Quest:Estates de la Noblesse

Estates de la Noblesse is a quest by Vedibere -- also known as Vedibere !!O+eQDn0BBx8 on his previous /tg/ quests -- where the participants take on the role of a young noble named Henri circa 1215 North/Central France Fane.

Meta Notes

While the character has innate skills, traits, and weaknesses, the players are the ones who must negotiate politically and figure things out.

Characters

• Henri. The player character. Unknown rank, but as the son of a Viscount he would likely be addressed as The Honorable Henri (Surname). Was baptized by a Bishop shortly after Birth, and has a fondness for swords.

• Raul. Viscount and Steward. Father. Very calculating.

• Unnamed mother. Viscountess. Hails from the Gralm Empire. Loving, but frail.

• Jean. Older brother by three years, and heir.

• Unnamed sister.

• Baron Guy de Lirant. The only Baron in vassalage to Henri's family.

• Father Dournay. A member of the Church, and tutor of the family. May perhaps hide a dark secret.

• Sir Valay. Alias Ser Valay. Unknown rank, possibly knight. A respected swordsman who trained Henri in swordplay.

• Drac de Signure. Squire of Baron Guy de Lirant, one year older than Henri, and almost equal to Henri in physical skill. A bit of a friendly rival.

• Dirac, the first son of Baron de Lirant.

• Miles Venure, far-removed grandson of the Count of Oralian. Studied at the University of Fane after starting a scandal with an ally’s noble daughter. Handsome.

• Vittorio, son of wealthy tradesmen from the Velian states (Pirna?). Not particularly liked by similarly-aged noble youths.

• Sir Otto Vandhalt, Knight of Gralm. Henri passed judgement upon him for murdering a man while drunk, refusing Otto's offer of weregild, but not permitting Bernard to champion a servant. It might be possible to consider him indebted to Henri for leniency.

• Giles Bernard, merchant. A relative of the man killed by Sir Otto. Requested permission to duel Sir Otto to the death and received it, but was denied the motion to champion a servant, and was forced to forfeit.

Places

• Gralm Empire. A nearby land and origin of the character's mother.

• Ceprey. A nearby town.

• Oralian, a countship to the south.

Setting

The world in general has strong historic basis. Time is kept by canonical hours.

The smallest currency is the Denir, followed by the Sou, and then by a Livre. A (historical) French livre has 20 sous, each of which has 12 deniers, making a livre worth 240 deniers. Five Livers is the price of a quality riding horse. Half of that (576 deniers) would buy an average-quality sword, a packhorse, or a cow.