Mask of Death

It's not the story you think you know.

Do you like stories? So do I. If you have time, I have an interesting one to tell.

Our story begins somewhere in Turin, northwestern Italy. Specifically, Sacra di San Michele, a fortress-like abbey located at the pinnacle of Mount Pirchiriano. The time is the mid-14th century. The black plague, or the great mortality as it is sometimes called, is in full bloom across Western Europe.

In Sacra di San Michele, we find the three main players. Prince Prosper...