1202 years after the Ascension clouds gather over the Empire.
As the ailing Emperor nears his last days, dukes and counts sharpen their tongues (and swords) in anticipation of the next Imperial Election. The elected Imperial Crown, despite its lack of de facto power, carries a lot of prestige and helps establish connections across the continent. Former imperial houses still reap the benefits of their ancestors' rule, overseeing bountiful trade routes and vast tracts of land. While the great houses of the Empire squabble over the title for vanity's sake, small counts seek a champion of their own, someone who could bring order to their lands and shield them from the carelessness of the Great Lords.
What's more, messengers and spies from the North warn of an impending invasion of the Triumvirate, an alliance of three Northern kings seeking to expand their influence and end the Empire once and for all.
Take on the role of a head of a noble house, be it an elderly patriarch of a great house, a regent for a young lord or a knight with nothing more than a tiny house seeking to make a name for himself. Plot your way up the ladder, cause chaos or act as an agent of order. Sell out your allies or protect the innocent from the schemes of others.
RULES1. Respect the words of the OP. Their decisions are binding, but players are welcome to state their case in a respectful manner.
In the end, however, the OP's word is final.
2. No pre-created characters, or characters from other works of fiction. This also applies to families, locations etc.
3. Do not post in the In Character thread without being accepted first.
4. No metagaming, your characters are not invincible or omnipotent.
5. Please put an effort into your posts, no one sentence posts.
6. No cheat-edits.
7. Keep things PG-13.
APPLICATIONS
House Application
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[b]House Name:[/b]
[b]House Seat:[/b]
[b]House Head:[/b]
[b]House Values:[/b] (optional)
[b]House Motto:[/b] (optional)
[b]House Members:[/b]
[b]House History:[/b] (at least two paragraphs)
Character Application
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[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Character Gender:[/b]
[b]Character Age:[/b]
[b]Character Role:[/b]
[b]Character Appearance:[/b] (face, height, weight etc.)
[b]Character Traits:[/b] (strengths AND weaknessess)
[b]Biography:[/b]
Location Application
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[b]Location Name:[/b]
[b]Location Type:[/b] (Castle/city/village etc.)
[b]Location Description:[/b]
[b]Location History:[/b]
[b]Location... location:[/b] (see map)