Urghhhh......
I can't even...
A/N: I knew there was an important reason marriage prospects were supposed to be a part of 1.2, but in my infinite folly and laziness, and due to the prolonged period it took me to compile it, I forgot and decided I could just postpone it until turn 2. After all, It's not as if the weddings could even go on until mid turn 2 anyway. For criss sake, our precocious little heir Anora is barely 11 at the end of turn 1!
Yeah. But by the end of turn 2
she'll have her own brood, and need to look up prospects for them!
...
Well, no biggie right!
Actually, this format makes even more sense, when all is said and done.
And, just so you peeps know, fortune continues to fawn all over Anora, and dump over her brothers.
Just how you might ask? Well, let me tell you...
I've cast die.
Talons looking would net one roll for each of the children. Volunteers from colleges and priesthood each garnered one additional roll each. Then I cast 1d2 for each of the children to see about looking for Prospects in New Tasakarim. boys each rolled 2, Anora 1. So, I added those numbers to former empire rolls.
So, it came down to 6 rolls for Thomas, 6 for Taesta and 5 for Anora.
Then, I rolled d100 and took rolls over 50.
Prospects start with 2 traits. Roll over 75, prospect gains additional trait. 88+ two additional traits. 99 & 100 would have netted 5 traits altogether. No rolls over 50? I do not even bother rolling stats besides blood purity, and traits are right out.
Thomas rolled: 12, 22, 20, 56, 13, 46
Taesta rolled: 18, 19, 18, 33, 17, 54
Anora? feast your eyes folks: 92, 54, 89, 65, 98
So, yeah... I'm not even bothering with Anora's 65 and 54 prospects, there would be no point.
Emaline Yanston of Onas
A third daughter of a Layknight of a minor chapter of the order of Perilous path, and lady Hermina, herself the third daughter to the Baron of Onas, Emaline combines her father's sturdy build and affinity towards outdormanship with her mother's even temper and love for animals. Watching her grow up, her entire extended family had expected her to go down the path of knighthood rather than marriage alliance as was expected out of her more dainty sisters.
So, you can just imagine everyone's surprise when envoys from the far off frontier realm of Pyratryst came around with substantial - even counting for the admittedly rather high value of the Ubi herd ruled by the bull moose she had raised from a sickly fawn - bride price asking for
her.
Martial: 15+2+3+1=21
Diplomacy: 19+1=20
Intrigue: 14+1=15
Stewardship: 20+1+1=22
Learning: 21
Piety: 16+1+1=18
Old Blood - 17% purity
Traits:
Strong, steadfast and steady - +2M +2S base, +1D, +1P, inheritable
Whatever happens around you, you've always been able to soldier on, your shoulders broad enough to bare more than just your burdens.
Beast tamer - +2M +1I +1S, moderate chance to gain monster retinue
Some nobles raise fluffy or entertaining pets for a hobby. You raise beasts of war and utility.
Retinue:
Ubi bull moose - +3M
Your best friend, fiercest protector and, if necessary, mode of locomotion, though neither of you like that last bit. Fairly standard specimen of his kind, standing 7'2 at the shoulder, 11' head-and-body and 2200lb.
Ubi herd - +1M +1S +1P
Ubi are the greatest subspecies of deer found in the lands of former Tasakarim. Native to the midlands of the eastern prong of the lower Rosa mountains, bulls of these absolutely massive ungulates are known to be able to drive away such predators as Devil bears and Blackhead wyverns.
Well, at least Thom and Ema are well matched.
Also, for the retinue - it is a part of specials table roll, that so far everyone except Aelyn, and now Ema failed to roll to get anything from. And Ema not only scored just enough to get a special, she then proceeded to crit on the results. Hard!
To be specific, her specials rolls were: 10d12=80/dc80, 1d6=4 - retinue, 1d20=14 - beast, 1d100=100+(1d100=53)=153! - end results
Sofia Mantebrau
The only child of a pair of mid-ranking clergy of Isanela who, with the rest of their brethren and the priesthood, had folloved Aelyn as their goddess' chosen, and potential champion up the harrowing path to these wild and untamed lands. Having been born and raised in Pyratryst, Sofia knew no other life, and as everyone else held immense respect for Queen Aelyn for all the titanic efforts she poured into her people. Still, respect for the queen did not equal imediate respect for the rest of Tasakar.
Between the stories of atrocities and abandonment of
the goddess of the imperial Tasakars, and the... troubling decision to delay building up a proper temple for,
you know the goddess they just owed everything to, by the current ones, there was an understandable... Wariness concerning the line as a whole, especially for someone who could not even imagine any other path in life than priesthood.
And then she was told that her ambitions would have to be put on backburner to become a...a...
A BROODMARE.
And it was not even the quiet and respectful prince Thomas whom she would marry. Oh, no. Her
intended was to be the brash, boorish brat of the middle prince!
Well, never say she would refuse her duty to her goddess...
Martial: 18 (17/19)
Diplomacy: 18+2=20 (19/21)
Intrigue: 12 (11/13)
Stewardship: 12 (11/13)
Learning: 14+1=15
Piety: 21+2=23
Old Blood - 15% purity
Traits:
Beautiful - +2D, better spousal relations, better chance for children, inheritable
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and you do attract a lot of gazes your way.
Devout - +1L +2P; better spousal relations the closer or higher the partner's piety, worse for every 5 that it is lower; ±1M ±1D ±1I ±1S when religion affects the roll, as appropriate
You believe in the divine with such fervor that it became the lens through which you measure everything in your life.
Taesta and Sofia on the other hand... Yeah. Had Thom and Ema not fit so well together, I'd've switched the brides around just to evade the discord, but... Well, fireworks shall abound in the future, I guess?
Now, for what you have all been breathlessly awaiting for!
The choice of the next Prince consort of the New Tasakarim!
And here are our brave contestants:
[] Alric Tarikson of Fort Belami.
The son and right hand of the young and brilliant major Tarik Sybar - whom himself is one of the ten most senior officers of the now defunct IX legion and in command of the second most prominent fortified settlement of the Horn isle - Alric felt naturally called to follow his father in service.
Unfortunately, while he made for an excellent soldier and a superb warrior, in the meritocratic society of the legions, his lack of organizational skills meant there was scarce hope he would ever rise beyond the rank of sergeant, something his ambitious nature just could not abide.
Martial: 20+1+1+2=24
Diplomacy: 14+1+1+1+2=20
Intrigue: 15+2+1+1=19
Stewardship: 7+1=8
Learning: 14+1+1+2=18
Piety: 19+1=20
Old Blood - 22% purity
Traits:
Watchful - +1M, +1D, +2I
Your eyes continuously dart everywhere, seeking, assessing, watching...
Ambitious - +1 all stats
You know in your heart of hearts that you are meant for great things, and by all the gods, you shall achieve that greatness, no matter what.
Drilled to perfection - +2M +1D +1L, better spousal relations
Your masters worked you hard, but it was all worth it. You are to a normal human what a masterfully cut diamond is to a freshly mined lump.
Well read - +2D +1I +2L
You have taken plentifull advantage of the free access to a wide assortment of literature.
[] Cainen Horn of Madara
Horn is a minor house, subordinate to the Greadinas who had ruled Madara all the way back to the first Tasakar empress. Beyond their traditional connection to the still mighty lineage, little is known of note about them.
Since the end of the Old Tasakrim, however, a significant drop in the fortunes of their rival houses has been detected, offering some rather... poignant... insight in where their actual strengths might lie.
If those suspicions turn out to be true than Cainen should be considered an excellent investment into the future, not only on the basis of his own many fine qualities but for what the rest of his family could bring to the table.
Martial: 20
Diplomacy: 22-1+2-1=22
Intrigue: 18+3+2=23
Stewardship: 12+2=14
Learning: 12+2-2=12
Piety: 9-1=8
Old Blood - 17% purity
Traits:
Shifty, slippery and secretive - -1D +3I +2L, inheritable
You excel at deeds done in darkness, you thrive at turning the tables, you are at one with the mysterious, the conundrum and the enigma.
Auspicious touch - +2D +2I +2S; -2L
Everything you touch turns into metaphorical gold, failure is just not something you are familiar with.
Avid hunter +1M +1I base, +1 S
You appreciate few things in life as much as the pursuit of the hunt.
Always in motion - +2M +1L base, +2S -1D -1P, inheritable
There is no slowing down for you, you will rest when you are dead! In the meantime, there is a slew of things that need doing!
[] Nicholas Ladislaus
The only child of Lyr Ladislaus, one of the sons of Captain Thaddeus Ladislaus, and thus a great-grandson of the inimitable Ser Luis and Lady Myria, Nicholas can be considered the premier scion of what is the defacto third family of the New Tasakarim, just below the Tasakars and Fergazes themselves.
Barely a few months younger than prince Taesta, Nicholas was too young to remember their families' arrival to the Pyratryst. Being one of the exceedingly rare children of both the right age and high enough social background, it is rather unsurprising that he quickly got elevated to the position of both the best friend and main confidant to both prince Taesta and princess Anora, and was officially decreed
chief royal minion by Prince Thomas.
Favoring his great-grandmother both physically and mentally, though thankfully displaying much more easy-going temperament, it is hardly surprising that, over the years growing up, when he was not getting into trouble with the royal offsprings, he was acting as lady Myria's official gofer and unofficial student.
The matriarch of the Ladislaus clan eventually deemed it would be beneficial for everyone around that both him and princess Anora should be directed to channel their excess of energy and youthful elan away from their usual mischief and into the scholarly rivalry, at which point he and his partner-in-crime became the esteemed ladies, official proteges.
Martial: 9-1+1+2+2=13
Diplomacy: 14-2+1+1+1=15
Intrigue: 9+1+1+1=12
Stewardship: 21+1+1+1+1=25
Learning: 24+1+1+2+1=29
Piety: 20+1+1=22
Old Blood - 22% purity
Traits:
Consummate Bibliocholic - -1M -2D +1I +1L +1P
You suffer an unquenchable thirst for more things to read.
Childhood friend - +1 to every stat partner has ≥20, share one non-innate trait of the partner, better spousal relations
You have grown up together with your prospective match, sharing most of every minute of your lives.
-Demanding master - +1D, +1S, +2L
You are under the personal tutelage of Lady Myria herself, you will damn well end up being worth her time.
Inspired to athleticism - +2M, increased chance to gain athletics connected traits
In your youth, you had witnessed incredible feats of physical prowess. Since then you had strived to emulate those who had inspired you so.
Tactical thinker - +2M +1D +1I +1S +1L
Whether it be a game of skill, battle or organizing seating at the table, you can be counted on to find the optimal action.
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