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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6752377">I would like to point out that #2 is not unreasonable, as courtiers, being essentially &quot;administrative assistants&quot; to nobility have more time than your average dirt-farmer to pursue a variety of scholarly studies.&nbsp; They may have produced poetry, a painting, perhaps some treatsie on something, perhaps even ghost-written such things for their nobles.&nbsp; The noble of course gets credit and I think that fits the bond, &quot;I created a great work for my lord who subsequently stole all the credit and didn't give me a pittance!&quot;Courtiers don't necessarily engage in high-court politics.&nbsp; They're often the whisperers, the gossipers who deal in &quot;Well I heard the other day from the baker that the Queen was buying rye bread and you know what that means.&nbsp; *wink wink nudge nudge*&quot;&nbsp; They ranged everywhere from high court members such as actual nobility to simple scribes and squires.&nbsp; I think it would be much easier to attack the &quot;courtier&quot; background on the simple fact that it is essentially covered by the &quot;noble&quot; background.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6752377"] I would like to point out that #2 is not unreasonable, as courtiers, being essentially "administrative assistants" to nobility have more time than your average dirt-farmer to pursue a variety of scholarly studies. They may have produced poetry, a painting, perhaps some treatsie on something, perhaps even ghost-written such things for their nobles. The noble of course gets credit and I think that fits the bond, "I created a great work for my lord who subsequently stole all the credit and didn't give me a pittance!" Courtiers don't necessarily engage in high-court politics. They're often the whisperers, the gossipers who deal in "Well I heard the other day from the baker that the Queen was buying rye bread and you know what that means. *wink wink nudge nudge*" They ranged everywhere from high court members such as [I]actual[/I] nobility to simple scribes and squires. I think it would be much easier to attack the "courtier" background on the simple fact that it is essentially covered by the "noble" background. [/QUOTE]

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