Shattered Empire: A Noble Warlord Quest (CKII)

[X]Plan I Can't Think Of A Name
-[X] Duke Pyotr Yusopov
-[X] Lord Kiril Aristarkhov
-[X] Dame Svetlana Egonova
-[X] Col. Andrei Lisitsyn
-[X] Lord Josef Nasarov

Duke Pyotr Yusopov
Name: Duke Pyotr Konstantinovich Yusopov
Age: 67 (b. 2606 Shahzad)


[1] Diplomacy: 20 (11-2-2+3+2+2+3+2)
[3] Martial: 16 (9+2+3+1)
[2] Stewardship: 9 (10-2+1)
[2] Intrigue: 18 (10+2+2+1+2+1)
[3] Learning: 9 (9)
[3] Piety: 8 (9)

Personal Combat Skill: 8 (16/2)
Attraction Opinion: 23 (20/2+3+5+5)

Relationship: 5(0) - Acquaintance

Bio: Pyotr Yusopov was born in 2606 to Duke Konstantin Yusopov, the first of three children. Described as fiendishly intelligent, shrewd, and cunning, he had the misfortune of living in the shadow of an arguably incompetent father. "Brave Konstantin" (Khrabrii Konstantin) Yusopov's epithet was meant to be insulting - while being kindhearted and friendly, he was utterly craven, and was increasingly at the mercy of the lords of Dnieper. Your grandfather, the old Tsar, would regularly mock him as a coward and a failure, and bullied Duke Konstantin into more and more concessions.

Pyotr learned early on that, even if you don't have power and control, you have to pretend you do - and that is what he based his entire political philosophy on. He would later, through ruthless backstabbing and honeyed words, reverse the damage his father had done, becoming one of the most feared, loathed, and loved Rurikovich vassals in recent history.

Advisor Ability - Friends at Court: Once every two years (four turns), Yusopov may leverage his friends in foreign courts to either increase your income by 10% for that turn, or add +10 to the next turn's Diplomacy roll(s).

Traits:

• Subject of the Rurikovich: You were born on a world under the dominant culture of the Rurikovich lands. +2 to Martial and Intrigue, -2 to Diplomacy and Stewardship.
• Ruthless: +3 Martial, + 2 Intrigue, -2 Diplomacy
• Gregarious: +3 to Diplomacy, +3 to Attraction Opinion
• Attractive: +2 Diplomacy, +5 Attraction Opinion
• Pragmatic: +1 Intrigue, +1 Stewardship, +1 Martial, -1 Piety
• Puppet Master: +2 Diplomacy, +2 Intrigue
• Lord of Wines: +3 Diplomacy, +5 Attraction Opinion
• Court Veteran: +2 Diplomacy, +1 Intrigue

Lord Kiril Aristarkhov
Name: Lord Kiril Svetlanov Aristarkhov
Age: 42 (b. 2631 Shahzad)


[3] Diplomacy: 13 (9-2+1+1+2+2)
[1] Martial: 24 (11+2+1+1+2+1+3+3)
[3] Stewardship: 8 (9-2+1)
[2] Intrigue: 11 (10+2+2-3)
[3] Learning: 13 (9+1+3)
[2] Piety: 9 (10+1-2)

Personal Combat Skill: 27 (24/2+10+5)
Attraction Opinion: 11 (13/2+5)

Relationship: 5(2) - First-Name Basis

Bio: Kiril Aristarkhov, the youngest of the three Aristarkhov brothers, is a military man at heart, and possesses an arguably brilliant tactical and strategic mind. However, he has not had the benefit of experience for the most part - the extent of his combat engagements have been entirely pirate raids, Periphery operations, and patrols. He is also, as a member of the Rurikovich military establishment, unintegrated and unfamiliar - Norilsk is considered barely better than the Periphery even by most other Rurikovich vassals, and House Aristarkhov is considered to be a house of unwashed barbarians.

Still, Kiril is loyal and unwavering, traits that are vital for a member of your council. If he can be cultivated properly, and his loyalty maintained, he will be far more useful in the long run than any other minister.

Advisor Ability - Quick Learner: While Kiril is not as experienced as many of your generals and admirals, he has proven to be an able learner. On a critical - whether a critical success or critical failure - that he was involved in, Kiril gains +1 to his Martial stat to a maximum of +15.

Traits:

• Subject of the Rurikovich: +2 to Martial and Intrigue, -2 to Diplomacy and Stewardship.
• Ambitious: +1 Diplomacy, +1 Martial, +1 Stewardship, +1 Intrigue, +1 Learning, +1 Piety
• Perceptive: +2 Intrigue, +1 Diplomacy, +1 Martial, -2 Piety
• Loyal: +2 Martial, +2 Diplomacy, -3 Intrigue
• Creative: +3 Learning
• Natural Leader: +2 Diplomacy, +1 Martial
• Strong: +3 Martial, +5 Attraction Opinion, +10 Combat Skill
• Career Officer: +3 Martial, +5 Combat Skill

Dame Svetlana Egonova
Name: Dame Svetlana Konstaninovna Egonova
Age: 104 (b. 2569 Shahzad)


[2] Diplomacy: 10 (10-2+2+2-2
[3] Martial: 5 (9+1-5+1-3+2)
[1] Stewardship: 23 (11+1+1+5+2-2+3)
[2] Intrigue: 15 (10+2+1+2)
[3] Learning: 9 (9)
[3] Piety: 9 (9-1+2)

Personal Combat Skill: 0 (4/2-10)
Attraction Opinion: 0 (10/2-5)

Relationship: 2(0) - Acquaintance

Bio: Dame Svetlana Egonova has had a long and storied life. While she was never, and has never been, a landed member of the nobility, she created and maintained a financial empire that without a doubt made her one of the most powerful commoners in Rurikovich space.

She was born on Mikhail to a lower-middle-class family, and got her start as an interstellar trader, eventually clawing her way up to owning a fleet of ships. She would spend most of her life building up her power and fortune,

Advisor Ability - Boardroom Empress: Boardrooms and corporate environments are home to Egonova. Once every 2 years (4 turns), she can reduce the cost of a Stewardship action by half as long as it involves corporate or business interests.

Traits:

• Forceful: -2 Diplomacy, +1 Stewardship, +1 Martial
• Puppet Master: +2 Diplomacy, +2 Intrigue
• Late Longevity: -5 Martial, -10 Personal Combat Skill, -5 Attraction Opinion
• Pragmatic: +1 Intrigue, +1 Stewardship, +1 Martial, -1 Piety
• Midas Touch: +5 Stewardship
• Frugal: +2 Piety, +2 Stewardship
• Trader: +4 Stewardship, +2 Diplomacy, -3 Martial
• Subject of the Rurikovich: +2 to Martial and Intrigue, -2 to Diplomacy and Stewardship.

Col. Andrei Lisitsyn
Name: Colonel Andrei Ivanovich Lisitsyn
Age: 71 (b. 2602 Shahzad)


[2] Diplomacy: 5 (10-3-2+2-2-4+2)
[3] Martial: 17 (9+2+3+3)
[2] Stewardship: 11 (10-2+2+1)
[1] Intrigue: 26 (11+2+2+3+1+2+2+1+2)
[3] Learning: 8 (9-1)
[3] Piety: 4 (9+1-2-2-2)

Personal Combat Skill: 8 (17/2, rounded down)
Attraction Opinion: 1 (3/2 rounded down)

Relationship: 5(0) - Acquaintance

Bio: Andrei Lisitsyn is the quintessential career intelligence officer. A Moskva native, Lisitsyn was born to government bureaucrats, and had a fairly standard career in the military as a comms officer. He was recruited into the Okhrana after distinguishing himself during a pirate raid, and came to be regarded highly for a successful career as an information expert.

He cultivated allies, mentors, and protégés, becoming something of an effective middle-manager for the Okhrana's internal security division. As a ruthless "inquisitor," he became incredibly effective at counterintelligence, becoming both feared and respected for his skills in this most deadly of fields.

Advisor Ability - Bloodhound: Lisitsyn is good at pulling up treason, root and stem. If Lisitsyn uncovers a plot against you, you will gain 1 additional Intrigue action for the next turn relating to counterintelligence. This cannot be activated again for two years (4 turns).

Traits:

• Subject of the Rurikovich: +2 to Martial and Intrigue, -2 to Diplomacy and Stewardship.
• Ruthless: +3 Martial, + 2 Intrigue, -2 Diplomacy
• Inquisitor: +3 Intrigue, +2 Stewardship, +1 Piety, -1 Learning
• Communications Specialist: +2 Diplomacy, +1 Intrigue, +1 Stewardship
• Intimidating: +3 Martial, +2 Intrigue, -2 Diplomacy, -2 Piety
• Okhrana Agent: +2 Intrigue, -2 Piety
• Dishonorable Rumors: -4 Diplomacy, -2 Piety, +1 Intrigue
• Puppet Master: +2 Diplomacy, +2 Intrigue

Lord Josef Nasarov
Name: Lord Minister Josef Gregorovich Nasarov
Age: 64 (b. 2609 Shahzad)


[2] Diplomacy: 10 (10-2-2+1+2+3)
[2] Martial: 18 (10+1+2+2+3)
[3] Stewardship: 5 (9-2-2)
[3] Intrigue: 11 (9+2)
[1] Learning: 27 (11+3+3+3+2+3+2)
[3] Piety: 4 (9-5)

Personal Combat Skill: 14 (18/2+5)
Attraction Opinion: 5 (10/2)

Relationship: 5(0) - Acquaintance

Bio: Getting his start as a lowborn academic, Josef Nasarov got his start as an archaeologist on Norilsk. He worked often in the Periphery, making trips to faraway dig sites and ruins. He is convinced that the Slipstreams are not natural, and for a while, this occupied the entirety of his focus. Still, this could not last forever - and after he started a family with a fellow archaeologist, he was offered a position of Norilsk's Minister for the Sciences. He would still continue his research, but (to his own chagrin) from a desk rather than up close.

He would eventually be created a Peer by Ekaterina III, and appointed as her Lord Minister for the Sciences - and as part of his duties he would go on regular trips to scientific and medical conferences like the one that took him away from Moskva during the coup. He has since returned, shocked and dismayed to find his benefactor dead and himself with a new Tsarina.

Advisor Ability - Old Adventurer: Once per year (2 turns), when an archaeological Action in uncharted territory would otherwise fail, the die for the action can be re-rolled. This does not work if the die is a Nat 5 or below.

Traits:

• Archaeologist: +3 Learning, +1 Martial
• Explorer: +3 Learning, +2 Martial, +5 Combat Skill
• Subject of the Rurikovich: +2 to Martial and Intrigue, -2 to Diplomacy and Stewardship.
• Obsessed Academic: +3 Learning, -2 Diplomacy, -2 Stewardship
• Periphery Experience: +3 Martial, +2 Learning, +1 Diplomacy
• Doctorate of Sciences: +3 Learning, +2 Diplomacy
• Open Atheist: -5 Piety
• Worldly: +2 Learning, +3 Diplomacy

Grand Bishop Grigori Panin
Name: Grigori Vladimirovich Panin, Grand Bishop of Moskva
Age: 57 (b. 2616 Shahzad)


[2] Diplomacy: 7 (10+1-2-2)
[3] Martial: 9 (9+1-5+2+2)
[3] Stewardship: 9 (9+1+1-2)
[2] Intrigue: 16 (10+1+3+2)
[3] Learning: 15 (9+1+3+3-1)
[1] Piety: 26 (11+1+5+4+2+1+2)

Personal Combat Skill: 4 (9/2, rounded down)
Attraction Opinion: 3 (7/2, rounded down)

Relationship: 5(-1) - Suspicion

Bio: The boy who would become the Grand Bishop of Moskva and the Cult's overseer of Rurikovich territory was born on Mikhail during the beginnings of the short-lived Bioticist Revolution. His family were dutifully faithful to the Imperial Cult, and as such suffered at the hands of "heretic" rioters and idealogues. This forged a man with an iron will, a deep and unbending faith in the Primus, and a vengeful streak a mile wide.

He would be appointed as Grand Bishop of Moskva - the first among equals among the Rurikovich grand bishops - and serve as both an overseer of faith and as a religious advisor to Tsarina Ekaterina III. This is notable, as he was only 50 at the time of his appointment, making him strikingly young for such a position. He often clashed with the Tsarina over what he saw as impiety, and may have some leftover irritation that has carried over to her daughter.

Advisor Ability - Authority of the Primus: Once every three years (six turns), Panin can be dispatched to a lord or bishop within Rurikovich territory and remind them of their Primus-ordained commitment to the Imperial caste system, and their obligation to obey their Tsarina. This is a Piety check with a difficulty of 30, and only works if the individual in question is at least a public adherent to the Imperial Cult.

Traits:

• Ambitious: +1 Diplomacy, +1 Martial, +1 Stewardship, +1 Intrigue, +1 Learning, +1 Piety
• Priest of the Imperial Cult: +5 Piety, +3 Learning, -5 Martial
• Experienced Theologian: +4 Piety, +3 Learning
• Frugal: +2 Piety, +2 Stewardship
• Inquisitor: +3 Intrigue, +2 Stewardship, +1 Piety, -1 Learning
• Stubborn: +1 Stewardship, -2 Diplomacy
• Zealous: +2 Piety, +2 Martial
• Subject of the Rurikovich: +2 to Martial and Intrigue, -2 to Diplomacy and Stewardship.

Just a bit of a preview - Turn 1 proper to come soon!