What is the source of the murderous curse? The golden idol, found by a pair of explorers who followed a treasure map to its long-forgotten island hiding place? Or the misfortune that accompanies the arrival of sudden wealth into any complex family dynamic? Or perhaps it’s the shortcomings of character often found in the sort of people drawn to such gilded mysteries: not only thieves and thugs, but also members of clandestine societies who roam Whitehall in search of power.
Whatever the reasons, murder is seemingly the price commanded by this artefact, as evidenced by the string of cases relating to the treasure that you are tasked to investigate in Color Gray Games’ delicious, moreish and utterly singular 18th-century detective spree.
