Berkeley Estate: Viscount of Berkeley

[Lord William]

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Berkeley, Gloucestershire


Current Viscount of Berkeley: William de Berkeley, 1st Viscount of Berkeley
Location: Berkeley Castle is located in province #1 of Gloucestershire.

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Regional Bonus

Gloucestershire:
Severn Valley: Located in the Severn Valley, Gloucestershire is extremely fertile farmland, and those who hold their estates here will excel at agriculture. +10% estate income.
Welsh Marches: Gloucestershire comprised much of De Clare’s estates, and formed a formidable demesne on the marches. Those who hold their primary estates here get -10% troop recruitment and upkeep costs.

Provincial Bonuses

City of Gloucester: Gloucester is of vital strategic importance. To secure access across the Severn, one must travel through it or bypass it.

Berkeley Family

Name: Lord William Berkeley Titles: Viscount of Berkeley Age: 58 (b. 1426) Traits (6 points): +3 Wealth, +2 Charisma, +1 Personal Combat Name: Lady Elizabeth Berkeley Age: 25 (b. 1458) Traits (6 points): +3 Survival, +2 Charisma, +1 Personal Combat Name: Robert Berkeley Titles: Heir Age: 12 (b. 1472) Will of William de Berkeley In the name of God and the Holy Trinity, that are Three but One essence, I William de Berkeley, 1st Viscount of Berkeley, declare that being sound of mind and body wish that in the time of my death, God have mercy of mine soul, my estates, lands and assets shall be divided this way: 1) Robert Berkeley, my beloved son and heir, shall receive all my lands, honors and titles. 2) My noble wife, Catherine shall have an 1/3 share of my wealth. 3) My Eldest Daughter, Lady Elizabeth Berkeley shall have an 1/3 share of my wealth. Signed and sealed with our seal, before witnesses, including the Bishop of London, Robert Berkeley, Elizabeth Berkeley, Jane Strangeways, Henry Longmember (barrister). (ROWS OF WITNESSES AND SIGNATURES) (PENDING WAX SEAL)

Lordships & Estates

Spoiler for Map:  Gloucestershire 1. Thornbury/Berkeley - Prosperous Income. Somerset 1. Bristol - Prosperous Income. Berkshire 2. East Hampstead - Average Income. 3. Wokingham - Average Income.

Yearly Coffers

Poor (red): £200 per annum
Sparse (orange): £250 per annum
Average (yellow): £300 per annum
Prosperous (light green): £350 per annum
Rich (dark green): £400 per annum

Poor: 0 x £200 = £0
Sparse: 0 x £250 = £0
Average: 2 x £300 = £600
Prosperous: 2 x £350 = £700
Rich: 0 x £400 = £0

Total Yearly Income (unmodified): £1,300
Modifiers to apply: +30%
Total Modified: £1,690

Infrastructure

1st Tier:
- N/A

Soldiers

- WIP

[Dirty Chai]

Riders and harbingers arrive like the outskirts of a great army from the south in Berkeley's estates, hammering declarations to village trees and hollering at the viscount's manors. The message is clear: raise up arms for the true king of England, for he has returned at long last.