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    Default Ludlow Castle, seat of House Mortimer


    House of Mortimer



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    Roger Mortimer, Baron Mortimer
    Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer

    Name: Roger Mortimer
    Titles:
    • 3rd Baron Mortimer
    • 2nd Baron Geneville (jure uxoris)

    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

    Prestige:
    +22 from 11 lordships owned
    +2 from Child of a Baron
    +2 from Parent is a Baron
    +1 from Grandparent is a Baron
    +4 if Baron
    +4 from marriage to a Baroness suo jure

    Total prestige: 35


    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)


    Demesne
    Castles
    Ludlow Castle (Shropshire - main seat)
    Wigmore Castle (Herefordshire)
    Trim Castle (Meath)

    Shropshire - Primary Residence
    3. Ellesmere/Myddle - Average Income
    9. Ludlow/Corfham/Stokesay - Average Income

    Herefordshire
    1. Leominister/Wigmore/Hampton/Croft - Average Income
    2. Kington/Stapleton - Average Income
    3. Weobley/Kinnersley - Average Income
    4. Bredwardine/Clifford/Snodhill/Longtown - Average Income

    Powys (Wales)
    6. Radnor/Barland/Womaston/Bleddfa/Crygerydd - Average Income

    Cartmartenshire (Wales)
    4. Llandeilo/Dinefwr/Llandovery - Poor Income

    Meath (Ireland)
    11. Kells - Average Income
    12. Navan/Bective/Liscartan/Monktown - Prosperous Income
    17. Trim - Average Income

    Total Income: £2,720 (-2% from temperaments)
    Buildings
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    Livery and Retinue
    N/A


    Regional Bonuses
    Shropshire:

    Welsh Marches: Shropshire is the where much of the Mortimer estates are located; a powerful family of marcher lords. Those who hold their primary estates here get -10% troop recruitment and upkeep costs.

    Ludlow:
    Ludlow Castle: One of the first stone castles to be constructed in England, this imposing fortress has stood on the Welsh border for centuries as a foreboding symbol of English power and authority. It is the principal seat of the Mortimer Earls of March, the foremost among the marcher lords in power and wealth. +4 Siege rolls, -4 raid rolls, and if the outer walls were to fall the defenders can hold out in its keep for half a year (3.5 days).

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    Herefordshire:

    Welsh Marches: Herefordshire composed much the De Bohun estates: a family of powerful Earls who were chiefly based in the marches. Those who hold their primary estates here get -10% troop recruitment and upkeep costs.

    Fruits and Ciders: Herefordshire is well known for its production of fruits and ciders, which provide a healthy source of income for an otherwise sparsely populated county. +5% estate income to those who have their primary residence in this province.

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    Powys:

    Centre of the Wool Trade: This area is one of the centres of the English wool trade, and thus those who have their estates in these lands will be granted a 10% income bonus to Wool Ships.

    Welsh Marches: Powys is the where much of the Mortimer estates are located; a powerful family of marcher lords. Those who hold their primary estates here get -10% troop recruitment and upkeep costs.

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    Carmarthenshire:

    Centre of the Wool Trade: This area is one of the centres of the English wool trade, and thus those who have their estates within these lands will be granted a 10% bonus to the income of wool ships.

    Welsh Resistance: This county is home to a large population of native Welsh who chafe under English rule. +5 to all chances of rebellion.

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    Meath:

    Fertile: Heavily populated with English settlers and Irish locals alike, those who own their primary estates within this county receive a 5% bonus to estate income.
    Last edited by Jokern; September 19, 2017 at 02:40 PM.

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