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Kythera
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The year is 1455. England just lost the Hundred Years' War to France, causing King Henry VI to suffer a nervous breakdown. Discontented nobles were already gathering their forces to challenge the weak king's rule when Henry was struck down suddenly and inexplicably. Poison was suspected, but no one dared point fingers in the atmosphere of suspicion and uncertainty that descended on the court. With only two daughters left behind, a civil war seemed all but certain. The Queen fled to her native France, but her daughter and stepdaughter refused to follow her. The elder staunchly held her ground and claimed the throne, with a few family members and loyal lords lining up behind her. Her sister remained ensconced in her own house at Rochester Castle, neither supporting nor openly opposing her sister, but secretly plotting her eventual downfall. The Duke of York put in his own claim for the throne, based on his nearer relation to Edward III, and a variety of powerful families, mistrusting a female ruler, joined him.
Will the young Queen successfully hold the country together? Will her half-sister succeed in her schemes? Or will the Duke of York overthrow them both and steal the throne for himself? The rest is up to you…
This is an alternate history RP about power, rebellion, espionage, assassination, and pretty much any other kind of plotting and intrigue you can come up with! We diverge from history prior to the premise, and from there we can take it anywhere we want. Let's try to stay accurate to clothing, speech, gender roles (though we'll be a little flexible about this to get a gender balance), technology, titles and estates, etc. of the time, though. You can make your own characters or use historical figures, whichever you prefer. There are 3 set "main" characters, one of which I will play, and then the rest of the followers of each camp or neutrals you can all fill out as you like. Double agents, mixed loyalties, and people who change their loyalties throughout the RP are all welcome. Don't just stick to lords and ladies – we need soldiers, spies, musicians, fools, guards, servants, etc. I also need some people who are willing to get their characters killed (cause, ya know, reality :P) - but I promise to only kill off those who mark that they are okay with it! And obviously in the end only one of the 3 mains will be left standing, so whoever plays those roles must also be willing to do a dramatic death scene at some point (probably quite late in the RP).
Co-GM = @Shayla
Sign-ups and OOC now up!
War of the Roses [OOC chat]
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The New Queen – @Kythera |
The Sister – @Shayla [note: will also control the sister's mother NPC via letters] |
The Duke of York – Justin The Mad Prince |
Neutrals |
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Guard - @Andy Lady in waiting (spying for the Sister) - @Thingtastic Knight/advisor - @AceSorcerer |
Guard - @Andy Fool - @RedWillow |
Mistress/lady-in-waiting - @Pasiphae Guard - @Stryder |
Archbishop of Westminster - @AceSorcerer |
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