JmOz Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Continuing on with my notes and refinement of the FH campeign I am working on The kingdom that the players start in will br ruled by the good king Edward Edward and the band of seven set free the kingdom about 40 years ago, when they defeated and exiled a dark mage. There is little known about the seven, with most of the attention being focused on Edward, who led the group. What is actualy known by the majority of people, including the PC is rather sketchy. First the majority people think it was seven + Edward, it was actualy just seven, edward was part of the number. They know it was a mixed group by race, but who the members are is not as important as Edward, Edward was a young noble living as a peasent after his parents were killed (he had been taken by his nursemaid and her husband, a man-at arms of his fathers when their estates were attacked). his only inheretence his father's sword. Using that sword, and the shield of his adopted father he would gather a band around him to take the throne during the dark ages. This is true, though most versions make him out to be the rightful heir to the throne, a direct decendent of the king that the dark mage killed, the truth is that his father was a minor noble who while he was part of the line of succession there are others more directly related. Master Arwin: A Half elf Mage. Arwin has settled down in the fronteir town that the characters will be starting in, he disguises his half breed heritage, appearing human. Lionel: Halfling, master of a form of Elvish Fencing, a brilliant military statagist, and a fierce warrior, often called the Lion Hearted, as there was no enemy he was not willing to face...and defeat. Runs the inn at the town that the group starts in Mistress Riall, human Priestist of Elada the Mother, a Goddess of love, nature, and healing. Fell in love with Grok, died. Grok, Half Ork Paladin of the elvish god of Protection, Justice, and virtue, Rodal. After the death of Riall he has returned to the ork waste lands Dwarven Geomancer Theodore, a not quite so simple village entertainer (Thief/Bard type) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Re: The Seven Your last three characters are a bit sparse on personality details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Re: The Seven Your last three characters are a bit sparse on personality details. That information is G4 classified/sealed by Inquisitorial order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yansuf Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Re: The Seven Edward was a young noble living as a peasent after his parents were killed (he had been taken by his nursemaid and her husband, a man-at arms of his fathers when their estates were attacked). his only inheretence his father's sword. Using that sword, and the shield of his adopted father he would gather a band around him to take the throne during the dark ages. If his adopted father was a man at arms, his status would be higher than peasant. Men at Arms were (or effectively were) Yeoman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Re: The Seven Likely, the 'man-at-arms' would be, if not the captain of his father's guard, then his personal bodyguard, which would put him a step below a captain. So, in a village, he'd be a (Or the) big fish, status-wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Re: The Seven actualy the stepmother is suppose to be the connection, she was his nursemaid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Re: The Seven If his adopted father was a man at arms, his status would be higher than peasant. Men at Arms were (or effectively were) Yeoman. Likely' date=' the 'man-at-arms' would be, if not the captain of his father's guard, then his personal bodyguard, which would put him a step below a captain. So, in a village, he'd be a (Or the) big fish, status-wise.[/quote'] Shrug. Depends on culture. Scandinavian leidung were both feared warriors, but also peasants. Japanese ashigaru fall across that line - some of them were Zamabushi (part time warriors who were primarily farmers) others were out and out peasants. In medieval terminology, a "peasant" can be loosely thought of as a small farmer or tenant farmer. In real life, European peasants sometimes became men at arms or even military leaders, but their social status didn't always match their position: so the original description is not unrealistic. For that matter while man at arms was often used to mean knight, it also is sometimes applied to mercenary spearmen and crossbowmen, and occasionally to levies ... who were a mixture of yeomen and peasants. These definitions were pretty loose and flexible, even back then. cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Re: The Seven don't you mean FOSTER mother ?a stepparent is hen someone marries a childs natural parent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Re: The Seven don't you mean FOSTER mother ?a stepparent is hen someone marries a childs natural parent sorry, you are 100% correct, was not thinking about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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