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[Maldevious]

Year 4, September

With Marna's arrival imminent, your thoughts are scattered. You want to re-arm your troops, but a thousand different ideas run through your mind, and you can't decide what you want them to bear. You'll have to think on it later.

You spend an afternoon mediating amongst your townsfolk, but most of the grievances are quite minor. A stolen chicken, a lover's quarrel, mischievous teenagers, things of those nature. Your people seem to be relatively peaceful, which is nice.

One morning, you take Alan aside, and tell him that you are going to place him in charge of a town watch. He will have access to out-dated weaponry from the armory, and be in charge of training and recruiting his own men. He takes to the task with a gusto, and by the end of the month has 10 watchmen patrolling in shifts every night at the town and the mine.

After consulting with the metalworkers and Stumpf, you attempt to begin steel production, but your craftsmen have no skill in it at all. You may need to bring in an experienced smelter who has dealt in steel from the outside before you can set things up. Stumpf tells you that he believes there may be some limestone in the ground, as well, but they'll have to explore for it.

With a few days to spare, you decide to work on your skills in interacting with the common folk: clapping backs, telling jokes, and listening to stories with attentiveness. You have a great aptitude for it, and your practice only hones your edge. By the end of the month, you are considered a fine "man of the people."

One last task, before Marna arrives, is the commissioning of a golden pin, consisting of a bow and two crossed arrows, that will be the reward for the winner of the archery contest next month. You send runners to nearby towns to spread the word, and you also let them know that you will be recruiting archers for your guard as well.

Then, one day late in September, with the leaves turned golden, Marna arrives. She brings with her Sir Melvin, as well as her Lady's Maid. You spend a day enjoying your time with her, taking walks and talking of the world, and you feel as if she truly does care for you. On the second day, you bring her (and her escorts) with you on a cruise on the river.

You bring a cask of wine from your winery, which Marge tells you is a nice vintage, although still young. You drink to health and happiness, and then present her with her gift. She loves it, and you tell her you have a question for her. You feel your face flushing, and your heart is beating at an incredible rate.

The words seem to stumble out of your mouth, but you manage to say them all: "Will you do me the honor of marrying me?" A smile spreads across her face, and she practically yells out "Yes!" She throws her arms around you, but a loud clearing of her Lady Maid's throat keeps you from anything more. You separate, still holding hands, which seems to be acceptable.

Sir Melvin congratulates you, and you spend the rest of the cruise talking about the wedding. You have to decide when you wish to get married, and she tells you that she plans on staying through to the end of the festival next month, as she had such an amazing time last year.

All is well. You are now engaged to be wed to the Duke's niece. What will you do in October? When would you like to get married?

Spoiler: "Sir Samuel Stone" (click to show/hide)

Age: 22 (February birthday)
Good Health
Elite Fitness
Literate
Natural Archer
Fine Man of the People
Above Average Swordswman
Above Average Rider
Average Etiquette
Average Woodsman
Novice Spearman
Novice Legal Mind
Novice Shield User
Novice Lancer
Poor Rhetoric

Spoiler: "Equipment and Possessions" (click to show/hide)

Weapons
Militia-grade Short Sword
Fine Longsword
Iron Lance

Armor
Mail Shirt
Brigandine Armor
Fur cloak and leggings
Iron Shield

Transport
Felucca
Mottled Grey Hunter

Housing and Misc.
Brick and Lumber Manor
Average Clothing
Silver Sun Necklace with Gold Pendant
Bound New Testament
Book of Laws
Cask of Beer
Stone Weights

Spoiler: "Feroshire (Capital Town)" (click to show/hide)

Treasury - Medium-low
168 Citizens
Services and Housing
Nice Communal Housing
Nice Inn
Small Courthouse

Defense
Wooden Palisade

Trade and Travel
Brick Roads
Medium Brick Paved Market
Modest dockyard
Two-way Ferry

Industry
Large Clayworks
Smokehouse
Watermill (Lumber Mill and Grindstone)
Growing Shipyard
Brewery
Stables
Small Furniture Workshop

Spoiler: "Your Land" (click to show/hide)

Medium population (Loyal)
River Parlon (fertile banks on both sides, light forest to the north)

Farming
Nice parcel farms south of the river (two plantings per season)
Fine Communal Farm
Small Vineyard

Defense
Average Barracks, Armory, and Obstacle Course with Furnaces and Forges
Jousting practice field

Trade and Travel
Crude Roads
Small Warehouse

Industry
Small Fishing Fleet
Mines north of river (silver, copper, gold, iron, gems)
   * Small community of miners in communal houses

Spoiler: "Your Forces" (click to show/hide)

Average Iron Weapons
Average Iron Armor (Brigandine and shield)

Ranged
Five veteran Archers
Five regular Rangers
Ten regular Archers

Melee
Ten veteran Spearmen
Ten regular Axmen

Reserve
Ten green Watchmen

Spoiler: "Your people" (click to show/hide)

Skilled Potters
Above Average Jewelers
Above Average Trappers
Journeymen Miners
Journeymen Metalworkers
Journeymen Masons
Journeymen Furniture Builders
Novice Horse Breeders
Novice Weaponsmiths
Novice Armorers

Spoiler: "Nearby" (click to show/hide)

Market Town of Carshire - One day's ride on main road
Folesden - Land of Count Foles - Downstream
   * Curbiston - County Seat of Folesden
Land of Sir Denton - Upstream
Land of Sir Percival - Adjacent to Sir Denton's land, across the river
Hemswood Abbey - Far Upstream - Known for dark beer
Lands of Duke Erran - Across the river to the north - Used for hunting

Spoiler: "Known Lords by Rank and Relationship" (click to show/hide)

King Edward Geronos IV, Lord of the Falls, Keeper of the Flame, Seer of the Dawn - Vaguely remembered

Duke Erran - Pleasant

Count Aaron Foles - Your Liege Lord - An angry drunkard - Suspicious
Count Gorgan - A fine fighter - Introduced
Count Zanders - Introduced

Sir Blake Denton - Friendly
Sir Alan Percival - Friendly
Sir Uriel Lope - Count's Marshall - Unsure
Sir Melvin - Lady Marna's brother, Duke Erran's nephew - Polite
Sir Ivanson - A renowned jouster - Introduced

Lady Marna - Infatuated

Spoiler: "Important Citizens by Occupation" (click to show/hide)

Alan Alanson - Squire, Captain of the Watch
Fin - Captain of the Militia
William Dent - Steward, Mayor
Victor Irlof - Master of the Market, Treasurer
Curtis Stumpf - Miner, Councilman
Ian Wood - Carpenter, Councilman
Marge Kannity - Brewer

Shipwright
Architect
Armorer
Weaponsmith

[stabbymcstabstab]

Well then prepare for the wedding send invites do wedding stuff, Then start preparing for the festival.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Think the festival would be a good time for the wedding, or is that too soon?

[kaian-a-coel]

Probably too soon. Setting the wedding for next spring will let us prepare nicely. We will have a lot of food available, without the fear of drawing from the winter's reserves, good weather, etc. We'll need to invite everyone, and also we need to know how a noble wedding is supposed to be organized.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

June.

[Origami_Psycho]

I think we ought to do it sometime in the spring, since the winters are a little cold.  And not june or july because they're so damn cliche.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

How about August, actually. May sounds fine as well.

And also, Can we please begin on the stronghold at some point?

[intelligentmoron]

On wedding stuff lets get the ceremony planned out, invite guests (the duke, all the sirs we know, it would be considered rude I assume not to invite our leige lord so invite him and hope he declines) , get some rings commissioned,  June sounds good for a time.

Our lack of a church to provide for the spiritual needs of our citizens is kinda strange perhaps we should build one? Even the smallest of villages atleast had a local church.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

On wedding stuff lets get the ceremony planned out, invite guests (the duke, all the sirs we know, it would be considered rude I assume not to invite our leige lord so invite him and hope he declines) , get some rings commissioned,  June sounds good for a time.

Our lack of a church to provide for the spiritual needs of our citizens is kinda strange perhaps we should build one? Even the smallest of villages atleast had a local church.

We had addressed the church issue earlier. We don't want to muddy the waters a lot for preference and stuff. This is the GMs choice. I think having a priest come here is perfectly acceptable.

[intelligentmoron]

We had addressed the church issue earlier. We don't want to muddy the waters a lot for preference and stuff. This is the GMs choice. I think having a priest come here is perfectly acceptable.

Sounds good

[kaian-a-coel]

I approve wedding at home. Maybe on the main village place (which we'll want to pretty up). The invitations will wait though.

[Mlamlah]

Perhaps we should ask Marna if she has any preference in regards to date of the wedding and the arrangements and such.

[Origami_Psycho]

Perhaps we should ask Marna if she has any preference in regards to date of the wedding and the arrangements and such.

I like this.  Just try to make sure it ain't in June or July.

[kaian-a-coel]

May's good.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Perhaps we should ask Marna if she has any preference in regards to date of the wedding and the arrangements and such.

I like this.  Just try to make sure it ain't in June or July.

What's wrong with a summer wedding?