Kelssek's tactical culture is fluid and direct, generally favouring technical and versatile players. Star players are Colm Ó Tuathail, Gabriel Lapierre, and Loïc Maçon-Petrault. While not weaknesses per se goalkeeping and central defence are areas where the team is pretty average.
Sébastian St-Gerlais GK, Eterna Stars [VLD], b. Beaujoire, BL (age 32) - 14 caps | Title-winning keeper for CF Outineau now exploring the wide world. Aggressively claims balls with total disregard for anyone, teammate or opponent, in his way.
Cathal Gallagher GK, FC Rotmunde 1932 [STL], b. Tête-Jaune, Konoha (age 30) - 63 caps | An agile, technically sound shot-stopper. Could do better in commanding his area and susceptible to getting bullied at corners.
Bernard Despatie GK, Burnaby SC, b. Mirabelle, BL (age 37) - 10 caps | Backstopped Burnaby SC to back-to-back titles and a historic Double, leading coaches to conclude he must be ok at this goalkeeping thing.
Thamior Liadon D RL, Myana [CMT], b. Firith Forest Elven Territory (age 126) - 130 caps, 16 goals | Marauding full-back who likes to get forward and play the overlap.
Ashley Douglass D/M R, CF Outineau, b. Saint-Rémy, BL (age 31) - 81 caps, 8 goals | An attack-minded full back who is also Outineau captain. Uses her dribbling ability to get forward and make runs into channels.
Nacuémiró Buené D/M L, Burnaby SC, b. records sketchy, Farfadillis (age 23) - 14 caps | A skilled player with a great cross, defensively sound but prone to get bullied by bigger attackers.
Tim Bowler D L, Gladerial United [VAL], b. Newmarket, NC (age 30) - 106 caps, 5 goals | Galacticos longlisted solid defensive full-back who can hold up the ball and overlap well.
Phillip Lozic D C, Jinlal Cove [VIL], b. Stawamus, Konoha (age 24) - 36 caps | Mobile, athletic central defender with a strong aerial presence.
Jean-Phillippe Auiloquet D C, CF Outineau, b. Outineau (age 29) - 4 caps | Hard to beat him in the air. Has nerves of titanium when it comes to playing the ball in his own penalty area.
Damien Halliger D C, Holdenburg City [EUR], b. Old Taunton, Noua Cymru (age 28) - 120 caps, 4 goals | Traditional stay-at-home hard-man central defender. Looks to establish dominance in the air.
Lily Marshall D C, Ulsa Rovers [EUR], b. Kirkenes, Noua Cymru (age 26) - 13 caps | Makes smart interceptions, and is better at playing the ball than tackling it, truth be told.
Joseline Fourtin D C, Felswyr [CMT], b. Neorvins (age 30) - 45 caps | Technically sound in the tackle, good positioning, average in the air.
Teadgh Brewer D C, Fiskadha [PFA], b. Vickery, Conryia (age 25) - 0 caps | A decent young centre-back who is reliable if nothing else.
Ryan Dumont D L, Strathcona Internationals, b. Kirkenes, Noua Cymru (age 31) - 19 caps | Positionally sound, technically average, likes to take on his opponent. This occasionally has disastrous results.
Caelin Vinter D R, Valohar Rovers [TKT], b. Mazinaw, Conryia (age 33) - 25 caps, 2 goals | A workhorse down the right side with high stamina and decent ball-winning ability, but he can be temperamental and his elbows hit opponents in the face a bit too often to be just coincidence.
Émile Robin DM, Chalesm [SRS], b. Langlois, Beaulac (age 25) - 3 caps | Adept at stealing the ball off the toes of opponents, she reads the game well but her passing ability sometimes doesn't match her vision. "You can see what she was going for there" is often heard in this context.
Issac Lafrenière M LC, Kionao Locals [TUR], b. Outineau, Beaulac (age 25) - 24 caps, 1 goal | Creative, flashy, can unlock the defence with incisive passing from deep, and drops like a rag doll if he thinks he can get a free kick.
Êsêkïl dí Völará M C, Crossroads [CMT], b. Farfadillis (age 23) - 10 caps | A deep-lying playmaker who relentlessly recycles possession and is hard to get around with the ball on the ground.
Colm Ó Tuathail [captain] M L, Ulsa [EUR], b. Colwyn, Noua Cymru (age 31) - 110 caps, 21 goals | A goalscoring threat who also has the acceleration and dribbling skill to give defences the literal run-around. Made history as Kelssek's first-ever "Galactico", was allegedly the second-best left winger in the world in a season that saw him become a regular feature of the first 11 for Shamrock Cathair, with whom he acquired legend status, winning one Audioslavian title and a couple of silver IFCF medals.
Matts Bogdanor M C, Carsby [EUR], b. East Fallowfield, Etnier (age 29) - 54 caps, 2 goals | No-nonsense holding midfielder who can surprise with a 30-yard banger every once in a while.[/color]
Bryan Hartpoach AM LC, Strathcona Internationals, b. Vickery, Conryia (age 24) - 9 caps, 1 goal | Quick, elusive, and technically adept. May wander into the middle sometimes.
James McDonald M LR, Rolalas FC [VAL], b. Dartmoor, Haligonia (age 32) - 30 caps | A two-footed, versatile winger. Level-headed and unspectacular, likes to cut inside on the byline.
Patrice Champetier M LC, MTK Kingsville [DAR], b. Granby-sur-Bellvue, Beaulac (age 31) - 82 caps, 17 goals | Playmaker with strong technique and game sense. Can play as a deep lying or wide midfielder, has the ability to take on and get past his marker. Former Fontvielle Impact player who was forced to move on due to the club suffering an unexplained existence interruption. At the time of his move to Darmen, his transfer fee was a record for a Kelssekian player.
[color=#777777[Rémy Dionne M LC, Strathcona Internationals, b. Sainte-Anne-sur-Lichy, Roites (age 33) - 89 caps, 10 goals | A box-to-box dynamo who can nip the ball away from behind a player and launch the counterattack in an instant.
Gabriel Lapierre M C, , b. Laval, BL (age 30) - 138 caps, 31 goals | Exciting, creative midfielder and a potent attacking threat thanks to his ability to find passing lanes others don't. Former Taeshan Foreign Player of the Year and was named to the "Galacticos" shortlist as one of the world's 50-ish best players.
Jourdain Blanchette M LC, SW Stahlberg [STL], b. St-Richard, Beaulac (age 30) - 6 caps | A more defensive-minded option on the wing.
Adrian Tremblay-Fillon M C, 1912 Stellburg [STL], b. Saint-Richard, BL (age 32) - 85 caps, 6 goals | A gangly player with high work-rate, passing and technical skills, who loves to play the killer pass.
Amber Docherty M R, AC Olarria [ASG], b. Willsden Harbour, Haligonia (age 27) - 1 cap | Stands out for her dead-ball ability but is a tad limited in creative passing.[/color]
Loïc Maçon-Petrault ST, Directus [EUR], b. Saint-Rémy, BL (age 28) - 53 caps, 20 goals | An elusive and quick striker and noted jazz fan. A skilled forward who is able to dribble past his marker and paint the corners of the goal with the ball.
Seamus Wylten ST, Hondo FC [VAL], b. Brandon, Etnier (age 28) - 50 caps, 28 goals | An instinctive finisher and has a great sense of where to position himself to get chances.
Shaheen Taleb AM C/ST, Aries Chariots [NPH], b. Mineru, Konoha (age 29) - 114 caps, 43 goals | Can freeze the defence with his excellent close control and is a highly composed finisher. Versatile and reliable, he plays best as a deep-lying forward.
Thor Ibrahim Ahmad AM/F RC, Directus [EUR], b. Outineau, Beaulac (age 24) - 12 caps, 2 goals | Once scored half the goals for CF Les Castors as they finished last in the Kelssek league, he's been making steady progress in Eura and could break through this year.
Danielle Maradrogba ST, Coret Hawks [NPH], b. Outineau, BL (age 23) - 11 caps, 5 goal | An exciting, highly touted talent who has already led the line albeit for one of the KFL's basement dwellers.
Eva Karven ST, Hornchurch [EUR], b. (age 25) - 17 caps, 5 goals | Stormed onto the scene in the KFL Championship as the leading scorer for Kirkenes in her rookie season.
Roman Torshen ST, Norrion Rovers [EFL], b. Mistigwyn, NC (age 25) - 29 caps, 4 goals | Has a poacher's instinct for where the ball's going to be, but he's also got a wicked shot from his right foot and likes to power them in. Middling movement and pace (which suits his 'second wave' SOP anyway), relies on his bag of tricks to get past defenders.
Brayden Custworth ST, Chenoworth Rovers [NPH], b. Clayquot, Etnier (age 34) - 127 caps, 57 goals | Deep-lying striker who is as adept in playing in his teammates as shooting the ball. Good vision and awareness and strong technique.
Manager: Andrea Crowe | Crowe has taken Kelssek as far as the World Cup quarterfinals, and is the former manager of Ritter Town in Nephara. Preferred formation: 4-4-2
Honours: Cup of Harmony 43 champions, 2-time Ad'ihan Challenge Trophy winners
Direct free-kicks: Gabriel Lapierre, Bryan Hartpoach
Corners: Colm Ó Tuathail (L), Bryan Hartpoach (R), Ashley Douglass (R)
Penalties: Shaheen Taleb
Fan culture
Kelssek's national teams are nicknamed the Voyagers in reference to the fact that major international tournaments are practically always in a different region and many time zones away (unless Kelssek is hosting it, of course).
Stadiums
Qualifying matches will rotate between three stadiums. You may choose which one if you are the first to RP the match. If you're not bothered to pick, go with Kirkenes as a default.
Exhibition Place, Kirkenes (cap. 38,600)
Kirkenes is the biggest city in Kelssek, a huge and bustling multicultural metropolis. The city's character comes through in neighbourhoods like Little Ariddia, Bathurst Gardens, and Lancaster Hill. Fashionable boutiques and other opportunities for bourgeois consumerism are located in the Rosewood area. The 540-metre Panopti Tower is an iconic landmark, the St. Jude Market is a good stop for fine foods or a quick meal, Melbourne Square and Caron Street are where to go out, and the Museum of Global Civilization is pretty cool to learn about history and cultures and stuff. The Loyalist Fort National Historic Site is where the enemies of the revolution holed themselves up. The city also has a lively microbrewery scene. See also the street map, and the TComm Subway.
Stadium of the Stars, Ulyanof (cap. 42,000)
Ulyanof is the provincial capital of Lupinissia, a prairie city built on agriculture industries (mostly wheat, cattle, and corn) and the Western Mutual insurance cooperative. Despite being a large city of 4 million, it’s known for a friendly, laid-back, country culture. Microbreweries and bistros are thick around Platt Place and the Lorimier district. The surrounds have got great spots for whitewater rafting. The ultramodern Art Institute of Lupinissia is the city’s newest architectural landmark.
Macquarie Docklands, Latrobe (cap. 55,000)
RP permissions
Choose my scorers: Yes
Choose my scoring events: Yes
Cards to my players: Yes
Godmod events: No
In general, anything that can realistically happen (even if improbable) is fair game. Stuff that violates footballing reality is not ok (usually). If you're in doubt, or think your idea is funny enough, ask me.
RP injuries to my players: Yes but I will determine severity