4/5 simply because I couldn't enjoy the book at its full potential. My understanding of Italian is the same as my underatanding of Portuguese, as in, I more or less understand what I read because I know French, Spanish and Latin. The few things i didnt get I could yse a translator. So while I certainly missed some details, I could sense the beautiful narration (similar text structure helps).
This first book is a full NPC book, with great unique art for portraits, very deep backgrounds and interesting stories to be told around this massive cast. While as a RPG supplement it is a little lacking, as we are waiting for tome 2, the characters are amazing and I would LOVE to read a comic, a series or a fic about them and their interactions with each other. I can't wait to read tome 2 and see how PCs would fit in this madness.
There's all sorts of bloodlines too ;)
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