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Making a strongholder.
Sax Battler fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Jan 10, 2018 |
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Jan 10, 2018 00:02
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Albrecht Donnerfeldt, Mercenary Captain "I am not a man to bandy words. Hear me now, and know I speak the truth. I am Albrecht Donnerfeldt, and here, I am lord. I am no noble, and do not reach further than I can grasp, but should someone slight you, stay your hand. If someone wrongs you, come to me, and I will see it made right. If you bring harm to my people, you will find a shallow grave. I've ruled here for three years now, abd in that time my fief has doubled in size, the number of my people tripled. When they find a lord who can be trusted not to sacrifice them to some heathen god, to not strip them to their very bones, that is a rare thing in these parts. There are still problems, of course. I was never taught ruling or such, and so I remain a practical man, fond of practical solutions. I am fonder of the blade than the whip you see. Still, I do wish you a pleasant stay." quote:Name: Albrecht Donnerfeldt 1. Do you remember how you died? If so, what happened? If not, what do you imagine happened to you? There was a siege. We, The Eisenfaust were under contract with a duke, out for the lands of another duke. Neither of them are worth remembering. We were leading the final assault when we were betrayed, and attacked from both sides. We died fighting, and I truly hope the bastard cursed himself after the toll we took. Personally I took a lance right through the sternum. A good charge, for all it helped him. I saw my second put a crossbow bolt through him before the darkness came. 2. Do you remember where you were before? If so, what was it like? If not, how are you faring with being in a dark and strange place with no memory of what came before? It was a grand empire once, forged in blood and flame. It lasted barely a hundred years, before blood and flame brought it low again. That was thirty years ago, and I had been campaigning ever since. Every man able to scrape some coin together began calling himself a noble, no matter blood nor deed, and leading raids against each other. Good coin to be made, if you've got the stomach for it. Anyone with sense had left long ago. I supposed I loved the land, in my own way. Planned on settling down eventually, but so it goes. 3. Where do you call home now, if anywhere? We found a ruined keep, my new companions and I, by the coast of a war-plagued land. Broken Tooth, we've come to call it, because of how it juts unevenly towards the bay. We were beginning to become too many to easily travel by then, burdened by a train of refugees, and so we settled down, and haven't left. It was not what we were expecting, but so far it has worked, with only rare intrusions from the east and north by raiders and brigands. It's only a matter of time, though, before the loccal "Lords" take notice and start demanding things. I'm not sure what will happen then. We have all had enough of being pushed around. Sax Battler fucked around with this message at 13:31 on Jan 19, 2018 |
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Jan 11, 2018 01:55
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Posted the rest.
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Jan 14, 2018 02:36
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quiggy posted:
His name was Huckert Rudeheart, dead the spring before he came to my settlement. His former wife, Falche, had joined us sometime the year before. He wanted to continue the marriage, she and her new husband disagreed. After one hell of a row they came to me for arbitration, and this is how I put it. "How many people live here? As of now, 170 people. Of them, more than half were somewhere else before they died. How many of them left someone behind? A wife, a husband? Should I judge them all for leaving them behind and starting a new life, in favour of someone they might never see again? An oath sworn on the other side of death? If so, should we also count true oaths of fealty, or business? It might feel lika a betrayal, but those vows, Huckert, were they unto death, or beyond? Should either of you die again, and once more wake up someplace else, must you both then hold out a vain hope that you will be reunted once more, no matter the chance? Did you not bury her, Huckert, and speak the words of passing? That life died with her, and then with you. I judge in favour of Falche and Kurim al Chevro. No blood will be spilt, nor gold demanded over this matter, let it be known." It took me quite a while to think that one through, but I think it struck home. Could have been a dangerous percedent that, old hatreds and loyalties flaring up more than they already do.
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Jan 18, 2018 01:49
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Albrecht Donnefeldt the Strongholder Which of you have been with me since before? In this circumstance, it would probably mean before we settled down. Have any of you ever betrayed or stolen from me? Sax Battler fucked around with this message at 19:29 on Jan 18, 2018 |
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Jan 18, 2018 19:13
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AlbrechtCaptain Foo posted:Pentaviso, the Nightshade More or less, anyway. You've certainly livened up the place from time to time, and that's rare enough here. You've got a place by the hearth when you want it. After all, a happy populus is one not spoiling for a fight. LogicNinja posted:Xíe, Who Walks Again, the Child of Battle I'd say me, but then I would say that, wouldn't I? Either way, you've always done right by me, and I won't forget that. Comrade Gorbash posted:Siroko, the Seventh Thunder, the Sword Master We stood together against a mad sorceror and his band of frothing barbarians. I don't know who he was or what he was after, but if you had not been there, many of my band would not be here now.
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Jan 18, 2018 23:44
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Captain Foo posted:Pentaviso The way you watch people. I can tell who is a fighter or a coward, who will stand and who will run, who to press and who to placate. But I suspect you see so much more. (Highlight Sharp) Tikorn, if you can tear yourself from whatever you're wasting your time with, a stat?
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Jan 19, 2018 16:38
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Hey, sorry for the absence, making a post now. Got real busy for a while, but it's cleared up.
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Jan 28, 2018 01:30
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Hey, I've been away from any pc for like a week and just got back. I'm writing up something to post when I've slept. Sorry.
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Feb 25, 2018 02:40
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Hi guys, sorry about the silence. I hit a pretty major depressive slump right before I dropped out, and I just kind of dropped everything. Getting better, but you know... Sorry about any delay I caused, and good luck with the game!
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Apr 10, 2018 21:46
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