Registration Thread for Main Characters! (defunct)

[PsychoticBarbarian]

Name: Edwyn 'The Dragon' Blakfyre



Age: 21

Heritage: Anglo - Welsh

Bio: In the Kingdom of Ryn, in what was once Wales, the Blakfyre family is a name that lives in infamy. To the Scandinavian overlords of Ryn the name is spoken in the same breath as spitting, for Blakfyres have robbed the highways and murdered Rynish nobility who have strayed to far from their paths for decades. Some even speak in whispers that the family was progenied by the infamous lunatic and serial killer Marcus Knightsbridge. Many a Blakfyre have swung tarred and feathered from the gibbets of Ancharos. But there are those among the small-folk who see the Blakfyre's as the champions of the true Welsh, men who despise the foreigners whose mewlings sound of the swin braying midst the wallows. With the execution of Glenwelyn Blakfyre for the crimes of highway robbery, horse-stealing, and murder, the Blakfyre gang has been taken over by his eldest son, Edwyn Blakfyre...

But Edwyn is a different man to his father. He has aspirations higher then a short life of thuggery. He plans to turn the Blakfyre gang into something far bigger and spleanderous.

[Watercress]

Name: Dr. John Watson
Age: 29
Rank:Surgeon/Assistant Detective

Biography: A former military man, serving in the King's Army as a war surgeon, Watson retired from this line of profession after receiving a grave injury during fighting. Shortly after this, he met Mr. Holmes, and they formed a quick partnership. Dr. Watson is a fairly ordinary man, serving as the perfect counter-part to the brilliant but detached Holmes. In addition, he's something of a crack shot, notable for his intelligence and rationality.

[Raglan]

Arthur Longstride, 23

[ArkocentoArisen]

Theda "Bas'un" McMahon
21
Born in western Ireland "Bas'un", as Theda is called, has lived his life with little connection to the outside world. his "name" was given to him by huntsmen that have seen him. it translate roughly to One of the Lone

[Lucius Malfoy]

Name: Alessandro Ferdinand Vittorio II de Firenze

Rank: Freedman, aspiring to be Knight

Heritage: Italian/Florentine

Age: 27

Short Biography: Born within the very walls of the beautiful city of Firenze, Alessandro served the Florentine Republic for five years before departing for England, seeking new means of employment. A mannered, brilliant and yet philosophical and religious male, Alessandro hopes to find new fortunes to gain and tales to speak to his future heirs when the time comes.

(Retiring Argnierr)

[PsychoticBarbarian]

Name: Ivo de Tallebois

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Age: 39

Ethnicity: Norman

Bio: The de Tallebois are a long established Norman family. Ivo's maternal grandfather was the infamous Maugar, Count of Corbeil, thus giving Ivo a direct descendence from the father of the Norman people, Rollo himself. The de Tallebois family themselves are named after Castle Tallebois, an important fortress guarding the furtherest extremities of Norman influence upon the Seine. On his father's side, Ivo may claim kin to Robert Guiscard, whose exploits in Sicily and southern Italy are well famed. This family relation led Ivo to serve under the Norman freebooter Humphrey in his Calabrian campaigns, Ivo earning an honour given by none other then Guiscard himself.

Ivo has returned from Italy a wealthier man, but greed begets greed. The lucrative tax income generated by the sedentary Saxons is a great temptation...

FAMILY:

Wife:

Erzebet Guiscard (22)

Children:

Ivo (6)
Bohemund (4)
Humphrey (2)

[Napo]

Name: Kenneth McTavish
Rank: Freedman, aspiring to be a Knight
Heritage: Scottish
Age: 25

Biography:
Born into a Serf Family in the highland of Scotland, Kenneth experienced the generic experience for children of serfs. However, there was one anomaly in his life, his parents knew how to read and write. This was obviously a rare trait within the serf society. He didn't learn English, instead, he learned Gaelic. Kenneth had very few friends, this was due to his speech disorder; stuttering. Fortunately for Kenneth, the agreement between his parents and the Lord of the land did not carry over to him. He was not restricted to the modified slavery his parents was. Despite being a social outcast, he managed to become a local guard(at age 17). Two years later, he became the Watch Commander. His pay was meager for his line of work. Having a small amount of money, Kenneth foolishly gambled away his pay in the local inns, thinking he can double his earnings just by playing a simple game. He lost every time he played, it was as if God himself didn't want Kenneth to succeed.

Typically, Kenneth was in debt to a lot of loaners and he couldn't pay it back. Frustrated by Kenneth's incompetence, one of the loaners sent out a band of mercenaries to force Kenneth to give the loaner it's money or his life. A barmaid in one of the inns Kenneth used to frequent before he was knee deep in debt informed the guard of what is to happen to him. Of course Kenneth could get his fellow peers and arrest the men, but the loaner was persistent and he would continue to send his hired thugs after him. Kenneth decided to flee Scotland and sought refuge in Ireland. There he learned English from a native Scottish priest who was on a pilgrimage at the time. Kenneth decided to stay close with the Priest, knowing that no one would dare incite the Priest to protect his friend by bringing down the "wrath of God".

A few years passed and the Priest and Kenneth journeyed towards England. The Priest heard of a woman in London who supposedly saw the ghost of the Virgin Mary. Once they arrived in London, Kenneth was struck with awe over the English culture. After his friend was done dealing with the woman who had the vision, Kenneth informed him over his staying. Kenneth believed he could do well in England, plus, the loaner had no authority over there. After saying goodbye, the two parted ways, the Priest journeyed to the Diocese of Scotland and became a Bishop and Kenneth found a nearby abandoned shack in and made his living by teaching English and Gaelic.

[Double A]

Farewell, second or third one of these. You served us well.

(Someone should index this)

[Metaluis90]

Ludovic Lyon'Grille

Name: Ludovic Lyon'Grille
Rank: Freedman, aspiring to be a Knight
Heritage: Norman french
Age: 20

Biography:
Not much is known of Ludovic' past but that he was raised in a monk order, since he was abandoned by his fathers one day when he was a baby. Living in an abbey proved though for Ludovic, and he had to endure serious punishments that can still be visible in his body. In spite of his rebellious nature, which earn him those scars in his body, Ludovic lives according to the chirstian valour of piety, humility and penitence.

Two years ago, Ludovic had to abandon the abbey and the order which welcomed him, since he commited such a terrible crime, he would have been punished with death if the monks had found out it in advance. Trying to find redemption, Ludovic had been wandering since that day, and decided that the only way to find forgiveness was to embrace the chivalric principles of honor and duty.

Ludovic, a well build, calm mind young man, came to the shire of Roussíon, in Normandy, finding a Knight to serve, in order to begin his destined path.

[Carl von Döbeln]

This thread is now once again in use.

[Carl von Döbeln]

Re-registering...

Name: William Stafford

Rank: Earl of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. Knight. Earl in Exile of Northumberland, Cumbria and Durham. Royal Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

Age: 35

Character:

Swashbuckler ~ This man is a rough, noisy and boastful swordsman. He is incredibly skilled however, and can fend off most foes. He is heroic and idealistic to the bone and often rescues damsels in distress. A swasbuckler is, most basically, a man who has managed to combine outstanding courage, swordfighting skill, resourcefulness, chivalry and a distinctive sense of honor and justice...(+1 to duels)

Cannoneer ~ This man is a most skilled and knowledgable artillery gunner. This quite naturally supplies him with certain advantages and benefits when trapped in a siege, and of course when besieging others...(+1 sieges...)

Wise and respected ~ This man is known to be a most clear-sighted, insightful, witty, cunning and watchful man. When it comes to money and business, he is very skilled and thrifty, and makes good friends easily. He is well respected by friend and foe alike, and he has earned the loyalty and trust of his followers ...(+10% income...)


Possessions:

Special Items

Gúthwinë Gúthwinë (Battle-friend) ~ A sword forged by the renowned blacksmith and warrior Philip du Lac, in the 1420s, and later found by William Stafford during his travels and escapades in Rome, in 1471. The sword is incredibly well crafted, and is defined by it's remarkable beauty, grace, strenght and power...(+6) Arôndíght Arôndíght ~ A mighty plate armour crafted by a mastersmith in Florence, aided by his temporary student, William Stafford, who also designed it, in 1472. The armour is ferociously strong and vigorous, and is characterized by its armets and its close helmet with a bellows visor; small fan-shaped narrow and parallel fluting covering most of the harness, its sharply-waisted cuirasses, and squared sabatons...(+8) Anólindë Anólindë (Vilya, or Vilja) ~ An alluring and utterly graceful and ravishing ring, crafted by an unknown member of the old Stafford family, many ages ago. It is quite naturally a much treasured family heirloom, now owned by William. "Green jewels gleamed beautifully, for this ring was like to twin serpents, whose eyes were emeralds, and their heads met beneath a crown of golden flowers, that the one upheld and the other devoured; that was the badge of Staitheford and his house.” "Proud are the words, and all there turned to see the jewels green that burned in Staitheford's ring. These smithes had set as eyes of serpents twined that met beneath a golden crown of flowers, that one upholds and one devours: the badge that Aelfgar made of yore and Estmund his son now bore."

Residences

Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire. A splendid and beautiful manor house, located in the village of Broughton, in Oxfordshire, and surrounded by large luscious gardens. The main residence of Lord Stafford. Alton Castle, Staffordshire. The Stafford family home, in Staffordshire. Greys Court, Oxfordshire. A fine manor house in Oxfordshire, owned by William but inhabited by one of his sisters and her family. Barnum Manor, London. A manor house in London. William's main residence in London. Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire. William's main residence in Gloucestershire. Rodmarton Manor, Gloucestershire. The home of William's sister Julia, and her family.

Businesses owned

The Stafford Trading Company. A trading company founded in 1477 by Lord Stafford. The trading company will focus mainly on importing exotic goods, such as furs from Russia, salt and wine from France, a few horses from Spain, cloth and tapestries from Flanders, glass from Italy, and silks and spices ( such as Mustard, Caraway, Anise, Turmeric, Saffron, and Cinnamon) from Asia, and of course, egyptian paper, pearls, perfumes, and a thousand other rare and unique articles to London and the rest of the realm. It will also export cider, made in Oxfordshire, Rutland weed, grown in Cornwall, as well as wine, oil and wax, from England to the continent. And then of course there is the fresh fruit. Fresh exotic fruit is of course expensive and thus more or less restricted to the nobility. The Stafford Trading company will import apricots from Armenia, pistachio-nuts and plums from Syria, peaches from Persia, lemons and cherries, olives ( and olive oil, of course), figs, pears, strawberries, quinces, raspberries, melons, oranges, pomegranates, et cetera, and the people shall rejoice at the wide array of fresh fruit they will be able to purchase and enjoy most merrily! Cider and Wine. A small business originally founded by the old Lord Mayor of London William Colville in the 1450's. Bought by Stafford in the late 1470's. Produces apple cider and wine in Somerset and Oxfordshire. Somerset Pipe Weed. Originally established by Colville, bought by Stafford in 1476. Produces Rutland Weed in Cornwall and Somerset.

Starting amount: 80 crowns

Annual wage: 15 crowns + 6 (Oxfordshire) + 6 (Gloucestershire) + 10% = 30

Outgoing: 10 florins (troop upkeep)

Total: 971 + 20 = 991

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Name: William Stafford

Age: 15

Heritage: English

Biography: Born in Alton Castle, Staffordshire, in 1447, William was the first and only son of Sir Gilbert Stafford and his wife Jane Owsley. He spent most of his childhood days in Cornwall, together with his four sisters, and his second cousin and best friend, David York, the son of the Duke of Edinburgh. William is a fiery youth, and even though he is calm and reflective, kind and well-mannered, he is also viciously rebellious and quarrelsome. He longs for adventure and luscious exploits, and was therefore, to his great delight, sent to the royal court at Dewiton by his mother Jane, together with David York, in the spring of 1462, to be taught the ways of adults...

William is a tall and somewhat muscular young man, with coal coloured hair, as dark as the night, and deep green eyes, as green as the finest of emeralds.

[ArkocentoArisen]

Name: Alexander De Mystras
Rank: Prophet of Nova Grimmington ("Priest")
Age: 32
Heritage: English, Peloponnese

Biography: Born to an Impoverished lord, and then simply abandoned. Alexander would know little of his Heritage only the name he was given, and the forest he resided in. raised by a Monk who's only name was "Theodore" Alexander would learn of the Great mayhem that this forest once wrought, and then Theodore simply vanished one day leaving Alexander a note that read

Truth

Abandoned once more Alexander would spend the next 16 years of his life attempting to search out the meaning of the note.=, and then he arrived at the Temple. the traps would nearly be the death of him, but he would gain the knowledge of a massive Library, and with it the need to acomplish the Dreams of his his Master Truth


Character:
Forest Taught- living off the land, and able to quickly vanish from place to place
[escape rolls +2 ]

Religious Zeal- The Books that Alexander have read over has granted him greater understanding of the World, and its Gods. Those that the church follows are purely lies
[Churchman(may excommunicate and denounce one rank higher) ]

Empty Palm- Taught by the Monk Theodore to preform bettles without weapons, Alexander has learned how to Disarm many simply by a few quick blows
[fist fighter (weaponless rolls) +1]

Wealth/Income
Starting Income - 3000 Crowns

[Xion]

Name : Delphine Eraclea, Countess of the North Sea, Duchess in Exile of Lyons, Former Vicereine of King Edmund's Land
Rank : Countess of the Orkney Islands and North Sea Islands
Age : 50
Ethnicity : French

Biography :

Born in the town of Anatoray, Staffordshire in 1433 as the sole child of Lily Eraclea, twice Lady Mayoress of London, Vicereine of King Edmund's Land, Viscountess of the Orkney Islands, and Commander of the Wardens of Staffordshire. Recieved a rather well-balanced education from her mother's retainers, attending a Academy in York for several years, and was trained in swordplay and archery as well.At around the age of thirteen, she was made Countess of Staffordshire by King Aston II as her mother had duties in King Edmund's Land and was unable to carry out her duties as Countess of Staffordshire as well. She would be one of the King's loyal followers and was inducted into the Rufian Order somewhere between 1446 and 1448, and was to be part of the English force to march into Wales to depose the rebellious nobles there and restore English authority, but as Aston II was deposed before that could happen, and the fact that rebellious English lords had set up a "siege" of Anatoray Castle in name only, it was only there to prevent her from moving against the Gimsings or their allies in England. These events also started her slight paranoia about other nobles and Ryn acting against her.

In the 1450s, under King Christopher I, Delphine would command a force that remained in Normandy in case of French action against England due to the Auld Alliance during the war with Scotland, take part in suppressing a Irish peasant revolt followed by commanding a portion of the English army under Duke Wilson(as the King had gone ahead with the Vanguard) in the battle against the Berber Invasion of Ryn. Afterwards, Delphine would return to being reclusive and remained neutral in the Civil War following King Christopher's death between the Fitzroys and O'Hagans and their supporters, but would allow her manor to be used to attempt a negotiation to end the war towards it's final weeks, which failed to accomplish anything but did secure her the Orkney Islands from the Regency after the war.

After the war, when the Treaty between Ryn and England was unveiled, Delphine loathed it and would ignore the treaty and install border patrols, checkpoints, and foreign trade taxes with the Rynians for both the Midlands and Orkney Islands. She would also issue several other edicts adding to this later on. Ryn did send two diplomats, one threatened her with eventual war and the other deliberately insulted her over a petty issue of a drink, and her refusal to uphold an agreement she never approved of. The Treaty would be revised during the reign of King Stephen but even then she still disliked it and kept the tariffs and such in place for the Orkney Islands. In the late 1477s due to falling ill en route back from Lyons, and not appearing in England for several weeks, her land was reclaimed by the Crown and this began a several year incident that ended in 1481 with her being offered control of several island chains and the Isle of Man, including Orkney.

Personality- Cold, apathetic, and easily bored. Delphine is not one to really listen to everything a person may say, preferring they get to the point right away instead of trying to waste her time with issues that are not important. Also is occassionally quick to anger if insulted or hears something displeasing and has a tendency to keep grudges against anyone who wronged her of her family along with being somewhat paranoid of other nobles, although it has lessened slightly over the years.

[KoS]

Name: Anthony York

Age: 25

Rank: Baron of Cornwall

Heritage: Italo-English

Biography: wip

[Lucius Malfoy]

=Name=
Charles Andre Jean-Baptiste III

=Rank=
Baron; Vassal of Duke Henry Wilson

=Heritage=
Franco-English

=Age=
27

=Short Biography=
Charles III is seen as the peak of the Jean-Baptiste family which has existed in England since the reign of King Richard I the Conqueror. The descendant of Lothair Arluin Jean-Baptiste, 2nd Baron of Bedfordshire and Grandmaster of the Order of the White Cross, Charles is seen as a mirror image of his ancestor. He is tall, handsome, strong and brilliant. Though afflicted by a disease at a young age, he came out stronger afterwards. Charles is well-known as a warrior and general, skilled in swordsmanship and archery. He has a high sense of honor and loyalty to the English King and is known to be very religious in the practices of Catholicism.

=Physical Appearance=
Messy black hair and brown eyes. Strong and lean, but slight muscular. He is quite tall; measured to be around 5' 10".

[Gandalf.]

Baron John Konstantinus of Norfolk

The Konstantinus family have ruled in Norfolk for generations, spanning back to 11th century. However, they have only just retaken their rightful holdings.John is a powerfully built man, with dark brown hair an eyes, who rules his hold with a will of iron. John has married into the rich de Caen family, and he is a master swordsman.

Field battle rolls +3
Possessions;
Iron will ; +2 sword
Golden spurs
John is descended from his namesake; John Konstantinus I, who won a knighthood and then the barony not long after for his loyal service.
Ethnicity: a trace of Greek blood, but how English blood has taken over in the Konstantinus family. however, John keeps his Greek roots, one of the last remaining Greek families who hold a lordship in the known world.

[LeoTheLion]

Name: David Clothier

Ethnicity: 100% English

Rank: Knight

Short Biography: [WIP - will come by the end of the day]

Physical Appearance: 5ft 11. Muscular build. Short dark brown hair. Green/blue eyes.

[Mors Vigilia]

Name: Jean Valois-Burgundy
Rank: Mercenary
Heritage: Burgundian/French
Age: 26 as of 1483
Bio:

With the Eidgenossenschaft's incursion into Burgundy swiftly put down by French forces, Jean did not get the chance to prove himself in battle that he had wished for. It is not unusual for the sons of the nobility to sell their swords and those of their liege-men in wars and at the age of fourteen he is full of energy and as the son of Charles the Bold he has the power to put this to use. Knowing of the constant struggles between the Rynish and English peoples he decided buy some soldiers from his father and place himself slap bang in the middle of the two kingdoms in Dublin, waiting for the inevitable to kick off. From there he will build upon his forces, hoping to prove himself worthy enough to match the fame of his ancestors.

He has a strange mix of personalities which have yet to show themselves. He is prudent, yet prone to rash behaviour. He also speaks very highly of loyalty and states that it is something he values, yet how loyal a mercenary can be is questionable to some.

---

Jean soon found himself in service to Ryn, having built up his Coudenberg Free Company to a respectable level. Utilised for his ties to the French Royal Court, Jean was sent by King Richius as a diplomat to France. A mission that would prove disastrous for all. The King had failed to take into account the animosity that the Roi currently felt towards Jean's immediate family and so he and Jean quickly turned all diplomacy into a shouting match. With nothing gained and much lost, Jean prepared to leave France when he was set upon by two of the Roi's men. He had been condemned to death along with all who had arrived with him.

Narrowly escaping, Jean and his small remaining retinue fled north, forced to keep away from trails and populated areas. First believing themselves to be followed by the Roi's men, Jean and co soon began to find large groups of armed men, hostile but seemingly not searching for them exactly. The reason for this soon became clear when they came across a two day old battlefield, littered with the bodies of the Duke of Burgundy and his men...

Jean left that place with an even heavier heart and a new member of his retinue. Young Montfaucon had made himself known to Jean and had explained how the Duke had died at the hands of the Kings men, ambushed and killed without provocation. Jean had to return to Ryn, by any means necessary, which turned out to be a small abandoned rowboat, with a less than integral hull. As night fell across the channel, Jean and his men were exhausted and could no longer see where the boar was taking in water, let alone the wave that capsized them...

Washing up in Pembrokeshire, Jean was nursed to health by a maiden of Angle, Ceridwen. Jean found himself enamoured by her and asked for her hand as soon as he could. Now, leaving a pregnant Ceridwen in Pembrokeshire, Jean sets out towards Powys to report his disaster to the King...

[René Artois]

The Konstantinus family have ruled in Norfolk for generations, spanning back to the 11th century.

No they haven't.

Richius Raglan du Lac Gimsing
King of Ryn

With both parents dead before he was 16, which is when he became king, Richius is a man who is under alot of pressure to live up to what he has been left. Not only to be another great ruler of Ryn but to be chivalrous and honourable in his rule. He is a kind soul, who enjoys the company of friends and the sound of laughter, but as king he feels he needs to hide this most of the time behind a stern persona.

[Dead Sun]

Name: Elias Hawthorne.

Age: 28.

Heritage: English.

Rank: Freedman, aspiring to be a Doctor.

Biography: Elias was born into a reasonably rich merchant family that had thrived for three generations. "The Hawthorne Courts" is the name of his grandfather's shop, from which the Hawthorne's had traded with the Danes, Spaniards and Morrocans for the last seventy years. But, they were still quite a small merchant family. They had not developed a great enough wealth to become well known, and thus Elias was sent to Cambridge to learn an educational trade.