Broken Crown [OCC, Reboot]

[Revlona]

Player Character:
Title: Duke of Camden “The Sword of Camden”
Full Name: Robert Savarian Strong
Age: 28
Appearance: Brown hair, dark brown eyes, scar that stretches across right cheek
Height and Weight: 6’3, 210 lbs
Religion: Lucorist
Culture: Nors-Gealic
Biography:

Born to Duke Mathew Strong and Lady Luann’s Curran, Robert was the first of there 3 children, one boy and two girls.

Robert was a rowdy child, prone to miss behaving, much of this was whipped out of him while being groomed to take over his fathers posistion.

At the age of 12 he began squiring for his father, and fame in 4th place at the Camden Tourney at the age of 15. Knighted at the age of 17 after winning the tourney.

Robert lead several attacks against a small raider party that had taken a coastal town when he was 19, leading a personal retinue of his close friends and 50 levy infantry that he had raised in his fathers name.

At age 20 his father died in his sleep, ushering Robert in to be the new Duke of Camden, 6 months later, his first born, Savannah Strong, was born. Robert is unsure about being the new king, he hasn’t heard rumors of his potential madness.

Notable Relationships:

Cayna Rose - Wife - 26
Savannah Strong - Daughter - 7
Mathew Strong - Son - 3

Professional Skills: Swordsmanship, Archery, Riding, Writing, Reading
Strengths: Renowned Knight, local hero in Camden County (13) for seeing off a group of raiders, extremely loyal
Weaknesses: Poor Diplomat, extremely loyal, quick to anger
Goal: Consolodate his holding, retake all rightful Camden Holdings (2).
Owned Counties: 13,14,26,33
County Color: Dark Blue
RP Sample: You know me boi (if not then I will write you a beautiful story about an orange)

DO NOT REMOVE

[Kelmet]

So are far can we advance tech wise OP?

[Holy Tedalonia]

So are far can we advance tech wise OP?

Not much I'm afraid being the dark ages and all.

Player Character:
Title: Duke of Camden “The Sword of Camden”
Full Name: Robert Savarian Strong
Age: 28
Appearance: Brown hair, dark brown eyes, scar that stretches across right cheek
Height and Weight: 6’3, 210 lbs
Religion: Lucorist
Culture: Nors-Gealic
Biography:

Born to Duke Mathew Strong and Lady Luann’s Curran, Robert was the first of there 3 children, one boy and two girls.

Robert was a rowdy child, prone to miss behaving, much of this was whipped out of him while being groomed to take over his fathers posistion.

At the age of 12 he began squiring for his father, and fame in 4th place at the Camden Tourney at the age of 15. Knighted at the age of 17 after winning the tourney.

Robert lead several attacks against a small raider party that had taken a coastal town when he was 19, leading a personal retinue of his close friends and 50 levy infantry that he had raised in his fathers name.

At age 20 his father died in his sleep, ushering Robert in to be the new Duke of Camden, 6 months later, his first born, Savannah Strong, was born. Robert is unsure about being the new king, he hasn’t heard rumors of his potential madness.

Notable Relationships:

Cayna Rose - Wife - 26
Savannah Strong - Daughter - 7
Mathew Strong - Son - 3

Professional Skills: Swordsmanship, Archery, Riding, Writing, Reading
Strengths: Renowned Knight, local hero in Camden County (13) for seeing off a group of raiders, extremely loyal
Weaknesses: Poor Diplomat, extremely loyal, quick to anger
Goal: Consolodate his holding, retake all rightful Camden Holdings (2).
Owned Counties: 13,14,26,33
County Color: Dark Blue
RP Sample: You know me boi (if not then I will write you a beautiful story about an orange)

DO NOT REMOVE

Accepted.

[Kelmet]

So are far can we advance tech wise OP?

Not much I'm afraid being the dark ages and all.

Player Character:
Title: Duke of Camden “The Sword of Camden”
Full Name: Robert Savarian Strong
Age: 28
Appearance: Brown hair, dark brown eyes, scar that stretches across right cheek
Height and Weight: 6’3, 210 lbs
Religion: Lucorist
Culture: Nors-Gealic
Biography:

Born to Duke Mathew Strong and Lady Luann’s Curran, Robert was the first of there 3 children, one boy and two girls.

Robert was a rowdy child, prone to miss behaving, much of this was whipped out of him while being groomed to take over his fathers posistion.

At the age of 12 he began squiring for his father, and fame in 4th place at the Camden Tourney at the age of 15. Knighted at the age of 17 after winning the tourney.

Robert lead several attacks against a small raider party that had taken a coastal town when he was 19, leading a personal retinue of his close friends and 50 levy infantry that he had raised in his fathers name.

At age 20 his father died in his sleep, ushering Robert in to be the new Duke of Camden, 6 months later, his first born, Savannah Strong, was born. Robert is unsure about being the new king, he hasn’t heard rumors of his potential madness.

Notable Relationships:

Cayna Rose - Wife - 26
Savannah Strong - Daughter - 7
Mathew Strong - Son - 3

Professional Skills: Swordsmanship, Archery, Riding, Writing, Reading
Strengths: Renowned Knight, local hero in Camden County (13) for seeing off a group of raiders, extremely loyal
Weaknesses: Poor Diplomat, extremely loyal, quick to anger
Goal: Consolodate his holding, retake all rightful Camden Holdings (2).
Owned Counties: 13,14,26,33
County Color: Dark Blue
RP Sample: You know me boi (if not then I will write you a beautiful story about an orange)

DO NOT REMOVE

Accepted.

Do balistias and catapults exist?

[Holy Tedalonia]

Not much I'm afraid being the dark ages and all.

Accepted.

Do balistias and catapults exist?

Yes, but ballista maintanence is quite costly. Catapults can be done though, but rare for a duke to hold on to himself.

[Union Princes]

Yeah, siege engines like catapults are more cost effective during times of war. No use building them during times of piece unless its art of a fortification.

[Auphelia]

Yes, but ballista maintanence is quite costly. Catapults can be done though, but rare for a duke to hold on to himself.

So we're around the technology level of 300 BC?

[Union Princes]

no, 1400s AD

[Kelmet]

Do balistias and catapults exist?

Yes, but ballista maintanence is quite costly. Catapults can be done though, but rare for a duke to hold on to himself.

Thinking about trying to successfully mount one to a war ship. Try to emphasize house Monroes naval focus.

[Auphelia]

no, 1400s AD

But catapults were phased out by most in the late 800's CE. I understand if we are behind the real world, I am just trying to get a feel for the range of technology we have available.

[Union Princes]

Sorry, I was thinking of trebuchets

[The Vekta-Helghast Empire]

I mean, Mangonels could've lasted until around 1200, just because that's when the counterweight Trebuchet made its way into Europe. So I mean, if you really wanted - you could make them. They're just a tad dated. By 1400, you'd start to see bombards and the likes.

This for example, is from 1450~ in Scotland.

[White Bluff]

So since the Vudal Empire is the equivalent of the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire, does it have the best technology then? Because the Byzantine Empire had the best tech until it fell.

[The Vekta-Helghast Empire]

Now that I think about it, 1400 is waaay too late. We're looking at like 900CE at most if it's dark ages, so probably still going to see mangonels, ballistae and the like.

[Auphelia]

Silly me! I though we were in 1607, not 607!

[The Frozen Forest]

To be fair, i was thinking we were around 1300-1450 AD in terms of cultural development, and about 900 AD for actual technology.

[Revlona]

I don’t know what I want to do for a starting post

[The Vekta-Helghast Empire]

Workin' on my arrival post, not sure if I'll have it up tonight though.

[The Twelve Isles]

Hey, sorry for the absence I just got slammed with work in the last few days.

Ill try to get a post up tomorrow.

[The Frozen Forest]

NPC Char: Nicolas "The Raccoon" Pernet

Title: N/A
Full Name: Nicolas Pernet (No middle name)
Age: 38
Appearance:--->
Height and Weight: 5'7 | 133 lbs
Religion: Luaricism
Culture: Galeacian
Biography: Nicolas was born into the gentry class in the Duchy of Astua in the Kingdom of Galeacia. Being lower Nobility had its perks growing up, mainly in that the family tended to not starve when winter came around. He grew up with around five brothers and eight sisters, he also happened to be the youngest of the bunch. He received a formal education for his first years, between the ages of 6-11, however when he was twelve years old tragedy struck.

His father had many debts, this was a reality of life for the family. What they didn't think however, was that one rogue Noble would eventually come to collect them. Their home was burned to the ground and the family was slaughtered, being that they were farther out from the city, there was no chance of rescue from others. The only survivors of the massacre were Nicolas and his older brother Pierote. Pierote had the unfortunate luck to be injured as they fled, and eventually he died of those wounds via infection. Left orphaned and alone, Nicolas fled south. Eventually he found work on a city dock just within the Kingdom of Fenbardy.

It was in Fenbardy that he was exposed to radical ideas from numerous different men. These men consisted of highwaymen, murderers and peasant agitators. They weren't an honorable group to be with, but they began to inspire a hatred for Nobility in the young boy. They taught him to fight, the tricks they had learned to combat Nobility after many years of failed resistance. He learned to live off the land, to use hit and run tactics, to give him men proper training whenever possible, and to form tight formations when using cavalry. Eventually, when he was twenty he set off with his fathers old swords back to the Kingdom of Galeacia. At first he attempted to be a peasant, to forget about his activities in Fenbardy.

Abuses at the hands of the landed gentry however, caused him to rebel. He motivated the peasants and eventually they marched against their liege. They pillaged his estate and set off into the wilderness before the Knights could arrive to crush them. This group was the origin of The Forgotten Band, a group led by Nicolas to the current day. They began to harass the Nobility, ambushing them to steal supplies, working with the peasants to steal crops and other essentials. It grew by the day and eventually there were several different groups of men operating as Forgotten Bands, all loyal to The Raccoon, Nicolas. His resistance movement has lasted for eighteen years and in that time he has become a hated criminal in the eyes of the upper classes, a Robin-Hood hero to the peasants and serfs.

His goals are simple. Bring down the Monarchy, or force it to relinquish its decedent lifestyle. Knights and Nobles to return back to their old jobs as warriors, rather than oppressors. The Forgotten Band is likely the largest resistance group on the continent and is active throughout Galeacia and the Entrusil Empire. Despite its size, it is decentralized and connected only their agreed upon leader, Nicolas Pernet. They follow him and he leads the attacks on the Nobility. They have thus far refused to face them in open combat, but those times are coming to an end. Nicolas intends to move against the Prince and the Dukes, to obtain justice for the serfs.
Notable Relationships: TBD
Professional Skills: Hit and Run Tactics | Espionage | Oratory | Planning | Cavalry Leader
Personality: Nicolas is a clever, calculating rebel who has a deep-running hatred for the upper classes that stole his family and home. He is a brilliant oratory leader and can easily rally peasants to his side, but is also clever in combat. He will not engage in a battle he cannot win, and will do everything in his power to make life difficult for the Nobility. His ultimate goal is to force the Nobles into relinquishing their decadence and to appoint a legislature of peasants to help form laws. Its a revolutionary, if not over the top concept, but is popular among the Peasantry.

Theme(s): To Die For, Kinpaku

I figure that we only had Nobility for the most part. I intend for Nicolas to eventually die, but to cause some trouble for the Dukes in the meantime. His purpose is that of an outside threat that the Nobility could all realize as an enemy and try to deal with collectively while he rampages across the countryside.

[Union Princes]

A bandit warlord? Man, Morr Grimm got himself a rival if Nicolas enters his liege's lands

[The Frozen Forest]

A bandit warlord? Man, Morr Grimm got himself a rival if Nicolas enters his liege's lands

I was planning on it

[Union Princes]

This will be a moral clash between the two. Both men won the hearts on the peasants and both men are relentless in pursuit of their goals.

[The Frozen Forest]

This will be a moral clash between the two. Both men won the hearts on the peasants and both men are relentless in pursuit of their goals.

We could make this interesting. Grimm was about 17 when Nicolas started The Forgotten Band. There could be a personal history between the two already, perhaps The Forgotten Band or even Nicolas himself is responsible for the death of Morr's father? It could be one of Nicolas's few defeats at the hands of the Nobility, with most of the band having been destroyed at the time by a young Morr. He would be responsible for the death of Morr's father, and Morr would be responsible for killing many of Nicolas's friends and supporters. Personal vendettas and all that.

Assuming our glorious OP accepts him of course

[Union Princes]

Yes we could that, the mountains would make excellent bandit camps for Nicolas. We could also make it that Morr's adoptive daughter one of Nicholas's bastard child.