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Prince of Alken (CK2/ Dark Souls II)

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To the fairest lady in all the land whose beauty has no equal in the heavens,

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    To the fairest lady in all the land whose beauty has no equal in the heavens,

    When I think back, I fondly remember our time together. Even though our time together was short. I will never forget-----------=-0o-0kompefijpwjg

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    "HELLO my dear son ........"

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    [ ] Choose a name Note: all names must have have the last name Alken

    Your father, the great Iron King of Alken, quite literally barged into your room and broke a hole clean through the wall "Come now I did not raise you to be a women who wrote poetry all day. You've been moping for quite a bit of time, and I have just the thing to cheer you up."

    You try to weakly respond "Dear father, I was hardly writing poetry--"

    Your father promptly cuts you off and continues his speech "I have just gotten you a fiance, the mostly lovely lady in all the land, MYTHA." A lady dress in a proper white dress with very long black hair appeared beside your father's massive figure.

    You personally note that she is very beautiful, but alas, your heart belongs to another. You move to turn down this offer "Father, I thank you for this, bu----"

    "No need to thank me. I am sure you two will be the most happy couple in the land. Also, I figure now would be a GREAT time to let you get out of the capitol for a bit and give you some leadership experience." Ah of course, your father completely ignores you. His symbol is quite fittingly the Minotaur.

    WAIT, leadership experience this sounds important. You should be paying attention to this. "I am putting you in charge of HARVEST VALLEY. Mytha and you will manage the rare mineral mining operations. One day, you are going to take over might as well begin your training now."

    You make a final attempt to dissuade your father. "Father, I think this conversation is a tad one-sided. I, personally, ---"

    "No, need to worry about going at this alone. You have your lovely fiance. Also I am lending you one of my most trusted friends."

    Choose an Adviser
    []Sir Alonne( Strong in Martial, Intrigue. Weak in Diplomacy, Stewardship)
    []Eygil the Pyromancer (Strong in Stewardship, Soul Knowledge. Weak in Diplomacy, Martial)
    []Write-in

    Before you can protest, you and your lovely fiance are taken by your father and pushed quite forcefully onto a carriage headed toward Harvest Valley. You decide to

    Discuss Topics with Mytha
    []Introduce yourself
    []Try and find out more about Mytha, likes and dislikes
    []Don't say anything
    []Write-in

    As your ride continues, you think back to your skills

    Distribute 70 points of Stats
    Pick Yourself
    Note: you can't give more than 30 to any stat
    Martial    : Military might is always important. Especially against invaders and undead hollowed hordes.

    Diplomacy: It is sometimes good to play nice with the other realms; however, your father insists that this is useless and smashing their face in works just as well

    Stewardship: Construction. Build stuff and manage your realm.

    Intrigue: Countries have secrets. Protect your own secret and steal theirs. Also slip love letters to the Princess of Venn

    Soul Knowledge: The soul is a marvelous thing. It has given us marvelous things like the ironclad soldiers. However it is also linked toward the undead Curse. Perhaps if you learned more you could find a cure.

    Lore: The history of the world. Many great Kingdoms have risen and fallen maybe you could learn something from them.

    OOC: So I wanted to try my hand at running a quest. This is my first quest, so I open to suggestions. As for Dark Souls lore wise, I am open to interpretation. Some things to know, The Old Iron King currently does not have Gwyn's soul. I may fudge the timeline to add more kingdoms to deal with. Feel free to ask questions and have fun.
     
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    • Somethings to Note about this map if you are confused. The Earthing Peak, Iron Keep, Old Iron King Volcano, and Huntsman's Copse are all Alken.

    Heide's Tower of Flame and the Lost Bastille are all Venn.

    Shulva would be where the Sunken King mark is.

    Drangleic currently only has the land where Drangleic castle is as its territory; although, that may change later on.

    REALM STATUS

    Treasury: 3550
    Income: 2000

    Armies:
    1 Security Force(Permanently Guarding Harvest Valley)

    Current Expenses: 420
    100 Security Forces:
    100 Miners:
    20 Equipment Maintenance:
    120 Bureaucracy.
    10 Your Salary
    10 Mytha Salary
    10 Eygil's Salary
    50 Infrastructure Maintenance

    Also, you are in charge of managing the happiness in your country. An unsatisfied population is prone to revolt.
    [6/10] Commoner's Opinon
    [7/10] Noble's Opinon

    Also, you need to ensure that Undead do not pull together to create a zombie apocalypse. Yeah.........
    [5/10] Undead Threat

    Foreign Opinions
    Venn [1/10]
    Drangleic[6/10]

    Cabinet Opinons:

    Frederick: [9/10]
    Abigail: [3/10]
    Charon:[6/10]
    Mytha[?/10]
    Eygil[7/10]
     
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    • Pyrrha Alken (Technically the princess but Dad insists, and I kind of rolled with it, for the most part.)

    Description: Current heir to the throne of Alken.

    Martial 17 +2 +4: 23 See the might of my soul as I kick your arse.
    Diplomacy 14 +4 + 2 -2: 18 Smile a lot, and let others clean up your mess. You are quite proficient at that by now.
    Soul Knowledge 30 +4 : 30 Collateral damage is my credo. House or mountain, when I want something to blow up, it will blow up.
    Intrigue 5 + 2 +2 -4: 5 I don't write poetry... Why are you laughing like that?
    Lore 5 : 5 Does "Awful" rhymes with a "offal"?... Ehh, good enough.
    Stewardship 2 : 2 You know what? I will let you take care of this.

    Traits:

    Princely Charm: You are the very model of a perfect prince aside from you know. +4 Diplomacy, +2 Martial, +2 Intrigue

    Mage: You are well versed in pyromancy and sorcery. +2 Diplomacy, +4 Martial, +2 Intrigue, +4 Soul Knowledge

    Poor Secret Keeper: You are not the best at lying or hiding things at all -4 intrigue, -2 Diplomacy

    Mytha Libya of the Earthen Peak


    Description: The fiance your father gave you and current co-ruler of Harvest Valley. Knows that you are a female, and you actually are not to sure about her mental state.

    Martial 7+4: 11 Seems fairly average
    Diplomacy 15 +4+2: 21 Wow you are a better than me at speaking.
    Soul Knowledge 18+4: 22 Puppetry, potions and sorcery that is quite an impressive array of knowledge.
    Intrigue 18 +4+2: 24 Wait that seems oddly high for a lady of court where did you learn that. Oh no worries, my lord my skills are yours to command
    Lore 10: I am sorry my lord. I am not very familiar with the history of other countries aside from our own.
    Stewardship 2 : Again apologies, most of my advisers take care of the construction and development of Earth Peak. I am a bit ignorant on the workings myself.

    Traits:

    Incredible Beauty: Mytha is very easy on the eyes. Most people tend to have looser amd more forgiving tongues as a result: +4 Diplomacy, +4 Intrigue

    Mage: You are well versed in puppetry, potions, and sorcery: +2 Diplomacy, +4 Martial, +2 Intrigue, +4 Soul Knowledge

    ????: Currently inactive

    Martial: 12
    Diplomacy: 10
    Stewardship: 15 + 10 +10= 35
    Intrigue: 12+5 = 17
    Soul Knowledge: 20+10 +5 = 35
    Lore: 20+5 = 25

    Traits:

    Great Soul: Eygil's souls is beyond the limits of most mortals. It allows him to break the boundaries and go into the super human. It also greatly boosts his understanding of the world. +10 Stewardship, Soul Knowledge +5 Intrigue, Lore

    Master Architect: Eygil is a master builder. Eygil's Idol is a feat of engineering that no other country could replicate + 10 Stewardship +5 Soul Knowledge
     
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    • [X] Ingram Alken

    [X]Eygil the Pyromancer (Strong in Stewardship, Soul Knowledge. Weak in Diplomacy, Martial)

    [X] Martial 13
    [X] Diplomacy 10
    [X] Stewardship 12
    [X] Intrigue 13
    [X] Soul Knowledge 10
    [X] Lore 12

    Are we deciding how our stats are distributed?
     
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    [X]Enkidu Alken
    [X]Eygil the Pyromancer
    [X]Introduce yourself
    [X]Try and find out more about Mytha, likes and dislikes


    Martial: 15
    Diplomacy: 5
    Stewardship: 10
    Intrigue: 10
    Soul Knowledge: 20
    Lore: 10
     
    [X]Enkidu Alken
    [X]Eygil the Pyromancer
    [X]Introduce yourself
    [X]Try and find out more about Mytha, likes and dislikes


    Martial: 15
    Diplomacy: 5
    Stewardship: 10
    Intrigue: 10
    Soul Knowledge: 20
    Lore: 10

    I WANT THE SOULS.
     
    ....ahh screw it

    [X] Pyrrha Alken (Technically the princess but Dad insists of raising you as a son)

    [X]Eygil the Pyromancer
    [X]Introduce yourself
    [X]Try and find out more about Mytha, likes and dislikes


    Martial: 15
    Diplomacy: 5
    Stewardship: 10
    Intrigue: 10
    Soul Knowledge: 20
    Lore: 10
     
    [X] Pyrrha Alken (Technically the princess but Dad insists of raising you as a son)

    [X]Eygil the Pyromancer
    [X]Introduce yourself
    [X]Try and find out more about Mytha, likes and dislikes


    Martial: 15
    Diplomacy: 5
    Stewardship: 10
    Intrigue: 10
    Soul Knowledge: 20
    Lore: 10

    Is anyone else thinking "cross-dressing soul reaper" here?
     
    butchock said:
    shouldn't we try to find out who we are in love to begin with?
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    Sorry, if that was unclear in the beginning, you are in love with the princess of Venn. In Dark Souls 2 lore, the prince of Alken and the Princess of Venn fell in love with each other and created marionettes and bells to represent their forbidden love.

    From the Bell Keeper's Set:
    "An old armor that is oddly comfortable. Belonged to a Bell Keeper. To this day, the forbidden love of Prince of Alken and the Princess of Venn manipulates these marionettes. Surely they never imagined that their dolls would outlast their own kingdoms."

    The Kingdoms of Alken and Venn would never let this sort of love happen due to a variety of reasons. The first being their absolute hatred of each other.

    From the Ring of Blades:
    The kingdoms of Alken and Venn long ago flourished on these very grounds. They were both founded by the same man, but were reduced to rivalry and spite."

    The foundered by the same man is actually a miss-translation. In the original, it was came from the same land. One of the reasons for this rivalry could easily be.

    From the Scorching Iron Scepter:
    When the Old Iron King wrested this dilapidated region from kingdom of Venn, the act required all the resources
    the enfeebled lord could muster.

    Yes, conquering another persons land tends to make them very angry.

    Of course, you are the Prince of Alken in this quest, so you are free to do whatever you want. You could try and fall in love with Mytha and ignore the princess of Venn. You could also run-away and say "Screw you dad. I FOLLOW TRUE LOVE" Maybe, you will become the true monarch and find a cure to the undead curse; although, that would take a lot of work and R&D.

    On another note, I am really surprised people are choosing Eygil over Alonne. Not to dissuade you guys or anything just surprised.
     
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    reborn214 said:
    Sorry, if that was unclear in the beginning, you are in love with the princess of Venn. In Dark Souls 2 lore, the prince of Alken and the Princess of Venn fell in love with each other and created marionettes and bells to represent their forbidden love.

    From the Bell Keeper's Set:
    "An old armor that is oddly comfortable. Belonged to a Bell Keeper. To this day, the forbidden love of Prince of Alken and the Princess of Venn manipulates these marionettes. Surely they never imagined that their dolls would outlast their own kingdoms."

    The Kingdoms of Alken and Venn would never let this sort of love happen due to a variety of reasons. The first being their absolute hatred of each other.

    From the Ring of Blades:
    The kingdoms of Alken and Venn long ago flourished on these very grounds. They were both founded by the same man, but were reduced to rivalry and spite."

    The foundered by the same man is actually a miss-translation. In the original, it was came from the same land. One of the reasons for this rivalry could easily be.

    From the Scorching Iron Scepter:
    When the Old Iron King wrested this dilapidated region from kingdom of Venn, the act required all the resources
    the enfeebled lord could muster.

    Yes, conquering another persons land tends to make them very angry.

    Of course, you are the Prince of Alken in this quest, so you are free to do whatever you want. You could try and fall in love with Mytha and ignore the princess of Venn. You could also run-away and say "Screw you dad. I FOLLOW TRUE LOVE" Maybe, you will become the true monarch and find a cure to the undead curse; although, that would take a lot of work and R&D.

    On another note, I am really surprised people are choosing Eygil over Alonne. Not to dissuade you guys or anything just surprised.
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    I just think that keeping Alonne near the Iron king is a good idea, also is my write in accepted? With the Prince actually being a girl who was raised as a son?
     
    Sinsystems said:
    I just think that keeping Alonne near the Iron king is a good idea, also is my write in accepted? With the Prince actually being a girl who was raised as a son?
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    I will allow it. I mean there is nothing in Dark Souls that contradicts that I suppose. Although, I am not quite certain how to factor this in.
     
    reborn214 said:
    Sorry, if that was unclear in the beginning, you are in love with the princess of Venn. In Dark Souls 2 lore, the prince of Alken and the Princess of Venn fell in love with each other and created marionettes and bells to represent their forbidden love.
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    Yeah, okay, I am sorry for the overused joke - but I must, considering the situation.
     
    You know what, this is too funny to do otherwise.


    [X] Pyrrha Alken (Technically the princess but Dad insists of raising you as a son)

    [X]Eygil the Pyromancer
    [X]Introduce yourself
    [X]Try and find out more about Mytha, likes and dislikes


    Martial: 15
    Diplomacy: 5
    Stewardship: 10
    Intrigue: 10
    Soul Knowledge: 20
    Lore: 10
     
    Sinsystems said:
    Doubly so if my write in for the Prince so actually be female but raised as a son wins.
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    I had that in mind, yes.

    Thaaaat said, current builds kind of suffer from being crippled, Diplomacy-wise; all of them. Or, like, one of them, since that is the same build. Anyway!

    It seems, Prince can do smashing reasonably well, by sword or Soul Arrow alike, and neither is he totally oblivious in matters of Lore and Intrigue - but with that diplomacy I wouldn't let him talk with anyone who is actually important.

    Neither of two basic Advisers cover that weakness. That's really bad.
     
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    Prospalz said:
    I had that in mind, yes.

    Thaaaat said, current builds kind of suffer from being crippled, Diplomacy-wise; all of them. It seems, Prince can do smashing reasonably well, by sword or Soul Arrow alike - but with that diplomacy I wouldn't let him talk with anyone who is actually important.

    Neither retainer out of two offered covers that weakness.
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    Mytha probably has high diplomacy.
     
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