Mercenary Company Quest (CK2 Quest)

Oshha · 2020-06-26T15:53:53+00:00

Kalirea has a long and interesting history, stretching back for thousands of years with some of the more educated claiming that tens of thousands of years is more accurate. For your part, it matters little as you live in the present and your concerns are of the now, the recent past and the immediate future. You are a soldier of fortune, a sellsword, a hireling or more simply, a mercenary. A mercenary captain to be precise as rather than working solo or under someone else. Your company isn’t going to be much to start with, but in times like these, there is plenty of money to be made by fighting for coin and if you play your cards right, you could end up with plenty of riches and glory. Kalirea is not a peaceful place. Most ancient Jorgard rules over the frozen north as they have done so for all of history, predating even the gods outside of the Hero himself. Jorgard endures and so do the Joric people as they produce tough and hardy individuals. Yet most of Jorgard’s hardships are in the past with Jorgard getting by with ancient techniques of the past, using methods and ways of life lost to everyone else. The High Kingdom of Laria rules over the Western Isles. The uncontested naval power of the world, none can match the warships of the Royal Navy and it is the Royal Navy for no other kingdom can boast one capable of arguing the Larian claim. The Marlean Empire rules over the Eastern Plains, having long since conquered it all with its mastery of magic. Yet even as their thriving nobility competes amongst itself for power and influence, it is an only matter of time before the Empire looks outward for more conquest. One day, the Imperial Legions will march once more. The Wood Elves remain in solitude and isolation within the Black Forest, with only outcasts and exiles venturing out into the wider world. The Kirmans still have no competitors for dominance of the Great Desert while the Virenese continue their century of peace within the Southern Islands. The Dark Elves fight amongst themselves as the Dusk and Twilight Councils continue their ongoing conflict even as the civil war between the princes and oligarchs rages on in Southron. The Darmans have ambitious as they seek to turn their Commonwealth into the fourth great power of Kalirea if they can keep the High Kingdom off their back, they may just be able to do so. Kalirea is not a peaceful place and that suits you just fine as you seek out a future with your new company of mercenaries. What is your origin? [] [Origin] You are a Jorman from most ancient Jorgard. The Joric people are the oldest in the world for Jorgard endures, having survived multiple apocalypses and on its third pantheon. Located in the frozen north of Kalirea, you have known hardship and had the fortitude to survive. You are more physically impressive than the average human and have innate affinity for enchanting and elemental magic. [] [Origin] You are a Mari from the Marlean Empire in the east. While physically unimpressive, you like all of your kind have immense magical potential and like all Mari within the Marlean Empire, you have spent your childhood doing that. You have more innate magical power than any non-Mari mortal and a natural affinity for all magic. [] [Origin] You are a Larman, a native of the Western Isles. You have grown up around the sea and the ships that sail it and like all those from the Western Isles, you have a naturally high level of focus and an affinity for crafting and healing magic. [] [Origin] You are a Varc from most ancient Jorgard. More impressive than other Arcs, very few can match the physical prowess of your kind. With an innate talent for combat, you have a natural affinity for healing magic. [] [Origin] You are a Cari from the Councils. Your kind are more agile than most others with a history of being the nasty thing that creeps about in the dark. You are at home in the shadows and the darkness of night with a natural affinity [] [Origin] You are a Karc from the Western Lands. Whilst not as physically imposing as your northern brethren, you are still more physically impressive then most Men or Alire. You can do well in most physical challenges and have an innate affinity for fire magic. What is your background? [] [Background] You used to work as a bard, travelling from settlement to settlement as you performed in taverns and inns for coin. You have learnt how to master your voice and to manipulate a crowd. Boost to Diplomacy. [] [Background] Before founding your own company, you served a soldier in another mercenary company. You fought on the frontlines and earnt experience when it came to the art of waging war. Boost to Martial. [] [Background] Before taking up arms as a mercenary, you worked as a trader. You learnt how to drive bargain, stock and sell your wares and what it takes to run a business. Boost to Stewardship. [] [Background] You used to work as a street thug. A result of your time in the criminal underworld, you know how to work out deals under the tables and get things done from behind the scene. Boost to Intrigue. [] [Background] You have spent your time studying magic and other aspects of the world. A student of history and science, you have some proficient with the art of magic and greater ability to understand how the world works. Boost to Learning. Who is your first companion? [] [Companion] Florentios Vassilios is a Marman sorcerer and a decently talented one at that. Having lived a life of scholarly comfort, political upset in the Empire has forced Florentios to turn his mystic arts to matters of waging war. Learning-Focused Companion [] [Companion] Thamara Akram is one of the hardy Kirman of the Great Desert. She has spent most of her life managing the supplies of her nomadic tribe, but now she is attempting the mercenary’s life. Stewardship-Focused Companion [] [Companion] Asgal Coradial is one of the short and study Darman, yet despite her people’s reputation for being hardy warriors and workers, Asgal focuses on more social pursuits. While circumstances have seen her take up a mercenary’s life, Asgal’s greatest weapon is still her silver tongue. Diplomacy-Focused Companion [] [Companion] Lian Wei is one of the elusive Nari from the Black Forest. You do not know what she did before becoming a mercenary, but Lian knows her way around the more shady aspects of civilisation. Intrigue-Focused Companion [] [Companion] Walter Wertheim is one of the physically massive Rarc and a mighty fine warrior. Having spent most of his life as a wandering mercenary, he is an expert in the art of war. Martial-Focused Companion *** An idea for a quest that was semi-inspired by @huhYeahGoodPoint’s latest quest. While I don’t like the CK2 system for tracking large entities like civilisations and countries, I do like how they are using it on an individual scale and since my last attempt at a quest like this fizzled out, I am trying a new one. This vote is setting up your characters, which is the player character and his right-hand man/woman. The next update will be choosing your starting troops, the special bonus that makes your company stand out from the rest and what your first job will be. Rather than using any dice rolls, your choices here will determine your starting stats. If you want to know what a good combination for a certain build or character type, feel free to ask and I will answer as best I can. Now for a bit of background detail. The setting is a fantasy one that is its fourth era with start of a new era being marked by a world-ending apocalypse and the death off the previous era’s pantheon. The world currently has two pantheons combined with a couple goddesses from the third era and a god from the second era plus regular spirits of varying power. There are also three types of sapient species with multiple sub-species for each one. You got Men with Jormans, Larmans, Kirmans, Marmans, Darmans which are basically human, but with some extras. Next you got the Alire or Elves where you have the Mari/High Elves, Lari/Sea Elves, Nari/Wood Elves and the Cari/Dark Elves. Lastly, you’ve got the Arcs who are orcs and similar monsters consisting of the Karcs/Orcs, Varcs/Trolls, Rarcs/Ogres and Garcs/Goblins. Alire lean towards magical ability at the expense of physical ability whilst the vice versa is true for Arcs and Men are in the middle with an even mix of magical and physical ability. With magic, you have got three different types, based around the source of the magic. First of all is Sorcery where you perform spells using your own power and knowledge. Next you have Pledgery, where you make a pact or deal with a spirit or some other magical creature to perform magic using some of their power that is granted to you via the agreement you made. Lastly, you got Divinity where the magic is granted by a deity to one of their mortal followers with the rules and conditions of it being determined by the deity giving the power. Tech wise, most of the world is middle-age level of technology with a few holdouts from previous eras, mainly Jorgard who operate using knowledge leftover from the third and second eras. That said, the world is beginning to enter the early modern period due to new farming techniques and the Marlean Empire figuring out how to begin mass production of magical equipment, leading to start of industrialisation and the introduction of magical firearms. Please point out any spelling or grammar mistakes that you spot. Please quote them in the thread and explain what you think is wrong so I know what you are referring to. Feel to ask questions for more details and information.