The Delicate Affair of Colonel Baquiste
Power, empire, and the cost of control.
A wounded colonel on a secret mission confronts prejudice, intrigue, and a dangerous adversary in a world where victory may demand more than strategy.
In a world shaped by conquest and hierarchy, where power defines truth and prejudice distorts perception, one man is forced beyond the battlefield—into a realm where control is no longer absolute.
The Systems Within This Story
Power & Control
Colonial dominance, military hierarchy, and the illusion of authority.
Psychological Conflict
Prejudice, identity, and the internal war between belief and truth.
Human Transformation
The evolution of a man forced to confront his own limitations and humanity.
Synopsis
In a past age of colonization, two fictitious nations stand opposed: Hastan and the conquering Llehstanz Monarchy.
After years of war, the final battle for Hastan is won under the command of Colonel Valstohl Baquiste, a brilliant, ambitious, ruthless officer whose reputation for victory is matched only by his prejudice against the Hastanas.
But triumph comes at a cost.
During the decisive battle, Baquiste is unexpectedly attacked and left permanently wounded. With his military career seemingly over, the embittered colonel prepares to return home in disgrace.
Instead, he receives one final assignment.
Called back into service on a secret mission, Baquiste must travel alone and in disguise to capture a group of elusive attackers threatening a Llehstanzite regiment. His search leads him far from the battlefield to the palace of Sir Bojeshnomaan Yervaan, a powerful Southern Hastana landowner whose influence and intentions are far from clear.
Within Yervaan’s domain, the wounded colonel finds himself trapped in a web of manipulation, suspicion, and hidden motives.
To succeed in this delicate affair, Baquiste must confront not only a dangerous adversary, but also the prejudice and ghosts of war that haunt him.
For the first time in his military career, victory may demand more than discipline and strategy.
It may require Colonel Valstohl Baquiste’s humanity.