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[Caltarania]

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Many just escaped and bred everywhere. Mustangs, like that, IIRC.

Btw, slightly editted the app to include religion.

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[Emilio Aguinaldo]

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Many just escaped and bred everywhere. Mustangs, like that, IIRC.

Texan feral camel!

[Alleniana]

Many just escaped and bred everywhere. Mustangs, like that, IIRC.

Texan feral camel!

Australian feral camels.

[Caltarania]

Texan feral camel!

Australian feral camels.

Yorkish fera- oh wait we don't have camels and all our animals are tame.

-Waves fist-

Damn you Australia and your man-eating fauna!

I guess it'd be Yorkish feral whippet.

[Alleniana]

Australian feral camels.

Yorkish fera- oh wait we don't have camels and all our animals are tame.

-Waves fist-

Damn you Australia and your man-eating fauna!

I guess it'd be Yorkish feral whippet.

Seriously though, Australia has obscene numbers of camels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_feral_camel

[Caltarania]

Yorkish fera- oh wait we don't have camels and all our animals are tame.

-Waves fist-

Damn you Australia and your man-eating fauna!

I guess it'd be Yorkish feral whippet.

Seriously though, Australia has obscene numbers of camels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_feral_camel

Seriously, though, Yorkshire has an obscene number of whippets.
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[Rephesus]

Yorkish fera- oh wait we don't have camels and all our animals are tame.

-Waves fist-

Damn you Australia and your man-eating fauna!

I guess it'd be Yorkish feral whippet.

Seriously though, Australia has obscene numbers of camels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_feral_camel

Maori Camel Cavalry.


Yus.

[Caltarania]

Seriously though, Australia has obscene numbers of camels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_feral_camel

Maori Camel Cavalry.


Yus.

Get appin' ye wee tyke.

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[Alleniana]

Maori Camel Cavalry.


Yus.

Get appin' ye wee tyke.

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da

[Slakonian]

Get appin' ye wee tyke.

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da

Ja

[Caltarania]

da

Ja

Si

[Alleniana]

Ja

Si

Senorita

[Bujahla]

Si

Senorita

Sexy señorrita wont ya come play ah
Woah oh oh oh

[Timothia]

I'm thinking about combining a couple of RP ideas that have been tossed around here (the Manor and the Turkish court) to make a character-based alternate history RP that also has elements of a god RP and a nation RP. As a twist from normal gameplay, this would have an endgame. The premise would be as follows:

You will roleplay as a Spanish count and patriarch from a minor noble family who answers to the Duke of [whatever-duchy-we-decide-on]. A bizarre turn of events puts a 15 year old Maltese boy on the ducal throne, and all the counts are invited to his "coronation" (for lack of a better word). At some point during the stay at the palace, each player would receive a divine message of some kind or another which I would telegram to them. The message would contain two things that would alter your player's future: a goal and a limitation. The goal would be a barely reachable idea that would will end the game if you can achieve it. The limitation would be something that the player would have to keep from happening, or else his life would be ended.

The two would appear to be very intertwined: there would be no simple way to achieve the end without triggering the limitation. The message would also warn them that others were given messages and that, should they fail to be one of the first three to achieve their goal, then their life would be ended. They would be told to be on-guard and on-edge for what other people's mission might be so that they could possibly end it.

As an added twist to regular RPing, the morals that your character displays will be judged. The more virtuous you are, the more likely God is to answer your prayers. The more sinful you are, the more likely you will be passed over or even punished. You can pray for good to happen to you or for bad to happen to your enemies: some will be answered and some will be ignored. But the more prayerful you are, the more likely you are to be answered favorably.All this is going on as you go through the every day life of your character, as well as manage the aspects of your realm. You are allowed to discuss your goals with others however you wish: you are also allowed to lie about those goals however you wish. No one will know but God: but is that truly such a good thing?

What do you guys think? How interested would you be in doing something like this? I know that the competition kind of hurts the purist RPer, but I think that I can ensure activity if there is an end in sight. it's a bit of an experiment, I suppose.

[Timothia]

I'll take that as a "yes" and get started immediately.

[Timothia]

Deus ex Machina

{ ˈdeus eks ˈmaː.kʰi.na], /ˈdeɪ.əs ɛks ˈmɑːkiːnə/ or /ˈdiːəs ɛks ˈmækɨnə/ }

from Latin, meaning "god from the machine", is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly resolved by the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability or object. Depending on how it is done, it can be intended to move the story forward when the writer has "painted himself into a corner" and sees no other way out, to surprise the audience, to bring the tale to a happy ending, or as a comedic device.

Isaiah 55:8-9 (KJV)

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Joel 2:28-32 (NIV)

28 And afterward,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams,
your young men will see visions.

29 Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.

30 I will show wonders in the heavens
and on the earth,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.

31 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

32 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Ars Poetica
-Horace

And no god should intervene unless there’s a problem
That needs that solution,

The humid Mediterranean air was stagnant now at last. Hardly even the slightest hint of a breeze puffed at the sails of the vessels leaving Barcelona for far off lands: not so had it been for the past two weeks. The waves had been beating at the shore like an angry horde and the wind had been whipping and tossing about everything that wasn't heavy enough to be held down. The heat may have been simmering and extremely uncomfortable, but it was much better than the devastation that the sea had been pouring in for the past fourteen days. The calm in the waves meant that, at long last, the new Duke, Flavian Antonio de Malta, was permitted to arrive.

Flavian was a 13 year old adulterated son of the recently-deceased Duke and his Italian lover. As his life came to a close, the ailing Duke begged for the Archbishop of Narbonne to make one of his several illegitimate sons a legitimate heir to the Duchy of Catalonia. Several well-placed donations and thousands of "Hail Mary's" later, Flavian was approved and given the surname "Antonio". The Maltese boy wasn't even fully-aware of his parentage, so his appointment as heir came as a shock to him. His mother was overjoyed, of course, and they set sail as soon as the spring storms subsided.

The new Duke of Catalonia was arriving in his city, and all the lords and counts who would call him liege were invited - nay, commanded - to attend the ceremony in which Flavian would accept the ducal title sand all the trappings he inherited form the father he had never met. Little did he know how much his own life would change in the surreal events of the next several days

Welcome to
Deus ex Machina

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This will be an RP unlike anything you've ever done before! History will be tweaked ever so slightly before it meets the supernatural with beautiful Barcelona as the backdrop and plenty of royal intrigue pushing the story along to an eventual conclusion. There are eight things I have to talk to you about before we get this started, so hang tight and try to keep up as I go through everything as quickly as possible.

I. Alternate History

This RP is has a slightly alternate history. I emphasize the "slightly" because I really don't want apps for a German-speaking Mongolian colony outside of Barcelona that has a sizable Egyptian minority and will occasionally sacrifice the hearts of the vanquished to Quetzalcoatl. Let's not get too overboard with the alternate part of alternate history.

However, it is AH nonetheless. I haven't made any major alterations to history and I won't accept any apps that make massive and international changes. With that in mind, I encourage you to completely make up your realm: international changes are frowned upon, but regional changes are lauded. For example, the Duchy of Catalonia doesn't exist de facto in 1006, which is the starting year for this RP. Some of the characters I created actually existed, but others didn't. You are welcome to completely customize your region within reason. Your character will be subject to the Duke at the beginning of the RP, though you are permitted to do anything after that which you see fit. The POD is 897, for anyone who wants to know.

Here are a couple of ideas I'd like to throw out there: an order of knights or monks lead by a headmaster, a Catholic mayor with a Muslim majority in his city, a Frankish count who has changed allegiances, a bishop or priest who rules his city in place of an insane mayor, a Muslim convert to Christianity who is now more zealous than anyone knows what to do with, an ailing childhood friend of the old Duke, or even a mercenary captain who swore fealty to the Duke.

The new Duke is named Flavian Antonio de Malta.
The old Duke was named Ramon Borrell Antonio de Barcelona.
His wife was named Juanitra Ceinos Antonio.
His Italian lover (and Flavian's mother) was named Christina Amora de Gato
The chancellor of the Duchy of Catalonia is named Ferdinand Tavera de Orleannnais.

The Duchy of Catalonia was formed in 897 AD by Wilfred the Hairy. When called upon to swear fealty to the Carolingian King, he refused the call. He proceeded to declare the Duchy of Catalonia (alternatively and colloquially the Duchy of Barcelona) an independent realm ruled by his family. The levies were brought together to fend off an attack that never came, and the Duchy has existed with complete autonomy ever since. The Duchy slowly fell apart and splintered with each passing generation until Ramon Borrell Antonio, count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona, and descendent of Wilfred, reunited all the titles and declared himself to be the Duke of Catalonia in 992. He is the Duke who dies at the age of 35 in 1007, the start of this RP.

The Muslim Caliphate of Córdoba has become far less of a threat in the past decade, splintering and decentralizing to the point that they bicker more with each other than they do against the people of Barcelona. The Frenchmen to the north aren't very interested in gaining a border with the Muslims, and they are willing to let Catalonia exist if only for a buffer state. My math has a population of 1.05 million in the entire Duchy (modern Catalonia has about 6 million of modern Spain's 40 million people, so maintaining that ratio for when Spain had about 7 million in 1000 AD gives you 1.05 million in Catalonia). I expect apps of about 5,000-30,000 people, with the largest city being Barcelona at 40,000 or so. I'll talk about it more when we get to point #8.

II. Messages and Missions

One of the driving ideas of this RP is that it will eventually end. It will not go on forever, it is not "esto perpetuo" (alleniana), it will come to a close in the foreseeable future. I hope for this to run about two weeks, maybe more or maybe less depending on how everyone does. The game will only be over when three different players have achieved their "missions".

But wait! I didn't know there were missions!

Well, you do now.

Basically, this is where the supernatural part of the RP comes into play. While your character is in Barcelona for the coronation, he will encounter a message. Some people might get theirs in a dream, others in the form of an angel, still more from a turn of events that can only be attributed to God. I will telegram you how your encounter goes so that you will be able to use that knowledge in the IC. Any time I start a telegram with the message "THIS INFORMATION CAN BE USED IN THE IC", then you can use the information in the IC.

Your encounter could radically change your character. Each person will be given a task by the divine being which contacts them, and they will also be given a limitation. It is your IC and OOC goal to achieve your goal without triggering your limitation. For example, say your goal was (and now that I've said it, I won't use it) to slay the Caliph in Cordoba. That means that you will achieve your goal - and win the game - when the Calpih is dead. However, say your modifier is that no blood can be shed in the murder and no poison can be used. This severely limits your ability to achieve your goal.

As the game plays out, you may figure out the mission that other characters have been given. The virtuous thing to do would be to help them, but we all know that helping them means that they are one step closer to beating you. If I were you, I wouldn't tell anybody my mission and I wouldn't help anybody achieve theirs. Making your own ambitions public just invites them to inhibit your endgoal. But certain goals may require that you gain the trust of someone in the pursuit of your mission. everything is up for grabs. You don't have to tell the truth, you don't have to tell anybody anything, or you could tell everybody everything. It is entirely up to you. Strategize to your hearts content.

Also keep in mind that, in your message, you are also given the words Joel 2:28-32. I'm going to spoil it's meaning for you: it is a revelation that all the other people "even... my servants, both men and women" have been spoken to in some way. this ought to be clue enough that everyone else there now has a mission which they may or may not wish to share with you.

III. Sins, Virtues, and Prayer

In addition to all the resources that would be available to an 11th century noble, you have another method at your disposal by which you can achieve your ends. If you are a good Catholic - which, after a life-changing vision, surely your character would be - you will be saying your prayers regularly. You will also be asking the priests to pray for you and bless you. Now, in real life, you may believe that these things do nothing, but in the RP at least, they are an appeal to an almighty God.

If you have God on your side, then you should probably use that to your advantage, right?

He is capable of doing anything you ask Him to do. But He won't always do it. You will only gain his favor and avoid his wrath by the types of morals you display. Here's a neat little guide to the do's and don'ts of trying to please God. If you act in a way that shows any of the seven virtues, then God will likely look at you and your requests in a more favorable light. But if you display any of the seven deadly sins, then you are less likely to see your prayers answered and you could even see the inverse happen.


The seven virtues are chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility.

The seven deadly sins are lust, gluttony, greed, slothfulness, wrath, envy, and pride.

The problem is that it is virtually impossible to achieve your goals without committing a "deadly sin". You just need to find a balance between morality and practicality. That might not necessarily be the best life advice, but it certainly applies to this game well. If you go the entire game without once being envious but you aren't anywhere near your goal, then it was all worthless anyway. But if you pridefully make up tall tales about yourself to accomplish your goal, then you might be struck and sent back by the Man Upstairs. Find the Golden Mean and you might not get brimstoned on.

IV. Catholicism

In case you haven't noticed this yet, the supernatural plays a pretty big part in this RP. If you haven't figured that out by now, then you haven't read a single word of this OP.

I'd like to dodge potential complaints of two types:
Type A - "God isn't real so why the hell does he play such a huge part in this RP? Why can't it just be a solid historical RP rather than full of all this dang religious mumbo jumbo? Who really believes that, anyway?"

Type B - "I can't believe that you've misrepresented Catholicism so outrageously! That's not at all what I believe, and I'm really insulted that you would blaspheme and shame the name of my Savior just for your stupid game!"

No and no, I don't want to hear any of that. First of all, I'm not a Catholic and I'm not a theologian. I don't claim to understand all the rites and rituals of Catholicism, so I'm bound to have made mistakes along the way. It's nothing personal against your faith or anything you believe. It's just a game. I'm not changing anyone's eternity.

Now to the first complainer, this is the kind of RP that I thought would be fun. I'm not asking you to recognize or acknowledge God in any meaningful way. I just want you to enjoy the RP and all the interesting stories and plots that would be different with a real, active God involved. therefore, when posting in the IC, make the assumption that there is indeed a God, and that He is defined by all the traditional Catholic traits (benevolence, all-powerful, omnipresence, omniscience, etc.).

I'm not doing this to get into a debate about religion. Take yours debates to NSG, they'll love you there.

Not really, NSG hasn't ever loved anybody, all they've ever done is find everything that they disagree with you about and make you seem like an idiot for every one of them, but I ramble. Back too the RP.

V. Roleplay vs Competition

This RP treads thin ice between RPing and gaming. There is a BIG difference, in case you weren't aware: gaming is more like a sport and RPing is more like an art. I won't be the one to say which is better or more important, you can make up your own mind on that one. But I have yet to see a blend of RPing and gaming where you are able to enjoy writing a deep story with invested characters, yet still have a firm resolve to win whatever it is that you're competing over. This ought to be equal parts competition and writing. if you don' t compete, everyone else will feel cheated. If you don't RP, everyone else will be bored.

Again, happy medium.

VI. Passage of Time

Time will move in a constant fashion to ensure that everything continues moving along in a constant fashion. Every other day at midnight UTC time, the IC will move ahead two weeks. This should give you ample time to make the necessary adjustments and changes, but also keeps things going smoothly. Ideally, you should post once every two week period, but you aren't required to do so. You are only required to post once every 2 IC months, which is once every RL 8 days. You are all more than capable of getting one post up every eight days. If you fail to do so, then your character will be killed off in a creative and fitting way.

Harsh? You bet. But there's no reason I should ever have to OP kill anyone, so it won't be an issue.

VII. Common Decency

Unless you either haven't done an RP or you live under a rock, then you should be aware of the basic rules of RPing. No godmodding (unless you're me and you're actually God ), no metagaming, no one liners, no two liners, minimum one paragraph, blah, blah, blah...

Rules are so bland. You guys know what it is, just don't do stuff that you would think is unfair on the other side of the coin.

Also, fun. Have it.

VIII. The Application

Now on to the final part before you can dive into this RP: the application. You will notice that there are two apps: I request that you fill out both if you are a normal player. Later on, I may accept a couple players without realm apps if all the realms are filed up, though the chances of this are pretty low. I'll help explain what each part of the app is in the form below, then you're off to the races. STILL WIP

Realm App
Name:
Population:
Levy size:
Territorial Claims:
Capital entity:
Local Industries:
Additional Backstory:

Character App
Full Name:
Character's Most Commonly Used Name:
Dynastic Ties:
Noble Titles:
Heir and other claimants:
Noteworthy relatives:
Additional Backstory:
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Population:
Levy size:
Territorial Claims:
Capital entity:
Local Industries:
Additional Backstory:

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Full Name:
Character's Most Commonly Used Name:
Dynastic Ties:
Noble Titles:
Heir and other claimants:
Noteworthy relatives:
Additional Backstory:
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[Altito Asmoro]

I'm thinking about combining a couple of RP ideas that have been tossed around here (the Manor and the Turkish court) to make a character-based alternate history RP that also has elements of a god RP and a nation RP. As a twist from normal gameplay, this would have an endgame. The premise would be as follows:

You will roleplay as a Spanish count and patriarch from a minor noble family who answers to the Duke of [whatever-duchy-we-decide-on]. A bizarre turn of events puts a 15 year old Maltese boy on the ducal throne, and all the counts are invited to his "coronation" (for lack of a better word). At some point during the stay at the palace, each player would receive a divine message of some kind or another which I would telegram to them. The message would contain two things that would alter your player's future: a goal and a limitation. The goal would be a barely reachable idea that would will end the game if you can achieve it. The limitation would be something that the player would have to keep from happening, or else his life would be ended.

The two would appear to be very intertwined: there would be no simple way to achieve the end without triggering the limitation. The message would also warn them that others were given messages and that, should they fail to be one of the first three to achieve their goal, then their life would be ended. They would be told to be on-guard and on-edge for what other people's mission might be so that they could possibly end it.

As an added twist to regular RPing, the morals that your character displays will be judged. The more virtuous you are, the more likely God is to answer your prayers. The more sinful you are, the more likely you will be passed over or even punished. You can pray for good to happen to you or for bad to happen to your enemies: some will be answered and some will be ignored. But the more prayerful you are, the more likely you are to be answered favorably.All this is going on as you go through the every day life of your character, as well as manage the aspects of your realm. You are allowed to discuss your goals with others however you wish: you are also allowed to lie about those goals however you wish. No one will know but God: but is that truly such a good thing?

What do you guys think? How interested would you be in doing something like this? I know that the competition kind of hurts the purist RPer, but I think that I can ensure activity if there is an end in sight. it's a bit of an experiment, I suppose.

Any chance playing as Muslim?

[Timothia]

I'm thinking about combining a couple of RP ideas that have been tossed around here (the Manor and the Turkish court) to make a character-based alternate history RP that also has elements of a god RP and a nation RP. As a twist from normal gameplay, this would have an endgame. The premise would be as follows:

You will roleplay as a Spanish count and patriarch from a minor noble family who answers to the Duke of [whatever-duchy-we-decide-on]. A bizarre turn of events puts a 15 year old Maltese boy on the ducal throne, and all the counts are invited to his "coronation" (for lack of a better word). At some point during the stay at the palace, each player would receive a divine message of some kind or another which I would telegram to them. The message would contain two things that would alter your player's future: a goal and a limitation. The goal would be a barely reachable idea that would will end the game if you can achieve it. The limitation would be something that the player would have to keep from happening, or else his life would be ended.

The two would appear to be very intertwined: there would be no simple way to achieve the end without triggering the limitation. The message would also warn them that others were given messages and that, should they fail to be one of the first three to achieve their goal, then their life would be ended. They would be told to be on-guard and on-edge for what other people's mission might be so that they could possibly end it.

As an added twist to regular RPing, the morals that your character displays will be judged. The more virtuous you are, the more likely God is to answer your prayers. The more sinful you are, the more likely you will be passed over or even punished. You can pray for good to happen to you or for bad to happen to your enemies: some will be answered and some will be ignored. But the more prayerful you are, the more likely you are to be answered favorably.All this is going on as you go through the every day life of your character, as well as manage the aspects of your realm. You are allowed to discuss your goals with others however you wish: you are also allowed to lie about those goals however you wish. No one will know but God: but is that truly such a good thing?

What do you guys think? How interested would you be in doing something like this? I know that the competition kind of hurts the purist RPer, but I think that I can ensure activity if there is an end in sight. it's a bit of an experiment, I suppose.

Any chance playing as Muslim?

If it's a good enough app, then sure. Though being a closet Muslim would be an awesome RP premise, as would being a recently converted Muslim.

[Altito Asmoro]

Any chance playing as Muslim?

If it's a good enough app, then sure. Though being a closet Muslim would be an awesome RP premise, as would being a recently converted Muslim.

I don't play as someone who converts from his original religion to another religion. It's too...controversial.

[Bujahla]

If it's a good enough app, then sure. Though being a closet Muslim would be an awesome RP premise, as would being a recently converted Muslim.

I don't play as someone who converts from his original religion to another religion. It's too...controversial.

No! But it'd be so much fun! You could be one of the los conversos and cause a shit storm when they find that your wife didn't convert but you did and then you get burned.

[Altito Asmoro]

I don't play as someone who converts from his original religion to another religion. It's too...controversial.

No! But it'd be so much fun! You could be one of the los conversos and cause a shit storm when they find that your wife didn't convert but you did and then you get burned.

I'll get myself on stake in Indonesia

[Bujahla]

No! But it'd be so much fun! You could be one of the los conversos and cause a shit storm when they find that your wife didn't convert but you did and then you get burned.

I'll get myself on stake in Indonesia

Oh yeah.... Is it that bad? lol

[Altito Asmoro]

I'll get myself on stake in Indonesia

Oh yeah.... Is it that bad? lol

If they know of what I did, yes.

If they don't know, no.

[Reatra]

Hey TimTim (why not XD)


Realm App
Name: City of Remei
Population: 6600
Levy size: 360
Territorial Claims: Coast of southern Catalonia. Small trading city. Modern-day county of Tarragona
Capital entity: Remei
Local Industries: Steel production, textiles, farming (in decreasing order)
Additional Backstory: Founded in 966 by Alexander Soto. Alex was a sellsword who fought for many realms. He was born in Genoa, where he was born to an impoverished noble family. House Soto was on the decline, and Alexander struck out on his own to bring back the glory of the old days. He recruited peasants from Genovese outposts in Corsica and Sardinia, borrowed money from merchants with the lowest interest rate, rented transport to Barcelona with his pregnant wife, and offered his service to the Duke. After years of fighting Islamic attempts to invade, Alexander was awarded a small fief in Tarragona. He retired from mercenary life, used taxes to repay the merchants, and requested women to settle in his land where his soldiers had founded the city of Remei. Alexander died in his middle-aged years fighting off the last Muslim attempt at taking part of Catalonia. Alexander's son Romolo took the fief and became baron of Remei. Now Remei is thriving, and the trading city brings in more money for House Soto than anything in Genoa ever could.

Character App
Full Name: Romolo Jon Soto
Character's Most Commonly Used Name: Remo
Dynastic Ties: No major ones.
Noble Titles: Baron of Remei
Heir and other claimants: No legal heir, only 22 years old. No claimants so far, the city was recently founded.
Noteworthy relatives: None, only barely known nobles in Genoa.
Additional Backstory: Nothing of note yet. Romolo had led an uneventful life. He has been educated in the best (Christian) schools in Iberia, he has been trained in fencing and riding, it is the basic life of a young minor noble. But Romolo is ambitious, and his small city is not enough for him. He would want more, a county, even the duchy itself.
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[Photana]

Alright, after a long while, I'm starting to work on that Age of Sail RP, and I'd like to ask a few questions:
1. When should it start?
2. How alternate should history be to start off with?