Holy Land Character Repository

[House of Judah]

This is a repository for characters that various other players have within Judea for either my Lion's Court thread or any other RPs occurring in the Holy Land.  Use the form below.  As you add characters, edit them into the entry you already have.

Code:

Name: (Include Cognomen)
Noble House: (If not applicable, delete)
Realm: (e.g. Cybelos, Varasd)
Titles: (If not applicable, delete)
Faith: (Be specific, e.g. Christian, Catholic or Muslim, Sunni)
Reason Character is in Judea: (e.g. On pilgrimage/Hajj, To join/member of Nazorean Guard, Merchant, Diplomat)
Personality:
Brief History: (Not required, but encouraged.  Keep it short, no more than a paragraph)

[Cybelos [ERE]]

I've been trying to keep out hereditary cognomen from my characters, It's Usually something like 'Lysander of Phocis'
There are clan names in some areas, is that alright?

[House of Judah]

Yes

[Cybelos [ERE]]

Name: Kyros the Sinaite
Noble House: Son of Duke Aratus of Lesser Sinai
Realm: Cybelos
Titles: Lord
Faith: Christian
Reason Character is in Judea: Pilgrimage
Personality: Secretive, Reverent, Dedicated, Patriotic, Romantic
Brief History: Kyros, son of the Duke and Duchess of Lesser Sinai, faithful his whole life through has come of an age where he has begun to question, not publicly, his faith. With growing tensions between the Greek and Latin interpretations of Christianity, Bogomils, and warring with Islamic neighbours, the young lord has taken it upon himself to make a pilgrimage to the holy land, planning on visiting any and all significant religious areas, not limited to Christianity. The young marquis has planned on making the trip with out any of his guards or gold, attempting to see how the lowest man would be treated on such an important journey.

[Varasd]

Name: Victor
Noble House: von Bärberg
Realm: Varasd
Titles: Lord (In Varasd, only 4 noble titles exist: Lord, Baron, Count and Duke. "Lords" are the lowest, they are noble by birth yet own no land.)
Faith: Roman Catholic
Reason Character is in Judea: To join the Nazorean Guard
Personality:
Strong
Charitable
Diligent
Honest
Proud
Brave
Ambitious
Adventurer
Legitimized Bastard
Kinslayer

Brief History: Born as a bastard son of a Baron, Victor was lucky to be legitimized. He was always left second to his older brother, Siegfried, and grew up to be a strong soldier, who knows his place. In the campaign against Pannonia, his brother entrusted him on a small mission, and Victor did not know that his brother wants him dead and sent him on an impossible task. Although defeated, Victor survided and escaped, and learned of this treason of his brother. Once he met him, he challenged him to a duel and killed him in his wrath - and, with regret and rage in his heart, he left the Kingdom, to prove himself as a warrior and return with the support of great lords, to reclaim his place in the Kingdom of Varasd.

[Jormark]

Name: Grand Duke Sigmund III

Noble House: Asgerborgens

Nation: Grand Duchy of Jormark

I am in Jerusalem on a pilgrimage to increase my Christian faith as a sovereign lord of a Christian nation. Jormark has a pagan polytheistic past. The king needs to tie his land with the church.

This morning the duke arrived in Acre to start a pilgrimage, he will travel to Bethlehem and Jerusalem

[Jormark]

Name: Sigmund III
Noble House: Asgerborgens
Realm: Jormark
Titles: Grand Duke of Jormark
Faith: Roman Catholic Christian
Reason Character is in Judea: Pilgrimage
Personality: Strong, Brave, Bold, and Enduring.
Brief History: Sigmund is a former pagan who, like his realm, has been Christianized. He now seeks to solidify his faith.


Name: Magnus-Henry I
Noble House: Asgerborgens
Realm: Jormark
Titles: Baron-Prince (Succesor to the throne)
Faith: Roman Catholic Christianity
Reason in Judea: To join the tournament and go to the feasts to find a mate.
Personality: Charming, Intelligent, Strong to a fault, noble, bold, and decisive.
History: Heir to the throne, he is a young Baron-Prince seeking renown, boost his faith, and wants much so to have someone capable of providing an heir.

[Jormark]

Name: Gnarls Sigmundson I

Noble house: Asgerborgens

Realm: Jormark

Titles: Baron High-Duke

Faith: Roman Catholic

Reason in Judea: To take the place of Sigmund III and Magnus Henry in Jerusalem

Personality: Stoic, Intelligent, Observant, not concerned with the pleasures of the material world, powerful will, good leader, and can see the real personality of people.

History: Due to the myserious "flee" of Sigmund III and Magnus Henry, Gnarls has been sent to take the place and describe the holy land and increase diplomatic relations.

[Grand Auvergne]

Name: Claude Septiman
Realm: Auvergne
Faith: Catholic
Reason Character is in Judea: Merchant/Diplomat
Personality: Claude is a charismatic negociator and a shark in buisness. His cunningness, greed and good reputation are what made him the Septimanian Traders Guild's negociator in the Holy Land.
Brief History: Son of no one, its in the street of Marseille that Claude grew up. Self-taught and intelligent, he used the chaos of the X century's second half to rise himself to where he is today. His mission in Judah, from the Septimanian Guild and the Duke himself, is to negociate an access to the orient for the Guild and, by extension, the Duchy.

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