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Vassals of House Cole

[ The crest of House Aldran: the Overlord's crown over House Trisch's old colours. It is meant to symbolize their past as House Trisch's royal guard. Their motto is 'Duty Before All Else.' ]

Lord Crispin Aldran II is the Lord of Aldranland, Strongmist, Ambershore, Rubybay, Glittersky, and Fronquill. He is age 67, average of height and weight, gray of hair, with a thick beard, and brown of eye. He is married to Lady Katrine Aldran, age 67, born to a royal guardsman. He has three sons [ Balthazar, age 30, Arthur, age 27, and John, age 25. ] and three daughters [ Adelaide, age 49, Rita, age 47, and Katerjine, age 45 ]. He has no living siblings, though his nieces and nephews occasionally come out from the woodwork.

House Aldran was born when late Lord Crispin himself was offered the fief in the newly settled western lands over a century ago, in gratitude of saving the then-Overlord's life of Phillip II, shortly after his older brother had been assassinated. Ten years afterwards, vassalage was exchanged from being directly to the Overlord, to your House as part of an agreement made by your father.

The once frontier-land has since grown into a bustling hive of activity, with the great Aldranport at as its crown jewel. Lord Crispin is still fiercely devoted to the Overlord, and though he respects you, he places his loyalty to the House that gave him his nobility before the House he happened to come serving through a suspected Faustian contract. Otherwise, he is a man of just nature and wise judgement, with only his wife being equal concerning effective administration of their fief.

His sons take after him in most ways, save his two youngest, who act little better than hedge knights, competing in tourneys all across Lundland, indulging in earthly pleasures, despite both being married. The eldest son is far more austere, and some would perhaps say uptight.

Their eldest daughter is a boorish and jolly lady, married to Lord Westfield, the vassal of the Attolian king. The other two daughters are married into houses of lesser import.

Fiefs

Aldranland

Fair [ 8,000 people ( 15,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure, -10,000 from town ), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth )

Some Resources

Advanced Infrastructure

Stone Manor

Stone Wall

Holds the town of Aldranport: 10,000 pop., Fair Wealth

Strongmist

Fair [18,000 people (15,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Resourceless

Advanced Infrastructure [ +3,000 starting pop., +1,500 bullis, +600 crops, +.2% growth ]

Wooden Manor

Wooden Walls

Ambershore

Fair [18,000 people (15,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Resourceless

Advanced Infrastructure [ +3,000 starting pop., +1,500 bullis, +600 crops, +.2% growth ]

Wooden Manor

Wooden Walls

Rubybay

Fair [18,000 people (15,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Resourceless

Advanced Infrastructure [ +3,000 starting pop., +1,500 bullis, +600 crops, +.2% growth ]

Wooden Manor

Wooden Walls

Glittersky

Fair [18,000 people (15,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Resourceless

Advanced Infrastructure [ +3,000 starting pop., +1,500 bullis, +600 crops, +.2% growth ]

Wooden Manor

Wooden Walls

Fronquill

Fair [18,000 people (15,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Resourceless

Advanced Infrastructure [ +3,000 starting pop., +1,500 bullis, +600 crops, +.2% growth ]

Wooden Manor

Wooden Walls

Military

500 Knights [ Plate Armour, Lance, Longsword, Horse, Horse Armour ]

1,000 Pikemen [ Leather Armour, Pike ]

1,000 Swordsmen [ Mail Armour, Longsword ]

1,400 Crossbowmen [ Leather Armour, Crossbow, Shortsword ]

76 Ballista

20 War Galleys

30 Great Galleys

40 Great Longboats

100 Longboats

250 Fishing Boats

Lordship Receipt

Total Population: 108,000 [ 8,000 from Aldranland, 10,000 from Aldranport, 18,000 from Strongmist, 18,000 from Ambershore, 18,000 from Rubybay, 18,000 from Glittersky, 18,000 from Fronquill ]

Population Living in Towns: 10,000 [ Aldranport ]

Crops Produced per Annum: 454,400

Total Growth Bonus: 5.4%

Income per Annum: 154,000 [ 98,000 from taxation, 40,000 from town taxation, 7,000 from resources, 9,000 from infrastructure ]

Current Treasury: 154,000



[ The crest of House Hastings; four yellow buellts over a black field. It is meant to symbolize their piety and devotion to their friends. Their motto is ‘Our Word is Our Bond.’ ]

Lord Cynefern Hastings is the lord of Honeybough, and Goldengrove. He is age 45, tall of height and average of weight, gray-brown of hair and brown of eye. He is married to Lady Lucia, age 39, the daughter of an Ordained knight. He has three sons [ Luccio, age 21, Florence, age 19, Zephyr, age 15 ] and one daughter [ Maria, age 23 ]. He has one sister [ Cunygyde, age 47 ], who has two sons [ Aedan, age 31, Bruce, age 26 ].

House Hastings was a late arrival during the settlement of the fertile westernlands. Abandoning their ancestral home, the family of landed knights headed west when granted a county of idyllic woodland. Though settling the land was difficult at first, the land and its fauna were soon tamed, and ever since, their lands have lived in prosperous peace.

The lands of House Hastings are perhaps best known for producing exquisite honey, juicy berries, and very sweet, creamy-flavoured wine, which are sought even among foreign lords for their unique taste.

Lord Cynefern himself was quite a handsome and gallant man in his youth, and won the heart of an Ordained beauty after unseating her father in a tourney.

But the nagging of aging bones and a wife have caused him to start putting his glory days of tourneys and battles behind him. He still takes an active role in administering his lands, but is beginning to give his eldest son, Luccio, a firsthand education. The boy is very reluctant to this, however; armed with the rugged muscle of a Lundlander, and graced with the lethe beauty of a southern Ordained, he can’t seem to help but charm every woman he meets, and these passions often distract him from learning.

Florence and Zephyr could not hate Luccio more. They were not as lucky in the gene department, but what they lack in looks and muscle, they make up for in cleverness. Lately, they seem to be conversing with each other in private quite often. Cynefern is no fool, and is keeping an eye out for his oblivious Luccio.

Fiefs

Honeybough

Fair [ 18,000 ( 15,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Some Resources [ +7,000 bullis ]

Advanced Infrastructure [ +3,000 starting pop., +1,500 bullis, +600 crops, +.2% growth ]

Great Manor

Stone Walls

Goldengrove

Fair [ 18,000 ( 15,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Some Resources [ +7,000 bullis ]

Advanced Infrastructure [ +3,000 starting pop., +1,500 bullis, +600 crops, +.2% growth ]

Fortified Manor

Wooden Walls

Military

2,050 Spearmen [ Leather Armour, Spear ]

500 Longbowmen [ Leather Armour, Longbow, Shortsword ]

500 Horsemen [ Leather Armour, Spear, Shortsword, Horse ]

Lordship Receipts

Total Population: 36,000 [ 15,000 from Honeybough, 15,000 from Goldengrove, 6,000 from Infrastructure ]

Population Living in Towns: 0

Crops Produced per Annum: 166,800 [ 36,000 * 4.6, +1,200 from infrastructure ]

Total Growth Bonus: 1.8%

Income per Annum: [ 36,000 from taxation, 14,000 from resources, 3,000 from Infrastructure ]

Current Treasury: 53,000

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Cale Tucker said
Flooby, then the Fishers have too many fiefs. I don't want it to where people walked about 5 minutes and ended up at another fief, that is extremely unrealistic.

They have 67 points, do they not? As the Stouffers and Vealcooks combined have 33, then the Fishers are able to have that many fiefs. I don't see what you mean when you say that last part, since travel times dictate that it would take 18 hours to cross a fief with advanced infrastructure, 24 with improved, and 48 with basic, plus any additional time created by the number of troops travelling. Certainly not 5 minutes.

EDIT: Would anyone be interested in reading a longer history of Lundland, from during the years when all the lords were seperate, to present day? I could try and incorporate everyone's histories into it as well.

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Nope, cannot.

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So Boerd said
I just need the of vassals so I can make an army divisible by the least common factor.

I can answer that right now; 3. Number of vassals and wealth of fiefs are the only things not randomly decided. Otherwise, personalities, looks, points per vassal, the whole shabang is random. Except their description details, obviously. I write those.

I believe someone asked in here if fertility pertained to fishing and such. It does. Fertility is meant to be general descriptor for how much food a province can provide. House Fisher's land is rocky and shitty, but their two Fair fiefs are next to bays with a lot of fish, so they feed themselves that way.

@ Cale: Your math looks good to me, but I'm mighty tired, so I'll have to check again tomorrow. As for your territory, I can't guarantee you'll get all that land. At the end of the day, I need to make the map fit everyone. But if there's enough room for your land by the time everyone's done, I see no problems with it.

Also, Fortunes is setting up a deal to buy his crops, which we discussed in PM some time ago, if I'm remembering right.

I don't trust myself to get much done tonight, so 'till tomorrow morning/afternoon. I technically have House Cole's vassals done, in that I have all their fiefs, but their Lords details need to be rolled for, receipts and military done, etc.

@ Sadko: I look forward to seeing your army. Do not disappoint Lord Flooby. . .

@ Ulster: After I'm done with Fortunes vassals, I'll be looking over your sheet. Then it's on to Jiwons, then So Boerd's, then Nex's.

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[ This be House Behringer's Vassals. A link will be posted on the front page for them. For you old-timers, vassals are now public, to aid in schem- I mean for convenience. I'll finish making it more legible when I return from work. House Cole's vassals are next. ]

Vassals of House Behringer

[ The crest of House Stouffer; a rooster over a royal blue field, symbolizing their devotion to protecting those under their charge. Their motto is 'Our Brother's Keeper.' ]

Lord Ealdwine Stouffer is the Lord of The Roost, Greenfield, and Cattlecross. He is 56 years of age, average of height and heavy of weight, pale of complexion, bald but for a fringe of gray-black hair, and brown of eye. He was married to a courtier of his some years ago, Lady Flora, but she died of illness, and the lord remarried to Lady Bucgan, age 47, the aunt of the current lord of House Vealcook.

He has three sons [ Wallace, age 39, Duncan, age 36, and Giric, age 34 ], the eldest of which was born to the late Lady Flora, and is his named heir, much to the ire of Duncan. Lord Stouffer has two brothers; Laurence, age 54, and John, age 52. Laurence married to a courtier, Danehilda, and has one son [ Art, age 38 ] and one daughter [ Inga, age 34 ]. John long ago became a mercenary, and his whereabouts are currently unknown, though it is known he has never officially married.

House Stouffer is an old House. It has held its ancestral land of the Roost since long before the unification of Lundland, and its expansion in decades past has been largely peaceful, with its farmers spreading out over what was once common land.

During the Unification, the peaceful House willingly pledged itself as your vassals, for fear of the violence that had been engulfing the land. Ever since, they have been loyal, and peaceful people.

The ruling Lord Ealdwine is a haughty and jolly man, with a taste for food and wine that is visible at a glance of his massive girth. Though he is not a cruel man, he is a man accustomed to luxury, and cares more for his own pleasure than for the prosperity of his fiefs. His two elder sons are much the same, but his youngest, Giric, is a much more kind and gentle lad. Both Duncan and Giric resent Wallace their half-brother for inheriting, despite only being born to a woman of low status.

Fiefs

The Roost

Fair [ 16,000 people (15,000 from fief, 1,000 from infrastructure), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Sparse Resources [ +3,000 bullis ]

Improved Infrastructure [ +1,000 starting pop, +300 crops, +500 bullis, +.1% growth ]

Fortified Manor

Wooden Wall

Greenfield

Fair [ 15,000 people, 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Resourceless

Basic Infrastructure

Fortified Manor

Wooden Palisade

Cattlecross

Fair [ 15,000 people, 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Resourceless

Basic Infrastructure

Wooden Manor

Wooden Palisade

Military

300 Knights [ Plate Armour, Lance, Longsword, Horse, Horse Armour ]

1110 Spearmen [ Leather Armour, Spear ]

500 Longbowmen [ Leather Armour, Longbow, Short Sword ]

Lordship Receipts

Total Population: 46,000 [ 16,000 in the Roost; 15,000 in Greenfield; 15,000 in Cattlecross ]

Population in Towns: 0

Crops Produced per Annum: 214,100 [ 46,500 * 4.6 = 213,900; +200 from Improved Infrastructure = 214,100 ]

Total Growth Bonus: 2.2% [ 0.7% from The Roost + 0.7% from Greenfield + 0.7% from Cattlecross + .1 from Improved Infrastructure = 2.2% ]

Income per Annum: 50,000 bullis [ 46,500 from taxation + 3,000 from Sparse Resources + 500 from Improved Infrastructure = 50,000 bullis ]

Current Treasury: 50,000 bullis



[ The crest of House Vealcook; a per quarter division of diagonal fields; one blue, one purple. On the blue fields are the heads of golden stags. Their motto is ‘The Overlord’s Most Faithful Servants.’ ]

Lord Dalmund Vealcook is the Lord of Vealwood. He is 30 years of age, of average height and weight, light of complexion, sandy brown of hair, and dark of eye. He is married to Lady Dalia, age 29, the daughter of a landed knight. He has three sons [ Ambrose, age 12, Norman, age 10, Phillip, age 8 ] and two daughters [ Laura, age 5, Sara, age 3 ]. Lord Dalmund has two older brothers [ Samuel, age 34, Thomas, age 32 ], both of whom gave up their inheritance to join the clergy in Bernwick.

House Vealcook was a House that received its start some fifty years ago, when the then-Overlord Henry IV gave a wealthy land under his rule to his castle’s head chef, Ranald, whose speciality was preparing veal, and other fine meats. As the man was lowborn, he had no family name of import, and thus took up the name Vealcook, to honour his humble beginnings.

Lord Ranald passed away recently, shortly after his two eldest heirs made their decision to renounce their inheritance, and join the clergy in Bernwick. While a surprising decision, both men were quite pious, and had been discussing something of the sort for a long time, as both had wives who died early and childless. They also quoted that their younger brother, Dalmund, had far more of a head for administration.

Indeed, Dalmund has been very productive in administering his land, though he regrettably has a diminished talent for cooking compared to his late father. His union with his wife has also been quite fruitful, producing numerous healthy children in succession. Though fair, Lord Dalmund has been known to put his sense of justice, duty, and loyalty to House Trisch over what might be pragmatic or beneficial.

His sons are young, and thus it is too early to say how they are turning out, but his eldest, Ambrose, appears to be a boy enflamed by wroth, who throws frequent tantrums whensoever things go against him. His father has birched him on more occasions than he’s had a hot meal.

Fiefs

Vealwood

Fair [ 18,000 people (15,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Some Resources [ +7,000 bullis ]

Advanced Infrastructure [ +3,000 starting pop., + 1,500 bullis per annum, +600 crops, +.2% growth ]

Stone Manor

Stone Walls

Military

100 Knights [ Plate Armour, Lance, Longsword, Horse, Horse Armour ]

520 Spearmen [ Leather Armour, Spear ]

500 Crossbowmen [ Leather Armour, Crossbow, Short Sword ]

Lordship Receipts

Total Population: 18,000 [ 15,000 from Vealwood, 3,000 from Advanced Infrastructure ]

Population in Towns: 0

Crops Produced per Annum: 83,400 [ 18,000 * 4.6 = 82,800, +600 from Advanced Infrastructure = 83,400 ]

Total Growth Bonus: +.09% [ +.7% from Vealwood, +.2% from infrastructure ]

Income per Annum: 26,500 bullis [ 18,000 from taxation + 7,000 from Some Resources + 1,500 from Advanced Infrastructure ]

Current Treasury: 26,500 bullis



[ The crest of House Fisher; a niant, red dolphin with blue fins, over a light blue background, meant to symbolize the House’s connection with the sea. It’s motto is ‘Reapers of the Ocean.’ ]

Lord Gawain is the lord of Fisherbay, Herringshore, Saltbeach, Rockbridge, Foulmoat, Terrorcliff, Lockjaw, and Shipwreck Beach. He is age 63, average of height and thin of weight, pale of complexion, gray of balding hair, and dark of eye. He was married to Lady Arwa and Lady Hilda, both lowborn and deceased. By Lady Arwa he had two sons [ Charles, age 47, Earnest, age 43 ] and three daughters [ Anna, age 45, Frida, age 43, Kym, age 41 ]. By Lady Hilda, he had five daughters [ Stella, age 38, Luna, age 36, Moira, age 33, Agnes, age 31, Una, age 29 ]. Lord Gawain has three brothers [ Lancel, age 60, Osguid, age 55, Oswald, age 53 ], and two sisters [ Aepelswip, age 57, Donnaid, age 51 ]. Each of whom have their own families.

House Fisher is a powerful House, born out of hardy settlers and merciless conquest. They settled the southwestern shores long ago, and were among the many who fought against the Overlord during his unification of Lundland a century ago. Some thirty years ago, when Lord Gawain could still be called young, he attempted to undermine Overlord Balthazar by arranging a marriage that would certainly allow him to inherit all of Falkwreath. The Overlord was not amused, and settled the matter by forcing the Church to immediately annul the marriage, and place House Fisher under vassalage of your House.

Lord Gawain is still very bitter to House Trisch, and chafes under your rule. He believes his wealth and power allows him to be a great Lord in his own right, not a pathetic vassal House. He is a very cruel man; merciless in justice, but pragmatic where his own wealth and power are concerned. He constantly laments the incompetence and scheming of his sons and daughters, who have all seemingly attempted murder toward one another.

Lord Gawain’s brothers once schemed and plotted to take the land, but being so far down in the line of succession, and having no lands of their own, they have given up such aspirations, and are content to mooch off the wealth of the House in peace.

Lord Gawain’s eldest sons take much after their father, although his eldest son, Charles, has been known to be far more arrogant and strong in muscle than his younger brother, Earnest. Both sons have sons of their own, and though most at court have more support for Charles, there is a growing, violent number of men who would prefer Earnest to take the Lordship.

Fiefs

Fisherbay

Fair [ 15,000 pop. (15,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure, -3,000 from Town), 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Some Resources [ +7,000 bullis ]

Advanced Infrastructure [ +3,000 starting pop., 1,500 bullis, 600 crops, +.2% growth bonus ]

Great Manor

Great Walls

Holds the Town of Fishmarket: 3,000 pop., Wretched Wealth

Herringshore

Fair [ 15,000 pop., 4.6 crops per person, +.7% growth ]

Resourceless

Basic Infrastructure

Fortified Manor

Stone Walls

Saltbeach

Scrubland [ 4,000 pop. (3,000 from fief, 1,000 from infrastructure), 4.2 crops per person, +.3% growth ]

Sparse Resources [ +3,000 bullis ]

Improved Infrastructure [ +1,000 starting pop., +500 bullis, +200 crops, +.1% growth ]

Fortified Manor

Wooden Palisade

Rockbridge

Scrubland [ 6,000 pop. (3,000 from fief, 3,000 from infrastructure) 4.2 crops per person, +.3% growth ]

Some Resources [ +7,000 bullis ]

Advanced Infrastructure [ +3,000 starting pop., +1,500 bullis, +600, +.2% ]

Fortified Manor

Wooden Wall

Foulmoat

Scrubland [3,000 pop., +.3% growth ]

Resourceless

Basic Infrastructure

Stone Manor

Stone Wall

Terrorcliff

Scrubland [ 3,000 pop., +.3% growth ]

Resourceless

Basic Infrastructure

Stone Manor

Stone Wall

Lockjaw

Scrubland [ 3,000 pop., +.3% growth ]

Resourceless

Basic Infrastructure

Wooden Manor

Wooden Walls

Shipwreck Beach

Scrubland [ 3,000 pop., +.3% growth ]

Resourceless

Basic Infrastructure

Wooden Manor

Wooden Palisade

Military

1,000 Pikemen [ Leather Armour, Pike ]

1,780 Spearmen [ Leather Armour, Spear ]

1,500 Bowmen [ No armour, Bow, Dagger ]

20 Ladders

10 Battering Rams

80 Ballista

20 War Galleys

28 Great Galleys

40 Great Longboats

150 Longboats

Lordship Receipts

Total Population: 52,000 [ 15,000 from Fisherbay, 15,000 from Herringshore, 4,000 from Salt Beach, 6,000 from Rockbridge, 3,000 from Foulmoat, 3,000 from Terrorcliff, 3,000 from Lockjaw, 3,000 from Shipwreck Beach ]

Population in Towns: 3,000 [ Fishmarket ]

Crops Produced per Annum: 231,800 [ 30,000 * 4.6 = 138,000, 22,000 * 4.2 = 92,400, 1,400 from Infrastructure ]

Total Growth Bonus: 3.4%

Total Income: 76,000 bullis [ 52,000 from taxation, 3,000 from town taxation, 17,000 from resources, 4,000 from infrastructure ]

Current Treasury: 76,000 bullis

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Patience, peasant. I have had to make dinner for my family.

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Ashgan said
Out of curiosity, is it plausible if a kingdom were to have a female ruler instead of a male lord? Say the last lord only had a daughter and he passed away, and she somehow convinced the court to not let any of the greedy vassals claim the throne in her stead.

A female ruler is acceptable, but they won't have as much respect as a male ruler.

@ Sovie: Yes, you can just buy equipment without troops to fill it.

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Ashgan said
About armies; is there a good reason to have soldiers levied at the start of the game? We already went over that they don't farm and don't pay taxes, so is there any major disadvantage to having mostly token armies until you need them, and then levy en masse?

It would only be wise to have a large amount of levies raised if you were expecting trouble at the game's very start, or wanted to start trouble at the game's very start.

But otherwise, as in the times, there's no need to have any of your soldiers raised if you're not in a conflict.

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1 bulli in pay, then upkeep.

Example: Spearman has Spear and Leather Armour. 1 (pay) + 1 (spear upkeep) + 1 (armour upkeep) = 3 per season.

I let you pay your troops in crops, because the troops would likely be more than happy to accept that payment, and because crops have a different value to every player.

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Cale Tucker said
Every time words come out of Mighty Flooby's mouth, I swear, it's like the word of god, and it is law. Because every single time he speaks, "Welp, Taxes are WRONG and BORKED and FUBAR. RED ALERT RED ALERT"EditGonna have ta... take some things away here...

I am the Medieval IRS. Thou cannest not escape mine eyes.