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Oh vassal, who is your lord? Be you Pict? Briton? Irish? Perhaps even a Northman? Are you a virtuous Christian or a Pagan fluent in the rituals and sacrifices?


You are a vassal lord in the realm of Britain around the late 7th early 8th century. Your duties include raising armies to fight when war comes and keeping peace around the realm, and by that it means brutalizing the peasants and killing bandits.


Name:Irish, Celtic, Breton, Welsh will work
Age:
Physical Desc.: Please know a lot of people (as in 90%) in the dark ages weren't tall or really muscled
Bio: At least a paragraph
People: (i.e. Germanic, Breton, Irish, Welsh, Pict, Scandinavian...)
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Hand Weapons:
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:
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Condition: Nil


That should be it, unless i left something out.

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil

you'd need to hire a carpenter, also for a tavern you'd need a lot more money since it's a business

Name:Bran Cynbel
Age:17
Physical Desc.: Tattooed from head to toe with Celtic and Pictish designs. Wears both his hair and beard in braids.
Bio: Born a pagan before being captured in a Christian raid. He was taken to serve for an Abbey which he later escaped. Since then he has returned to his people in Northern Scotland.
People: Pict
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Hand Weapons:Seaxe
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Pictish Shield, Cloak
Treasury:500 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Petta (Farming implements: Might as well have just got off their farms)
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Condition: Nil


how many, what kinds, any shields/armor/etc.?

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil

Okay, I'll send an emissary to surrounding towns to look for a carpenter.

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Peasant

Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil


You send an emissary out to farther towns, it might take a while.

Nothing much more interesting happens the rest of the day, but the next afternoon, townspeople come screaming from the coast, yelling about a ship landing.

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil

"The Franks more than likely, there's a possibility of it being someone else. Koltselta Seaxe! Go forth and meet our visitors! Any man willing to fight may do so." I'll ride ahead and scout out the landing party.

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil

you ride, ahead on the two feet you own, and on a small hill overlooking the shore, you see about 5 men dragging loot from the coastal houses onto the ship, and about 3 more rummaging through another. there are some bodies in the sand, unfortunate villagers who couldn't run fast enough. Most of the franks are bare chested, with large shields and helmets.

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil

Well, we outnumber them by four, which probably won't count for much with our training and their large shields. Hopefully we got some villagers to volunteer, however unlikely that may be. I look over the terrain to look for favorable ground. Maybe we can jump those other three guys.

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil'


The hill is steep and levels out within the next ten yards into flat packed sand, on the right are the 3 men, and in the center (all relative to you) are the others.

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Name:Alexius
Age:35
Physical Desc.: somewhat average height,brown hair
Bio:he was a only son(besides his brother)until his father,a wealthy landowner,died.he equipped his father's old short sword and fought his brother to the death,and obviously won(his brother had a hammer,making him slower).he inhaled the land his father owned.
People: Celtic
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Hand Weapons:Seaxe
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Buckler,Tunic
Treasury: 500 Scillingas
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Condition: Nil

oh okay.

i go levy my pepole.

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil

Okay, I'll wait for my men while keeping an eye on the enemy. When my boys do get here, we'll use the hill as cover for as long as we logically can until sneaking into the 3-man house.

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Name:Alexius
Age:35
Physical Desc.: somewhat average height,brown hair
Bio:he was a only son(besides his brother)until his father,a wealthy landowner,died.he equipped his father's old short sword and fought his brother to the death,and obviously won(his brother had a hammer,making him slower).he inhaled the land his father owned.
People: Celtic
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Hand Weapons:Seaxe
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Buckler,Tunic
Treasury: 500 Scillingas
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Condition: Nil


You go around and get about 15 men, though you still need equipment for them.


Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil

soon enough your men get there, but you soon realize, you can't hide 12 men behind the small hill

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil

Okay, eight will remain on the hill, they'll rush in if the other five guys realize that we're here. The remaining four and myself will continue to the house with the three Franks.

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil


You near the house, but the lack of any stealth in this provokes the men on the beach, who call out to the ones in the house. The 3 take off as fast as they can for their friends near the shore.

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil

I guess the terrain just wasn't favorable for stealth. Meh, the eight guys on the hill will charge down and cut off those three dudes. Myself and the other four guys will give pursuit on the enemy. The sand should slow them down.

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Name: Yannic Gwallter Cecil
Age: 16
Physical Desc.: Brown-hair, pale, dark-brown eyes, 5'8, scrawny.
Bio: No one really knows who Yannic was born unto. He was found as naught but a babe on the side of the road by a minor Nobleman who had business in Germany. One of his guards made a snarky comment about the &quotoor peasant child in the side of the road" and the Nobleman ordered the carriage to stop. A soldier brought Yannic forth, and he was wrapped in soft blankets with a House's symbol, too muddled to identify. The Nobleman returned to England, bringing with him a Fosterling. He rose Yannic as his youngest son, teaching him the ways of Honor, Chivalry, and the Code of Battle.
People: Germanic
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Hand Weapons:Hatchet
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions:Tunic, Small Round Shield
Treasury: 375 Scillingas
Troops: 12 Kotselta Seaxe (Short spears, Bucklers, Tunics: Free men trained to defend their homes when needed)
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Condition: Nil


no, it wasn't, but lucky for you one of the franks trips in the sand and falls over, only to be finished off by one of your men. The other two make it to the rest, who form a shield wall.

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Name: Tanay Sishodia
Age: 28
Physical Desc.: Black hair, Black eyes with a hard gaunt face and medium build of 5,9"
Bio: The younger son, from a once mighty family brought down by betrayals and calamities. Sishodia family were Lords of this land in old times but fallen on bad times after his great grandfather's times. Sishodias have lost their lands and treasures but their name still holds power in these lands. Tanay was a young lad when he was given charge of a village by his father, to prove his worth, whose ideal was that the best experience is gained on the field. He knows how to rule as he was taught by his father who was taught by his father and so on.
People: Welsh
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Hand Weapons: Short Spear
Ranged Weapons:
Armor & Possessions: Small Square Shield, Tunic
Treasury: 500 Scillingas
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Condition: Nil

The next day a man arrives with a small caravan, filled with what seems to be a mobile smithy, he sets up over the next few hours.


I get equipment made for my 19 men. and better equipment for myself.

I request the smith's help to establish a permanent smithy in our village.Then we go patrolling.

Add the troops to my character sheet ,will you?
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