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Message: <blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 5974563" data-attributes="member: 25619">I think it would be fun to crowd-source some nobles.With the popularity of "Games of Thrones", my players are asking more questions about the nobility, their geneology, etc., thinking that sort of plot must be in the offing.  I'd like to be able to have some of that.So I'm thinking:  Make up a noble family.Doesn't need to be rules/edition specific, just fluff and character.  Shouldn't be a copy from an obvious source like "Game of Thrones", LOTR, Star Wars, or even Downton Abbey or the Kennedy's or British royals.  Shakespearean nobles would be fine.My particular campaign is set in Bissel, in Greyhawk, but I think we want generic nobles, or whatever springs to mind.I'll give you an example, though it's not a very good one (a little too obvious).  This will show you why I need help.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The ruler is George II.  He is an Aristocrat and Fighter.  As a young man, he joined the Knights of the Watch, but he never saw combat, as his influential father, the head of the Knights of Dispatch (the spying arm of the Knights of the Watch) saw too it that he was given easy garrison assignments.  He spent most of his time in the capital, and became wayward, drinking far too much and perhaps having other vices.  During this time, he met a commoner, who was governess teaching the children of squirearchy in the city.  They fell in love, and he mended his wanton ways.  He gave up the drink and became a religious man, a serious patron of Pelor.He has two daughter, Barbara and Jenna, who are teenage Aristocrats.His brother, Jeb, is therefore his heir.  Jeb rules a minor family territory granted to him by their father.  He is an Aristocrat, but he's also been involved in merchantile activities, including money lending and land speculation.  Jeb is married to a Flannae chieftain's daughter.Jeb's heir, also called George, is nicknamed "The Little Brown One", based on his mixed race heritage.  He is a Knight of Watch, noted for his strength and valor, and is third in line for the seat held by George II.The young son, Jebby, is still a child.George & Jeb's younger sister is Dorothy.  Her husband is a wine growing and wine merchant, of wealth but not noble blood.(In other words, I was modified George H.W. Bush's family -- which seems "fair game" as far as public domain info, but is boring because it's a little too obvious who is it.)</blockquote>

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