>>5404015
>The duchy of Ledingland, renowned for it's erudite citizens and wine ranks Ledingland holds the imperial magic academy as well various other institutions of higher learning, you spent your youth learning from some of the brightest minds in the empire.
Consider improving your English.

>>5404015
>>The duchy of Ledingland, renowned for it's erudite citizens and wine ranks Ledingland holds the imperial magic academy as well various other institutions of higher learning, you spent your youth learning from some of the brightest minds in the empire.

>>5404015
I guess we are settling in the fantasy Not!Baltics or something?

>The margraviate of Fluddenmark, made of marshes and woods. Fluddenmark had long suffered under the incursions and raids of outside forces. This made you and by extention your family into hardened warrios and soldiers.

Huh, which one of these in the not!Lowcountries?

>>5404015
>The margraviate of Fluddenmark, made of marshes and woods. Fluddenmark had long suffered under the incursions and raids of outside forces. This made you and by extention your family into hardened warrios and soldiers.
We are being sent to be a border lord, so better be ready for it.

>>5404015
>>The margraviate of Fluddenmark, made of marshes and woods. Fluddenmark had long suffered under the incursions and raids of outside forces. This made you and by extention your family into hardened warrios and soldiers.

>>5404015
>>The various Principalities and cities of Fleissland. Rich in iron and other minerals. The craftsmen of the land take pride in the metallurgy and craft they produce you spend much time around the furnaces and workshop of these men and still have contacts with their guilds.

>>5404034
>>5404042
>>5404077
>>5404085
>>5404088
>>5404090
For clarification.
Fluddenmark is Brandenburg/mecklenburg
Fleissland is the Rhineland
Ledingland is Franconia
Holrisland is Holland

>>5404015
huh i already remember a similar quest, but not quite. fantasy romans i think in a border province

>The margraviate of Fluddenmark, made of marshes and woods. Fluddenmark had long suffered under the incursions and raids of outside forces. This made you and by extention your family into hardened warrios and soldiers.

>>5404034
>>5404042
>>5404077
>>5404085
>>5404088
>>5404088
>>5404090
>>5404231
Fluddenmark has the most votes, writing

>>5404246
You came from the march of Fluddenmark, a wooded and marshy realm where few men live and fertile farmland is spare. Your father was a local baron who swore loyalty to the margrave of Fluddenmark, a position the emperors mostly used as bribe towards ambitious nobleman for it was not a rich land, not in minerals nor in men. The only thing that was extracted from there is wood and peat used for fuel in the cities in the west. You still remember the men who worked day and night in the lumber yards as well as the peat fields. Here upon this plain empty borderland you were born. Your father imparted unto you and your brothers much about combat and strategy as befit the guardians of the east he would say.

Speaking of your father and your family what coat of arms do they wear?
>a lion
>a eagle
>a horse
>a griffon
>a stag
>a knight
>a boar
>write-in

On what kind of field?
>a or field(yellow/gold)
>a argent field(white/silver)
>a sable field(black)
>a vert field(green)
>a azure field(blue

>>5404262
>a lion
>a vert field(green)

Vert a lion or.

>>5404262
>a knight
>a griffon
>a azure field(blue
>a argent field(white/silver)
A knight mounted on a griffon soaring the skies.
Don't know if it would be blue or while for that field.

>>5404262
>a lion
>a azure field(blue

Classic.

>>5404262
>>a griffon
>a sable field (black)

>>5404262
>>a eagle
>>a argent field(white/silver)

>>5404277
Support

>>5404262
>a knight
>a sable field(black)

>>5404262
>>a eagle
>a azure field(blue

>>5404275
>>5404277
>>5404338
>>5404355
>>5404417
>>5404870
>>5404872
>>5404907
Lion has 2 votes
Griffon with knight has 2 votes
Griffon has 1 vote
Eagle has 2 votes
Knight has 1 vote
I am going to need a tie-breaker between the eagle,
griffon with a knight and the griffon

>>5404275
>>5404277
>>5404338
>>5404355
>>5404417
>>5404870
>>5404872
>>5404907
Lion 2
Griffon with knight 2
Griffon 1
Knight 1
Eagle 2
I require a tie-breaker between th lion, the griffon with knight and the eagle

>>5405114
Just roll for it.

>>5405123
Well alright,
rolled 3 (1d3)
the eagle came out on top,please select the colour of the eagle and the colour of the field

>>5405236
Azure an eagle argent.

>>5405236
Did you roll offsite QM?
I guess an argent eagle on a azure field

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>>5405242
>>5405255
You remember it clearly, it flew from the highest tower in your family's castle and in centre of the great hall. Your father once said that if cloud love a object it would be your coat of arms. According to him it the visual unifies of the family for no mater where they are or how high or low the wore the coat of arms was shared by all those who wore born into it. which leads to the question what is your last name?
>Von Adlershorst
>Von Plattenfled
>Von Torfsumpf
>Write-in

>>5405269
>>Von Adlershorst

>>5405269
Google tells me that Adlerhorst is Eagle's nest, Plattenfled is plate field and Torfsumpf is peat swamp. So I'm going with
>Von Adlershorst

>>5405269
>Von Adlershorst

>>5405269
>>Von Adlershorst

>>5405269
so we're some noble pressed into pacifying the not pagan poles and lithuans?
guess we gotta go
>Von Torfsumpf
birds of a feather and such

>>5405269
>Von Adlershorst

>>5405287
>>5405295
>>5405299
>>5405300
Von Adlershorst it was! Your lord father once said that your coat of arms was picked for it's link with it's name. When you were little you and you're siblings would make jokes about how the castle you grew was your own little eagle's nest. But as your thoughts drift back towards your family and to their names your father Rheinold, your mother Gertude and your elder brother Erich as well as your sister Inge.
What's your name?
>Joachim
>Ernst
>Dietrich
>Ludwig
>Otto
>Gottfried

>>5405308
>Dietrich
A ruler's name

>>5405308
>Dietrich

>>5405308
>Ludwig

A warrior's name.

>>5405308
>>Dietrich

>>5405308
>Otto
Otto is a good name

>>5405308
>>Gottfried

>>5405308
>Dietrich
Sounds good

>>5405308
>>Dietrich

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>>5405319
>>5405321
>>5405328
>>5405595
Dietrich was your given name and you where proud of it. And as the ship finally reaches it's final destination the city of Libau. The city, which had been founded about 80 years ago was beginning to reach the stature of a true city. The influx of immigrants from your old fatherland and the capital of the merchants who saw opportunity in yet untapped region had transformed this settlement from a mere outpost in the pagan to a true bastion of civilisation. As you set foot on land for the first time in three weeks since your departure from the free city of Mulbrücken. As you looked around you you saw a variety of goods being loaded on and off the ship. Wood,salt,bricks,wheat and another peculiar type of merchandise. A group of greenish figures with tusks,orcs were being loaded on a boat, which considering the heraldry it bore was bound for the place you had taken the boat. You decided to ask one of the men nearby the ship why the where loading such dangerous creatures on board the ship to which he replied. ''Orcs, my good sir have become a valuable good in the more urbanised parts of the world because of the raw strength those creatures has become much needed in many a project of a ambitious lord, bishop or city council. If you ask me it is only right these green savages have raided,pillaged and ruined so many of us who live in civilisation. Those bloody greenies have finally gotten what they deserve I tell you!. Eternal servitude and slavery under the heel of their betters.
How do you feel about orcish slavery?
>It only serves them right, damn bloody savages
>No, it is foolish to let such creatures live, we should put them all to the sword.
>No, slavery is wrong to impose on these creatures, no being deserves such servitude

>>5405692
>No, it is foolish to let such creatures live, we should put them all to the sword.

>>5405692
>>No, it is foolish to let such creatures live, we should put them all to the sword.

>>5405308
>>Ludwig

>>5405692
>>No, it is foolish to let such creatures live, we should put them all to the sword.

>>5405692
>>No, it is foolish to let such creatures live, we should put them all to the sword.

>>5405692
>>It only serves them right, damn bloody savages

>>5405692
>It only serves them right, damn bloody savages

>>5405692
>>No, it is foolish to let such creatures live, we should put them all to the sword.

>>5405692
>No, slavery is wrong to impose on these creatures, no being deserves such servitude
Guys we're not going to rally the Orc clans and conquer the west if we act so bigoted

>>5405692
>No, it is foolish to let such creatures live, we should put them all to the sword.
>Only if they don't convert.

>>5405692
>>It only serves them right, damn bloody savages

We could make some coin slaving orcs.

>>5405698
>>5405699
>>5405708
>>5405711
>>5405734
Well it appears orc genocide is quit popular these days writing
>>5405746
That will only work if you take a orc wife, and you while have to wait for a potential heir to take over. The orc in this part of the world don't allow outsiders in their clans unless by marriage.

>>5405844
''I disagree''. You say, you had been told plenty of old wives tales of orcs. Of how they would constantly loot and burn various human settlement and how every once in a while one of the green vermin would grow a brain would very rarely overrun and destroy a realm leaving only destruction ruins and half-orcs behind. In short a fundamental threat that must be exterminated, and you where not afraid of sharing it.''I disagree'' you tell the merchant.''The orc is a vile and evil beast that cannot be trusted with even the most basic of task, they backwards savages who can only think about violence and food. It would a kindness both to us and to the rest of the world if we put them to death.'' To this the merchant simply replied''Oh well I do not particulary care about trivialities. Where there is coin to be made I shall be there. In wood,coal,gems leather and all other goods. If I can make profit off it I am quite willing to buy it. But enough about commerce I have not properly introduced myself. I am Filips Welmoed, member of the council of the city of Alfershof in the county of Holrisland. As you can see I am a merchant by trade and I have feeling my good fellow that you while make for an excellent future business contact, even if we have different opinions about the *ahem* matter of orcdom. Now then might I know your name and you business here?

>Tell him who you and why you are here, he seems useful
>Tell who you are, but keep shut about your business
>Tell him neither your name or your reasons, he seems shifty
>Write-in

>>5405864
>Tell him who you and why you are here, he seems useful

>>5405864
>>Tell him who you and why you are here, he seems useful

>>5405864
>>Tell him who you and why you are here, he seems useful

>>5405864
>>Tell him who you and why you are here, he seems useful

>>5405864
>Tell him who you and why you are here, he seems useful

>>5405864
>Tell him who you and why you are here, he seems useful

>>5405864
>Tell who you are, but keep shut about your business

>>5405869
>>5405886
>>5405917
>>5406003
>>5406089
>>5406274
>>5406303
''I am Dietrich Von Adlershorst, here one summons of the archbishop of this city.'' You say. ''Ah you are Albrecht's nephew are you?, well from the interactions i have had with him he was a solid business partner and-''. The merchant is interrupted by a shout from the ship. ''Oh, you have to forgive me the ship will leave soon and I have to leave with it. However when I am in the region I or one of my sons will attempt to contact you.A good day and I hope to see you again.'' and Welmoed boards the ship. Well you suppose you can go and search for your granduncle now. And you walk from the harbour docks to the main street hoping to see a hint of you grand-uncle's whereabouts when you are stopped by a man in the cloth of the clergy. ''Are you are Dietrich Von Adlerhorst by any chance?''. ''Yes.'' you reply. ''Good, I am Otto Gelb, Notarius and Scribe to the archbishop of Libau. I have been told to look for a young man who fits your description. Now if you cloud please follow me to the residence of the archbishop.'' So you managed to find one of your grand-uncle's agents or rather, he found you quite quickly by looking for a young man who fits your appearance and age. Which is odd considering the last time you saw you granduncle you we're a boy. Which raises the question, how old are you?

>I am 16, a man in the eyes of the law, young and vigorous though some of your peers will still probably treat you like a child
>I am 20, a man fully grown and raised, with some experience behind your belt, but not a master in any form
>I am 28, Fully matured and grown out off the whims of childhood, now however the time of growing is over and you shall only age

>>5406362
>>I am 20, a man fully grown and raised, with some experience behind your belt, but not a master in any form

>>5406362
>I am 20, a man fully grown and raised, with some experience behind your belt, but not a master in any form

>>5406362
>I am 16, a man in the eyes of the law, young and vigorous though some of your peers will still probably treat you like a child

>>5406362
>I am 20, a man fully grown and raised, with some experience behind your belt, but not a master in any form

>>5406362
>I am 20, a man fully grown and raised, with some experience behind your belt, but not a master in any form

>>5406369
>>5406377
>>5406381
You were twenty years old. Old enough to not be talked down as if you were a boy, but still young enough to compete in most physical challenges a man of your class could face. You learned much in the time you spent at home fighting,riding and all other things present in a noble education. It combined with the four years in your lord father's service had taught more than simply practicing or reading from books. Still you were no master of you craft compared to great knights and warriors of the realm. You hoped that with enough time and experience you would one day be counted among them. Let's get back to the now as, after 15 minutes of walking, you have reached the market squire from where you can see the cathedral and the residence of the archbishop. The home was new, made out of brick and with a foundation of limestone. A you and your guide stopped for the he said. ''The archbishop has recently returned from a long and tiresome journey so I ask of you to be patient.'' ''Of course, he is my granduncle after all.'' was the reply. You were then guided trough the hall and up the staircase and ending by a door, Gelb spoke and said ''You can pass trough this door he is expecting you.'' Gelb then opend the door and, after you had passed trough it, closed again. ''So, finally you have arrived. I trust the journey has been good on you my dear boy?'' Those were the words of your granduncle Albrecht. He had greyed a little since last you saw him 7 years ago before he left as an attache of the church during the Vollinger crusade. He was many things a priest,a warrior,a crusader and, perhaps most importantly, your granduncle. ''Do you like it? the workmen finished the last parts a few week ago, eh no matter. I want to come to business right away. To begin with the reason I called you here, to the untamed frontier full of Pagan barbarians, orcs and who knows what else. You see, my dear boy the knight of the argent stars and I are not on the best of terms. Despite my position as knight-chaplain of the order, I am unfortunately caught between my postion as Archbishop of Libau and it's surrounding lands and my membership of the order. The order expects me to fulfil their orders within the city and to use my bishopric as a platform to advance the order's standing within the church and to receive the occasional ''donation'' from me out of the archbishops coffers. I would been fine with if not for that the grandmaster, a man by the name of Klement von Schwindlinghof send most of the money to the baron Erhard von Pflugfeld thereby embezzling the money. Naturally I cut off the money which enraged the grandmaster. Thankfully both off those frauds met their end in the battle I told about you about in the letter. That is not only thing, Pflugfeld was the leader of a faction within the local parliament, the knighthood. Who called for the subordination of the both the city and the archbishop of Libau to the grandmaster. (cont.)

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>>5406447
''Yeah I no longer trust neither the order or the local nobility, it has become apparant the I need somone who I can trust. And who can you better trust than family?'' He flashes a small thin lipped smile. ''I shal be plain with you my dear boy. I itend to give Pflugfeld's old lands and titles. But instead of baron or lord I shall grant upon you the title of count. Which while make you the most senior noble within the knighthood of Muhrland(the land surrounding Libau and a region of Vollingen) making you it's presiding noble or landsmarshall as the office is named thereby negating the influence the order has on the knighthood of Muhrland. Here take a look ad this map your lands are in the southwest. To give some brief infromation on you neighbours. Grossepels and Kleinpels are the recently partitioned lands of the family von Kaltewald between two brothers, Gebhard and Ludwig. The commandry of Wallcarm is the local seat of one of the knight-captains of the order he is away now to elect an new grandmaster and last is the lordship of Estwald the domain of Eduard von Leischerde, an eccentric little man with one great passion, hunting he spent a whole month away from his court just to hunt down all boars within his border. Lastly here is coat of arms of the county you can quarter it with our families one to differentiate from your kinsmen in Fluddenmark.
What is the name of your newly acquired domain?
>Grünwald
>Hirshfurt
>Aalbühl
>Oschenwänge
>write-in
What is the coat of arms of your new county?
>a stag
>a bear
>a wolf
>a boar
>a horn
>a pair of antlers

>>5406454
By what I can attempt to translate, Grünwald is green forest, Hirshfurt is hart ford, Allbuhl is something about eels and wordworking and
Oschenwänge is oxen cheek/neck.
I'm going with
>Grünwald
>a horn
The horn is both a military symbol and one for drinking.

>>5406454
>Hirshfurt
>a bear

>>5406454
>>Grünwald
>a wolf

>>5406454
>Grünwald
>a horn

QM, I appreciate the effort and the map but for fucks sake please put spaces in between your paragraphs and lines of dialogue, it's hard to read through your writing when it's a wall of text.

>>5406459
Thanks for the translation.

>>5406454
>Grünwald
>a pair of antlers

>>5406485
I just put it on google translate, and what didn't work tried to search the words individually.
I could barely find anything about wänge and bühl other than the cheek and something about a type of woodworking decoration. Also some real villages are named buhl.
My guess the eel is because the river in the middle is all curvy, and apparently is a german river named like that for the same reason.

>>5406511
Actually, just read the etymology on one of the cities and apprently buhl means hill , from middle german buhel and old german puhil.
So I guess it would be a reference to a hill near river.
So I may be wrong about wange being cheek.

>>5406454
>Grünwald
>a wolf

>>5406454
>Grünwald
>a wolf

Awoooooo!

>>5406485
I am sorry I will note it, come to think of it one my teachers complained about the lack of paragraphs
>>5406540
Wang Wange and Wangen are somewhat older word for meadow so it means something like Oxmeadow

>>5406629
>>5406575
>>5406475
Well it appears the wolf won, please wait a moment

>>5406646
Oh I forgot Grünwald wins the name vote

>>5406644
Thanks QM, that makes sense.
So are the other ones do translate to Eel Hill, Green Forest and Deer/Hart Ford?

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>>5406652
A good new coat of arms for a new cadet dynasty. ''Most excellent my dear boy come with me. tomorrow I shall instal you as the new count.''

That morning after the neccesary preperation and fanfare had been prepared you put on your best surcoat and, after a short prayer were allowed entry into the great hall of the archbishopal residence.

Your granduncle then spoke with a voice that him sound twenty years younger ''Let i be known to all men, woman, both inside and outside the borders of the realm that a replement to the late lord Erhard von Pflugfeld has been found! Gallant, noble and pious! To my faithfull flock I would like to introduce Dietrich von Adlershorst the new lord of Grünwald!''

''By the power vested in me by the gods as by the temporal power vested in my seniority with the local order chapter I, Albercht von Adlershorst, archbishop of Libau and knight-chaplain of the order of the knights of the argent stars do hereby appoint,anoint and procliam Dietrich von Adlershorst as the count of Grünwald!''

some polite cheering and applause came from the public
''I think it is better that after tonight you go to your new domain and meet your new subjects'' Your granduncle said.
And thus the following morning after being outfitted with a horse and a new sword you said you farewell and left Libau for the first time
(cont)

>>5406701
yes

>>5406511
Huh, well a city on a hill anchored by a river on one side and with limited space on the other due to the other river could be good if that black splotch on the map is where our capital is. Tempted to switch to Aalbühl if the name actually affects the terrain of our domain or the location of our capital, though I just like Grünwald better as a name. Plus I'm fond of forests.

Thanks for going through even that small effort anyways.

>>5406644
No worries, just wanted to offer some criticism. I imagine I'm not the only one that found it aggravating and I wanted to point it out before people started leaving without saying anything owing to annoyance with that issue.

>>5406792
Huh, a city on a hill with a river blocking one side one side sounds very defensible. I remember I read somewhere that Moscow was like that when it was just fortress.
Unfortunately I find Aalbuhl to be such an ugly name. And Green Forest reminds me of the Black Forest, it's a very german feeling name.

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>>5406781
When after three days riding who finally came upon the capital of the fief you now owned. You did not have too high expectations. You were not disappointed but even the poorest knight in Tautenland had a castle of stone! this glorified hill fort had only a stone tower. and the village it self was not particularly interesting save for the furnace to the side of the village

You decided to look for someone in the castle who was in charghe of this place in the interregnum betwen you and your predecessor. And you someone. Balding, plain and with sunken in eyes this man must know how to run an administration.

He then spoke with a clear and calm voice ''I take it that, judging from you clothes and stature you must be the new lord?''
''yes.'' You said.

''most excellent, I am Eugen Schaf the steward of this castle, I have been here since the place was built as a outpost during the crusade as a paymaster and bookkeeper. there are many matters to discuss but there is one that takes precendent over them all the matter of the village name. You see my lord the previous lord had simply called the village Pflugfeld after himself. It was deeply unpopular and I ask on behalf of the villagers if cloud change the name.

What name would like to give to your castle and with it to the village?
>neuadlershort
>Wolfsburg
>Jägersheim
>Rittersbach
>Write-in

>>5406792
Don't worry about, it was good advice

>>5406810
Neuadlershort means new eagle's nest, so it's just naming after ourself too, Wolfsburg is wolf's castle, Jägersheim is Hunter's home and is Rittersbach is knight's brook
>Rittersbach

>>5406805
Yeah, same.

>>5406810
Hmm, I'm guessing the left most building with the inner courtyard and grey square in the bottom right corner is our hill fort. We seem to have a couple pastures(?) which is nice and either one or two fields? I'm not sure if the yellow square is a field of wheat and we are using a two-field system or if the yellow square is something else and we only have one field at the bottom.

Still, it seems we have a little bit of everything, wood and stone, even a shallow inlet where we could maybe build something.

>Rittersbach

We are a soldier after all. This will be our castle name.

>As a show of magnanimity allow the townsfolk to vote on the name of the town itself.

>>5406837
I should have put labels on the things but clarify things a bit. Yes the building with the courtyard is the hill for.

There two fields one for wheat and one with cabbage

There two meadows one for cow and one sheep

There is a lumber yard in top right

The Gray spot is is a clay pit and reddish round thing is the brick kiln and oven

There is a small dock for a fishing boat but river is here not deep enough for bigger boats and ships

The location is the place marked with star on the big map

The estuary on which it located the Eyling it joins the big river the Seldau which flow through Libau

So as for future construction I hope you all like brick gothic

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>>5406853
I was expecting aoe2 teutons, not definitve edition slavs, but we are in fantasy poland and neighbours to the fantasy teutonic knights, so it fits. And still looks good.

>>5406810
>>Rittersbach
Fitting.

>>5406853
>So as for future construction I hope you all like brick gothic

Naturally! And thank you for the maps.

>>5406859
Well it vaguely eastern European so Poland/Prussia/.Lithuania and Livonia oh, and there is a analoagie to the hanseatic leagu, Libau is kinda like Riga or Gdansk/Danzig and the merchant you met is a member

>>5406810
>>Wolfsburg

>>5406810
>>Jägersheim

>>5406810
>Jägersheim

>>5406853
>Rittersbach

Like it.

>>5407065
>>5406861
>>5406837
>>5406832
''Name the village Rittersbach it is a good name.'' You said.''Very well, my lord, now then my lord if you please take a look at the ledger of the county.''

INCOME

-Taxation: 430 Vollinger Mark

-Production: 260 Vollinger Mark

-Tariffs and tolls: 80 Vollinger Mark

-Total income: 770 Vollinger Mark

EXPENSES

-Administrative: 45 Vollinger Mark

-Militrary: 200 Vollinger Mark

-Upkeep: 280 Vollinger Mark

-Import costs: 130 Vollonger Mark

Total expenses: 655 Vollinger Mark

Total net revenue: 115 Vollinger Mark

The treasury currently contain 683 Vollinger mark

''As you can my lord the current financial situation is stable. There is however a problem, the serfs, those being the former pagan population have been disappearing and running away from the manor farm of their lord into the forests of the county thereby leaving the flieds untilled. they mostly leave us alone but on occasion they become bandits and brigands who damage the local economy something most be done.

>We must sent agents into Tautenland to attract immigrants to replace the runaway native serfs.
>We shall grant onto the serfs some basic rights such as the right of a fair trail, as long they are of our faith
>Gather the men, it is time to hunt down these peasants
>write-in

>>5407714
>We shall grant onto the serfs some basic rights such as the right of a fair trail, as long they are of our faith
>Gather the men, it is time to hunt down these peasants
Grant rights to the loyal, hunt down the hostile.

>>5407760
+1
Carrot and stick.

>>5407760
Support

>>5407714
>We shall grant onto the serfs some basic rights such as the right of a fair trail, as long they are of our faith
>Gather the men, it is time to hunt down these peasants
Get back dumbassess, the town is under new management

>>5407714
Supporting >>5407760

>>5407760
>>5407764
>>5407857

Support, we should also try attracting immigrants at a later date as well.

>>5407714
>>5407760
Support.

>>5407760
>>5407764
>>5407765
>>5407857
>>5407898
>>5407906
>>5408175
''We must gather the men, search and arrest these peasants and serfs, I will not suffer such blatant disloyalty. However we must also show our benevolence to the populaition by ceding them certain rights to keep them content at the very least'' You said

''That is well and good my lord but before you off to search for these men I would like konw what kind of rights you wloud like to write into law''

>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.
>Give the natives the right to speak their own language alongside Tauten.
>Allow the villages the right to from their own councils to give the serfs the theoretical ideal representation at very least.
>Pull out all the stops, grant all of the above
>Write-in

>>5408622
>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.
>Give the natives the right to speak their own language alongside Tauten.

Not sure I want them forming their own councils alongside allowing them to speak their own language just yet. They might start getting ideas of negotiating with us to form an executive council that has to give their approval on our actions and proclaimed laws before we can actually put them in place. Or otherwise putting some sort of check on our power when we are in a bad position in the wider world allowing them an opportunity to renegotiate things with us.

Plus, it is better to have another thing in our back pocket to negotiate or cede to them if we need something from them like more taxes or a larger percentage of days where they have to give their labour to us for a year or something.

>>5408622
>>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.
>>Give the natives the right to speak their own language alongside Tauten.

>>5408622

>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.
>Give the natives the right to speak their own language alongside Tauten.

>>5408622
>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.

>>5408622
>>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.

>>5408622

>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.
>Give the natives the right to speak their own language alongside Tauten.

>>5408622
>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.

>>5408622
>>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.

>>5408622
>>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.

The other two are trap options. This one is questionable.

>>5408801
Why do you think so?

>>5408622
>All men must be judged fairly, grant to all civilised beings the right to a fair and just trial.
>Give the natives the right to speak their own language alongside Tauten *IF* they convert/have converted.
We should also consider things like offering tax relief for those who convert/speak Tauten etc

We want to encourage them to assimilate, and giving perks to those who do is a good start and begins to split the population instead of them remaining one united block.

>>5408801
It may be questionable for the period but I like how it ties into the military background; be harsh, yes, but for good reason.

>>5408929
I believe it's a case of independence, letting them keep their language and/or form councils will keep the immediate rebellions away but also encourage them to remain a segregated group which will cause problem for us sooner rather then later.

>>5409711
So go for the arab way and make an extra tax for anyone that doesn't convert or speak teuton, but don't directly ban it?

Talking about converting, what's our religion QM?
It seems to be fantasy catholicism, but how closely does it look like? Is it monotheistic? Are there saints? Is there a fantasy pope in fantasy rome?

>>5409774
I mean say what you want about those fuckers but they built a pretty damn big empire in record speed.
But yea, some incentive like that. Hunting rights, taxes, goods they would otherwise not have access to. Social standing, there are always some people willing to abandon what used to be if it means they go from beggar to local chieftain and once they do they'l fight for that spot.
Cause the rest of em are gonna tear them limb from limb if they don't.

>>5409780
Essentially something like Catholicism or Orthodoxy but polytheist. So it it's more traditionally fantasy pantheons. But there is a big boy god who is god of stuff like rulership and governance, the other gods still worshipped but subservient to the top god, there is no pope but a council representing each of the main gods

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''We shall grant onto all civilised beings, no matter where they come or who they are the right to a fair trail. We shall also grant on the condition of conversion, the right for the locals to speak their own language. However Tauten shall remain the official language of both the court and the administration. You wrote into your proclamation. ''Most excellent my lord I shall write the law during your absence and will send pigeons and couriers to all parts of the domain. You can sign them after your return.''

And so, after a good night's rest and a tasty breakfast you finally set out the search with a small posse and arrest these deserters setting out from Rittersbach according the travel route you made.

If you set out hoping for a fight,the results however where disappointing most runaway peasants stayed clear of the roads and after a while you got a report from a courier from your steward that the villages and fields where slowly trinkeling back with peasants. As you soon found out most of these deserters had not thought through or organised their escape well. As you and your men woke up in inside your camp and set out for another day on the road. You came upon three men on the ground, bound and gagged and with a board on their necks. ''Me rebel boss'' was written in broken Tauten
What to do with these Ringleaders?
>Hang them, their crime is inciting rebellion
>Clasp them in chains, bring them along for a trail
>Forgive them, and offer them a pardon in exchange for their conversion
>write-in

>>5409949
>>Hang them, their crime is inciting rebellion

>>5409949

>Clasp them in chains, bring them along for a trail

Might as well keep our promise. Medieval punishments were brutal and with charges of treason and plotting to rebel against their lord, these men are dead already.

This should send a clear message that we keep our word and that we exert our authority when needed.

Also, promise rewards for those that can prove that these men are the leaders, with those whom convert being offered a bigger reward.

>>5409949
>Clasp them in chains, bring them along for a trail

>>5409960
Did we not five minutes ago promise everyone a fair trial? Sneaky sneaky QM is setting you up mate.

>>5409965
I second this.
Just love how with monetary incentive there will be a line of people willing to point them out to save their own skins.
I say we officially offer clemency to everyone else after these people have been sentenced and executed. They take the blame, everyone else won't have to turn to banditry or rebellion to make a living/survive and we come out looking strong but not cruel.

>>5409949
>>Clasp them in chains, bring them along for a trail
>>5409978
Hang a few ringleaders, then offer a general amnesty. Hard to go wrong there. Of course, they could be scapegoats, best to make sure.

>>5409949
>Clasp them in chains, bring them along for a trail

>>5409949
>>Hang them, their crime is inciting rebellion

>>5409949
>Clasp them in chains, bring them along for a trail

>>5409965
+1

>>5409949
>Clasp them in chains, bring them along for a trail

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''Clasp them in chain, we shall bring them back for a trail'' You tell your men, some of the quietly snicker and laugh for they consider the trail a certain death sentance

On the way back to your capital as you and your men march along a dirt road covered from the sun by a thick shroud of leaves you spot something.

''No! you half-witted donkey! I keep telling you that we are going in the wrong direction!''
''Oh shut up Firimal the map quite clearly shows that we are going the right way''

A trio of long slender figures with pointy ears are bickering with themselves, you recognise these beings almost immediately, elves. Tall,long-lived and perhaps a bit haughty at times the average elf does not spent much time within the human realm's. They are friendly enough, trading with and on occasion helping human countries. They can be a bit patronising however and one needs a long breath when dealing with certain Elves. One of them, the one that has not spoken spots you and finally breaks the personal silence

''If you two dunces would stop arguing for a minute you cloud see that we have visitors'' A woman's voice said
''Hm?, what? oh, It is the uhh, what's the word Firimal?.''
''Count, Erendar'' Firimal replied.
''Shall I introduce then? I am Ilindiel and these are my brothers Erendar and Firimal. We are looking for the home of our aunt and uncle, who live somewhere around here though that information is about 149 years old, could you help us?'' The elf woman said.

''Sure'' you said and you quickly saw what was wrong, they held the map upside down, it was also outdated Libau did not even appear on it!
''You held the map upside down, it is also outdated'' You said
'' I told you so Erendar you should have bought the one with the windrose!''
'' Jump in a ditch Faramir!, that one cost extra money''
''Anyways,I suppose you cloud help us again?'' Ilindiel said.
What would you like to do
>Give them directions, and send them on their way.
>Tell good luck, and leave
>Take them with you, You might as well meet someone new
>Write-in

>>5410854
>>Take them with you, You might as well meet someone new
Nice to see our realm has the potential ti develop a tourist economy.

>>5410854
>>Give them directions, and send them on their way.

>>5410854
>Take them with you, You might as well meet someone new

We probably aren't yet familiar with our lands to actually direct them straight to their aunt and uncle's home, though if we don't want to deal with this we could probably send them in the right direction. Still, no harm and taking them to try and help them more thoroughly.

>>5410854
>Take them with you, You might as well meet someone new
>Since you are visiting my lands, stay in my castle. I plan to survey then soon enough, and me and my men could escort you to your aunt and uncle's house.

>>5410854
>Take them with you, You might as well meet someone new

>>5410854
>>Take them with you, You might as well meet someone new

Watch yourselves lads

>>5410854
>Take them with you, You might as well meet someone new

I mean there are bandits in these parts, for now. We'd be a poor host to let our guests get robbed and murdered like that.

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''Please come with me, these lands are still wild and unsafe. I will take you to my capital and you look for your aunt and uncle afterwards.'' You said.
''Good, at least then we shall have clear starting point.'' Firimal said

And so you, your men, your prisoners and your guests move down the road and after four days you find yourselves back in Rittersbach.
It is quite late however and a such after a night's rest and an early breakfast you say goodbye to your three travelling companions.
Leaving you free to do justice, moving into your great hall although it looks more like an empty storeroom with a chair in the middle. However the problems already begin showing themselves, you as the lord of the land are to preside over the trial and judge them leaving the spot for procecustion open. The prisoners however also have difficluties, namley that they cannot understand you and you cannot understand them for you do not speak the language and vice versa.

What is to be done
>Get a Interpiter for the accused
>Leave them at disadventage, it makes it to convict them.
>Delay the trial so you can hire a legal scholar from the empire (cost 50 Vollinger Mark)
>Write-in

>>5411704
>>Get a Interpiter for the accused
We gotta get some priests to learn the language.

>>5411704
>>Get a Interpiter for the accused

>>5411704
>>Get a Interpiter for the accused

>>5411704
>>Get a Interpreter for the accused

>>5411704
>Get a Interpiter for the accused

>>5411704
>Get a Interpiter for the accused

Eh, could backfire because of misinterpretation, deliberate or otherwise. Whether because someone doesn't want the accused dead or vise versa or to make us look bad. Still, for now we should just go with this for a speedy trial, can't hold up every trial just because of the language barrier, we still have many trials to go probably.

We should still get a legal scholar on permanent retainer eventually to make sure justice is properly carried out in our lands.

>>5411704
>>Get a Interpiter for the accused

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''Get me an interpreter for these men. Now if you cloud.'' You told you steward. ''Right away, my lord.'' And so after about ten minutes your steward came back with a interpreter, your cook. A short,balding, fat man with little pig eyes by the name of Lunz came into the room. He told you that his father had married a local woman and learned the local language from her. Although not really a professional in translation. it would have to due

And so after about an hour and a half with the help of Lunz you are able to deduce the motivations of these rebels. The first one had rebelled because one of the local untitled nobles had burned down his farm and killed his livestock. As no protection was given by your predecessor he turned to illegal means.

The other two had less noble motivations. They were two brothers one of whom a poacher and the other a pickpocket who both saw an opportunity in the fleeing peasants to potentially live as bandit kings in the forest. Of course these delusions of grandeur did not stand up to reality for as soon as word got out that these were petty criminals and a man down on his luck, as well as that the lord of the land tracking them down. Their men soon turned upon them and left.

The outcome of the trail was probably never in doubt, the one with burned farm simply admitted it when he spoke the first time, the other two begruginly also admitted shortly after.

What punishment would you like carry out.
>Hang them, all three of them
>Hang the brothers, give the farmer a pardon
>Put them all on the breaking wheel
>Put the brothers on the breaking wheel and the farmer a week in pillory
>Put them on the rack and have them publicly flogged
>Write-in

>>5413772
>Hang the brothers, interrogate the farmer. Which untitled noble, what was his name, were there any other witnesses, why'd the noble burn down his farm and kill his livestock?

If the noble had a good reason that is one thing, if not then we can't have some petty nobles alienating our peasants and thinking he can get away with burning our god damn crops and livestock. Plus, this way it'll make it seem like we really are interested in justice. We can still punish the farmer later, but we should deal with this potential uppity noble.

>>5413778
"Untitled noble". A nobleman without a noble title. Those are generally called "impostors" and should be drawn and quartered for going against the will of the Gods by claiming a birthright which wasn't theirs.

Now assuming QM meant "unlanded", that is a legitimate nobleman without any holdings we have even more of a problem in that mercenary knights are walking into *our* lands, killing peasants, burning farms and in a show of utter sadism and petty violence: butchering cattle just for the sake of killing them rather then the more civilized act of just taking them home. Cattle is damn valuable.
Either way people who have no business being here and doing things are doing their damnedest to ruin our burgeoning fiefdom.
This is a problem. This is a *BIG* problem, "wars and blood feuds are declared" kind of problem. Ladies and Gentleman of the court: we need this bastard imposters head if anyone is going to take our reign seriously.

>Hang the brothers, interrogate the farmer. Which untitled noble, what was his name, were there any other witnesses, why'd the noble burn down his farm and kill his livestock?
If he was the victim of a hostile aggressor the fault lies with the former lord for not doing his one job of protecting his subjects. If he is lying we hang him, simple as.
> Declare general amnesty after the hangings
So that the remaining would be rebels don't feel the need to do it again out of fear of retaliation.

>>5413772
Yeah, I'll support >>5413787 the additional write-in

I assume QM meant unlanded, yes. There really is no reason for anyone to burn our crops, much less kill our livestock when they could just do an old fashioned cattle raid.

The only possible I could see for this being even half way legitimate is if this farmer is lying and has actually been a bandit way longer and somehow managed the logistics of travelling into a neighboring demesne to conduct his banditry and then inexplicably the offended noble somehow tracking this specific bandit all the way back to his farm to mete out punishment. Even that wouldn't really be okay without consulting us, but perhaps the "noble" felt it was okay given that this land hadn't yet received us to manage it.

Regardless, in all likelihood you are right and it is either an imposter or some feuding itinerant "adventurer" second son landless noble looking to claim a chunk of land for himself by force.

>>5413772
>>Hang them, all three of them

They all committed the same crime, their motivation doesn't matter.

>>5413797
Or its part of the dickwaving contest between our dear granduncle Albrecht and the order of the knights of the Argent Stars. Since the formed sidestepped the latter to install us as the lord of Grünwald they have a vested interest in making sure we cock up.
It could be, I would hope they haven't moved that quickly, or it is someone trying to get a slice of our pie before we're established. Either way it's a problem that needs dealing with.

>>5413818
Guess we'll be testing how many men we can muster in short order if that is true.

>>5413772
>Hang the brothers, question the farmer about the noble.
Unless there was a formal war or justified rebellion between the baronies, that noble had no right to pillage the farm.
He broke both the god given contract between noble and serf and between liege and vassal.
As for the farmer, he will become a villein if he is an freeman, or have his taxes increased until he pays back what was stolen and the livea he took. Should he die, the duties will pass to his nearest of kin

>>5413818
It seems it happened during the rule of the previous knight, that wasn't even the count, so I doubt it was part of gruncle's power struggle.
Could be a plot from another noble though.

>>5413787
>>5413797
The ''noble'' is a remnant of the mismanagement and antics of your predecessor, Pflugfeld. He is, shall we say, a relation of Pflugfeld

>>5413868
That even worse than him being from outside the county, that fucker burned a farm he was oathbound to protect.
He not onlye went against the divine feudal contract, but he weakened the lands by reducing supliea and incresing instability.
As a faithful military man, I think Dietrich should be absolutly furious.

>>5413868
While I appreciate the information, it is very interesting and handy... It also delivered entirely out of character and we should have no means of figuring this out unless the farmer knows the name, or can describe his crest etc etc. Never tell your players everything they want to know just because they want it. Let the bastards (us) work for it.

>>5413880
Agreed.

>>5413895
Talking about bastard, do you think the noble was Pflugfeld's? He apparently was unlanded, comited crimes, and the lord was unwilling to punish him. The "shall we say, a relation of Pflugfeld" just gave me that impression.
This is why you don't make bastards, they only give headaches

>>5413772
>>Hang the brothers, give the farmer a pardon

Trying to enact retroactive justice, against one of our own people no less, is going to bring us nothing but trouble.

>>5413778
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>>5413797
''Hang the brothers, the farmer is coming with me to identify this noble.'' You said and so after the brother were walked up to execution stand and with the rope around their necks. You only watched the beginning part before departing with the farmer and a small escort to where the farmer lived.

After a day or to on the road to where the farmhouse stood you where greeted by a man on a horse wearing a coat of arms upon them. A white stag upon a green field. He greeted you. ''My lord I am Junker Laurenz von Hirschkirchen, the local manor lord of the village nearby. It is good that ran into you and mister Lalderis. I have information relating to the burning of Lalderis's farmhouse. If you would stay for diner at my manor I will explain further in detail''.

What do you do?
>Accept, it is foolish to charge into a situation for which you unprepared
>Decline, time is of the essence to wait is to invite further crime
>Write-in

>>5414080
>Accept, it is foolish to charge into a situation for which you unprepared
I hope this is him trying to smirch a rival instead of trying to ambush us.

>>5414080
>Accept, it is foolish to charge into a situation for which you unprepared

>>5414080
>Accept, it is foolish to charge into a situation for which you unprepared

>>5414080
>>Accept, it is foolish to charge into a situation for which you unprepared

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''Very well, I shall come with you. I hope the information is worth it.'' And so you go to von Hirshkirchen's village, it is a quaint little thing smaller than yours and without a windmill or larger fields but with something that your village does not posses, an inn for tavern for travellers and merchants to rest in. Eventually you stop by the church at which point Laurenz dismounts.

''I have to ask another guest for the dinner tonight, the village priest is very important to explaining the attack on the farm. I will be back shorty.'' And after going to into the church and appearing outside again. The two of you rode up to his manor at which point you were introduced to his wife and children and joined them for the dinner.

''Do you like it?'' the lady of the manor asked you as you began to eat the roast pork presented to by the staff. When suddenly a man walked into the room. He wore priestly robes and a grim expression on his face, yet he also displayed a fatherly warmth and when we saw you eating with your host family the grimness quickly disappeared. when the dinner was finished however it reappeared.

''Is it time?'' He said. ''Yes,Bertha take the children to bed and do not appear within this room until we all walk out. We are to discus serious business.'' The wife quickly obeyed and she and the children soon vacated the room

''About the attack on the farm. I know who did it or at least I suspect that I do. You before that farm was with it's present owner it belonged to a mister Lauch who lived there with his wife and daughter, the problems began with his wife who very disappoint with her lot in life. So when Pflugfeld once rode into this place on the way trough to his castle, the two of them began an affair, at least I think they did what exactly happened is not clear.''

''Pflugfled was not an actively terrible ruler but he was neglectful,indolent and just plainly lazy. He also had a terrible appetite, both for food and woman. After a while a son was born to the Lauch family, Plfugfeld's bastard.'' The priest then spoke ''In the beginning Lauch did not know Pflugfeld was the real father and he never found out until it was to late''

Hirshkirchen then continued ''As soon as that boy could speak his mother would tell him of his real father and that he would come back one day to give them both their deverved place in the world. The boy started to receive 'gifts' in the form of armour and a sword from an anonymous patron. And'' His face turned red and his hands began to shake. ''That fat boar sent me a letter, 'suggesting' that I take the promising youth living in the Lauch home on as a squire''
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>>5414500
''Pflugfeld summoned the Lauch family to his castle three years ago'' The priest said ''What happened there I do not know but when the family cart came back the boy sat upon his own horse as proud as a king and the mother drove the cart while the father lay in the cart, in a drunken stupor. Cuckoldry is one of the greatest humiliations a man can experience. I concluded the boy was a bastard the moment that mister Lauch came to me for advice''

''What did you say?'' You asked

''That when the soil is poisoned, one must simply walk away from it. And so he did he kicked out his wife and son and sold the house to it's present owner. Where he went I do not know''

Hirschkirchen continued his part of the story ''After meeting his real father, the boy became uncontrollable. He refused to do the duties of a squire, threatened to tell his father if I disciplined him. When he died the boy fully expected to be proclaimed the new lord of Grünwald. Instead the archbishop of Libau managed to stall the process long enough to install you instead. When he heard he ignited in fury, said that he would have your head and that he would gather men to attack you, unfortunately for him he had alienated nearly everyone here, save for some petty thugs he knew since childhood. I think he burned down the farmhouse to spite you,me and his adoptive father. After word got out that you had squashed the rebellion without shedding blood. He fled into the woods

What would you like to do?
>Go after him,now time is now essential
>Wait, a while so Hirschkirchen can gather some of his men to help
>Write-in

>>5414503
>Write-in
>Ask if there are any hunters on his domain that know the local woods and could track the bastard.
>Invite him and his men to join the manhunt. Squashing rebel isn't glorious, but it is duty.

>>5414508
Support

>>5414503
>>Go after him,now time is now essential

>>5414503
Damn, what a moron. Son of an indolent lazy father, a sneaky envious whore of a mother and cuckolded adoptive father. Not recognized by the archbishop, hated by the common folk, attacked his own community, entitled as fuck, what a worthless guy.

Still, I guess he has an extremely thin claim and some muscle and skill at arms. He's still dangerous.

QM, how many men if any do we have with us right now? Depending on how many we have it may be prudent to wait for this guys retainers or to just plough on ahead with what we have now.

I'm not too worried about this guy on his own with some thugs, we can deal with him sooner or later. What I'm worried about is him escaping to another lord and that lord supporting his claim against our lands and title.

>Ask the man how many men he can muster and how fast.

Just doing this quickly for now, depending on this IC answer and the answer regarding how many of our own men we have with us at the moment determines which way I vote.

>>5414508
I second this, as Anon said time is of the essence just because he is someone the order or anyone else could support against us and turn this from a few idiots in the woods to a legitimate military campaign.
On the bright side the locals are probably up for it, if he is this universally disliked.

>>5414508
Supporting. This needs to get solved ASAP before he finds a sponsor.

>>5414508
+1

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''Are there any hunter in this area whose help we can enlist?'' You asked.

''There are few, I hire them on some occasions if me or family wishes to hunt.'' Hirschkirchen replied. He continued.''I personally have 3 men as guards in service but I will gather the village militia. The militia is composed of about 23 men between 16 and 50 years old and trains once a week.''

This was good news. these 26 men combined with your personal escort of 10 men gave you a party of 36 men and the hunters and woodsmen where yet to be asked

''Let us set out and look for those hunters you mentioned.'' You said
''Wait a minute my son I have something to tell you.'' The priest interupted. ''As a man of the faith I cannot under circumstance condone violence, but as amatuer gradener I have this to tell you. When you weed out the weeds you should take care to take the roots with you or else it will grow back.''

''I understand father'' You said

And thus, You, Hirschkirchen and both your men set out into the nearby woods first and foremost to find the hunters to track this bastard. Luckily you came upon the hunter rather quickly.

''Hirschkirchen, I take you have come to hire me again for a hunt?'' He said. He was bearded with pale piercing eyes and multiple scars across his hands and face.
''For a manhunt more like.'' Hirschkirchen said. ''We are looking for Manfred Lauch, the bastard son of Pflugfeld.'' The hunter eyes then squinted ''Him, yes I rember that boy. Demanded I give him free hare and boar because he owned the forest or so he said. Chased him and his friends of by threatening to shoot them with me bow. You should worry to much about him his friends abandoned him that night and came there apologising and begging for food. They were nicer than that boy so I gave them some stew, made certain they were remorseful and send them back to their mothers the day after.''

''So where is he now?'' you asked

''Not very far, he is doesn't know or understand the forest. I think he never went off the roads when he travelled trough them until now. We can still track him quite easily, he wore enough armour that he left behind deep footprints. I will come with you, that boy is a threat both to the wildlife and to himself.''

Thanks to the help of an expert tracker. You and your search party come upon a clearing in the forest, where to edge of the clearing by some blueberry shrubs a young man is desaratly eating the berries. His mouth is blue from all of the juice from the berries. He looks at you and your a men first in panic, then in anger.

''You!, men I order you to kill that traitor and the usurper, that wrinkly old man cannot protect him now!''

The order fell on deaf ears.

''What are you waiting for you fucking halfwits!, I am the rightful lord of the land and all those who live in it!. Did that old vulture place under his spell or somthing?! KILL HIM!
(Cont)

>>5415007
What a sorry state, an would-be pretender is just a teenager straving in the woods. Still something had to be done.\

But what?
>He has already been proven guilty,kill him on the spot.
>Arrest him, give his sentence and execute him publicly.
>Give him his trail, it will probably be short anyways.

>>5415010
>>He has already been proven guilty,kill him on the spot.

>>5415010
>>Give him his trail, it will probably be short anyways.
We should be fair to everyone, even to the lowest of us. Then our people can trust that our word is absolute and that justice will be served.

>>5415007
>He has already been proven guilty,kill him on the spot.

>>5415019
He just declared himself the lord, that's rebellion. We are the judge of these lands, that's plenty trial. Execute the sentence

>>5415027
Then why not let the populace witness him admitting his crimes? Plus the testimony from that native fatmer will make us look like a fair noble and their saviour.

>>5415010
>He has already been proven guilty,kill him on the spot.

>>5415019
He has already been proven guilty. We do not have to give him a trial. Plus its best to kill him before anyone gets any ideas about using him.

>>5415029
You mean like the 30 or so locals who are doing just that at this very moment? I think they ought to suffice.

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Also I updated the map

>>5415034
Why not a whole townsworth of locals instead. No halfassing here.

>>Give him his trail, it will probably be short anyways.''

Nice quest. Hope it lasts

Should give him a fair trial. it'll give us a reputation for being lawful. Should help with diplomacy.

>>5415010
>>Give him his trail, it will probably be short anyways.

>>5415010
>Arrest him, give his sentence and execute him publicly.

>>5415101
Changing my vote to
>>Give him his trail, it will probably be short anyways.
Since there was a tie and this is closer to my previous option

>>5415102
>>5415061
>>5415042
>>5415019
''Put him in chains and put a cloth in his mouth, I shall judge him as soon as possible'' You said. At once your men surrounded Manfred and took both his arms and put them into the chains.

''How dare you I am the rightful lord of -mmhupmh'' Was the only sound as your men put a piece cloth in his mouth.

''Hirschkirchen then told you ''My congratulations my lord, you have proven to be more worthy liege-lord than Pflugfeld ever was. As for the bastard if you want to judge him quickly I suggest we return to the village, you may use my hall to judge him''

A good idea perhaps although you could always drag him to the capital to sent out a message to the population.
What do you do?
>Take him to Rittersbach and judge him there, it is more formal
>Take Hirschkirchen's offer, and judge him in the village. The sooner he is judged the better.
>Write-in

>>5415120
>>Take Hirschkirchen's offer, and judge him in the village. The sooner he is judged the better.
I'm afraid if we take too long a rival may try to send a lawyer or something, also he lived in Hirschkirchen's lands, these villagers were his neighbors.

>>5415120
>>Take Hirschkirchen's offer, and judge him in the village. The sooner he is judged the better.

>>5415120
>>Take Hirschkirchen's offer, and judge him in the village. The sooner he is judged the better.

>>5415120
>Take Hirschkirchen's offer, and judge him in the village. The sooner he is judged the better.

As long as he gets his trial there is no problem, we don't need to give others an opportunity to try and save him and use him against us. The populace already knows him by his words and deeds and so we need no excessive formalities or extra witnesses. Let this be a minor footnote in our history and nothing more.

>>5415120
>>Take Hirschkirchen's offer, and judge him in the village. The sooner he is judged the better.
And obviously the sentence is "guilty as sin"

>>5415162
>>5415167
>>5415171
>>5415261
>>5415291
''Very well, let's get back to the village'' You said
And so within an hour you returned to the village and more to be more specific the lord's hall. Where the trail shall take place. Hirschkirchen shall serve as the prosecutor, you as the judge

And so you began the trail ''Manfred Lauch, you are charged with arson,attempted murder on multiple common men, attempted murder on two noble men, treason and rebellion. How do you plead?

''Rot in hell!'' Came the reply

This continued for a while with insults every time a question or argument from the prosecution but after ten minutes the judgement everyone expected came.

''Guilty'' You said

''Vile snake, son of a who-mhmph'' Your men put the cloth back in his mouth.

What justice is to be carried out?
>Behead him
>Hang him
>Geld him and send him to a monastery
>Put him on the breaking wheel
>Write-in

>>5415316
>>Hang him

Beheadings, or strangulation depending on the area, is for the nobility or those deserving of special respect, the rest can hang until dead.

>>5415316
>>Hang him
He is nothing but a bastard. Practically a commoner who tried to incite a rebellion. Let him die like a common man.

>>5415316
>>Hang him

>>5415316
>Hang him
>But in a way that his head comes off
I think I read that it was a common thing to happen when the drop isn't properly measured.

>>5415368
I think it was that they broke their neck, not lost their head.

>>5415376
I remember there were 3 outcomes: The drop is too short and they get choke slowly, the drop is perfect and they die instantly by neck break, or the drop is too big an the head is tore off.
I think I read it on the history of the guillotine and why hanging was considered too expensive to be humane.

>>5415316
>>Hang him

>>5415404
>the drop is perfect and they die instantly by neck break

That's how hanging is meant to work.

>>5415316
>Hang him

>>5415316
>>Hang him

>>5415316
The punishment for treason and despoiling lands one was supposed to protect should be worse than that for common banditry. Also he was rude.
>write-in Hang him, but geld him first

>>5415316
>>Hang him

>>5415320
>>5415332
>>5415346
>>5415368
>>5415406
>>5415454
>>5415592
>>5415895
''My verdict is a follows, Manfred Lauch. I hereby sentence you to death by hanging, may the gods have mercy upon your soul.'' The bastard's face went from red to a dead white pale. The bluster of a few minutes ago was gone now gone. For once he had shut up. He was then marched outside to the gallows where fresh new rope had been hang. Besides the executioner, the priest was also on the platform where the boy now climbed up to.

''Manfred Lauch, for your crimes in life you now to be senteced to death. You have however one last chance, one last change to denounce evil in all it's forms and shapes. Do you renounce evil?''

''Rot in hell, you cow.''

''So be it, go in peace.''

The priest then walked down from the gallows as the rope was put around his neck and a bag over his head. However something went wrong during the drop as he did not die instantly, instead the body squirmed and writhed as the boy slowly suffocated to death. It took about two minutes for him to die.

''Shame it was not clean, everyone deserves a clean death'' Hirschkirchen told you. ''I suppose you would want to go back to Rittersbach now? With most of your troubles solved. Do not worry about the corpse, I will have it buried in an unmarked grave.''

Yes, with him dead there is really no reason to stick here anymore, now is there? In any case it is time to leave. But whereto?
>Go back to Rittersbach, and set out to do what you came to do. Rule.
>Now that you are still on the road you might as well tour your domain.
>Write-in

>>5416080
>Now that you are still on the road you might as well tour your domain.

>>5416080
>Now that you are still on the road you might as well tour your domain.

>>5416080
>>Now that you are still on the road you might as well tour your domain.

>>5416080
>Write-in
Tell him to replace his executioner.
then
>Now that you are still on the road you might as well tour your domain.

>Low fantasy mudcore bullshit
>Up for almost 2 weeks
Will die by next weekend

>5416080
>>Now that you are still on the road you might as well tour your domain

>>5416248
Hopefully not but it is what it is. Seems good so far.

>>5416080
>>Now that you are still on the road you might as well tour your domain.

>>5416080
>Now that you are still on the road you might as well tour your domain.

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>>5416083
>>5416093
>>5416217
>>5416242
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>>5416298
''I think I am going to tour the domain to get a proper view of the land, it's people and the riches within both.'' You told Hirschkirchen. ''Oh and one more thing, I would recommend you replace your executioner. He is clearly not capable in this field.''

''I apologise my liege, but I do not employ a executioner, the hangman is a volunteer from the village, the butcher's apprentice to be exact but I shall forbid him from doing hangings ever again.''

Satisfied with his answer you set of trough the domain in about a month and two weeks you travelled trough the domain. Meeting many member of the gentry or junkers as they are called in these parts. Ass well as some free-holding farmers not bound to servitude to some local lord but owing loyalty directly to you. You also met a small community of hermetic monks who lived in seclusion deep in the forest.

On the topic of natural resources you had surveyed much of your realm and came to the conclusion that there where two main opportunities. The first was the mountain in the east of the realm where, if surveys where successful hopefully bring many metals and gems into your hands.

The second option was doubling down on lumber production by expanding and creating new lumber-yards. This would bring in less than mining the mountain. But is less risky and expensive

However, both these options had the same problem. They where dependant on the resources of your domain and would eventually run out.
Thus when you spotted that the main road from Libau into neighbouring kingdom of Sluvoting that passed trough your domain used a ford instead of a bridge. Thus, you concluded that one could profit massively if a toll bridge was built across the river Seldau. It would be expensive but sustainable.

This still quite expensive and as an alternative you cloud simply build new roads and expend old ones across your domain. It would be a long term investment but would probably bring in immigrants and trade as well as making it safer to travel

In the end, while sitting behind your writing-desk in Rittersbach. You decided upon what going to be build
You currently have 683 VM (Vollinger Mark) in the treasury,it is the fifth month of the year 1220

>Fund a mining expedition,risky and expensive with more costs in the foreseeable future, but potentially potent (costs 320 VM, takes 9 months)
>Expend lumber operations in the realm, tried and true but profits will decrease if deforestation is pushed to far (costs 260 VM, takes 10 months)
>Begin building a toll bridge across the river Seldau it could potentially make much profit of travellers but is dependant upon the flow of trade (costs 300 VM, takes 14 months)
>Expand and renovate the road network of Grünwald, allowing trade and immigration to more easily flow into your lands (costs 240 VM, takes 16 months)

>>5416417
Are these up-front costs, or can we pay as the projects progress?

>>5416428
Upfront

>>5416417
Can we expand the harbor and get some naval trade? The river seem to be wide and navigable, goes through Wallcarm and Kleinpels and leads to Libau.
Having access to a port city that belongs to our grand-uncle, and connecting the largest city to capital of the county to the obvious center of trade should be key to a strong economy and getting allies.

>>5416440
Also river transportation is cheaper than land routes, and should be easier to tax

>>5416440
A harbour is something for the village is I plan to discuss after this

>>5416417
>>Expand and renovate the road network of Grünwald, allowing trade and immigration to more easily flow into your lands (costs 240 VM, takes 16 months)
All roads lead to rome!

>>5416417
>Expend lumber operations in the realm, tried and true but profits will decrease if deforestation is pushed to far (costs 260 VM, takes 10 months)

I think we should take it slow and build up our domestic industry. (as much as pre-modern forms of industry can be called as such anyway) Go for the sure thing initially, get trade, drain swamps for farm land, get lumber to improve the number of available tools and housing. Then after our investment has paid off we can think of the more dangerous and risky mining expedition once we have a bigger bank.

I also agree with going with riverine trade, connects us with our grand-uncle and is just plain more efficient. You can carry far more via boat and trade both up and down the river with horse barges. We'll be in a better trading position once we actually have a strong industrial sector.

>>5416451
Ok QM
>>5416417
>Expend lumber operations in the realm, tried and true but profits will decrease if deforestation is pushed to far (costs 260 VM, takes 10 months)
The lumber will help with the construction of a harbor and ships, and it's a good basic good to start attracting merchants so we can specialize in some luxury or trade good

>>5416251
I'm just pointing this out so nobody gets overly attached or shocked when QM disappears without a word pretty soon.

>>5416485
I mean...your not saying anything we don't already know or aren't used to. It is just how /qst/ is.

>>5416417
>>Expand and renovate the road network of Grünwald, allowing trade and immigration to more easily flow into your lands (costs 240 VM, takes 16 months)

Better infrastructure and more people means we can get to work on other projects sooner.

>>5416459
I think we should focus more on the roadwork than expanding on the forestry business, from which our domain is already profiting from and which the qm stated could cause it to become unviable if we push it too far.
Also your point on draining swamps for farmland, imporve the number of tools for better farmland etc. Would aply better with the roadworks since more land will become accessible through at the very least dirt roads since part of the roadbuilding will be guranteed clearing of trees and would make previously unreachable areas through wagon and more setlers/traders come in general as the qm stated.
Also it would help us with other domestic affairs such as if we need to march some troops for example or hunt bandits etc.
I agree that the port sounds good but should check out what other options we have before coming to a definitive decision.

>>5416417
>Expand and renovate the road network of Grünwald, allowing trade and immigration to more easily flow into your lands (costs 240 VM, takes 16 months)

>>5416417
>Expand and renovate the road network of Grünwald, allowing trade and immigration to more easily flow into your lands (costs 240 VM, takes 16 months)

>>5416417
>>Fund a mining expedition,risky and expensive with more costs in the foreseeable future, but potentially potent (costs 320 VM, takes 9 months)

>>5416417
>Expand and renovate the road network of Grünwald, allowing trade and immigration to more easily flow into your lands (costs 240 VM, takes 16 months)

>>5416417
>Expend lumber operations in the realm, tried and true but profits will decrease if deforestation is pushed to far (costs 260 VM, takes 10 months)

What does ships, harbours, bridges and buildings all require? It seems to be a good industry to prop up in order to enable further expansion

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>>5416458
>>5416608
>>5416895
>>5416936
>>5417085
You began drafting the orders for the road network to be expended, you then handed these over to your steward. Who then put aside the necessary money in the treasury. You then looked outside your window and at the village. This place could become a major trade and population hub and more importantly a source of money. although it would also serve as your base of operations for now. So you might as well begin settling in fully.

You came to consider some improvements for the village thankfully less expensive and shorter than the road project due to the smaller scale

The first main option was to build a harbour for ships and barges to stop at thereby increasing trade in the village and potentially diversifying the goods available to the village.

The second option was to build a tavern or inn owned by you to increase profits. It would keep travellers with money a place to stay and spend their coin as well and your own population would probably be eager to come and go.

You could also begin to renovate you hill-fort into proper castle made out of brick. which was thankfully availbe to you thanks to the furnace just outside the village it would be expensive and with no immediate or direct profit but would increase your personal security and personal prestige relative to your neighbouring fellow vassals.

Another option would be to expand the capacity of the brick furnace to produce more brick. It would most certainly give you something more sturdy to work with than would and would help with building more brick buildings. Although with no market to sell them to the profitability remain questionable

You have 443 Vollinger Mark (VM) in the treasury,it is the fifth month of the year 1220

>Build the harbour to increase trade (85 VM takes 6 months)
>Build a inn inside the vilage (90 VM takes 4 months)
>Expand the hillfort into a castle (120 VM takes 12 months)
>Expand brick procuduction(100 VM takes 5 months)

>>5417227
>Build the harbour to increase trade (85 VM takes 6 months)

>>5417227
>Build the harbour to increase trade (85 VM takes 6 months)

>>5417227
>>Build the harbour to increase trade (85 VM takes 6 months)

>>5417227
>>Build the harbour to increase trade (85 VM takes 6 months)

>>5417227
>>Build the harbour to increase trade (85 VM takes 6 months)

>>5417227
can we choose more than one?

>>5417335
Sure, it while cost you more however

>>5417227
>Build the harbour to increase trade (85 VM takes 6 months)
>Build a inn inside the vilage (90 VM takes 4 months)

>>5417227
>>Build the harbour to increase trade (85 VM takes 6 months)
>>Build a inn inside the vilage (90 VM takes 4 months)

>>5417305
>>5417227

Adding to my vote

>Build a inn inside the vilage (90 VM takes 4 months)

>>5417321
adding
>Build a inn inside the vilage (90 VM takes 4 months)
to my vote

>>5417227
>Build the harbour to increase trade (85 VM takes 6 months)
>Build a inn inside the vilage (90 VM takes 4 months)

Killer combo

>>5417227
>Expand brick procuduction(100 VM takes 5 months)
This will benefit further construction.
>Expand the hillfort into a castle (120 VM takes 12 months)
This will deter aggression.

>>5417227
>Build the harbour to increase trade (85 VM takes 6 months)
>Build a inn inside the vilage (90 VM takes 4 months)

>>5417305
>>5417365
>>5417382
>>5417383
>>5417419
>>5417508
Indeed, to truly prosper and increase trade and prosperity. Both an inn and a harbour would be a great addition for the village. You can already imagine that in the inn merchants would prefer to do business within a warm room with mug of beer rather than standing in the outside exposed to the elements.

As such you order your steward to begin the neccesary efforts to build these new improvements.
And after about a week of handling imports of materials and tools as well as hiring some experts on your projects.

Now, with the most hectic part of it behind you can focus on another part of ruling, reforms.

What would you like to reform?
>Formalise the taxation system to increase revenue
>Create an formal guard to protect your personage
>Reorganise the administration of the county by creating new subdivisions

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>>5417580
I forgot the pic

>>5417580
>Formalise the taxation system to increase revenue

>>5417580
>>Reorganise the administration of the county by creating new subdivisions

Our vassals should be proper barons.

>>5417580
>Reorganise the administration of the county by creating new subdivisions

We should do this before formalizing taxes, that'll make it easier to actual organize said taxes. May also be good to have a big stick before we go about making sweeping changes that people may take issue with.

>>5417580
>>Reorganise the administration of the county by creating new subdivisions

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Slightly off topic, I have been practicing my drawfag skills and have attempted to make Dietrich.

>>5417711
He got a thick neck and strong jaw, must be from the warrior family genes.