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<blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 6041436" data-attributes="member: 8243"><p>The Characters so far:</p><p></p><p>Axel - Bayer, Fighter 1</p><p>Electric - Sukri, Rogue 1</p><p>Fangor - XXX, Oracle 1</p><p>Gostcat - Libros, Sorcerer 1</p><p>Scott - Exx, Bard 1</p><p></p><p>(Let me know if you have a preferred abbreviation of your login.)</p><p></p><p>An interesting mix. I am still open to any ideas that you might have about why the party is working together. But in the absence of anything particularly concrete at this stage, I am going to put forward a suggestion.</p><p></p><p>I am thinking that I might tie the group together by putting your characters all in the service of the local Frieherr (Baron). Or better still, perhaps in the service of the Kanzler (Chancellor) of the local Frieherr. </p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>These are troubled times. The young Duke is said to be ill, and he has no male heir. Two great neighbouring powers are rattling their sabres, while returned mercenaries from the last war still carry on their trade across the Duchy as bandits. Dark clouds roll across the once featureless sky of the Netherworld. And the ancient fair folk have reportedly been seen in the courts of man for the first time in three generations. </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>These are troubled times and so the Kanzler has begun taking precautions against the possibility of troubled times ahead. He has taken into his employ a number of new people, young men of unusual talents, but still men with some measure of some skill at and experience with handling themselves in unusual, even dangerous circumstances. But no so much reputation that their hiring would drawn notice. </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>That been said, and it was never really said so much as implied, the new employees have found themselves largely put to work in the day to day running of the Chancellor's household. Since their employment, they will have spoken to the Chancellor himself but a few times. They work as directed by the senior members of the Chancellor's household; his Statthalter (Steward), his Kammermeister (Chamberlain), or Marschall (Marshal). The work has been largely mundane so far. But the pay is decent, and regular, the food good and the cots are warm.</em></p><p></p><p>Apologies for the 'narrative voice'. I keep slipping into it when laying out ideas. As I said, if you have other suggestions as to why the characters are working together, feel free to make them. If you are happy with the above, give some thought to why your character's name was put forward as someone potentially of usefulness, who suggested it and how they know of your character. Post it up if you can, I would be interested to see what you think.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I have been tossing up giving the setting a vaguely Germanic feel. Hence the cut-and-paste use of german terminology. Double apologies for anyone who actually speaks German or has some real knowledge of the period and is offended by by brutal disregard for linguistic and historical accuracy. Let me know if it is too horrible to bare.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doghead, post: 6041436, member: 8243"] The Characters so far: Axel - Bayer, Fighter 1 Electric - Sukri, Rogue 1 Fangor - XXX, Oracle 1 Gostcat - Libros, Sorcerer 1 Scott - Exx, Bard 1 (Let me know if you have a preferred abbreviation of your login.) An interesting mix. I am still open to any ideas that you might have about why the party is working together. But in the absence of anything particularly concrete at this stage, I am going to put forward a suggestion. I am thinking that I might tie the group together by putting your characters all in the service of the local Frieherr (Baron). Or better still, perhaps in the service of the Kanzler (Chancellor) of the local Frieherr. [INDENT][i]These are troubled times. The young Duke is said to be ill, and he has no male heir. Two great neighbouring powers are rattling their sabres, while returned mercenaries from the last war still carry on their trade across the Duchy as bandits. Dark clouds roll across the once featureless sky of the Netherworld. And the ancient fair folk have reportedly been seen in the courts of man for the first time in three generations. These are troubled times and so the Kanzler has begun taking precautions against the possibility of troubled times ahead. He has taken into his employ a number of new people, young men of unusual talents, but still men with some measure of some skill at and experience with handling themselves in unusual, even dangerous circumstances. But no so much reputation that their hiring would drawn notice. That been said, and it was never really said so much as implied, the new employees have found themselves largely put to work in the day to day running of the Chancellor's household. Since their employment, they will have spoken to the Chancellor himself but a few times. They work as directed by the senior members of the Chancellor's household; his Statthalter (Steward), his Kammermeister (Chamberlain), or Marschall (Marshal). The work has been largely mundane so far. But the pay is decent, and regular, the food good and the cots are warm.[/i][/INDENT] Apologies for the 'narrative voice'. I keep slipping into it when laying out ideas. As I said, if you have other suggestions as to why the characters are working together, feel free to make them. If you are happy with the above, give some thought to why your character's name was put forward as someone potentially of usefulness, who suggested it and how they know of your character. Post it up if you can, I would be interested to see what you think. Finally, I have been tossing up giving the setting a vaguely Germanic feel. Hence the cut-and-paste use of german terminology. Double apologies for anyone who actually speaks German or has some real knowledge of the period and is offended by by brutal disregard for linguistic and historical accuracy. Let me know if it is too horrible to bare. [/QUOTE]
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