Intrigue in Court [Fantasy Medieval|OOC|CLOSED]

[Valloria]

With Zelphos's permission I think I will make an application for her and be sure to make room for such a romance to have taken place in her youth.

Yeah, i wanted Roland to have three major weaknesses. The love for Talia, his sense of honor and lack of political intrigue.

Roland could probably be forced to work for someone should Talia be threatened and if push come to shove might even choose her over his Emperor.

This Roland guy seems pretty interesting. Perhaps we could write a song about him

[Zelphos]

With Zelphos's permission I think I will make an application for her and be sure to make room for such a romance to have taken place in her youth.

Fine by me.

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My apologies if my post seems bland, a writing block is an evil mistress.

[Barapam]

Sorry it's taken so long, had to guard my friend's ferrets.

At first I considered doing a nobleman/officer, but I changed my mind. I hope there's room for a court jester:

Name: Borys Karmanyakov
Family Name/House: Karmanyakov, but the Jesters Guild has always been much more of a family to her.
Age: 23
Appearance:

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Personality: She's more intelligent than she let's on, and that's intentional. For one thing, stupid people are funnier than smart people, so it's expected of her to take that role. It also helps that it makes other schemers underestimate her, as she appears to be nothng more than a lowly, dumb servant.

Many of her traits are related to her work. For example, she's often quite cheerful, but it can be hard for outsiders to determine when she's serious and when she's joking around.
Skills: Obfuscating stupidity, juggling, dancing, acting, singing, acrobatics, agility, sword swallowing, fire eating, card tricks, and sometimes even telling jokes.
Position: Court jester
Backstory: When Borys was only six years old, her father Ironheart Karmanyakov, an uptil then respected member of the burgess, beat her mother to death in a drunken rage. He then sold Borys, his only child, to a travelling band of jesters the very same afternoon after beating her up too. He knew he couldn't take care of her on his own, he had no desire to do so either, and she also reminded him about his wife that he just had killed. So he figured everyone would be happier if he gave her up to some strangers for coin. And while his motives were purely selfish, he was absolutely right in this case. The jesters took her under their wings, taught her every detail of their art, and brought her along on their journeys and performances as the newest member of the crew.

Because of various reasons and disagreements, the band split up after a performance in the imperial capital. Some of them continued on their different ways, others stayed in the city, and some of those who stayed, including Borys herself, joined the local Jesters Guild. The Guild educated her further, and it wasn't long before she and her friends got the opportunity to show off their talents for the emperor and his family. His Majesty was so pleased with what he had seen that he hired a few of them as his personal entertainers, and among them was Borys.

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Stewardship: 8
Intrigue: 9
Martial: 8
Diplomacy: 5
Renown: 4

FOR TRACKING PURPOSES "Batman"

Borys is a male name, and the surname is as well (would end with a if it was a she).

1. Boris is a male name, but I changed it slightly. Besides, this is a fantasy world, so things can easily be upside down. It even is in the real world: Vanja is a Russian nickname for Ivan (right?), but in Sweden Vanja is a woman's name.

2. I originally thought of the name for my male soldier character, but given that this is fantasy, who's to say it's a male or female name? The naming customs migh be completely different. She's after all not a real Russian, and doesn't need an a in the end of her surname.

3. The surname is a homage to Astrid Lindgren. Karmanjaka is the homeland of the evil knight Tengil in one of her books.

EDIT: Too late at night now for me to get a decent post up, I'll try again tomorrow.

[Of the Quendi]

Somebody knows their ck2 acronyms.

Its a CK2 thing? I just assumed that CoA is pretty universal for Coat of Arms. But sure, I have played a few (hundred) hours of CK2.

Fine by me.

Great, will have it up tomorrow.

[The Valyria Empire]

Somebody knows their ck2 acronyms.

Its a CK2 thing? I just assumed that CoA is pretty universal for Coat of Arms. But sure, I have played a few (hundred) hours of CK2.

Fine by me.

Great, will have it up tomorrow.

So it states in the Emperor's app

he has dark violet hair

so I'm curious if the siblings also have this or if it was a recessive trait while the others have different colored hair. If Violet Hair is a trait of the royal family than that means that Roland's father had the dominant gene.

Also I just realized I set up a romance between two first cousins. Oh well, cousins were free game in medieval society and up till the Victoria era.

[Senkaku]

Name: Saran Paşa
Family Name/House: Saran's surname simply means "mystery father" in his native language, as no one was sure who his father was.
Age: 27
Appearance: Saran stands around 5' 11", weighing around 170 pounds, with dark hair styled short. His skin is just dark enough to indicate he has blood from the imperial frontier and perhaps abroad, and his eyes are are bright blue.
Personality: Saran is, at his core, deeply insecure- about his position, his past, his work, and the world. He presents himself as a charming, slightly exotic, confident, sophisticated member of the aristocracy, but knows that his common blood, scandalous past, and provincial ancestry forever exclude him from their ranks. He also knows that his lack of a noble pedigree mean that his position is always under threat from seemingly random members of the imperial bureaucracy, and that despite the fact he has become wealthy in his rise to the top, he remains essentially at the emperor's mercy. His feeling of being out of place among the nobility has led him to work very hard to act and dress like one of them, but even when he plays the part more convincingly than anyone around him (perhaps especially then), he is acutely conscious that he is, in fact, only pretending. Nonetheless, his deep desire to belong and to be liked, as well as his fear for his position if people begin to dislike him, pushes him to continue to socialize, entertain, and generally try to play a character of himself that he thinks his audience will like more than the real him. He keeps his work strictly separate from his socializing and court activities.

However, while he stresses over playing the part of a dashing bohemian to the court during his leisure time, his reputation as an administrator is quite different. Saran is known as a ruthless prosecutor and unsleepingly devoted, extremely intelligent, and totally loyal servant of the empire's interests, receiving the nickname "Nightmarcher" during his time as an imperial viceroy for his order for imperial troops to march all through the night to attack a large encampment of rebels and pirates. He is extremely demanding of his subordinates and often neurotic about administrative details, and despite the taxing nature of his work, he appreciates that it gives him something to bury his insecurities, posturing, and fears in, as well as that he doesn't need to pretend to be someone he isn't around fellow bureaucrats of common extraction. Despite his unrelenting and demanding style, Saran is also deeply thoughtful towards his subordinates, as he relates to their lives and struggles far more than he does to those of the nobility, and has won the respect of many of the soldiers and civil servants who serve under him. He is currently carrying on an affair with the young commander of the [[Metropolitan Guard? my suggestion for the name of Nab'eesh's garrison]], a young nobleman named Adrian Visser, of a minor house.

He is also known for having a very long memory, both in terms of grudges and favors, and one-upsmanship or proving a point. When he served as a viceroy on the imperial frontier and briefly had jurisdiction over some of his home province, many there took note of his sponsorship of public works near his home village and in cities he had once lived in, and many who had wronged him in his days on the streets died screaming in cold cells far underground, while those he remembered well were showered with favors.

Skills: Saran is an extremely talented administrator, having overseen spy networks, cities, and armies throughout his career. He also knows when to delegate to his subordinates and leave matters to those with greater expertise (for example, on the occasions he had to direct imperial troops, he generally left tactical matters to his officers). In addition to his governing ability, Saran retains many of the skills he learned on the street as a child and a young man, from sleight of hand to the arts of the bedchamber, and he has become a fencer of modest ability. He has also learned to swim in the last few years.
Position: Saran serves as Viceroy of Nab'eesh (governor of the capital region, essentially), overseeing Nab'eesh's administration and garrison, and he was appointed only recently by the old emperor.
Backstory: Saran was born dirt-poor in a province at the very fringe of the empire. His father left his mother before he was born, and she died shortly after his birth. For a few years, his grandmother cared for him, but when she died too, he was evicted by her neighbors, who wanted her small plot of land, and cast adrift in the world. He supported himself in a variety of ways, including as a pickpocket, spy, and prostitute, and taught himself how to read and write.

At the age of 17, he managed to sit a series of government civil service examinations, scoring very well and receiving a post in the empire's internal security apparatus. From there, Saran's intelligence, absolute loyalty, administrative abilities, manipulative talents, and ruthlessness have seen him rise with staggering speed, from a lowly interrogator to a provincial viceroy on the imperial frontier and finally to the post of Viceroy of Nab'eesh. He began as an interrogator and investigative officer in the distant frontier port of Kadira at 17, but quickly saw successive promotions for the next two years that left him in charge of the city's entire secret police unit for his success in extracting information from prisoners and at handling assets within rebel and criminal cells. He subsequently carried on an affair with the Viceroy of Kadira, who he reported to, an old and corrupt man who soon showered him with favors, while also reporting on his corrupt activities to imperial authorities (omitting a little, to preserve his own security, of course). This state of affairs carried on for nearly a year, and the Viceroy promoted him to oversee the Southern Governorate of the Kadira Viceroyalty before being arrested. For his vital role in bringing the Viceroy and a wide array of his cronies to justice, as well as his competent administration of the Southern Governorate, Saran himself was created Viceroy of Kadira at the tender age of 20, and several powerful local merchants and nobles objected to this appointment on the grounds of his youth and common blood. However, through careful bargaining and in a few cases, an assassin's blade, Saran was able to keep Kadira's aristocrats in line with his administration. He narrowly avoided assassination himself during this time, and was saved from drowning in a pirate attack sponsored by a disgruntled lord by the swift actions of one of his commanders, Adrian Visser, who subsequently became one of his ablest assistants and closest partners (both politically and romantically).

Kadira was, at the time of Saran's ascension to the viceroyship, a troubled viceroyalty, dealing with piracy on the coast, disgruntled hill tribes in its mountainous and arid interior, and politicking amongst the nobility in the wake of a massive imperial purge of the previous Viceroy's corrupt cronies. But from his power base in the Southern Governorate, Saran, with the help of loyal military forces, successfully spent two years crushing the rebellious hill tribes and offering generous incentives to those who were willing to listen to improve infrastructure in their region and play them against their most bellicose neighbors. His consolidation of centralized authority and successful efforts against the hill tribes, coupled with strong actions against pirates, more than doubled tax revenue in the viceroyalty over the first two years of his administration. The Emperor, taking note of the apparent pacification of this troublesome viceroyalty, extended Saran's authority to cover the neighboring frontier province of Ultan, where Saran was originally born.

Mountainous, inhospitable, and riven by tribal divisions, Ultan had long proven troublesome for imperial administrators. However, Saran journeyed to the capital himself to make a proposal to the Emperor: given five thousand men and additional resources from the imperial spy network, he said he would be able to pacify Ultan within a year. This was no small feat, but his careful attention to detail in the administration of the province's settlements and judicious but ruthless use of imperial spies and soldiers soon had all of Ultan's major tribal leaders bending the knee to imperial troops, including the leaders of Saran's native tribe. Adrian Visser also made himself something of a name in leading imperial troops in the field against Ultani tribal rebels and bandits. Saran began a number of public works in the province at the time, as he had in other areas of Kadira, striving to build infrastructure that would assist in creating a lasting peace. He once again narrowly escaped assassination, this time at the hands of Ultani fanatics, but was saved again by Adrian, who in addition to serving as a general was the head of the viceroy's personal guard.

The Emperor, impressed with Saran's success in pacifying Ultan, offered him a transfer, to the distant viceroyalty of Ogukh, practically at the opposite end of the empire. This low-laying tropical region, with its many scattered islands and cays, was quite different from Kadira or Ultan, but Saran accepted the offer, bringing Adrian with him as the head of his personal guard. Ogukh had long been troubled by piracy, incursions by foreign boat people, and especially by infighting between two major shipping clans who often were more powerful and had more say over the viceroyalty than did the Emperor or his viceroy. Saran began his tenure there by ingratiating himself to both clans and seeming to promise not to rock the boat too much, but began the arduous work of building up intelligence networks within the viceroyalty and both clans' organizations, and managed to get both to agree to loan him elements of their fleet to begin reducing incursions by foreign raiders. This was only a prelude, however. After several months of cozying up to Ogukhan aristocrats, Saran threw a grand ball at the palace of the viceroy in the viceroyalty's capital of Tilhabad. Once his guests were all inside, he had hundreds of them arrested, and outside the palace, assassins and imperial soldiers moved against both clans. Stunned by the betrayal, the Ogukhan shipping clans were overwhelmed, and Saran also successfully turned smaller Ogukhan noble families against the two clans. It was during this time that Saran was nicknamed "Nightmarcher", for ordering troops under his command to march all through the night to attack a camp of pirates and rebel clansmen. This drawn out campaign took some time to complete, but had impressive benefits for the area. With the clans defeated, it became markedly easier to oversee a successful campaign to reduce piracy, and Saran's implementation of escorted convoys for grain ships to the viceroyalty's many islands also reduced losses further and brought bread prices down, greatly improving malnutrition in these outlying areas. As in Kadira, tax revenues increased while crime rates dropped, and popular support swung strongly towards Na'beesh.

The old emperor was very impressed with Saran's administrative capabilities, and after leaving him in place for a while longer in Ogukh, ordered him to the capital to serve as Viceroy of Na'beesh. However, Saran's time as Viceroy of Na'beesh under Jakar would be brief, as the Emperor died not long after Saran returned.

While rumors of his scandalous past have circulated widely, they have seemed to simply an add an air of exoticism and mystery around Saran, who has done his best to ingratiate himself to the court and the nobility.

Stewardship: 6.5
Intrigue: 14
Martial: 1
Diplomacy: 9.5
Renown: 4

FOR TRACKING PURPOSES "Batman"

Name: Adrian Visser
Family Name/House: House Visser is a minor house of no particular note with modest land holdings near the core of the empire.
Age: 27
Appearance: At 6'4" and 200 pounds, Adrian is simply an enormous person, and extremely strong. He has short blonde hair, green eyes, and very pale skin.
Personality: Adrian is confident in his abilities to the point of arrogance, with little respect for protocol or social niceties. He could be fairly described as a hedonist, enjoying socializing, partying, and generally living fast. His temper is quick and he rarely feels the need to conceal his feelings, preferring to simply offer his opinion with a soldier's directness. Adrian is, in some ways, a more authentic version of what Saran sometimes tries to be in social settings. While he sometimes feels out of place as a younger son of a minor house, his achievements on the battlefield bolster his credentials and his confidence in a way that administrative work fails to do for Saran.

However, Adrian is also, like Saran, a devoted, loyal, and capable servant of the empire, though in his case his talents lie in the arts of war and battle rather than administration and spywork. He was actually somewhat annoyed when the old emperor posted him to the capital, despite the honor of such a position, feeling that his gifts could be better put to use on the frontier, but accepted it nonetheless, as it was the emperor's order. More than Saran, Adrian is curious how Brandon will shape up as an emperor, having heard varied rumors of his ability to reign well from different sources among the nobility.

Skills: Adrian is deadly with just about any weapon in existence, including his bare hands and feet, and is a brilliant tactician. Like many noblemen, he also is a moderately talented writer and musician, and also a strong swimmer. Like Saran, he is also good at knowing when to delegate to his subordinates.
Position: Adrian serves as the overall commander of all the troops in the Capital Region's garrison, under the direction of the Viceroy of Na'beesh, the Marshal, and the Emperor, and was appointed only recently by the old emperor.
Backstory: Born the fourth son of the House of Visser, Adrian was tutored from a young age in the art of war, which he proved skilled in. With no chance to inherit his family's land and little interest in doing so, he was able to travel fairly widely in his youth. At the age of 16, he was sent into the imperial army to serve as a cavalryman commanding a unit of 10 in a province near the frontier. He proved a capable tactician and has always been an extremely gifted fighter, and steadily rose through the ranks until being promoted to commander of the Nab'eesh garrison. Serving as commander of a large force of marines on the frontier, he first met Saran by saving him from drowning when the viceroy's ship was attacked by pirates, and the two of them have had a love affair for the last several years.

Adrian became a close political ally of Saran in the tense environment of the distant Kadira Viceroyalty, where he repeatedly proved instrumental in enforcing imperial authority and protecting the viceroy. He has remained a close ally (and romantic partner) of the viceroy since then, and received steady promotions for his successful command of imperial troops. His name began to be heard more frequently after he led Saran's troops into battle in Ultan Province during a campaign to pacify the tumultuous area, winning a number of great victories against Ultani rebel tribesmen. He also directed several successful campaigns in the Ogukh Viceroyalty.

While rumors of Adrian's proclivity towards boys have circulated quietly at court, no one is willing to raise them openly, as another story has also circulated of a time when he dueled and brutally killed a man who dared to bring up such tales in front of him. Given his size, strength, and martial prowess, most at court have concluded it would be unwise to mock him too much.

Stewardship: 6
Intrigue: 5
Martial: 17
Diplomacy: 1
Renown: 5

FOR TRACKING PURPOSES "Batman"

I'm a bit confused about the stewardship, intrigue, martial, and diplomacy sections. Could someone clarify what exactly they signify and what the points mean in terms of them? I'm not sure if the way I've assigned them would be an accurate representation of my characters.

Also, for the OP, I'd like to know how much leeway I have in terms of making up place names for Saran and Adrian to live in/fight in on the frontier.

[The Holy Empire of Steel]

Just wanted to point out that I did add a few minor points to my character app, under his description and personality. Nothing huge, but wanted to make sure the Op/Co-ops were aware.

I'll get a new post up tonight as well.

[Tertuath Hath]

Tag. I'm thinking of doing a foreign visitor to the court as my chara

[The Valyria Empire]

I feel as though a character that is the Viceroy of the capital and it's surrounding areas should be older than 26. A position of that stature and power seems odd to give to some up and coming person, especially since he isn't nobility. I feel he should have a bigger backstory to explain his acquiring of the title or his age should be increased to late 30s, early forties. That's just me, as someone who has OPed many Fantasy Intrique RPs (Game of Thrones).

I'll have a response for Roland up soon.

[The Holy Empire of Steel]

Wasn't really sure how far I should have taken Friedrich, as leaving the room would make me control Roland for a bit, and I didn't want that.

For clarification, where is this Peasant revolt actually occurring? Are we talking about right outside the city walls? Or somewhere farther?

Valyria if you want to move us further outside or whatever I'm fine with it. Could give our characters some time to converse before the battle.

[The Valyria Empire]

Wasn't really sure how far I should have taken Friedrich, as leaving the room would make me control Roland for a bit, and I didn't want that.

For clarification, where is this Peasant revolt actually occurring? Are we talking about right outside the city walls? Or somewhere farther?

Valyria if you want to move us further outside or whatever I'm fine with it. Could give our characters some time to converse before the battle.

Just TG me if you want to control Roland, I don't mind just moving the characters and such. Its more during action and dialogue that I care. If you want to add in that Roland followed suit you can then your character could ask Roland a question. (Since Roland doesn't speak unless spoken to)

[The Holy Empire of Steel]

Just TG me if you want to control Roland, I don't mind just moving the characters and such. Its more during action and dialogue that I care. If you want to add in that Roland followed suit you can then your character could ask Roland a question. (Since Roland doesn't speak unless spoken to)

Understood. I'll add a few lines to my last post.

Edited.

[Senkaku]

I feel he should have a bigger backstory to explain his acquiring of the title

Hmm, perhaps you're correct, I've made some additions. My idea is simply that he's an extremely gifted administrator and political operative, but fleshing out his backstory more fully to explain why he won the old Emperor's confidence makes sense.

[Tertuath Hath]

Name: Khasshai Qultûsh
Family Name/House: House Loqosh
Age: 47
Appearance:

Personality: A jovial and friendly individual, he nonetheless keeps very much to himself and is extremely secretive. He can be equal parts kind and equal parts sinister, but is determined to stay on the good side of the majority of people.
Skills: As a learned individual, he is skilled in various arts, such as painting, lettering, sculpture, and singing. Aside from the arts, Khasshai is well known for his command of language, knowing a total of eight foreign tongues. Though he refuses to divulge much, it is known that he possesses great organizational skills and, if prodded, will admit to having knowledge of several foreign schools of medicine/witchcraft.
Position: Foreign Visitor/Scholar
Backstory: Born in the foreign Itashand Kingdom, Khasshai was the seventh son of a lesser noble in the court of the King of Itashand. Aside from that small glimmer of information, he refuses to divulge any more information about himself, his upbringing, or the nature of his mission in the court of Emperor Brandon.

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Stewardship: 11
Intrigue: 7
Martial: 4
Diplomacy: 8
Renown: 7

FOR TRACKING PURPOSES "Batman

[Of the Quendi]

So it states in the Emperor's app

he has dark violet hair

so I'm curious if the siblings also have this or if it was a recessive trait while the others have different colored hair. If Violet Hair is a trait of the royal family than that means that Roland's father had the dominant gene.

Also I just realized I set up a romance between two first cousins. Oh well, cousins were free game in medieval society and up till the Victoria era.

First cousins indeed married all the time in medieval times and in fact way into modernity that was't considered improper so I don't think thats a problem.

I am more concerned about Talia's age. I imagined her in her early thirties but that would make her a decade older than Roland making a childhood romance problematic. I could scale back her age somewhat of course, but she has been married to Corineus for quite some time so in order for him and emperor Jakar not to be very creepy people I can't make her too young either.

As for hair I had imagined her blond but I guess she could have some sort of violet coloring.

[Zhukovian]

Can I be the Chancellor also if so may I reserve it.

[Of the Quendi]

Name: Princess Talia Corino (née Vixis) of Alba
Family Name/House: House of Vixis (by birth) and House of Corino (by marriage)
Age: mid 20s to early 30s
Appearance: How I imagined her
Personality: The Princess of Alba is a beautiful young woman possessed of an undeniable air of majestic dignity. Graceful and well mannered she seems the embodiment of every virtue an imperial princess of the House of Vixis ought exhibit. Yet the princess posses different qualities as well. She is willful and ambitious. During her youth she often resisted the restraints placed upon her by her sex. She resented being confined to the White Keep and kept out of the affairs of the empire. As a result of her confinement and other disappointments in her life the princess, who possess a great wit, has developed a seeming and calculating nature as well as a love of parties and celebrations. She is however not without tender emotions. She love her children tough she is not particularly involved in their upbringing.
Skills: The Princess of Alba fancies herself an astute student of statecraft, the equal or better of every member of the imperial council. To an extent she is that. She does not lack for wit, nor experience in playing the power games of the Vexian court. Sly and cunning she has a particular talent for schemes and intrigue. Her beauty, charm and social graces has allowed her to cultivate relations with many of the most prominent men and women of the empire and she is exceptionally well-connected.
Position: None
Backstory: Talia Vixis was born the eldest daughter of Dakar Vixis and his spouse. She was raised in the White Keep in Nab'eesh with her younger sibling Blanca and Brandon. In her early years was romantically involved with Prince Roland Vixis-Greystark. Resentful towards her father for keeping her confined to the White Keep and seeking for herself more power and influence in the empire in early adulthood she revolted against her father and was implicated in various unseemly plots and schemes. In part as a punishment emperor Jakar had her married of to one of his advisors, the Prince of Alba. Displeased to be married of to a much older man, whose lack of ambition and austere lifestyle clashed dramatically with her own nature and desires the princess none the less accepted the marriage. She has since borne the Prince of Alba five living children:

• Princess Serena Corino
• Prince Corin Corino
• Prince Aeneas Corino
• Prince Paris
• Princess Anirulan

(30 points to distribute between them) (Renown not included)
Stewardship: 2
Intrigue: 18
Martial: 0
Diplomacy: 10
Renown: 8

FOR TRACKING PURPOSES "Batman"

[Greater Slavic Union]

I hope it is not a great deal if I changed my char's points...

[The Valyria Empire]

So it states in the Emperor's app so I'm curious if the siblings also have this or if it was a recessive trait while the others have different colored hair. If Violet Hair is a trait of the royal family than that means that Roland's father had the dominant gene.

Also I just realized I set up a romance between two first cousins. Oh well, cousins were free game in medieval society and up till the Victoria era.

First cousins indeed married all the time in medieval times and in fact way into modernity that was't considered improper so I don't think thats a problem.

I am more concerned about Talia's age. I imagined her in her early thirties but that would make her a decade older than Roland making a childhood romance problematic. I could scale back her age somewhat of course, but she has been married to Corineus for quite some time so in order for him and emperor Jakar not to be very creepy people I can't make her too young either.

As for hair I had imagined her blond but I guess she could have some sort of violet coloring.

>Creepy
Dude, young girls were preferred in medieval society as that meant they could bare children better. She could of easily been married off at 16 or 17. That's something CK2 still hasn't corrected, in medieval society you could have a 14 year old daughter marry a 43 year old man. Those alliances and political agreements were important and more important was having children. (Which Talia has done a good job at doing)

[Of the Quendi]

>Creepy
Dude, young girls were preferred in medieval society as that meant they could bare children better. She could of easily been married off at 16 or 17. That's something CK2 still hasn't corrected, in medieval society you could have a 14 year old daughter marry a 43 year old man. Those alliances and political agreements were important and more important was having children. (Which Talia has done a good job at doing)

And 16 and 17 would be fine. She could then have been married to Corineus for ten years, giving him five live children while being only a manageable number of years (2 - 4) older than Roland.

[Zelphos]

Wasn't really sure how far I should have taken Friedrich, as leaving the room would make me control Roland for a bit, and I didn't want that.

For clarification, where is this Peasant revolt actually occurring? Are we talking about right outside the city walls? Or somewhere farther?

It's occurring in the villages on the outskirts of the capital, towards the south.

So it states in the Emperor's app

he has dark violet hair

so I'm curious if the siblings also have this or if it was a recessive trait while the others have different colored hair. If Violet Hair is a trait of the royal family than that means that Roland's father had the dominant gene.

Yes, the dark violet hair runs in the royal family.

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Apologies if I'm less active, I've come down with a cold. I will get to the apps soon.

[Yuzhou]

-When you realize you put "Imperial Uncle" instead of brother-in-law for Corineus in a previous post.

Damn Three Kingdoms throwing me off.

[Of the Quendi]

-When you realize you put "Imperial Uncle" instead of brother-in-law for Corineus in a previous post.

Damn Three Kingdoms throwing me off.

Three kingdoms?

-snip-

Hope this is an acceptable assessment of the imperial economical situation. Its heavily (and arguably quite simplistically) based on how the Roman Empire did with rising military expenditure leading to increasing currency debasement leading to further rising military expenditure in a vicious cycle. Obviously I assume the empire is in pretty bad shape but since the empire is dealing with rebellions right outside the capital and other information in the OP and some of Zelphos's post I assumed that would be the case.

[Skylus]

I'm just waiting until someone goes into the stables or something...
Whoever that will be...

[White Bluff]

I'm just waiting until someone goes into the stables or something...
Whoever that will be...

How would you feel if he was one of Alissa's "little birds"? If that's OK, I'll have her come and visit you.