Would the king's bastards still be part of his court, though? My thinking was that if he had courtesans, even his children with them would be considered proper royalty. Just a thought.

A few more questions, if you wouldn't mind. Would we be able to write in other children of the king as NPCs? Generally for the purpose of competition without immediately running out other players, if that makes sense. What is magic like in this setting? Are there "races" in the kingdom aside from humans?