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"Twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion."
- Scottish Proverb


A saying often joked about among Englishmen, but known to be brutally true by all Scots. For hundreds of years, the English have occupied Scotland and the Scots have driven them out, only to see them return again and again. Many of the Scottish clans yearn for a free Scotland, other seek the security and power of the English, while others simply want to live and be left alone. Put five Scots in a room and you will have five different opinions on what the fate of Scotland should be. Never has the country been more divided. Between fighting the English and each other, the Scots have been steeped in enough blood to drown the whole country.

In the year of our Lord, 1185 AD, Scotland is once again heavily under England's thumb. King Henry the Puppeteer, King of England, has a very firm grip on Scottish politics. It is very well known that King Marcus Campbell, King of Scotland, is king only in name only. The will of King Henry is executed by his puppet Marcus, whose arm is twisted due to his son and heir being held in the Tower of London. Many clans in Scotland are outraged by this. Some because their prince is in prison, others because they believe their king to be unfit to rule and desire another in his place.

Now in Edinburgh, a meeting has been called by King Marcus. By the grace of King Henry of England, in the hope of establishing peace with Scotland, has offered up his youngest daughter to marry an important Scotsman. Every clan chieftain and their most eligible bachelor, whether it be themselves, their son, or other relation, has been ordered to attend by their king and none will refuse him. Not simply because he is their king, but every clan desires a connection to royalty.

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The Clans (Important to the story thus far)


There are hundreds of clans in Scotland, but most have sworn loyalty to or are politically affiliated with one of the three largest: Clan MacKenzie, Clan Campbell, and Clan Douglas. All three have had a member of their clan sit on the throne of Scotland in years past, giving them all a claim to it, should they decide to press it.









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Storylines:


(OOC Note: Both storylines will be running separately until if/when they come together. Each storyline will have each of us playing one character in it, along with any side characters. Which means two main characters each and then we can decide later how to split the side characters.)

Prologue - Southern Diplomacy

Now in Edinburgh, a meeting has been called by King Marcus. By the grace of King Henry of England, in the hope of establishing peace with Scotland, has offered up his youngest daughter to marry an important Scotsman. Every clan chieftain and their most eligible bachelor, whether it be themselves, their son, or other relation, has been ordered to attend by their king and none will refuse him. Not simply because he is their king, but every clan desires a connection to royalty.





Prologue – The Tranquility of the Highlands

At Dunvegan Castle, the seat of Clan MacLeod, life carries on as it always does. William MacLeod of MacLeod has gone south to Edinburgh, along with every other clan chieftain, leaving his younger brother Fergus to oversee his lands while he is gone.





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Side Characters


The characters above will be the main characters and we will explore the story through them, but there will also be a need for many side characters who will play important roles through out the story. How we will split them between us we can decide later, but in the interest of creating more detail for our world to be reference later, below are some of the most important characters to our story.















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I've made a ton of changes and updates. Working on some more as well. Still looking for someone!
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I'm interested. Just in case you prefer a PM, I've sent one stating my interest
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