Fantasy Noble Houses, Bloodshed, and Treachery.

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

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I'm sorry, I went a little "ready, fire, aim". If the group will have it, sure.

No reason why they wouldn’t. Go right ahead.

 

[StormWolf]

I'll throw up the finished product there, then, and plotting/bonds will follow shortly thereafter.

 

[KnightSergeant]

Is this still accepting?

 

[Peckinou]

I was also wondering if yall were still accepting.

 

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

Is this still accepting?

I was also wondering if yall were still accepting.

I’m not willing to take on any more major houses at the moment, but if you’d be willing to be banner houses or vassals on the lands of someone else we could start you out there, with the potential to usurp or rise in power as other houses go extinct or fall into ruin.

 

[StormWolf]

House Chalhain has a Council of Chiefs that needs filling...

 

[Peckinou]

I’m not willing to take on any more major houses at the moment, but if you’d be willing to be banner houses or vassals on the lands of someone else we could start you out there, with the potential to usurp or rise in power as other houses go extinct or fall into ruin.

Are the other major houses dukes? Would that make the houses we are to create barons or counts?

 

[RayPurchase]

KnightSergeant Peckinou
I'd take a look over the great houses (all the currently submitted ones) and whatever ones take your fancy send message to the creator if you fancy a vassal house

 

[KnightSergeant]

All great oaks must start as a seed, I will start work on a vassal

 

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

Are the other major houses dukes? Would that make the houses we are to create barons or counts?

Probably closest to counts.

Basically look to what RayPurchase said.

 

[KnightSergeant]

Can the Houses already accepted can only be found here, or is there another page where they are all collected?

 

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

Can the Houses already accepted can only be found here, or is there another page where they are all collected?

Unfortunately at the moment they’re scattered between here and the actual OOC linked on page 3 of this thread.

I’m working on getting a proper house thread up but computer trouble on my end has delayed it a bit.

 

[Lunar]

Interested! Just started GOT a few weeks back, I would be fine with being apart of a House as a Vassal, Herald, Lord, etc! (If possible)

 

[KnightSergeant]

House Tane

History

Tane used to be a collection of fishing villages along the rocky western shores of the northern reaches before the rise of Wulfa Tane, daughter of Reder Tane. Wulfa was a heavy handed and ambitious woman, no longer satisfied with the relative rise of her village over the generations, and set out to bring her neighbors to kneel. Under her rule the most prosperous of the villages, Ersgate, used its wealth of food and metals to subjugate the rest of the villages. Each of them taking the knee before her and her ruthless band of warriors. Now united under one queen they set out to conquer the very land itself. With the Yorminwood to the east and the unforgiving waters to the west they became proficient shipbuilders, tradesmen, hunters and fishermen, with Wulfa herself leading many of the expeditions up and down the coasts. After years of raiding the nearby villages and towns Wulfa herself finally fell, slain by a stray arrow to the eye as she disembarked from her ship. It is said that her warriors held a pyre in the center of the village after they had slaughtered the men and enslaved the women, feasting for days on end in her honor before burning the remainder of the village down and returning home.

Over a hundred years have past since the death of Wulfa, and the House has stagnated in that time. To the east the Ambercrowns have seized power and, having lost a war to them that almost wiped the Tane line out, the House has long kneeled to each passing ruler of their House. They are known to be loyal to their allies and a hindrance to their enemies, using their small fleet of ships to raid up and down the coasts during the lean months for glory, gold and whatever they can take from the stores. Their line has been unbroken since Wulfa Tane first united the villages under the banner of the three axes and they have been a steady source of lumber, salted fish and naval power for the north.

The spirit of Wulfa lives on in her people, who have grown hardy and independent in their rule over the forest and the sea. Most will become hunters or fishermen, though many aspire to join the ranks of the Onora and bring glory to their name and the name of their family. For generations the people have accepted their rule under the Ambercrowns with begrudging respect, though the salty air winds may bring more change to the small House and its subjects. The city Ersgate

Spoiler

sits on the coast of the northern reaches, protected by the harsh waves that pound the rocky beaches by a cove, and has grown prosperous and fat over the years. Trade ships ship lumber and fish north while sleeker vessels probe for vulnerabilities further south. In the center of the city is a large stone, almost the entirety of its surface covered in strange carvings that pay tribute to old gods. About three days journey to the south its sister city, Aurwold, faces the islands that scatter outward from the mainland and is braced by a small forest to the east.

Spoiler

It is here that hall of the Aoste can be found, its echoing chambers always filled with mirth and its training grounds always adorned with the sounds of fletched arrows finding their mark and large amounts of lumber are processed for shipbuilding and exporting.

With the death of Robern Tane his daughter, Mera, takes the throne. She is a headstrong woman 23 years of age, with enough confidence to fill three drunk men and just enough wisdom to know to keep from three drunk men, but not much more. Still she has a knack for the sea and the people love her, having already led eight successful raids on the southerners. With the King in the South dead however, she has returned from the raids early at the heed of her advisers to renew their ties with their eastern Lords.

Armies

The armies of House Tane are primarily made of levies pulled from the innumerable fishing towns that line the coast and the small villages of woodsmen to the east, which are used to bolster their small standing force of Onora (Honor Guard). Additionally they have a handful of trained archers known as Aoste that primarily fight from the ships or can be seen guarding the walls of important towns and villages. On the offensive House Tane uses Ballistar ships, which were cousins to their larger trading ships that looked somewhat like this, though the Ballistars would have a more shallow build to allow for easier navigation near the coast.

Spoiler

If called to war they can levy roughly 350 men and women considering the fishing has been fine and there has not been a disease, though that number can swell to roughly 500 if in dire circumstances. These would be equipped with gambeson armor with a house tabard over it, leather boots and gloves, a round shield with the house colors and a simple spear.

Loyal only to the acting Lord of Tane, the Onora are only a 100 men and women strong, but they have been properly trained in the art of combat and have experience both fighting and sailing from their constant years of raiding. They wear a thick undershirt with chain-mail and a tabard draped over it, a simple helmet, leather boots and gloves. Being formidable fighters they are armed with a round shield, a bearded axe used for pulling away enemy shields and a short sword for close encounters. The Aoste are small in number, ranging from 40-50 at any given time, but coming from families of proud hunters they are skilled with the bow and arrow and can provide deadly support for their lines as they engage the enemy.

 

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

Interested! Just started GOT a few weeks back, I would be fine with being apart of a House as a Vassal, Herald, Lord, etc! (If possible)

By all means, go ahead and throw a vassal bio down over on the OOC. Should be linked a few pages back.

House Tane

History

Tane used to be a collection of fishing villages along the rocky western shores of the northern reaches before the rise of Wulfa Tane, daughter of Reder Tane. Wulfa was a heavy handed and ambitious woman, no longer satisfied with the relative rise of her village over the generations, and set out to bring her neighbors to kneel. Under her rule the most prosperous of the villages, Ersgate, used its wealth of food and metals to subjugate the rest of the villages. Each of them taking the knee before her and her ruthless band of warriors. Now united under one queen they set out to conquer the very land itself. With the Yorminwood to the east and the unforgiving waters to the west they became proficient shipbuilders, tradesmen, hunters and fishermen, with Wulfa herself leading many of the expeditions up and down the coasts. After years of raiding the nearby villages and towns Wulfa herself finally fell, slain by a stray arrow to the eye as she disembarked from her ship. It is said that her warriors held a pyre in the center of the village after they had slaughtered the men and enslaved the women, feasting for days on end in her honor before burning the remainder of the village down and returning home.

Over a hundred years have past since the death of Wulfa, and the House has stagnated in that time. To the east the Ambercrowns have seized power and, having lost a war to them that almost wiped the Tane line out, the House has long kneeled to each passing ruler of their House. They are known to be loyal to their allies and a hindrance to their enemies, using their small fleet of ships to raid up and down the coasts during the lean months for glory, gold and whatever they can take from the stores. Their line has been unbroken since Wulfa Tane first united the villages under the banner of the three axes and they have been a steady source of lumber, salted fish and naval power for the north.

The spirit of Wulfa lives on in her people, who have grown hardy and independent in their rule over the forest and the sea. Most will become hunters or fishermen, though many aspire to join the ranks of the Onora and bring glory to their name and the name of their family. For generations the people have accepted their rule under the Ambercrowns with begrudging respect, though the salty air winds may bring more change to the small House and its subjects. The city Ersgate

Spoiler

sits on the coast of the northern reaches, protected by the harsh waves that pound the rocky beaches by a cove, and has grown prosperous and fat over the years. Trade ships ship lumber and fish north while sleeker vessels probe for vulnerabilities further south. In the center of the city is a large stone, almost the entirety of its surface covered in strange carvings that pay tribute to old gods. About three days journey to the south its sister city, Aurwold, faces the islands that scatter outward from the mainland and is braced by a small forest to the east.

Spoiler

It is here that hall of the Aoste can be found, its echoing chambers always filled with mirth and its training grounds always adorned with the sounds of fletched arrows finding their mark and large amounts of lumber are processed for shipbuilding and exporting.

With the death of Robern Tane his daughter, Mera, takes the throne. She is a headstrong woman 23 years of age, with enough confidence to fill three drunk men and just enough wisdom to know to keep from three drunk men, but not much more. Still she has a knack for the sea and the people love her, having already led eight successful raids on the southerners. With the King in the South dead however, she has returned from the raids early at the heed of her advisers to renew their ties with their eastern Lords.

Armies

The armies of House Tane are primarily made of levies pulled from the innumerable fishing towns that line the coast and the small villages of woodsmen to the east, which are used to bolster their small standing force of Onora (Honor Guard). Additionally they have a handful of trained archers known as Aoste that primarily fight from the ships or can be seen guarding the walls of important towns and villages. On the offensive House Tane uses Ballistar ships, which were cousins to their larger trading ships that looked somewhat like this, though the Ballistars would have a more shallow build to allow for easier navigation near the coast.

Spoiler

If called to war they can levy roughly 350 men and women considering the fishing has been fine and there has not been a disease, though that number can swell to roughly 500 if in dire circumstances. These would be equipped with gambeson armor with a house tabard over it, leather boots and gloves, a round shield with the house colors and a simple spear.

Loyal only to the acting Lord of Tane, the Onora are only a 100 men and women strong, but they have been properly trained in the art of combat and have experience both fighting and sailing from their constant years of raiding. They wear a thick undershirt with chain-mail and a tabard draped over it, a simple helmet, leather boots and gloves. Being formidable fighters they are armed with a round shield, a bearded axe used for pulling away enemy shields and a short sword for close encounters. The Aoste are small in number, ranging from 40-50 at any given time, but coming from families of proud hunters they are skilled with the bow and arrow and can provide deadly support for their lines as they engage the enemy.

Looks good. If you could repost it over on the OOC so it’s easier for me to find later that’d be a pig help.

 

[Soviet Panda]

Fantasy - Noble Age - OOC

 

[Blitzer]

I would like to join. SAIGO-NO-HEATS
Is there anyway I could play as a sub character or as a minor Lord vying for control?

 

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

I would like to join. SAIGO-NO-HEATS
Is there anyway I could play as a sub character or as a minor Lord vying for control?

By all means. Just message the player you want to serve and go from there.

 

[MissPlastique]

is there any spaces left for a noble house/region?
Working on a concept and history i can use if there is

 

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

is there any spaces left for a noble house/region?
Working on a concept and history i can use if there is

We’re done accepting the major houses but we still have plenty of room vassal houses.

 

[MissPlastique]

is there like a no mans land?. As in a region nobody controls because its just too dangerous/lawless/no strategic importance?

 

[WaitingCynicism]

I'd be interested

 

[WaitingCynicism]

Could I make a vassals house or knightly house?