ROCHEFORT™ CIGARETTES

[Draeris 3124]

Mariana Dubois smoking her Rochefort’s, 1763

 

ROCHEFORT™ CIGARETTES

SUPERFINE & READY ROLLED

 

Est. 15th of Owyn’s Flame, 1763

A Pruvia-Rhoswen Ltd. Corporation

Károly Tower, Floor 3, Owynsburg, Kaedrin

 

The Rhoswenii agrarian dream and the rustique of all beneath Mont Claire: the entire experience now handheld as a luxury consumer product, composed of the finest tobacco and materials from the old north state. Class no longer is determined by wealth: it is determined by your cigarette brand. 

 

FOUNDING STORY

A taboo in the early tobacco industry was the practical monopoly Kaedrin had on quality plants: the fertile lands and valley weather causing for rapid and healthy growth of the herbs necessary to produce a cigarette. Kaedrin was the main supplier for the Illatian Palina’s, and the later Papal Cigarettes Ltd.

 

Cigarette brands came and went: often relying on the temporary popularity of a single person. Due to Illatians often going to jail, and clergymen being commercially inept: most cigarette brands fell into obscurity rather quickly. The folk of Kaedrin understood that, for the survival of their own tobacco farms, they had to maintain a steady demand. 

 

But then Richard Helvets, Mariana Dubois and Laurence Pruvia concocted a commercial wonder: what if we used the tobacco for ourselves? Starting in a rented apartment on the third floor of the Károly tower, Rochefort quickly became a hallmark in the industry. With the clergy and House Helvets smoking this particular brand, it soon conquered the social circles of the Empire. From the Duke of Angren to the Minister of Intelligence: all flocked behind the Rhoswenii flagship brand.

 

From that point onwards Rochefort became a prospering Pruvia-Rhoswen Ltd. Enterprise that not only introduced cigarettes as a staple of the upper echelon, but as a chief cultural export of the former Commonwealth. When you smoke Rochefort, you experience Kaedrin’s ancient glory.

 

ETYMOLOGY 

The trademarked ‘Rochefort’ brand stems from the County of Rochefort, belonging to Richard Victor  Helvets. The name was chosen for the brand by Pruvia-Rhoswen Ltd. due to the cultural contributions by the Count of Rochefort himself. 

 

The name evokes a sense of trust, quality and cultural excellency for the average Kaedreni. But to the outsider, it demands a vibrant vision of Kaedreni elegance and civilization.

 

COMPARISON TO THE COMPETITION

Pruvia-Rhoswen Ltd. set up an independent panel of tobacco-frequents in Helena, Owynsburg, Reza and former Avalain to compare the brands: with each only being identifiable by ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’. In this credible study, Rochefort was found to be an excellent performer in all measurements but disappointment: its brand, labeled as A, scoring the highest with every panelist!

 

We found the most success in the following demographics:

I). Intelligent people;

II). Successful people;

& III). Tasteful people.

 

Before commercial release, we collected reviews from our samplers: 

 

“It’s so good that it’s almost a sin”. 

His Holiness the High Pontiff James II

 

“An absolutely ludicrous amount of quality!”

Duke John d’Arkent

 

“I don’t even need to travel to Kaedrin anymore.”

Riordain MacDroch

 

“A taste so treacherous, it should be dragged to court.”

His Excellency the Solicitor-General Joseph Adler

 

“Okay fine, I guess one thing is good about Kaedrin”

Ser Osvald Barclay of Haense

[MadOne 4945]

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[ReveredOwl 5639]

“Is this how the Cardinal makes his money?” asks Boniface as he reads over the advertisement before continuing his writing.

[BigMacMoMo 214]

“It’s perfect for any situation,” a young man would tell his friends. “Best to get them before they’re in too high demand!”

[Enlightenment 2300]

An Illatian ghost puffs away on a superior cigarette brand... “Clearly these will lack the qualities of any good palina...”