquitania is transporting 2,973 souls aboard from Scarborough to the Port of Zeebrugge, traveling along the quiet waters of the North Sea en route to the British Expeditionary Force stationed on the Franco-Belgian border. Young men drink and sing songs while waiting to start their service in Belgium. For them, it was an adventure. Get to see the continent, drink good beer with pretty girls and watch the other powers fight it out from the comfort of their base. What they didn’t know was that while they were celebrating their new post, the Russian gunboat Khrabryy (Храбрый/pronounced Krah-bree) was aiming at their hull.
