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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chutup" data-source="post: 5932308" data-attributes="member: 6690844">[FONT=&quot]So I decided to use <a href="http://matt-landofnod.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/family-feuds.html" target="_blank">this </a>generator to create two feuding families for the City of Shuttered Windows. I kind of didn't expect how much detail it would provide. I'll post my 'workings out' here in case anyone is interested (it was a lot of fun rolling up all those characters), but then at the bottom I'll try to condense them into a reasonably sized entry. (note that 'Venturer' in Blood & Treasure appears to be an all-round swashbuckler sort of class.)[/FONT]  First family:   Adult (age 35) patriarch, Choleric, Level 6 Venturer; four siblings; unmarried, CHA 16Sibling 1: Adult, Merchant, Male, Phlegmatic, Married to Adult, 3 children, CHA 10  Spouse 1: Adult, Venturer, Female, Phlegmatic, CHA 10Child 1.1: Young, Merchant, Female, Melancholy, married to Young, 1 child, CHA 12  Spouse 1.1: Young, Fighter, Male, Melancholy, CHA 13Child 1.2: Young, Trader, Male, Melancholy, married to Young, 1 child, CHA 10  Spouse 1.2: Young, Merchant, Female, Sanguine, CHA 8Child 1.3: Young, Trader, Male, Choleric, unmarried, CHA 9Sibling 2: Adult, Level 5 Venturer, Male, Sanguine, married to Young, 3 children, CHA 11  Spouse 2: Young, Merchant, Female, Melancholy, CHA 11Children: Too young to have distinguishing features; two girls, one boy.Sibling 3: Adult, Level 4 Cleric (worships Deity of Wealth), Female, Sanguine, married to Adult, 1 child, CHA 11  Spouse 3: Adult, Trader, Male, Phlegmatic, CHA 6Child 3.1: Young, Sage, Male, Phlegmatic, unmarried, CHA 12Sibling 4: Adult, Artisan, Female, Sanguine, married to Adult, no children, CHA 14  Spouse 4: Adult, Trader, Male, Phlegmatic, CHA 11    Assets: 5 town houses  Fine mansion (14 rooms)  Merchant galley to Blindpool  Villa in the country (10 rooms)  Hired duellist (level 2)  Fine manse (7 rooms)  Gold:  Patriarch: 60  Sibling 1: 110  Sibling 2: 10  Sibling 3: 30   Sibling 4: 40    Baltherio is the patriarch of the Tenzerlin family, an ambitious and charismatic man who eliminated all his elders in the family to become the head at the age of 32. He has never married because he is still waiting to use his hand to make an alliance with an even greater house.  His brother Mercio and his wife Amanita are both calm and gentle merchants, though Amanita travelled much in her younger days. They are by far the richest wing of the family, and are charged with the upkeep of the family’s galley, the Jewel of the North. They have three adult children: pretty Pina and the twin brothers Gadolfo and Rodolfo. Pina has scandalised the family by marrying a low-born swordsman named Jast, but none can deny that their personalities are well-matched.   Gadolfo and Rodolfo were thick as thieves in their childhood, but they have now been separated by jealousy. Gadolfo is married to the merchantwoman Sara, for which the unattached Rodolfo envies him. For his part, Gadolfo despises his unpleasant wife and thus envies his brother Rodolfo. Rodolfo spends most of his time apart from his branch of the family, instead working with Baltherio who is thinking of grooming the boy for succession.  Next in line is brother Sapaldi, once a wild ruffian of a youth, who has squandered most of his fortune. He was an epicurean dilettante, and eventually married the much younger merchant’s daughter Nina, who for her part is moody and introspective. They have three young children, and also in their household is the hired duellist Pranza, who fought a public duel with Jast over the honour of his master’s niece.  The first of the Tenzerlin sisters is Tatiana, who became a Priestess of Alberon. She joined the wild adventures with her brother Sapaldi when they were younger, but to her eternal chagrin she was forced by Baltherio to marry the hideous but politically important trader Remus Poldunce. Their son, Polius, is quiet like his father and shuns marriage in favour of scholarly pursuits.  The youngest of the siblings is the beautiful Nimuette, who is loved by all for her features, her charm and her sculptures. She is married to the rather dull trader Andrario Salteri, who as of yet has given her no children. If he proves to be sterile it is possible that Balthario will arrange for him to suffer an ‘accident’.    Second family:  Head: Mature, Male, Level 8 Venturer, 3 siblings, married to Old, 3 children, CHA 11, P; 850gp  Head Spouse:Old, Level 8 Magic-User, CHA 9, P  Child H.1: Adult, Male, Merchant, married to Mature, 1 child, CHA 7, S  Spouse H.1: Mature, Female, Trader, CHA 11, P  Child H.1.1: Young, Female, Trader, unmarried, CHA 11, P  Child H.2: Adult, Female, Merchant, married to Adult, 1 child, CHA 9, M  Spouse H.2: Adult, Male, Merchant, CHA 12, M  Child H.2.1: Young, Female, Druid, unmarried, CHA 12, S  Child H.3: Adult, Female, Sage, married to Adult, no children, CHA 11, P  Spouse H.3: Adult, Male, Merchant, CHA 12, P  Sibling 1: Mature, Female, Artisan, married to Old, 2 children, CHA 13, C; 450gp  Spouse 1: Old, Male, Trader, CHA 8, M  Child 1.1: Adult, Female, Sage, married to Mature, no children, CHA 11, P  Spouse 1.1: Adult, Male, Sage, CHA 11, P  Child 1.2: Adult, Male, Trader, unmarried, CHA 7, M  Sibling 2: Mature, Male, Level 7 Venturer, married to Old, no children, CHA 14, P; 300gp  Spouse 2: Old, Female, Merchant, CHA 12, S  Sibling 3: Mature, Male, Level 8 Venturer, married to Mature, 1 child, CHA 15, P; 650gp  Spouse 3: Mature, Female, Trader, CHA 14, M  Child 3.1: Adult, Male, Merchant, unmarried, CHA 9, M.    Assets:  Caravan of 8 wagons to Thring  Fabled wine cellar (1800gp)  Merchant cog to Blindpool    The Ghosta family began its rise to power nearly sixty years ago. There were four siblings: the three brothers, Canetz, Tyrfin and Riza, all accomplished warriors and explorers. Canetz was the most canny, while Tyrfin and Riza were the more charismatic. Their sister Wenle stayed at home crafting ceramics. Despite this, the brothers were generally the more lazy ones, wandering about from place to place, while Wenle worked hard behind the scenes to better them.    After stealing the Wines of Everfall, Canetz grew rich. Wenle arranged for him to be wed to a mighty sorceress named Zenobia of the Eye. From there their fortunes only increased, and the other siblings also married into powerful families. Wenle was wedded to the ugly and dull-witted trader Tironu Blackshaft. Meanwhile Tyrfin and Riza hitched themselves to a pair of merchant sisters, Brevia and Barnita. Of the two, Brevia is known for staging wild parties while Barnita took up a life of insipid piety. Most of these marriages were organised by Wenle, who remained the true power behind Canetz’s throne.  The continuation of the line proved a problem. Though Brevia has taken many lovers, she has never born a child. Barnita gave Riza one son, the sickly and unappealing Tabit, who has still not found a wife.  Wenle bore a daughter, Viera, who sadly fell under the influence of her aunt Barnita and took up scholarly pursuits rather than entering into society. She has married a fellow student of dusty tomes, Yildiz, and they have no children. Viera also has a brother, the stuttering cripple Volus. He is a close friend of Tabit, as they are both in the same unenviable situation.  The only branch of the family that has truly flourished is the children of the virile Canetz. First came the boorish twins Tartanus and Blestia (both named after swords that Canetz possessed during his adventuring career). Each is as unlikable as the other, Tartanus being a drunkard and Blestia a shrew. But with their father’s riches they both caught good dependable merchant spouses: Girina for Tartanus and Thuydes Crake for Blestia. There is also another daughter of Canetz, a studious woman named Coraline who spends all her time collating poetry and avoiding her husband, the bland usurer Entherio Harpus. Coraline has had two still births and it is unlikely that she will ever produce a living heir, which makes Entherio deeply distressed.  Last of all there is the third generation, consisting of the two nieces Zenobia and Esmen. Though they are from different parents, they grew up together and are considered by the ageing Canetz to be the last great hope of the family. Despite her namesake, Zenobia was not the one to show magical aptitude, although she is a competent businesswoman. Esmen disappeared into the wilderness when she was twelve years old; Zenobia the Elder prevented the family from mounting a search, predicting that all would be well. Sure enough, ten years later Esmen returned a druidess.     [FONT=&quot]Despite the potential of these two nieces, overall the Ghosta family is a guttering flame. Unless the older generation can produce some male heirs, the line will come to an end when Zenobia and Esmen marry. The Tenzerlins are constantly seeking to pick apart the Ghosta corpse before they are even dead. The fact is that everyone in the family, even the nieces, is lacking in ambition, save for the aging Wenle.Now for an entry that tries to make sense of all this:The Houses of Tenzerlin and GhostaAdditional information about hex 29.14Among the many merchant houses of the Shuttered City, two of the most famous are the Tenzerlins and the Ghostas, known for their feud that has endured for almost 50 years. The Tenzerlins are an old and noble house, whose colour is red and whose sigil is a hawk in flight. The Ghostas are upstarts, who wear green clothes and follow the sign of a bunch of grapes. The feud began when the three Ghosta brothers were little more than roaming thieves and treasure-hunters. They finally struck rich when they captured a caravan that was moving a great quantity of ancient shroomwine from the Shuttered City to the old Tenzerlin villa in the country. The eldest brother, Canetz Ghosta, subsequently used the shroomwine to woo a powerful wizardness named Zenobia of the Eye, who in those days was among the mightiest magic-users in the city. Thus was the house of Ghosta elevated to the society of the nouveau-riche. Yet few people know that all this was masterminded by the sister, Wenle Ghosta, who remains the true power and ambition behind Canetz's throne.Today, though, the Ghostas are once again a waning house. Many of their number have proved infertile or unmarriagable, and it is rumoured that this is because of a curse placed upon them by the Tenzerlins. Meanwhile, a younger generation of Tenzerlins has risen up and destroyed the old guard; some were assassinated while others were exiled. Now Balthario Tenzerlin is head of the family and is planning to get revenge on the Ghostas once and for all. But before he does, he wishes to retrieve the stolen shroomwine which Canetz claims is kept in a magically concealed vault somewhere within the city.The Tenzerlins have recently been scandalized by Pina, the niece of Balthario, who has fled the city to be married to a sword-wielding ruffian named Jast. The famed master swordsman Pranza, of whom the Tenzerlins are patrons, fought a public duel with Jast but was humiliatingly bested. He now pursues the lovers eastward.The last great hope of the Ghosta family is young Esmen, who disappeared into the Kingswood at the age of twelve and returned at twenty-two an accomplished druidess. Her grandmother Zenobia is grooming her for great power, but she secretly wishes to abandon the city forever and return to her teacher.Both families own a ship that sails the Keening Sea between Shuttered and Blind Midshotgatepool, though the Tenzerlins' galley is superior. Each year they race to be the first to reach the August City and acquire the pick of the seawig catch. So far the Tenzerlins have won three years in a row, carrying home the freshest wigs for sale to eligible young ladies in Shuttered.Hooks:- What kind of shroomwine is this, and why is it so valuable?- Where is the villa of the Tenzerlins, and what's in it?- How did the shroomwine help a lowly adventurer to woo Zenobia of the Eye?- Where were the older Tenzerlins exiled to? Do they want to take the power back from Balthario?- Is there really a curse on the longevity of the Ghostas, and if so how can it be broken?- Where is the shroomwine vault? Is it somewhere in the Undercity?- Where have Pina and Jast fled to?- How did Esmen survive in the Kingswood, and who trained her to become a druidess?- What is a seawig and why do eligible young ladies want it?[/FONT]</blockquote>

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