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[Gandalfus]

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Claims:

Claims list 1314: Immediate Royal Family: Edward II of England: BF Edward, Earl of Chester (in minority): BF Isabella of France: Della Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk (in minority): GB Edmund of Woodstock (in minority): Peers of England: Thomas of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster, Leicester, Derby, Lincoln & Salisbury: Gandalf Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick: Ponti John de Dreux, Earl of Richmond: Jokern John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey: Trot Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford: Oz Edmund FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel: Pinkerton Hugh de Courtenay, de facto Earl of Devon: Xion Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford: Barry Marcher Lords: Roger Mortimer, Baron Mortimer: Jokern John Cherleton, Baron de Cherleton: GB William de Braose, Baron de Braose: Skylord Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke: Xion John Hastings, Baron Hastings: Trot Robert Corbet, Baron Corbet of Caus: John Grey, Baron Grey of Wilton: Irish Peers: Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster: Skylord Ja mes Butler, Earl of Carrick, Chief Butler: John FitzGerald, Lord Ofally: Nicholas FitzMaurice, Baron Kerry: Maurice FitzGerald, Baron Desmond: Richard de Bermingham, Baron Athenry: John de Bermingham: Richard de Clare, Lord of Thomond: Roger de Barry, Baron de Barry: Richard Savage, Baron Savage: Barons and Knights: Hugh le Despencer, Baron le Despencer: Oz Henry of Lancaster, Baron Lancaster: Gandalf Henry de Percy, Baron Percy and Alnwick: LM Ralph de Monthermer, Baron Monthermer: Gandalf Ralph Neville, Baron Neville de Raby: Alexandrine John de Fauconberg, Baron Fauconberg: William de Ros, Baron de Ros: Thomas de Berkeley, Baron Berkeley: Lw John de Mowbray, Baron Mowbray: Thomas de Furnivall, Baron Furnivall: Henry Beaumont, Baron Beaumont: Ponti Robert de Holland, Baron Holland: Robert de Ufford, Baron Ufford: LM Robert de Clifford, Baron Clifford: John de Clinton, Baron Clinton: Sir Edward Balliol: Heirs of de Clare: Eleanor de Clare: Born 1292. Wed to Hugh le Despencer (the younger), with whom she has five children. Margaret de Clare: Born 1293. Widow of Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall, with whom she had a daughter: Alexandrine. Elizabeth de Clare: Born 1295. Widower of John de Burgh, with whom she had a son: William de Burgh, heir to Ulster.

Map and Key:

Key: Red: Royal Demesne Wales and the Marches: Purple: Principality of Wales Blue: Thomas/Henry of Lancaster Brown: De Clare of Glamorgan Cyan: de Bohun Dark Green: Pembroke Light Green: Grey of Wilton Cream: Baron Cherleton Pink: Baron Mortimer Yellow: Baron Braose Grey: Baron Corbet of Caux Orange: Baron Hastings of Abergavenny Bright Pink: Beauchamp of Warwick Dark Orange: FitzAlan of Arundel Turquoise: De Warenne Southeast: Crimson in Norfolk: Brotherton Turquoise in Surrey/Norfolk: De Warenne Cyan: Bohun Purple in Essex: Oxford Green in Kent: Pembroke Brown in Kent, Essex and East Anglia: De Clare Orange in Sussex: FitzAlan Yellow in Sussex: De Braose Dark Purple: Baron le Despencer Pink: Beauchamp of Warwick Dark Blue in Suffolk: De Ufford Gold: La Zouche of Haryngworth The West Country: Blue: Thomas of Lancaster Purple: Baron le Despencer Brown: De Clare Pale Orange: Monthermer Grey: Berkeley Cyan: De Bohun Light Blue: Courtenay Salmon Pink: La Zouche Gold: La Zouche of Haryngworth Midlands: Blue: Thomas of Lancaster Bring Pink: Beauchamp of Warwick Gold: Baron Audley Light Brown: Baron Stafford Grey: Baron de Holland Teal: Baron Clinton Dark Green: Baron Seagrave Dark Purple: Baron le Despencer Brown: Baron Beaumont Muddy Gold: Baron Audley Creamy Brown: Baron Stafford Baby Blue: Baron Furnivall Salmon Pink: La Zouche Gold: La Zouche of Haryngworth North: Blue: Thomas of Lancaster Maroon: Baron de Mowbray Turquoise: De Warenne Orange: Neville of Raby Cream: Fauconberg Purple: Percy of Alnwick Pink: Bishop of Durham Grey: Jean de Dreux, Earl of Richmond Lime Green: Baron de Clifford Scotland: Grey in Galloway: Balliol Cyan in Galloway: Bohun Brown in Buchan: Beaumont Ireland: Red: Lordship of Ireland Green in Ulster, Connacht and Munster: De Burgh of Ulster Pale Blue in Connacht: Bermingham of Athenry Orange in Ulster: Bermingham of Louth Gold in Ulster: Baron Savage Purple in Munster: Baron FitzMaurice Blue in Munster: De Clare of Thomond Grey in Munster: FitzGerald of Desmond Teal in Munster: Butler Yellow in Munster: Baron de Barry Cyan in Meath: FitzGerald of Kildare Pink in Meath: Mortimer (via his wife, Geneville) Brown in Leinster: De Clare Green in Leinster: De Valence Maroon in Leinster: Thomas of Brotherton

[General Brewster]

Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk

Thomas of Brotherton

Thomas of Brotherton was born 1 June 1300 at the manor house at Brotherton, Yorkshire, while his mother was on her way to Cawood, where her confinement was scheduled to take place. According to Hilton, Margaret was staying at Pontefract Castle and was following a hunt when she went into labour. The chronicler William Rishanger records that during the difficult delivery his mother prayed, as was the custom at the time, to Thomas Becket, and Thomas of Brotherton was thus named after the saint and his place of birth. Edward I hastened to the queen and the newborn baby and had him presented with two cradles. His brother Edmund was born in the year after that. They were overseen by wet nurses until they were six years old. Like their parents, they learned to play chess and to ride horses. They were visited by nobles and their half-sister Mary of Woodstock, who was a nun. Their mother often accompanied Edward on his campaigns to Scotland, but kept herself well-informed on their well-being. His father died when he was 7 years old. Thomas's half-brother, Edward, became king of England and Thomas was heir presumptive until his nephew Edward was born in 1312. The Earldom of Cornwall had been intended for Thomas, but Edward instead bestowed it upon his favourite, Piers Gaveston, in 1306. When Thomas was 10 years old, Edward assigned to him and his brother Edmund, the estates of Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk who had died without heirs in 1306. In 1312, he was titled "Earl of Norfolk"

Tempraments and Traits

Phlegmatic: - Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma. - Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma. Melancholic: - Haggler: This character is obsessed with getting the best possible deal for themselves, and ever watchful (even paranoid) for anyone trying to rip them off. This sort of fellow is rarely the sort others like, but none can deny their ability to sniff for gold. +7.5% income and improves loot from raids, -2 Charisma. Traits: +2 Wealth, +3 Battles +12,5% Income -4 Charisma

Prestige

Thomas of Brotherton in 1315 +5 as child of a king +18 because parent and grandparent were kings +4 controlled lordships +6 Earl +2 from Margaret of England being married to the Duke of Brabant +2 from Elizabeth of Rhuddlan being married to the Earl of Hereford +3 from Mary of Woodstock being a prioress at Amesbury Total: 44 prestige in 1315 Prestige ladder: 30+ = +6 Charisma

Lands and Estates

Norfolk Norfolk: 3. Wayland/Thetford - Prosperous Income. BROTHERTON. I. II. III. 4. Depwade/Bungay - Prosperous Income. BROTHERTON. I. II. III. 5. Loddon - Rich income. BROTHERTON. I. II. III. 6. Norwich - Rich Income. BROTHERTON. I. II. III. 7. Yarmouth/Blofield/Caister - Rich Income. BROTHERTON. I. II. III. 8. Smallburgh - Rich Income. BROTHERTON. I. II. III. 11. Freebridge/King’s Lynn/Castle Rising - Prosperous Income. BROTHERTON. I. II. III. Suffolk Suffolk: 11. Blyth/Framlingham - Rich Income. BROTHERTON. I. II. III. 13. Lothingland - Rich Income. BROTHERON. I. II. III.

[Mary The Quene]

Isabella of France

Isabella Of France was born in the house of France in the year of 1295 Anno Domini by her mother Joan of Navarra who was queen in her own right and her father Philip IV who was the king of France. Her father, king Philip, known as ‘the fair’ because of his rather handsome looks, was strangely a rather unemotional man, contemporaries described him as ‘neither a man nor a beast, but a statue’. Philip IV build up centralized royal power and appeared to be obsessed about building up wealth and lands. Her mother died early on in her life in 1305 when Isabella was aged ten years old.

Isabella was raised in and around the Chateau de Louvre and the Palais de la Cité in Paris. Isabella was cared well of by Théophania de Saint-Pierre and was taught to read and given a good education, during her childhood it is said she developed a great love for books. Like her brothers, Isabella was married young for political benefits. She was promised to the the son of Edward I of England who would be later known as Edward II, when she was an infant. After the wedding had been delayed several times by Edward I and only after he died the wedding plans did proceed. Finally on 25 January 1308 did the couple marry at last.

Isabella’s new husband was an unconventional king for his time. Edward II rejected the traditional pursuits of kings of this time, hunting, warfare and jousting, instead he enjoyed poetry and music. Contemporary sources also made much of his Edward’s sexuality with his male favorite. Indeed when Isabella arrived in England aged twelve, Piers Gaveston clearly was the male favorite of the king whom the king lavishly spend gifts and favors on. Despite this Isabella eventually got used to Gaveston and worked out an amiable relationship with the man, she tolerated the affair between her husband and Gaveston as long as the affair did not directly affected her. In fact Isabella found Gaveston even funny and liked his arrogance. Thus it came to no surprise that Isabella fully supported her husband against the baronial opposition led by the earl Lancaster, indeed the very same earl considered Isabella a friend to Gaveston. During the 1311 uprising Gaveston and the Beaumont family who were heavily aligned to Isabella where both expelled from court, eventually this earned the hatred of Isabella for Lancaster. In fact Isabella send several angry letters to her father and brothers asking for support against the baronial opposition. Her husband led a counter campaign against the baronial opposition which eventually resulted in a disaster, her husband was able to escape but Gaveston was eventually captured and soon after executed by Lancaster and Beauchamp, increasing the hatred of Isabella for these two, even though it removed the affections of Edward for Gaveston.

In 1312 Isabella gave birth to an infant son, the son whom would be later known as Edward III. Court dynamics slowly began to change during this time, and Hugh Le Despencer eventually started to appear at court. In 1313 Isabella and her husband traveled to France to garner support against the unruly baronial opposition which eventually resulted in the Tour De Nesle affair when Isabella reported to her father that her gifts to her sister’s in laws were given away to their lovers. Indeed, it is reported that the journey was a pleasant and happy one, with lots of festivities and pleasantries. During this trip Isabella’s tent was burned down when she and her husband were performing their marital duties, her husband her rescued when they made both their exit naked.

When they returned to England the situation was worsening quickly. Edward led an army to quash the Scots but he got eventually defeated at Bannockburn in 1314. No doubt the unruly baronial opposition would gain momentum against the king now and likely against herself, thus now Isabella find herself in a difficult position, her enemies praying on her powers and those of her own husband, something she will not let pass.
Isabella’s wardrobe gives us an indication of her lifestyle and wealth, it is reported she had many gowns of many different types including silk, velvet and taffeta along with many furs, she brought with her two golden crowns, 72 headdresses and coifs, gold and silver dinnerware and 419 yards of linen. At the time of her marriage she was described by contemporaries as ‘’the beauty of beauties in this kingdom, if not Europe’’. This description matches with the reports of her father being handsome. Isabella took after her father and not her mother who was rather a plain woman. This indicates that Isabella was slender and pale-skinned, although the fashion at the time was for blonde, slightly full-faced women, and Isabella may well have followed this stereotype.

Isabella’s personality can be described as bold and courageous like her mother. She shows interest in politics to rid herself of enemies, like her father she also likes to enrich herself invoking the jealousy of many, indeed she houses an expensive and large household to uphold her rank paid by her large revenue of incomes. Highly supportive of her husband as wife she supports him in whatever he does as long as it does not come at her expense in status of lands. She even tolerates his affairs with other women and ofcourse also men like Gaveston.

Temperament :

Melancholic :
- Haggler: This character is obsessed with getting the best possible deal for themselves, and ever watchful (even paranoid) for anyone trying to rip them off. This sort of fellow is rarely the sort others like, but none can deny their ability to sniff for gold. +7.5% income and improves loot from raids, -2 Charisma.

Sanguine:
- Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.
- Upbeat: Nothing seems to get this character down. They're perpetually smiling and looking on the bright side of even the darkest developments, truly the kind of optimism that can be infectious...or delusional, if the situation is bad enough. +1 to surviving non-battle death rolls, -1 to post-battle rolls (captivity, death, wounding).

Traits :

+3 survival
+1 battle's
+2 charisma

[Pontifex Maximus]

House de Beaumont

Louis de Beaumont
Born 1276
Status: Unmarried
Children: None
Titles: Treasurer of Salisbury, Archdeacon of North Leverton

Lands

None

Seat:
Traits: +2 Battles, +2 Wealth, +2 Survival
Phlegmatic:
- Austere: +5% income, -1 Charisma.

- Empathic: +2 Charisma, -1 to battle/joust/duel rolls.
Sanguine:
- Confident: +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.

Biography
He was born before 1270, son of Louis de Brienne and Agnès de Beaumont-au-Maine and grandson of John of Brienne, King of Jerusalem and great-grandson of King Alfonso IX of León making him and Edward II second cousins. Lewis suffers from a clubfoot, but in spite of this malady he and his brother are widely noted as capable knights and commanders. Lewis has close ties of patronage to Queen Isabella, and in spite of recent setbacks, he is inclined to support the King and Queen through these troubled times.

Prestige: 13
+0 prestige from lordships
+1 from Gentle Born (born to a Gentleman, Esquire, or Knight)
+2 from Child of a Baron (born to a Baronet, Baron, or Viscount)
+8 Grandparent is a King
+2 if Esquire (sons of Barons and Knights or Gentlemen who take office such as Sheriff)

Henry de Beaumont
Born 1273
Status: Married to Alice Comyn, Countess of Buchan
Children: None
Titles: Lord Beaumont, Baron of x
Seat: Folkingham Castle

Lands

Sleaford: Average Income Thornton: Prosperous Income Isle of Man: Sparse Income Castles: Folkingham

Traits: +2 Battles, +2 Wealth, +2 Survival
Sanguine:
- Confident: +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.
Phlegmatic:
- Empathic: +2 Charisma, -1 to battle/joust/duel rolls.

- Reserved: +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma.

Prestige: 19.5
+1.5 prestige from lordships
+1 from Gentle Born (born to a Gentleman, Esquire, or Knight)
+2 from Child of a Baron (born to a Baronet, Baron, or Viscount)
+8 Grandparent is a King
+4 Baron
+3 if Married to a Earl/Countess/Marquess/Marchioness in their own right

Biography
Henry de Beaumont was the eldest son of Sir Louis de Brienne, Knt., (d. after 1 September 1297) who was in right of his wife Agnès de Beaumont, Vicomte of Beaumont in Maine and Seigneur of Beaumont-le-Vicomte (alias Beaumont-sur-Sarthe), Sainte-Suzanne, la Fleche, Fresnay, le Lude, etc. He was the grandson of John of Brienne, King of Jerusalem and great-grandson of King Alfonso IX of León making him and Edward II second cousins. His brother Lewis de Beaumont was Bishop of Durham and his sister Isabella was wife of the prominent noble John de Vesci.
He first took up military service with Edward I while he was campaigning in Flanders in 1297 against Philip IV of France. When Edward returned to England the following year to deal with the after effects of the defeat of his northern army by the Scots at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, he was accompanied by Beaumont. In the ensuing battle of Falkirk, Beaumont was one of the young knights who had his horse killed from under him by the spears of William Wallace's schiltrons. Beaumont again attended Edward I in the Scottish wars in 1302.
Beaumont obtained large grants of manors and lands, including Folkingham, Barton-upon-Humber, and Heckington, Lincolnshire, from King Edward II. He was summoned to parliament in 4 March 1309, by Writs directed to Henrico de Bellomonte, whereby he is held to have become Lord Beaumont. He had a grant of the Lordship of the Isle of Man in 1310. The next year he and his sister, Isabel de Vesci, were banished from Court by the Ordainers as associates of Piers Gaveston, but soon returned. In 1313 he and his sister acquired the reversion of the manors of Seacourt, Berkshire, and Tackley, Oxfordshire

Isabella de Vesci
Born 1270
Status: Married to John de Vesci
Children: None
Titles: Lady-in-Waiting
Seat: Scarborough Castle

Lands

TBD

Traits: +2 Charisma, +2 Wealth, +2 Survival
Sanguine:
- Sociable: +1 Charisma, -2% income.

- Upbeat: +1 to surviving non-battle death rolls, -1 to post-battle rolls (captivity, death, wounding).
Phlegmatic:
- Empathic: +2 Charisma, -1 to battle/joust/duel rolls.

Prestige: tbd
+x prestige from lordships
+1 from Gentle Born (born to a Gentleman, Esquire, or Knight)
+2 from Child of a Baron (born to a Baronet, Baron, or Viscount)
+8 Grandparent is a King
+4 Baroness
+4 if Married to a Lord/Baron/Baroness/Viscount/Viscountess suo jure

Biography:
Isabella de Vesci was the daughter of Sir Louis de Brienne and Agnés de Beaumont, Vicomte of Beaumont, probably born during the 1260s. Isabella herself was the granddaughter of John of Brienne, King of Jerusalem, and the great-granddaughter of both Alfonso IX of León and William I of Scotland. Isabella was also, through her Spanish links, a cousin of Edward I's wife, Eleanor of Castile. Isabella was therefore a particularly well-connected member of a noble family that stretched across Europe. Isabella arrived in England in either 1278 or 1279, and married John de Vesci, a prominent noble, in either 1279 or 1280, with Edward I's blessing. The marriage was an advantageous one for John de Vesci, but also strengthened Isabella's English credentials at the Plantagenet court, where John – a close associate of both Henry III and Edward I – was a central figure.

Isabella continued to enjoy royal favor; for her wedding, she was given valuable lands by the king to hold in her own right, for example. When Isabella and her husband travelled to Gascony in 1288, Edward arranged for them to have apartments next to his own royal lodgings and had them specially decorated for Christmas. Isabella was one of the closest friends of the Queen, up until Eleanor's death in 1290. Isabella de Vesci was also made the governor of two royal castles, Scarborough Castle in Yorkshire and Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, her main power base, subject to her remaining single and unmarried. Being granted governorships of castles close to conflict areas was unheard of for a woman of the period, and Edward probably did so on the basis of Isabella's personal loyalty to him. Nonetheless, the actual appointment to Bamburgh was not done entirely regularly – the Great Seal was not applied to the appointment – and this would cause Isabella later problems.

John de Vesci died in 1289, and after Isabella took her brother in law, William de Vesci to court over various of John's lands, she was left a major landowner in England. Isabella's lands stretched from Scotland to Kent, and after William de Vesci's disastrous fall from royal favour in Ireland, Isabella effectively became the most senior member of the Beaumont/Vescy family alliance. In 1300, Isabella's brother, Henry, arrived in England, where Isabella convinced the king to grant him lands formerly owned by her late husband. Isabella was also responsible for organizing the marriage of her brother Henry to the niece of John Comyn, Earl of Buchan, in turn ensuring that Henry inherited the earldom and many Scottish properties. In combination, the de Beaumont family also held numerous properties in the disputed kingdom of Scotland, which would come to influence later events.

Family Tree

John de Brienne (d) - Berengaria de León (d) | Louis de Brienne (d) - Agnès de Beaumont (d) | Louis de Beaumont (1270) – Archdeacon of St Martin's Church, North Leverton, Treasurer of Salisbury. Henry de Beaumont, jure uxoris 4th Earl of Buchan and suo jure 1st Baron Beaumont (1275?) - Alice Comyn (1289), Countess of Buchan Isabella de Vesci (1270?) - John de Vesci (d)

[Pontifex Maximus]

House de Beauchamp

Guy de Beauchamp

Born 1272
Status: Alice de Toeni
Children: Maud de Beauchamp (1311), Isabella de Beauchamp (1312), Emma de Beauchamp (1313), Thomas de Beauchamp (1314), Lucia de Beauchamp (1315).
Titles: 10^th Earl of Warwick, High Sheriff of Worcestershire
Seat: Worcester

Land

Reading/Bradfield/Donnington - Average Income. Hemel Hampstead/Someries - Average Income. Alcester/Aston Cantlow/Studley - Average Income. Stratford/Breaudesert - Average Income. Warwick/Coventry - Average Income. Meriden - Average Income. Bromsgrove - Average Income. Worcester - Average Income. Droitwich - Average Income. Evesham/Elmley - Average Income. Tretower/Crickhowell - Poor Income.

Traits: +2 Battles, +2 Wealth, +2 Survival

Choleric:
- Bloodthirsty: +1 Battles, -1 Charisma.

- Impulsive: +5% movement speed, -1 to detection rolls

Melancholic:
Haggler: +7.5% income and improves loot from raids, -2 Charisma.

Prestige: 23.5
+5.5 prestige from lordships
+3 from Child of an Earl (born to an Earl or Marquess)
+4 Parent is an Earl/Countess/Marquess/Marchioness
+2 Grandparent is an Earl/Countess/Marquess/Marchioness
+6 if Earl
+3 if Married to a Earl/Countess/Marquess/Marchioness in their own right

Family Tree

William de Beauchamp (d) - Isabel Mauduit (d) | William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (1237–1298) - Maud FitzJohn (d) | Isabella de Beauchamp (1263) –HughleDespenser(1261,1Earl Winchster) | Hugh le Depenser (1282). Aline le Despenser (1286). Isabella le Despenser (1288?) Phillip le Despenser (died 1313). Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick (1272) - Alice de Toeni (1284) | Maud de Beauchamp (1311) Isabella de Beauchamp (1312) Emma de Beauchamp (1313) Thomas de Beauchamp (1314) Lucia de Beauchamp (1315).

Biography
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick (c. 1272 – 12 August 1315) was an English magnate, and one of the principal opponents of King Edward II and his favourite, Piers Gaveston. Guy de Beauchamp was the son of William de Beauchamp, the first Beauchamp earl of Warwick, and succeeded his father in 1298. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Falkirk and subsequently, as a capable servant of the crown under King Edward I. After the succession of Edward II in 1307, however, he soon fell out with the new king and the king's favourite, Piers Gaveston. Warwick was one of the main architects behind the Ordinances of 1311, that limited the powers of the king and banished Gaveston into exile.

When Gaveston returned to England in 1312 – contrary to the rulings of the Ordinances – he was taken into custody by Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. Warwick abducted Gaveston and, together with Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, had him executed. The act garnered sympathy and support for the king, but Warwick and Lancaster nevertheless managed to negotiate a royal pardon for their actions.
Guy de Beauchamp is today remembered primarily for his part in the killing of Gaveston, but by his contemporaries he was considered a man of exceptionally good judgement and learning. He owned what was for his time a large collection of books, and his advice was often sought by many of the other earls. Next to Lancaster, he was the wealthiest peer in the nation.

Guy de Beauchamp was the first son and heir of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick, (c. 1238 – 1298). His mother was Maud FitzJohn, daughter of John fitz Geoffrey, who was Justiciar of Ireland and a member of the council of fifteen that imposed the Provisions of Oxford on King Henry III. William was the nephew of William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick, and when his uncle died without issue in 1268, he became the first Beauchamp earl of Warwick. In 1271 or 1272 his first son was born, and in reference to the new family title, William named his son after the legendary hero Guy of Warwick. William de Beauchamp was a capable military commander, who played an important part in the Welsh and Scottish wars of King Edward I.

It was not until early 1309 that Guy married Alice de Toeni, a wealthy Hertfordshire heiress. By this time Guy had already succeeded as Earl of Warwick, after his father's death in 1298.By Alice, Guy had two sons, including his heir and successor, Thomas.

[Trot]

John de Warenne 7^th Earl of Warenne
Born June 30^th 1286
Spouse Joan of Bar
Sons by Maud de Neford
John de Warenne born 1309
William de Warenne Born 1312
Sister Alice de Warenne Born June 15^th 1287
Traits
Sanguine
Confident- +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.
Choleric
Bloodthirsty- +1 Battles, -1 Charisma.
Impulsive- +5% movement speed, -1 to detection rolls
Skills
+2 Battles
+3 Survival
+1 Wealth
Prestige
TBD
Bio-Born of William de Warenne and Joan de Vere John was a mere 6 months old when his father died and 8 years old when his mother died. He succeeded his grandfather as the Earl of Warenne when he was 19 years old. In 1306 Warenne married the king’s niece Joan of Bar, but the marriage was unhappy. Joan currently lives with the King and Warenne is living with Maud de Nerford his mistress and two sons. He was the guardian of the King of Scotland Edward Balliol.
Warenne played a key role in Gaveston’s 1308 banishment and helped arrest him when he returned to England. However, he disagreed with the decision to execute Gaveston, and that pushed him back towards the king.

Lands

Sussex Lewes/Chailey- Rich Income Cuckfield- Prosperous Income Surrey Croydon- Rich Income Godstone- Prosperous Income Dorking/Reigate/Esher- Prosperous Income Norfolk Mitford/Elmham/Acre- Prosperous Income Yorkshire Wakefeild/Sandal- Average income Doncaster/Conisborough- Average Income Denbigh Wrexham/Holt- Average income

[Lucius Malfoy]

House de Percy of Alnwick

Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick

Henry de Percy Born: 1298 Marital Status: Unmarried Children: N/A Titles: 9th Baron Percy and 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick Seat: Alnwick, Northumberland Traits (4 points): +2 Battle, +1 Survival, +15% Wealth, -2 Charisma, +5% movement speed, -1 detection Temperaments: Phlegmatic: - Austere: +5% income, -1 Charisma. - Reserved: +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma. Choleric: - Impulsive: +5% movement speed, -1 to detection rolls. Prestige: +4 prestige from a Baronial Household +2 from Child of a Baron (born to a Baronet, Baron, or Viscount) +2 Parent is a Baron/Baroness/Viscount/Viscountess +4 if Baron Total Prestige: 12

House d'Ufford

Robert de Ufford, 1st Baron Ufford

Robert de Ufford Born: 1279 Marital Status: Married to Cecily de Valoignes Children: 2 sons, Robert and Ralph Titles: 1st Baron Ufford Seat: Ufford, Suffolk Traits (6 points): +2 Battle, +2 Survival, +20.5% Wealth, -1 Charisma, +1 rout Temperaments: Sanguine: - Confident: +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. - Sociable: +1 Charisma, -2% income. Melancholic: - Haggler: +7.5% income and improves loot from raids, -2 Charisma. Prestige: +4 prestige from a Baronial Household +1 from Gentle Born (born to a Gentleman, Esquire, or Knight) +2 if Married to a Baron/Baroness/Viscount/Viscountess in their own right +4 if Baron Total Prestige: 11

Sir Robert de Ufford

Sir Robert de Ufford Born: 1298 Marital Status: Unmarried Children: N/A Titles: N/A Seat: Ufford, Suffolk Traits (4 points): +1 Personal Combat, +1 Survival, -1 Battle, +5% Wealth, +1 Duel, -1 rout Temperaments: Supine: - Amiable: +1 Charisma, -1 to duel rolls. - Idealistic: +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls. Choleric: - Ill-Tempered: +1 Duels, -1 Battles.

Sir Ralph de Ufford

Sir Ralph de Ufford Born: 1302 Marital Status: Unmarried Children: N/A Titles: N/A Seat: Ufford, Suffolk Traits (4 points): +2 Battle, +2 Survival, +2 Personal Combat, -2 Charisma Temperaments: Choleric: - Bloodthirsty: +1 Battles, -1 Charisma. - Ill-Tempered: +1 Duels, -1 Battles. Phlegmatic: - Reserved: +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma.

[Gandalfus]

THE HOUSE OF LANCASTER

Edmund the Cross-Backed was born in London, the year 1245, the fourth child and second son of King Henry of England and his Queen, Eleanor of Provence. Both sons of the King were named for the old Anglo-Saxon Royal Saints: Edward was named for the blessed and venerated Confessor, whilst Edmund was christened after Edmund the Martyr. It was the will of Henricus Rex that both of his kingly sons should hold a crown. Edward would eventually rule England, as was his right, but Edmund had not been promised any such royal dignity. Thus, at the age of ten, Edmund of England was invested as the ruler of the kingless domain of Sicily, with King Henry pledging to dislodge the thrice-cursed Hohenstaufen King that unrightfully sat upon its throne and install his son, a pliant Papal subject, in his place.

Such a thing never came to pass, for Charles of Anjou eventually succeeded to the Sicilian Crown by right of conquest. The King of England was instead embroiled in conflict with his own vassals, who did not appreciate their sovereign’s ventures in the Mediterranean nor his reliance upon his maternal kindred, the Lusignan brothers. Warfare eventually broke out, with the now infamous Simon De Montfort leading the Barons against the King and imposing upon him the provisions of Oxford. Edmund, who had previously remained in France with his mother, returned to England during the later phase of the conflict, joining his brother in defeating what remained of the Baronial opposition. In 1265 Edmund was granted the lands and dignities of both de Montfort and de Ferrers, bringing the unruly midlands under the control of a loyal vassal of the Crown, and was named Earl of Lancaster. In 1267, he was granted lands in Monmouth, and won further lands and reputation through his deeds in his brother’s subjugation of Wales. Briefly, he accompanied his brother on the futile Ninth Crusade to Palestine, with his sobriquet likely deriving from the Cross stitched into the back of the surcoat he wore there.

Edmund’s first marriage to Aveline de Forz brought the Earl of Lancaster no children, for she passed along with their child during the labours of birth. In 1276, he wed Blanche of Artois, Queen Dowager of Navarre and niece of the canonized King Louis IX of France; the marriage orchestrated by Edmund’s aunt, the Queen of France herself. For some time, Edmund remained in France with Blanche, administering his step-daughter’s lands in Champagne and Brie. With Blanche, Edmund had three sons: Thomas, Henry, and John; Blanche’s children by Edmund were bequeathed the lordship of Beaufort, in Champagne, which by 1314 was in the possession of their third son who had chosen to remain within France, perhaps in the court of his half-sister’s husband, Philip IV, rather than return to England.

When hostilities broke out between France and England once more, Edmund served as his brother’s lieutenant in Aquitaine, which would prove to be his last meaningful action: he died of an illness at Bordeaux in 1296, at the age of fifty-one, and was interred at Westminster Abbey alongside his forefathers upon the fifteenth day of July, predeceasing his brother the King by more than a decade. Upon his death, most of his estates would converge upon his eldest son, Thomas, who succeeded his father as Earl of Lancaster, Leicester and Ferrers. Henry, the second son, received his father’s castles in Monmouthshire, whilst John remained in France as the Seigneur de Beaufort, part of his mother’s patrimony. His widow, Blanche, was entitled to a third of his estates as a dower, which returned to Thomas upon her passing in 1302.

Thomas of Lancaster Prestige 1314

+19 Demesne size
+3 Child of an Earl.
+8 Grandparent is Edward I.
+4 Parent is Edmund Crouchback.
+6 from being Earl of Lancaster.
+6 from being wed to Alice de Lacy, Countess of Lincoln and Salisbury.

Total: 46 prestige for 1314.

Henry of Lancaster Prestige 1314

+2 Demesne size
+3 Child of an Earl.
+8 Grandparent is Edward I.
+4 Parent is Edmund Crouchback.
+4 from being Baron Lancaster.
+4 from being wed to Maud Chaworth, Lady of Kidwelly and Ogmore.

Total: 25 prestige for 1314.

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THOMAS OF LANCASTER
EARL OF LANCASTER, LEICESTER AND FERRERS SUO JURE
EARL OF LINCOLN AND SALISBURY JURE UXORIS
LORD HIGH STEWARD OF ENGLAND

Born to Edmund, son of Henricus Rex, and Blanche of Artois, niece of the Saint Louis, in the Year of our Lord 1278. Married Alice de Lacy, Countess of Lincoln and Salisbury, in 1294.

Traits:
+2 battles
+2 personal combat
+2 survival

Temperaments:
- Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.

- Bloodthirsty: This character is hotheaded and loves to jump into fights, lethal or otherwise. This is not something others find endearing off the battlefield, though. +1 Battles, -1 Charisma.


- Ill-Tempered: This character is ornery and seems to explode at the slightest provocation. While they've gotten into enough fights to toughen them up, a person who's as easily baited as a bull that sees red won't make a good commander. +1 Duels, -1 Battles.

Children:
Thomas (b 1310)
John (b 1312)

Thomas of Lancaster is the eldest son of Edmund Crouchback: the son, brother, and uncle to kings, as well as briefly having been the King of Sicily in his own right, and is thus inherited his status as the first peer of the realm in lieu of royal kinship and vast landed wealth. The wellbeing of Thomas had been in the interest of his royal uncle from a young age; originally, he was contracted to marry Beatrice of Burgundy, a kinswoman of Philip IV. Following her premature passing, the Earl of Lancaster’s heir was wed by the King’s hand to Alice de Lacy, the wealthiest heiress in all of England, countess of both Lincoln and Salisbury. As a mark of the favour shown by the King to Edmund, the marriage contract even stipulated that the lands of de Lacy should be owned by Lancaster’s son regardless of any future arrangement: should the marriage end in divorce or without children, the lands would remain in the custody of Thomas and his heirs. The marriage enlarged the Lancastrian domains considerably, but it was nonetheless very unhappy, with Thomas preferring the company of various mistresses. He has two recognised illegitimate children, Thomas and John, who are currently in his service at Pontefract Castle.

It is perhaps not surprising that Thomas began as a close friend of his first cousin, the second King Edward. Their fathers had been close friends, and Lancaster had followed in the footsteps of the Crouchback by serving with his uncle in the campaign in Scotland. He was an attentive member of the Prince’s household with a few other favourites and carried the sword of state during his coronation in 1308, and Queen Isabella, Edward’s bride, was Thomas’ niece by his half-sister Joan of Navarre. Lancaster supported the King against those who wished to see the royal favourite Piers Gaveston, another friend of Lancaster’s, sent into exile. Nonetheless, this did not last. A dispute between Gaveston and Lancaster escalated into a broader disagreement with the King himself; two particularly stubborn and prideful men unwilling to cede ground to the other in this rivalry that placed Lancaster firmly into the encampment of the baronial opposition.

This situation was only exacerbated by the hostility of Gaveston, who referred to the Earl as a “churl” and “the fiddler” (inspired by his height and slim frame). Lancaster suspected that the King and Gaveston were plotting against him, and thus Thomas was the foremost among the Lords Ordainer that in 1311 placed a series of restrictions upon the King, and saw Gaveston exiled, later taking part in his murder in the same year along with the Earls of Warwick, Arundel and Hereford. Since then, the relationship between the King and Lancaster has deteriorated to breaking point, with the Earl refusing to take part in the Scottish Campaign, only sending a handful of knights to ensure his feudal obligations have been fulfilled. During the war with the Scots, Lancaster remained with his army in Northumberland, and thus when the King fled south from in the wake of Bannockburn he landed directly in the power of his cousin and rival.

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HENRY OF LANCASTER
BARON LANCASTER AND LORD OF MONMOUTH SUO JURE
LORD OF KIDWELLY JURE UXORIS

Born to Edmund, son of Henricus Rex, and Blanche of Artois, niece of the Saint Louis, in the Year of our Lord 1281. Married Maud Chaworth, half-sister of Hugh le Despencer, in 1297, with whom he has a son and three daughters.

Traits:
+2 wealth
+2 survival
+2 battles

Temperaments:
- Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma.

- Empathic: This character is strongly attuned to the emotions of others and cares for them, making them great friends or kinsmen to have - but poor warriors and generals. +2 Charisma, -1 to battle/joust/duel rolls.

- Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.

Children:
Blanche of Lancaster (b. 1305)
Maud of Lancaster (b. 1307)
Henry of Grosmont (b. 1310)
Joan of Lancaster (b. 1312)

Henry of Lancaster is the second son of Edmund the Crouchback, and was granted upon his father’s death the estates he won in Wale: namely the four castles of Monmouth, Skenfrith, The White Castle and Grosmont Castle in the Welsh Marches. Through marriage to the heiress of Patrick de Chaworth he acquired Kidwelly Castle in Carmarthenshire and Ogmore Castle in Glamorgan, making him a nobleman of at least some stature. His marriage to Maud seems to be a stable one, with the couple already having borne a son and three daughters; the Crouchback’s only legitimate grandchildren. In 1298, he was summoned to Parliament as 'Henrico de Lancastre nepoti Regis' by which he was created as Baron Lancaster. He was one of the signatories of the Baron's Letter sent to the Pope in 1301 that defended the rights of his uncle King Edward to the lordship of Scotland.

During his younger years, the Baron Lancaster served upon his uncle's Scottish Campaigns, his presence at the Siege of Caerlaverock being recorded in the eponymous roll of arms along with both his brothers. Henry was originally part of the baronial opposition to Gaveston, standing in support of his brother’s ordinances and the Earl of Cornwall’s exile abroad. However, Gaveston’s murder drove the Baron Lancaster into the King’s camp, where he has since remained, a position strengthened by his distant relationship with his eldest brother. Nonetheless, he did not fight at Bannockburn, his base of power in the Welsh Marches rendering him too distant from the northern border to be of any use. Compared to his brother, he plays only a minor part in the realms politics, preferring to focus upon his patrimony in the rather lawless Welsh Marches.

[Alexandrine]

House Neville

Ralph Neville, 1st Baron Neville of Raby

Ralph Neville was born on 18 October 1262, into the powerful Neville family in Raby Castle in the North of England, were his family has its powerbase. He was born the eldest son to his parents, sir Robert Neville who was sheriff of Northumberland and his wife, Mary FitzRanulf, daughter and heiress of Ralph FitzRanulf, lord of Middleham and Anastasia de Percy. He also has 4 younger brothers and 4 younger sisters. Ralph is a warrior hardened man, in 1287, aged 25 he fought his first battle in Wales. He was also present in several wars against Scotland between 1291 and 1300. Aged 33, in 1295 he was summoned to Parliament and was there invested into the peerage of England as 1st baron Neville of Raby. When he was 18 he married the 13-year-old, Euphemia de Clavering, daughter of Robert de Clavering (5th Baron of Warkworth & Clavering) and Margaret La Zouche, sister of Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby. Three years later they were blessed with their first child, Joan de Neville. Clearly it is some sort of a love match, as over the years the couple produced no less then 14 children together. Ralph places a great emphasis on family loyalty, he is rather practical and has a thrifty nature. He typically worries about providing for all his children, whom he loves well. Age: 52 Marital status: Married to Euphemia de Clavering Traits: +2 Wealth, +2 Battle, +2 Survival Phlegmatic: Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma. Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma. Sanguine: Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.

Sir Robert Neville, 'Peacock of the North'

Sir Robert Neville was born in 1287 as the eldest son of Ralph Neville and Euphemia de Clavering. His birth lead to great celebrations at Raby Castle, as the house of Neville had been blessed with an heir. After two girls, the parents finally had a son, they were instantly proud of him. Robert Neville grew up to be a cheeky lad and later into a handsome young man. He has been blessed with great skills of the sword and a charismatic nature. He skipped the thrifty lessons of his father and gives great attention and detail to his appearance and prestige. He loves court life and flirting with pretty maids, highborn and low. He however never turned his back on his fathers lessons in battle and warfare. He always had been a strong lad with great confidence (being handsome and the eldest of a brood of younger brothers and sisters has its privileges) and was soon well-known and respected as a good fighter and military leader, which lead to his nickname; the Peacock of the North. Age: 26 Marital status: Unmarried Traits: +2 Battle, +2 Survival, +1 Personal Combat, +1 Charm Sanguine: Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. Sociable: This character is an extroverted social butterfly, capable of making friends left and right. However, they have little time for 'boring' matters like finances, and are more interested in buying flashy things to show off to their friends than managing their wealth. +1 Charisma, -2% income. Choleric: Impulsive: This character acts before (sometimes, without) thinking. They might move and decide more quickly than others, but their recklessness can lead them to disaster as well. +5% movement speed, -1 to detection rolls.

Family Tree

- Robert Neville (1237), Sheriff of Northumberland, Lord of Raby - Mary FitzRanulf Tailboys (1244), Lady of Middleham -- Anastasia (Anna) Neville (1261) (53) -- Margaret Neville (1262) Married Gilbert de Wynton (52) -- Ralph Neville (1262), 1st Baron Neville of Raby (52) -- Euphemia de Clavering (1267) (47) --- Joan de Neville (1283) married John of Willington, 1st baron of Willington (31) --- Anastasia (Anne) Neville (1285), married Sir Walter de Fauconberg, heir of Baron Fauconberg (29) --- Sir Robert de Neville (1287) unmarried (27) --- Ida de Neville (1289) unmarried (25) --- Ralph Neville (1291) unmarried (23) --- Eupheme Neville (1291) unmarried (23) --- Alice de Neville (1293) unmarried (21) --- Sir Alexander Neville (1297) unmarried (17) --- John Neville (1299) unmarried (15) --- Mary Neville (1301) unmarried (13) --- William Neville (1303) unmarried (11) --- Margaret Neville (1305) unmarried (9) --- Thomas Neville (1306) unmarried (8) --- Aveline Neville (1307) unmarried (7) -- Henry Neville (1265) (49) -- Joan Neville (1267) (47) -- Reginald Neville (1271) (43) -- Mericia (Mercy) Neville (1272) (42) -- Robert Neville (1274) (40)

[Dirty Chai]

EDWARDUS SECUNDUS



"Edward, par la grace de Dieu Roy Dengleterre, Seignur Dirlaunde et Ducs Daquitayne, Counte de Pontiff et de Monstroill"

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Edward of Caernarfon

Born in Caernarfon, on the feast day of St Mark the Evangelist in the twelfth year of his father’s reign, 25 April 1284.

“tall and strong, a fine figure of a handsome man” - Vita Edwardi Secundi
"Of a well-formed and handsome person." - Caerlaverock Poem
"Physically he was one of the strongest men in the realm." - Scalacronica

Edward of Caernarvon is, not unlike his long-legged father before him, tall of stature, towering almost a foot above many men; neither does he lack in strength, for his mother was a granddaughter of Alfonso IX of Leon and a daughter of Ferdinand III of Castile, famed warrior kings of Spain. His hair is flaxen and fine and loose, parting naturally from the forehead and falling along his cheeks and around his ears to hang just above the shoulders. His eyes are colored like the bright foliage of harvest season, a hazel inherited from his mother. His skin is a golden, honey-hued tone, the kind that rarely burns even in the height of summer. A wide forehead hangs above, and a long, straight nose divides the handsome face in two.

Edward’s wife, the madame Isabel of France, had been promised to him since before she could surely remember, and the two married in Boulogne in the winter of 1308 - he a king at twenty-three and she twelve years old, meeting for the first time ever just as they spoke vows and were bound together forever. Isabel’s dowry was the “return” of Edward’s rights to the lands of Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine and his counties of Ponthieu and Montreuil, as her father, Philip the Fair, King of France, claimed to have officially revoked them from Edward’s father years ago. Befitting a union between two races of kings, Edward and Isabella both strike a fine figure as a king and his queen, and in 1312, this union has born fruit: Edward of Windsor was born, and was almost immediately declared as the Earl of Chester by his father, eager to shed love upon his son.

Edward as a grown man has garnered a reputation as not only a prince of boundless generosity and witty humor but also of a man of peculiar pursuits, obstinacy (loyalty?), and narrow-minded partiality. Already in the first seven years of his reign as king, his kingdom has been brought to the brink of civil war no less than two times, with his favorite companion Piers Gaveston and his focus on him as the source and target of strife - finally ending in the Gascon’s death two years past at the hands of the Earls of Warwick and Lancaster, an entirely traumatic event for the king. His energies are often not spent where they should be, instead placed in the strange realms of swimming, digging ditches, building walls, or else in the yet finely acceptable lands of hunting - at which Edward excels - and of music and poetry.

Obliged by necessity and low opinion to make peace with the earls who murdered his friend and ‘brother’ and forced the Ordinances of 1311 upon him and his crown, in the summer of 1314 a campaign was organized against the Scots - a growing threat rearing its ugly head, one which the king and his magnates could no longer ignore - to relieve Stirling Castle and prevent the loss of Scotland to Robert de Brus or “King Hobbe”. Ushering forth with an army only surpassed in size once by his father, its ranks full of footmen as to combat the hills of Scotland and its bands of schiltrons, Edward and his earls marched arrogantly and assuredly onto the field of the Bannockburn.

Temperaments: Supine (dominant) & Sanguine (secondary)
- Amiable: This character is a pleasant person who tries very hard to get along with everyone s/he meets. Indeed, perhaps too hard, at that...they also tend to excessively seek validation from others, and at worst can be described as clingy ticks. +1 Charisma, -1 to duel rolls.
- Submissive: This character is the sort of person others can easily walk all over. On the other hand, they're generally regarded as beneath suspicion, and if they ever find their spine they could easily strike back without their foes seeing it coming. -1 to Charisma, -1 Battles, +1 to assassination & escape rolls.
- Sociable: This character is an extroverted social butterfly, capable of making friends left and right. However, they have little time for 'boring' matters like finances, and are more interested in buying flashy things to show off to their friends than managing their wealth. +1 Charisma, -2% income.

Skills: 6 points
+3 Personal Combat
+3 Charisma

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Notable Relatives
Wife & Children

• notre grande dame Isabel of France, born in 1295, wife of our lord the King and daughter of the King of France;
• notre sire Edward of Windsor, Earl of Chester, born 13 November 1312, son of our lord the King and Earl of Chester
• Adam le filz de Roy, born in 1307, illegitimate son of our lord the King by an obscure mother;

Mother & Siblings

• notre dame Marguerite of France, born in 1279, widow queen of old King Edward and mother of the brothers of our lord the King;
• madame Marguerite of Brabant, born 15 March 1275, widow duchess of Brabant, sister of our lord the King;
• notre bonne sœur Mary of Woodstock, 11 March 1278, sister of the Order of Fontevrault at Amesbury Abbey, and born a sister of our lord the King;
• madame Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, born 7 August 1282, countess of Hereford by marriage, beloved and closest sister of our lord the King;
• monsieur Thomas of Brotherton, born 1 June 1300, earl of Norfolk by grant, second living son of old King Edward and half-brother of our lord the King;
• monsieur Edmund of Woodstock, born 5 August 1301, youngest living son of old King Edward and half-brother of our lord the King;

Nieces & Nephews

• monsieur Edward of Bar, born in 1294, Count of Bar, nephew of our lord the King by his sister Eleanor;
• madame Joan of Bar, born in 1295, countess of Warenne by marriage, niece of our lord the King by his sister Eleanor;
• madame Eleanor de Clare, born 3 October 1292, wife of the son of Hugh le Despenser, eldest sister to the late Earl of Gloucester and niece of our lord the King by his sister Joan;
• madame Marguerite de Clare, born 12 October 1293, widow of the Earl of Cornwall, middle sister to the late Earl of Gloucester and niece of our lord the King by his sister Joan;
• madame Elizabeth de Clare, born 16 September 1295, widow of the son of Earl of Ulster, youngest sister to the late Earl of Gloucester and niece of our lord the King by his sister Joan;
• madame Mary de Monthermer, born October 1297, countess of Fife by marriage, niece of our lord the King by his sister Joan;
• notre bonne sœur Joan de Monthermer, born in 1299, sister of the Order of Fontevrault at Amesbury Abbey, and born a niece of our lord the King by his sister Joan;
• monsieur Thomas de Monthermer, born in 1301, son of Lord Monthermer and nephew of our lord the King by his sister Joan;
• monsieur Edward de Monthermer, born in 1304, son of Lord Monthermer and nephew of our lord the king by his sister Joan;
• monsieur John of Brabant, born in 1300, Duke of Brabant, nephew of our lord the King by his sister Marguerite;
• madame Eleanor de Bohun, born 17 October 1304, daughter of the Earl of Hereford and niece of our lord the King by his sister Elizabeth;
• monsieur John de Bohun, born 23 November 1306, son of the Earl of Hereford and nephew of our lord the King by his sister Elizabeth;
• monsieur Humphrey de Bohun, born 6 December 1309, son of the Earl of Hereford and nephew of our lord the King by his sister Elizabeth;
• madame Margaret de Bohun, born 3 April 1311, daughter of the Earl of Hereford and niece of our lord the King by his sister Elizabeth;
• monsieur William de Bohun, born in 1312, twin of Edward, son of the Earl of Hereford and nephew of our lord the King by his sister Elizabeth;
• monsieur Edward de Bohun born in 1312, twin of William, son of the Earl of Hereford and nephew of our lord the King by his sister Elizabeth;

[Oznerol]

The Earl of Hereford

SIR HUMPHREY DE BOHUN

Born 1276.
Titles: 4th Earl of Hereford, 3rd Earl of Essex.
Offices: Lord Constable of England.
Honors: Bearer of the Swan Badge.
Status: Married, to Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (b. 7th August 1282).
Children: Margaret Primogenita (b. 1303-d. 1309), Humphrey (b.&d. 1304), John (b. 1306), Humphrey le fiz (b. 1309), Margaret Seconda (b. 1310), Eleanor (b. 1311), Edward (b. 1312, twin to William), William (b. 1312, twin to Edward), Eneas (b. 1313).

Traits and Temperaments:
+1 Battles.
+1 Personal Combat.
+1 Charisma.
+1 Wealth.
+2 Survival.

Sanguine:
- Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.
- Sociable: This character is an extroverted social butterfly, capable of making friends left and right. However, they have little time for 'boring' matters like finances, and are more interested in buying flashy things to show off to their friends than managing their wealth. +1 Charisma, -2% income.

Supine:
- Idealistic: This person is a strong believer in higher ideals and the innate goodness of man. On the one hand they tend to be inspiring and uplifting figures, on the other they can be taken advantage of by those who live well beneath their expectations. +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls.

BIOGRAPHY:

The latest in a long and hugely confusing row of Humphreys, stemming back to the days of the Conquest. His father, also called Humphrey, had married Maud de Fiennes, kinswoman to Eleanor of Castille, and gained prominence out of it. The old Humphrey was stubborn as a mule and quarrelled, as expected, with all the other Marcher lords, for the most flimsical excuses known to man. Notoriously turbulent, he nevertheless managed to leave his son a cohesive demesne, including not only the lands of Herefordshire that were his, but also the barony of Brecknock, gained in the times of the conquest of Wales.

The young Humphrey was considered a rather vain and uneffective young earl by the beginning of the century, nothing but an elegant fop that lived off the ample demesne bequeathed to him by his forebears. He loved tourneys with an ardent passion and even left Scotland out of boredom, in the middle of a campaign, to travel South and fight in the tilts. However, in due time he seemed to mature and grow up, leaving behind most the foolishness from his younger days. Still, he remains, somewhat, an elegant fop. As his father, grandfather and great-grandfather Humphrey is an extremely stubborn and prideful man, to the point of being quite obtuse. Moreso, Humphrey is a man who has an incredibly strong sense of honour and fiercely defends what he believes to be his prerogatives, imaginary or real. In the course of the Scottish campaigns, and after Robert de Bruce claimed the crown, Bohun was granted all his lands in England and also the lordship of Annandale, the pretender’s paternal lands, with its castle of Lochmaben.

The Bohun line has long being associated to the baronial opposition against the crown, something rather born out personal gain than true conviction, because the earls had some inherited liberties, specially in their Welsh domains, that would greatly chafe under an empowered Crown. Interestingly, and despite the record of his family, the earl of Hereford was married to the king’s daughter, Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, widowed countess of Holland, to whose wedding Humphrey had attended, in 1302. It isn’t know what, exactly, led the king to forge such a match, but maybe the earl of Hereford had taken the eye of the princess and Edward himself believed him to be a fair husband for Elizabeth, for Humphrey was one of the first earls of the realm in terms of wealth and influence. Whatever had motivated the match, it proved, noneless, fruitful, Elizabeth and Humphrey were soon smitten by each other and managed to father a surprisingly high number of children in the next ten years. Humphrey is deeply attached to his wife; he has even grown slightly dependant on her advice and company.

Humphrey is a truly cultured man, fluent in Latin and Greek, arithmetic and trigonometry, history, rethoric and astrology. The only reason why is a single man, Master Diogenes, a Sicilian Greek brought to England by Eleanor de Castille and later hired by her cousin, Maud de Fiennes, the queen’s maternal cousin, to serve as her son’s tutor. A star-gazer, an absent-minded scholar, a forked-bearded man, like a prophet of the Old Testament, and likely a recalcitrant schismatic, Diogenes is a deeply unusual man. He managed to instill such love for knowledge in his pupil, Humphrey, that the earl later appointed him as tutor for his numerous children with Elizabeth. Well-educated, Humphrey is a book collector, owning a sizable library, comparable to those owned by some bishops. All in all, and compared to other peers, Humphrey is a rather unconventional man. He takes a great pride on his ancient ancestry, that can be traced to the Swan Knight of yore, and thus is eager to remind everyone of this by wearing his badge of the swan almost every time.

In occasion of the Bannockburn campaign, Bohun, hereditary Lord Constable of England, expected to be named as constable of the army, but to his surprise, Gilbert de Clare was. Outraged by this, he quarrelled to no end with his nephew-in-law, to the desmay and exasperation of literally everyone else. The first day of the battle he had to witness as his cousin, Henry de Bohun, was killed by the Scottish pretender, and the second day, despite his almost successful efforts in breaking the schiltrons, the complete defeat of the English army. He sought refuge at the castle of Bothwell, alongside Ralph de Umfraville, but was unfortunately handed to Robert Bruce, who once-upon-a-time was Bohun’s own neighbour in Essex. A quite gloomy earl remains in captivity for the time being, caged by a man who he had known since childhood, in a country that he once cared so little about that he left it to join a tourney.

Family Tree

Sir Humphrey de Bohun, son of the 2^nd Earl of Hereford (b. 1221–d. 1265), married (1) Eleanor de Braose (b. 1228–d. 1251), (2) Joan de Quincy:

(1) Eleanor de Bohun (b. 1246-d. 1314), married Robert de Ferrers, 6^th Earl of Derby (b. 1239-d. 1279):

John de Ferrers, 1^st Baron Ferrers of Chartley (b. 1271).

Eleanor de Ferrers (b. 1274-d. 1314), married Robert FitzWalter, 1^st Baron FitzWalter (b. 1247):

Robert FitzWalter (b. 1300).

Ida FitzWalter (b. 1304).

(1) Humphrey de Bohun, 3^rd Earl of Hereford (b. 1248-d. 1298), married Maud de Fiennes (b. 1254-d. 1298):

Humphrey de Bohun, 4^th Earl of Hereford (b. 1279), married Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (b. 1282):

Margaret de Bohun (b. 1303-d. 1309).

Humphrey de Bohun (b.&d. 1304).

John de Bohun (b. 1308).

Humphrey de Bohun (b. 1309).

Margaret de Bohun (b. 1310).

Eleanor de Bohun (b. 1311).

Edward de Bohun (b. 1312).

William de Bohun (b. 1312).

Eneas de Bohun (b. 1313).

(1) Margery de Bohun (b. 1249-d. 1280), married Theobald de Verdun, Constable of Ireland (b. 1248-d. 1309):

Theobald de Verdun, Constable of Ireland (b. 1278).

(1) Gilbert de Bohun (b. 1251-d. 1298), married Margaret:

Gilbert de Bohun (b. 1295).

[Oznerol]

The Despensers

The Elder

SIR HUGH LE DESPENSER
The Elder

Born 1st March 1260.
Titles: 2nd Baron le Despenser of Loughborough (Leicestershire).
Status: Widower; m. Isabel de Chaworth, nee Beauchamp (b. 1263-d. 1306).
Children: Aline, lady Burnell (b. 1286), Hugh (b. 1288), Isabella, lady Hastings [formerly, lady Clare of Thomond] (b. 1291), Philip (b. 1293-d. 1313)

Traits and Temperaments:
+3 Survival
+1 Battles
+2 Charisma

Sanguine:
- Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.

Phlegmatic:
- Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma.
- Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma.

BIOGRAPHY:

The Elder Hugh, the second baron Despenser, long-time retainer of Edward I, faithful diplomatic and royal servant. His beginnings were rather complicated, though: his father, Hugh, the first baron Despenser was killed in Evesham, fighting for Simon de Monfort, the ill-fated Earl of Leicester. His son was barely a toddler when Despenser was cut down by the thrice-be-dammed Baron Mortimer in the battlefield. Only the good friendship of Hugh’s paternal grandfather, Philip Basset, with Richard of Cornwall, brother to the King himself, saved the second baron’s lands and status. Eventually, Hugh was married to the Earl of Warwick’s sister, widow of Sir Patrick de Chaworth. His marriage proved fruitful and harmonious, four children were born in less than seven years, the period ranging from 1286 to 1293: Aline, Hugh, Isabella and Philip, all of whom lived to adulthood. When his wife died in 1306, he never remarried and remained a widower for many years.
The Baron Despenser has a long record of royal service, being appointed for numerous offices, like Justice of the Forests South Trent or constable of the castles of Malborough and Devizes. The baron served Edward I faithfully through his reign, in the rough Scotland, the pleasant and fearsome France, the distant lands of the Germans and even Rome itself. There are but a few individuals as experimented, seasoned and hardened as Hugh Despenser. His close proximity to the late King Edward proved valuable when Hugh the Younger, the baron’s eldest son, was married to the king’s eldest granddaughter Eleanor de Clare, a match arranged by the old king himself. That was a phenomenal match, for Eleanor was the firstborn daughter of Gilbert the Red, Earl of Gloucester, and his splendid bride, Joan of Acre, the blessed and willful daughter of Edward I and her mother and namesake, Eleanor of Castille. Later on, Hugh the Elder was honored yet again, standing as godfather to Edward of Windsor, firstborn son and heir of Edward II, King of England. The elderly Hugh served in Bannockburn’s campaign and was among those who shielded the king in his escape from the battlefield to Dunbar and Berwick, despite his advanced age.

Hugh is a fleshy, stout man, not very tall, with a rather plain appareance, his once-dark hair long ago turned purely white. A moustache frames his thin lips. He is severe and rather unforgiving. Strong hands that still can wield a sword with relative ease and two eyes like charcoal: the baron has withered with age, but is still imposingly menacing. A man who served Edward I for so long could be nothing less.

The Younger

SIR HUGH LE DESPENSER
The Younger

Born 10 August 1288.
Titles: Lord Despenser.
Status: Married, to Eleanor le Despenser, nee de Clare (3rd October 1292).
Children: Hugh “Huchon” (b. 1308), Gilbert (b. 1309), Edward (b. 1310), John (b. 1311), Isabel (b. 1312).

Traits and Temperaments:
+2 Battles.
+2 Survival.
+1 Wealth.
+1 Personal Combat.

Choleric:
- Bloodthirsty: This character is hotheaded and loves to jump into fights, lethal or otherwise. This is not something others find endearing off the battlefield, though. +1 Battles, -1 Charisma.
- Ill-Tempered: This character is ornery and seems to explode at the slightest provocation. While they've gotten into enough fights to toughen them up, a person who's as easily baited as a bull that sees red won't make a good commander. +1 Duels, -1 Battles.

Melancholic:
- Haggler: This character is obsessed with getting the best possible deal for themselves, and ever watchful (even paranoid) for anyone trying to rip them off. This sort of fellow is rarely the sort others like, but none can deny their ability to sniff for gold. +7.5% income and improves loot from raids, -2 Charisma.

BIOGRAPHY:

The eldest son and heir of Hugh Despenser, baron Despencer. His parents didn’t have to wait much for their desired heir, he was born in the first couple years of his parents’ marriage. Hugh always was a promising individual: physical prowess, not inconsiderable intellect and rather atractive. However, all his good traits were shadowed by the bad. Since he was but a boy he proved to be unruly, wild and prone to violent outbursts. Greedy and arrogant he doesn’t know how to share or compromise. Hugh’s childish games used to involve his superior strenght to maul his supposed, imaginary foes. His idea of coexistence is complete submission, being willing to lambast whoever dares to stand the ground against him. Growing tall very fast he became the strong, incredibly prideful youngster, who despite not being still a man believes himself as much.

The boy turned into the adult, and the Hugh who married Eleanor was quite a man. Tall, physically powerful and dark haired, like his father the elder Hugh, the man who stood in the nuptials was a sight to behold. Oddly charming, like every rascal born and bred, he found a match in Eleanor, who was no tamed lamb. If Gilbert the Red has a living successor that is his eldest and firstborn daughter, product of two fiery, hot-headed parents. The late earl, fearsome in court and battle, was tamed by the even more formidable Joan, whom he had to woo and court before even being admitted to the marital bed. Eleanor has a ruddy coloring, being red of hair, trait inherited from her father, and having slightly freckled, high and proud cheekbones. The newlyweds soon delivered what was expected from the fulfillment of their marital duties: a litter, a brood of children was born in a very short time, one after another. The firstborn son was named after his father and paternal grandfather, the second after Eleanor’s father, the earl of Gloucester, and the thirdborn after her royal grandfather and uncle. Hugh, the even younger, nicknamed as Huchon by close kindred, was king Edward I’s first great-grandchild and Edward II’s eldest grand-nephew.

Dominating and ruthless, Hugh’s worst traits were only deepened by the royal kindred provided by his wife. Eleanor herself, no mild flower, is always willing to take advantage of her connections. However, she feels a genuine affection for her uncle Edward, being his eldest niece and who always returned her filial affections. Both have always been close, with Eleanor being the only woman at court, besides the queen, being adressed as “my lady/ma dame Alienor la Despensere” by the king himself. Oddly enough, and despite being part of the king’s household, Hugh the Younger never counted himself among the favorites of Edward. Despite all, Hugh served in the campaign of Bannockburn being one of the personal bodyguards of the king, alongside Henry de Beaumont, riding by his side after Aymer de Valence took the reins of Edward’s horse and pulled him off combat, despite his complains. Both Hugh the Elder and his son, the younger Hugh, acompanied the king on his flight to England from Bannockburn. Most importantly, the battle had a major, and game changing, casualty: Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester. Now, lacking a heir of his body, Gilbert's full-sisters by Joan of Acre stand to inherit a share of the late Red Earl's demesne. In the meanwhile, oblivious to the latest developments, Eleanor de Clare is heavy with child, awaiting the birth of her next son or daughter in the royal abbey of Amesbury.

Family Tree

Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser (b. 1223-killed at Evesham, 1265), married Aline Basset, countess Marshall and countess Norfolk [through her second marriage to Roger de Bigod, Earl Marshal and 5th Earl of Norfolk, d. 1305] (b. 1242-d. 1281):

Hugh le Despenser, 2nd Baron Despenser (b. 1260), married Isabel de Chaworth, nee Beauchamp (b. 1263-d. 1306).

Aline le Despenser (b. 1287), m. Edward Burnell, Lord Burnell (b. 1286).

Sir Hugh le Despenser (b. 1288), m. Eleanor de Clare (b. 1292).

Hugh le Despenser (b. 1308).

Gilbert le Despenser (b. 1309).

Edward le Despenser (b. 1310).

John le Despenser (b. 1311).

Isabel le Despenser (b. 1312).

Isabella le Despenser (b. 1291), m. (1) Gilbert de Clare, Lord of Thomond (b. 1281-d.1307), (2) John Hastings (b. 1262-d.1313).

Thomas Hastings (b. 1309).

Hugh Hastings (b. 1310).

Margaret Hastings (b. 1312).

Philip le Despenser (b. 1293-d. 1313), m. Margaret Goushill (b. 1294).

Philip le Despenser (b. 1313)

Eleanor le Despenser (b. 1261), married Sir Hugh de Courtenay (d. 1292).

House of Courtenay.

[Gandalfus]

RAUF DE MONTHERMER
BARON MONTHERMER



He by whom they were well supported,
Who brought to success the love,
After great doubts and fears,
Until it pleased God he should be relieved,
For the Countess of Gloucester,
For whom he long endured great sufferings.
Of fine gold with three red chevrons,
He had there only a banner;
Yet he made no bad appearance,
When he was attired in his own arms,
Which were yellow with a green eagle.
His name was Ralph de Monthermer.


Born in 1270 Anno Domini. Married Joan of Acre, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford in 1297. Widowed in 1307.

Traits:
+3 Charisma
+2 personal combat
+1 battles.

Temperaments:

- Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.

- Sociable: This character is an extroverted social butterfly, capable of making friends left and right. However, they have little time for 'boring' matters like finances, and are more interested in buying flashy things to show off to their friends than managing their wealth. +1 Charisma, -2% income.

- Impulsive: This character acts before (sometimes, without) thinking. They might move and decide more quickly than others, but their recklessness can lead them to disaster as well. +5% movement speed, -1 to detection rolls.


Children:
Mary de Monthermer (b. 1297) married Duncan, Earl of Fife.
Thomas de Monthermer (b. 1301)
Edward de Monthermer (b. 1304)

Ralph or 'Rauf' de Monthermer was originally a squire of obscure origins in the household of Gilbert the Red, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester, who at forty six married the King's eighteen year old daughter Joan of Acre. Following Gilbert's death, Monthermer caught the eye of the widowed Countess and came into her favour: in 1297 Joan sent him to be knighted by King Edward himself. Later that year, they were secretly wed, with the Longshanks imprisoning Monthermer in Bristol Castle for the crime. After the King discovered there was no way he could annul the marriage and with his daughter now pregnant, Monthermer was duly released. After paying homage he was formally invested as Earl of Gloucester and Hertford in the right of his wife. Thereafter, Monthermer played a prominent part in the Scottish Wars, receiving grants of land in the north such as Annandale and Atholl (though this honour was later resigned to David Strathbogie for a princely sum). Despite this, Monthermer enjoyed a friendship with Robert de Bruce, even going so far as to warn him of his imminent arrest at the hands of Edward I and thus allowing him to escape. In 1307, Joan, with whom Ralph had by now had three children with, passed away during the rigours of childbirth. Thus the de Clare lands returned to Red Gilbert's son and namesake. Monthermer was made a baron in consolation, and though seven years have passed he has not yet remarried. He accompanied his brother-in-law to Bannockburn in 1314, ending up captured and in the custody of his friend that now wears the crown of Scotland.

Though nearing fifty, Ralph still remains the man that wooed a King's daughter. Tall, slim, and broad shouldered, a now greying brown mane reaches down to just above his shoulders, the beard he wears likewise bristling with faint specks of white. Two laughing green eyes are framed by now discernible crow's feet.

[Alexandrine]

Margaret de Clare

Margaret de Clare was the second daughter and third child of Gilbert the Red, earl of Gloucester (1243-1295) and Joan of Acre (1272-1307). She has three full siblings and several half-siblings from both her parents. She was a the grand-daughter of Edward I and a niece of Edward II.
When she was thirteen, she was given into marriage to Piers Gaveston, a favourite of her uncle Edward II. Their wedding was a lavish affair, a grand celebration and both she and her husband received many gifts from her uncle in favour of this marriage. For Margaret it included a great horse and jewels which are worth a fortune.

Her husband was handsome, witty, charming, athletic and a great jouster. He had the kind of vivid personality that tended to either compellingly attract or repel people. He certainly did attract her at first. She was smitten by her husband. There was little not to love. Next to his personal qualities, she was also thanked her status of Countess of Cornwall by this marriage, making her a leading and one of the richest woman in the realm. One of his few flaws was his low birth, but this was compensated by his vast fortunes.

In 1308, king Edward II went to France to marry the daughter of the king of France. He left her husband as Lord Regent of England. This offended the other nobles with greater lineage, as regents were usually members of the family of the king. This offended Margaret, as she was a member of his family and so too was her husband. Later that year he was forced in exile. As the sister of the Earl of Gloucester and niece of the king, she wasn't obliged to follow her husband into exile, but she accompanied him abroad. They certainly where back on English shores soon enough, a year later they made their return.

On 12 January, 1312 Margaret gave birth to her only child; Joan de Gaveston. Edward II threw a lavish celebration for the child, who was his great-niece, which ended up costing a knight's minimum annual income (£40) and lasting an entire week. However, six months later, disaster struck. Piers was run through with a sword and beheaded on the orders of several of the earls. Edward II was enormously generous to her in widowhood. Her dower rights as Countess of Cornwall were disputed, and so King Edward instead assigned her Oakham Castle and other lands with an income of 1333 pounds a year, one of the largest incomes in England, took her into his household, and paid all her expenses. Two years later, her brother fell in the Battle of Bannockburn making her co-heiress to the vast Gloucester estate together with her sisters Eleanor Despenser and Elizabeth, widow of John de Burgh. Making her a wealthy woman indeed.

Age: 20 (1294)
Material Status: Widow of Piers Gaveston
Children: Joan de Gaveston (1312)
Traits: +2 Charisma, +2 Wealth, +2 Survival
Sanguine:
Sociable: This character is an extroverted social butterfly, capable of making friends left and right. However, they have little time for 'boring' matters like finances, and are more interested in buying flashy things to show off to their friends than managing their wealth. +1 Charisma, -2% income.

Upbeat: Nothing seems to get this character down. They're perpetually smiling and looking on the bright side of even the darkest developments, truly the kind of optimism that can be infectious...or delusional, if the situation is bad enough. +1 to surviving non-battle death rolls, -1 to post-battle rolls (captivity, death, wounding).

Phlegmatic:
Empathic: This character is strongly attuned to the emotions of others and cares for them, making them great friends or kinsmen to have - but poor warriors and generals. +2 Charisma, -1 to battle/joust/duel rolls.

[Jokern]

House of Dreux-Richmond

Jean de Bretagne is the second son of the late Duke John II of Brittany and his wife Beatrice. Through his mother he was the grandson of King Henry III of England, making him the nephew of King Edward I. He was raised at the English court and participated in tournaments though did not distinguish himself. He fought against the French in the 1290's when the French king confiscated the Duchy of Aquitaine, but was defeated. Despite this, his uncle Edward I warmly welcomed him back, treating him almost like a son. When the first of the Scottish Wars broke out, John would the campaign north. His father passed away in 1305, and the following year Edward I invested John with the Earldom of Richmond, which had been passed down in his family since the reign of King Stephen. In addition, he was appointed Guardian of Scotland, confirmed once more when Edward II ascended the throne. The Earl of Richmond is a trusted and respected diplomat, along with being one of the oldest earls in England. Throughout the tumultuous reign of his cousin Edward II, with rebellious earls and barons, John has remained loyal to the crown. He was even a close friend of the royal favorite Piers Gaveston, a man despised by many peers of the realm. When Gaveston was executed by Thomas of Lancaster, it fell to John and Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester to try to mend and reconcile the two parties. John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond, Count of Tréguier Name: John of Brittany in English, Jean de Bretagne in French Titles: Earl of Richmond Count of Tréguier Guardian of Scotland Age: 48 (born 1266) Marital Status: Single Children: None Temperaments: Phlegmatic - Empathic (+2 Charisma, -1 to battle/joust/duel rolls) - Reserved (+1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma) Supine - Amiable (+1 Charisma, -1 to duel rolls) Traits (6 points): Survival +3 Charisma +3 Family Tree John II, Duke of Brittany (1239-1305), married Beatrice of England (1242-1275), daughter of King Henry III of England (1207-1272) and Eleanor of Provence (1223-1291) Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (1262-1312), first marriage to Marie, Viscountess of Limoges (1260-1291), second marriage to Yolande of Dreux, Countess of Montfort (1263) by Marie of Limoges John III, Duke of Brittany (1286), first marriage to Isabella of Valois (1292-1309), second marriage to Isabella of Castille (1283-1328) Guy, Count of Penthièvre (1287), married Jeanne d'Avaugour (1300) Peter, Seigneur of Dol-Combourg and Sant-Maloù (1289-1312) by Yolande of Dreux John of Montfort (1295) Beatrice of Brittany (1295) Joan of Brittany (1296) Alice of Brittany (1297) Blanche of Brittany (1300) Marie of Brittany(1302) John, Earl of Richmond (1266) Marie, Countess of Saint Pol (1268) Peter, Viscount of Leon (1269-1312) Blanche, Countess of Artois (1271) Eleanor of Brittany, Abbess of Fontevrault (1275)

House of Mortimer

WIP Roger Mortimer, Baron Mortimer Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer Name: Roger Mortimer Titles: 3rd Baron Mortimer 2nd Baron Geneville (suo jure) Age: 27 (born 1287) Marital Status: Married to Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville, age 28 (1286) Children: Edmund (1302), Margaret (1304), Maud (1307), Geoffrey (1309), John (1310), Joan (1312), Isabella (1313), Katherine (1314) Temperaments: Sanguine - Confident (+1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character) - Sociable (+1 Charisma, -2% income) Choleric - Bloodthirsty (+1 Battles, -1 Charisma) Traits (6 points): Battles +2 Survival +2 Personal Combat +2 Family Tree Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer (1287), married Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville (1286) Edmund Mortimer (1302) Margaret Mortimer (1304) Maud Mortimer (1307) Geoffrey Mortimer (1309) John Mortimer (1310) Joan Mortimer (1312) Isabella Mortimer (1313) Katherine Mortimer (1314)

[Lord William]

Thomas de Berkeley 1^st Baron of Berkeley
Born February 4^th 1245
Spouse Joan de Ferrers

Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron of Berkeley (April 19^th 1271) eldest son and heir.
Spouse Eva la Zouche

Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron of Berkeley (July 1^st 1296) grandson
Unmarried

Traits
Sanguine
Confident- +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.
Phlegmatic:
Reserved- +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma.
Austere- +5% income, -1 Charisma.

Skills
+2 Battles
+1 Charisma
+3 Wealth

Prestige
TBD

Bio-Thomas de Berkeley was born in 1245 at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, the son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley, feudal baron of Berkeley, by his wife Isabel FitzRoy, a granddaughter of King John. He fought in the battle of Evesham in 1265. He inherited the feudal baron of Berkeley in 1281 following the death of his father and on 28 June 1283 was created 1st Baron Berkeley by writ of summons to Parliament by King Edward I. In June 1292 he was a commissioner to examine the claims to the crown of Scotland. He was on an embassy to France in January 1296 and held the office of Vice-Constable of England in 1297. He fought in the Battle of Falkirk on 22 July 1298 and was present at the Siege of Caerlaverock, Scotland, in July 1300. He was on an embassy to Pope Clement V in July 1307. He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, where he was taken prisoner.

Gloucester
Berkeley - Prosperous Income

[Pinkerton]

Edmund Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel



Born 1st of May, 1285

Edmund Fitzalan is the 9th Earl of Arundel, son of Richard FitzAlan, the 8th Earl of Arundel, who died on 9 March 1301, while Edmund was still a minor. He therefore became a ward of John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, and married Warenne's granddaughter Alice. In 1306 he was styled Earl of Arundel, and served under Edward I in the Scottish Wars, for which he was richly rewarded.

After Edward I's death, Arundel became part of the opposition to the new king Edward II, and his favourite Piers Gaveston. In 1311 he was one of the so-called Lords Ordainers who assumed control of government from the king. Together with Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, he was responsible for the death of Gaveston in 1312. From this point on, however, his relationship to the king has become more friendly.

Temperaments
Phlegmatic:
- Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma.
- Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma.
Sanguine:
- Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.

Skills
+3 Battles
+15% Wealth

Family
Alice de Warenne, sister of the Earl of Warenne. His wife. Born in 1287
Richard Fitzalan, heir of the Earldom of Arundel. His son by Alice. Born in 1313

Sir Richard Fitzalan. His brother.
Master John Fitzalan, a priest. His brother.
Eleanor Fitzalan, wife of the late Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy. His sister.
Alice Fitzalan, wife of Stephen de Segrave, 3rd Lord Segrave. His sister.
Margaret Fitzlalan, wife of William Butler. His sister.

Demesne
Sussex
8. Arundel - Prosperous Income.
9. Chichester - Prosperous Income.
10. Petworth/Knepp - Prosperous Income.
11. Midhurst/Cowdray - Prosperous Income.

[The Mad Skylord]

SIR RICHARD DE BURGH
2nd Earl of Ulster, 3rd Baron Connaught
Born 1259 AD

Status: Widower
Children: Aveline de Burgh (b. 1280), Eleanor de Burgh (b. 1282), Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scotland (b. 1284), Walter de Burgh (1285-1304), Sir John de Burgh (1286-1313), Matilda de Burgh, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford (b. 1288), Thomas de Burgh (b. 1292), Catherine de Burgh, Countess of Desmond (b. 1296), Edmond de Burgh (b. 1298), Joan de Burgh, Countess of Kildare (b. 1300)

Traits(6):
+5 Battles
-1 Charisma
+2 Wealth

Temperaments:

Sanguine
- Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.

Phlegmatic
- Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma.

- Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma.

[Barry Goldwater]

House de Vere, Earls of Oxford

The De Veres are one of the oldest lines of Norman nobility in England, dating back to a certain 'Albericus' or Aubrey de Vere who was listed as a significant landowner in Essex (indeed this was where the De Veres' ancestral seat, Hedingham Castle, was built) and the Queen's chamberlain in the Domesday Book of 1086. His son and heir, also named Aubrey, was made into the first De Vere Lord Great Chamberlain of England following the disgrace of that office's previous occupant, Robert Malet, in 1133, while Aubrey II's son Aubrey III was made the first-ever Earl of Oxford in 1141. A De Vere has always held the Earldom of Oxford since, and the office of Lord Great Chamberlain as well with only a few interruptions. They have a lengthy history of getting involved in the great political disputes and civil wars of the country, and leaping from faction to faction as it suited their needs - then escaping the consequences for their oft-dizzying turnabouts, whether by attaching themselves to the victorious party just in time or making themselves indispensable to the victors even after their chosen side's defeat. Suffice to say that until recently, loyalty was not one of this house's strong suits. Under Aubrey III, the De Veres at first fought for the claim of Matilda against that of Stephen de Blois during the Anarchy: after Aubrey II was lynched by a mob in London, Aubrey III did homage unto the Empress. His allegiance to Matilda was not ironclad however, and there were times where the new Earl of Oxford stood down and made peace with Stephen, then took up arms for Matilda again, and on and on. The end of the war saw a series of neck-breaking volte-faces on the part of Earl Aubrey, who at first hosted Matilda at Hedingham Castle where she died in 1152, then rode with Stephen to lay siege to Wallingford Castle in 1153, where he supported the Treaty of Wallingford as a compromise solution by which Stephen would remain King but be succeeded by Henry FitzEmpress of Anjou, Matilda's son, upon his death rather than his own offspring. The De Veres escaped consequences for their habit of constantly turning coats, as Aubrey de Vere kept both the Earldom of Oxford and the office of Lord Great Chamberlain under Henry II, and in fact both remained in the possession of his heirs to the present day. Aubrey III's younger son Robert, 3rd Earl of Oxford, played the same dangerous game his father had taken part in during the time of King John. In 1215 he was among the peers who forced the unpopular John into signing the Magna Carta, for which he was excommunicated by the Pope as a rebel, and who then continued to follow the baronial party in attempting to overthrow John in favor of Prince Louis of France when John tried to avoid actually implementing the accord. The next year, Robert knelt before John and pleaded for his mercy after royalist forces took Hedingham Castle, only to turn around and proclaim himself Louis' man once again when the French prince rode into London just three months later. When John died in 1217, most of the rebel barons went back to the Angevin side, and Robert was little different: even after Louis had recovered Hedingham Castle for him, the Earl of Oxford hardly needed to think twice before going back on his oaths (again) and kneeling before the boy-king. Also like his father, Robert suffered virtually no consequences for his treacherous habits, as the new King (or his regents, rather) fully restored him to his lands and office by 1218. Another Robert, grandson of the above, joined Simon de Montfort's rebels in the Barons' War of 1264-7. After the defeat and slaughter of the Montforts at the hands of Prince Edward, future King Edward I, at the Battle of Evesham, the 5th Earl of Oxford became the first member of his family to actually experience negative consequences for his treason by being attainted, though he continued to hold out with the other surviving rebels at Kenilworth Castle until his titles and estates were restored to him by the Dictum of 1266. The early 14th-century De Veres were not as significant to England's internal troubles as their forebears. Yet another Robert, the eldest son of the one who joined Montfort's rising, was not a particularly relevant player on England's political stage and instead served as a military commander in Edward I's wars with the Welsh, Scots and French. His arms appeared in the Falkirk Roll of Arms, denoting his participation in that great English victory over the troublesome foe to the north, and he rode with the rest of the English lords loyal to Edward II (or simply more committed to destroying the Scots than petty feuds with their king) to Bannockburn, where like most right-thinking Englishmen he expected another rousing triumph under the son of the mighty Hammer of the Scots. Alas, it was not to be... Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford Age: 57 (born 20 January, 1257) Spouse: N/A (widowed: wife was Margaret Mortimer, d. 1297) Traits: 6 pts +5 Battles (base 3, +2 from Reserved, Bloodthirsty) +2 Survival +1 Personal Combat +5% income (Austere) -3 Charisma (Austere, Reserved, Bloodthirsty) Temperaments: Phlegmatic - dominant: - Austere: This character disdains pomp and pageantry, instead preferring a plain & simple (the uncharitable might say 'rigidly spartan') lifestyle. +5% income, -1 Charisma. - Reserved: This character is a stoic who generally keeps to him/herself and exercises strict control over their emotions. While this means they're not likely to make reckless moves in court or on the battlefield, they can come across as unfeeling robots to others. +1 battle rolls, -1 Charisma. Choleric - subservient: - Bloodthirsty: This character is hotheaded and loves to jump into fights, lethal or otherwise. This is not something others find endearing off the battlefield, though. +1 Battles, -1 Charisma. There is little to be said of the sixth Conte de Oxenforde, least of all from his own lips. Robert is a man of few words, with little patience for the frivolities of court life - he spends as little as he can get away with, to sustain the bare minimum lifestyle expected of an earl for the sake of appearances and to avoid forfeiting his rank - and a mind for war, not politics. He is a veteran knight and captain, having served diligently under Edward I in the latter's wars in Wales (where he became acquainted with the 1st Baron Mortimer, whose daughter Margaret he married), Scotland and France, and distinguished himself as a bold commander, relentless on the offensive, and willing to lead both from the front and rear. However, the Earl of Oxford also lacks much in the way of political allies: it isn't necessarily that he is a repulsive personality, he simply did not go out of his way to make friends and disdains court politics in favor of smashing in the heads of Welshmen/Scots/Frenchmen on the battlefield. The result is that he is a politically isolated lord despite his middling rank in the peerage, who similarly only has few enemies because he hasn't been politically active enough to cross anyone of note either. Sir Thomas de Vere Age: 22 (born 27 July, 1292) Spouse: N/A Traits: 6 pts +2 Personal Combat +2 Battles +1 Charisma Temperaments: Sanguine - dominant: - Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character. - Upbeat: Nothing seems to get this character down. They're perpetually smiling and looking on the bright side of even the darkest developments, truly the kind of optimism that can be infectious...or delusional, if the situation is bad enough. +1 to surviving non-battle death rolls, -1 to post-battle rolls (captivity, death, wounding). Supine - subservient: - Idealistic: This person is a strong believer in higher ideals and the innate goodness of man. On the one hand they tend to be inspiring and uplifting figures, on the other they can be taken advantage of by those who live well beneath their expectations. +1 Charisma, -1 to rout/assassination/escape rolls. The only child and heir of Robert de Vere, Sir Thomas is a jovial and upbeat fellow, unlike his stern and dour father. However, in some ways, the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree either - Thomas is a capable fighter and jouster, having been trained from childhood to ride horses and fight with a variety of weapons both on foot & horseback like most other knights, and he also disdains politics, although for rather different reasons than his old man. The young De Vere is an idealist and ardent believer in the chivalric code, unlike the more jaded 6th Earl, and believes it is right and just to keep oneself above the politics of court. After all, as far as he's concerned God favors those who would settle their disputes openly and honestly (even if that means beating one another to death with hammers), over those who deceive and back-stab their way to victory. Other De Veres Sir Hugh de Vere, age 55 (b. 1259), Robert's brother. Married to Denise de Munchensy, daughter of Sir William de Munchensy of Swanscombe, Kent. Sir Alphonse de Vere, age 54 (b. 1260), Robert's brother. Married to Jane Foliot, daughter of John Lord Foliot. John de Vere, age 2 (b. 1312), Robert's nephew and son of Sir Alphonse & Jane Foliot. Sir Thomas de Vere, b. 1261, died from illness in 1310. Joan de Vere, b. 1262, d. 1294. Was married to John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and mother to the 7th Earl. Gilbert de Vere, age 50 (b. 1264), a cleric. Philip de Vere, age 47 (b. 1267), a cleric. Hawise de Vere, age 44 (b. 1270). A nun.

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