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[Games] Britt's Rival Empire's Congrats Round 2
I've decided to allow new sign-ups through round 5. You can either complete all rounds before you sign up if you want to sign up with children or you can start with the round you sign up on.
______________________________________________________________________It has been two years since the discovery of the Spice Islands. Their race to keep hold of the islands has led Kriana to ignore unrest in their colony of Nadiz. This proved a grave error, and a full-scale rebellion has begun. What does the king do about this rebellion? How is Ardelus reacting to this? Are they helping? How is this rebellion affecting the ordinary people?Meanwhile, your couple has had a daughter! Her FN must be a fully feminine name, either one that is not a version of an originally-male name or one that has been feminine so long it has lost its male connotations (keep the time period of the game in mind). Her MN honors the king's grandmother, who was quite popular and well-known as well as loved.
______________________________________________________________________I decided to try something a little different for my new congrats. There will be two empires, complete with enough far-flung colonies and foreign diplomats to satisfy the most diverse naming tastes. These two empires will be rivals, sometimes friendly and sometimes not (think France and England during). There will be two royal couples, and the first people to claim them will get them (I won’t claim one unless no one else does, as that is unfair). At the beginning of each round I will post a VERY brief prompt, something like a treaty is being talked of or war has broken out or a new colony has been gained, and in your story you can tell how this has affected your family. Thus stories are greatly encouraged, but not required. In your post make it clear which empire you are part of. The first person posting as a native of somewhere sets the general naming language for that place (though you can branch out a little; i.e. Katarina or Marius in a mainly-English empire). The first to be from a colony may name it, and others may choose to be from that colony as well. I STRONGLY SUGGEST you read all other signups before you choose your homeland or category. All but poor commoners, nobles, and royal families may be foreign-born. Any noble or commoner may be in the military. The categories you may choose from are:Noble family, Ardelusian or Krianan. Ladies-in-waiting, knights, family of the rulers, and such will be in this category.
Foreign diplomatic family, from anywhere, not only one of the two empires or colonies.
Influential common family, i.e. politician or philosopher.
Well-to-do common family, i.e. a merchant or prosperous farmer.
Poor common family, i.e. peasant or beggar or poor craftsman
Colonial family, anything from former nobility to the poorest commoner. Can use any language you want.
Palace staff family, anything from personal secretaries and stewards to kitchen maids and gardners.Think Tudor/Elizabethan era for the feel of this game. Not necessarily English, just a mid-1500s to early-1600s type of world. Use this to inspire the names you choose, wherever they are from. I would suggest starting European for at least one empire and then branching out to more exotic places for the colonies, though this is not at all necessary. Let’s see how this works. Any type of couple goes, even adulterous, same-sex, or polyamorous. These can be an open secret (i.e. everyone knows but no one openly confronts) or totally secret, but a spouse must be implemented at some point fairly early in the game, if only as a cover.Hope I’ve explained everything well enough that this works. Middle names and last names required, with royalty having at least two middle names. Any questions, feel free to ask. So, without further ado…Sign-upUN:
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Ardelus:
UN: AnnaMarie
Category: Royal Family of Ardelus, head of the Ardelusian Empire
LN: Delacroix
DH: King Thibault Benoît Louis Baptiste Delacroix (27)
DW: Queen Juliette Amandine Elodie Estelle [nee Labelle] Delacroix (22)
DS: Crown Prince Dieudonne Thibault Philippe Louis Delacroix (2)
DD:UN: E.Tracy
Category: Noble family Duke and Duchess of Ardelusian Empire (possible relative to King Thibault by mistress to his grandfather)
LN: Beauxchamp
DH: Maximilien Pierre Renauld Beauxhamp Duchess Duke of Magnac and la Londe (27)
DW: Victoire Louise Blanche (nee Tousaint) Beauxchamp of Magnac and la Londe (20)
DD: Aurélie Magdalene Claude Beauxchamp Duchess of Magnac and la Londe (2)
DD:UN: glassmidnight
Category: Duke and Duchess of Thealine, Ardelusian Empire
DH: Prince Prosper Rémy Augustin Cosme Delacroix, younger brother of the King, Duke of Thealine (24)
DW: Duchess Apolline Mélisande Madeleine [nee Gentille] Delacroix, Lady of Queen Juliette's Chamber, Duchess of Thealine (22)
DD: Princess Adélaïde Clotilde Mélisande Augustine Delacroix of Thealine (2)
DD:UN: NamesAreAwesome
Category: Colonial Family (from the Empire of Handralius; Handralians)
LN: Schoenberg
DH: Dominik "Nick" Gilbert Schoenberg (28)
DW: Anneliese "Anna" Felicitas Schoenberg (25)
-DD/DS/DD: Edith "Edie" Hanna Schoenberg / Isaak Jeremias Schoenberg / Judith "Jutte" Anna Schoenberg (2)
-DD:UN: knitastick
Category: Foreign diplomatic family from Vaduz
LN: Dinley
DH: William Harrison Galen (34)
DW: Susanna Elaine Willow (17)
DS: Henry Harmon York (2)
DD:UN: Gabby Grace
Category: Foreign diplomatic family of Learsi
LN: Shafir
DH: Daniel Isrod (22)
DW: Ayelet Carmel (20)
-DD: Eden Avigal (2)
-DD:-Daniel's Sister: Maya Nahar (19) (any compromise is fine with me)
-Daniel's Brother: Lev Amir (15)
-Daniel's Sister: Talia Yam (3)UN: britto08
Category: Influential common family (Ardelusian)
LN: Durant
DH: Gabriel Henri Jacques (20)
DW: Rosalie Suzanne [nee Dupont) (20)
--DD: Violette Nicole Yvonne (2)
--DD:RS: Adele Amelie (15)
RS: Therese Elisabeth (12)
RS: Sophie Elaine (10)
RS: Mathilde Jeanne (7)
Kriana:
UN: Stephanie
Category: Royal Family of Kriana, head of the Krianan Empire
LN: Sexton
DH: King Henry Walter Josiah Christian (age)
DW: Queen Helena Evangeline Emma Frances (age)
-DS/DD: Prince Jacob William Ezra August and Princess Joanna Elizabeth Virginia Paige (2)
-DD:UN: blue_belle
Category: Knight of the Krianan Empire, and sister of the King
LN: Wolf
DH: Sir Arthur Bayard John (27)
DW: Lady Emmeline Elizabeth Anne (21)
DD: Cecilia Beatrice Jane (2)
DD:UN: SamJr
Category: Knight of Krianan Empire
LN: du luc
DH: Sir Nikola du luc (27)
DW: Alice Wynne du luc (25)
DS: Lord Cleone Nikola du luc (2)
DD:UN: La Reina
Category: Foreign diplomatic family from Renzife, staying at Kriana
LN: Auditore
DH: Ezio Alessandro Auditore (27)
DW: Rosa Maddalena Auditore (née de Magianis) (27)
DS: Federico Antonio Auditore "Fede" (2)
DD:UN: Julia Elisabeth
Category: Influential common family of Kriana (politician)
LN: Hamilton
DH: Victor James Tristan (30)
DW: Magda Juliet Rosalie [Gordon] (24)
DS/DD: Maximilian George Hector "Max" Hamilton / Mary Aveline Hester Hamilton (2)
DD:
UN: Icecruncher_1
Category: Blacksmith- Colonial Family from Kriana
LN: McKowen
DH: Finley Bairre (20)
DW: Eira Rhiannon (18)
DD/DD: Liadan Cerridwyn and Lowri Bronwyn (2)
DD:UN: Ninor
Category: Poor (polyamorous) common family, i.e. peasant or beggar or poor craftsman
LN: Craft
DH: Jonathan Rufus Craft (27)
DW1: Emma Prudence (Tyler) Craft (24)
--DS1: John Believer Craft (4)
--DD/DS: Leah Thankful Craft / Joel Answer Craft (2)
DW2: Elizabeth Sarah (Nelson) Craft (22)
DD: you decide if she’s Elizabeth’s or Emma’s
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UN: glassmidnight
Category: Duke and Duchess of Thealine, Ardelusian Empire
DH: Prince Prosper Rémy Augustin Cosme Delacroix, younger brother of the King, Duke of Thealine (24)
DW: Duchess Apolline Mélisande Madeleine [nee Gentille] Delacroix, Lady of Queen Juliette's Chamber, Duchess of Thealine (22)
DD: Princess Adélaïde Clotilde Mélisande Augustine Delacroix of Thealine (2)
DD: Princess Madeleine Oriane Constance Catherine Delacroix of Thealine (nb)Prince Propser and Duchess Apolline added another little princess to the royal house recently. Princess Madeleine is a vital baby girl with a wisp of black hair and blue eyes. She is as healthy as her elder sister was not, and though she is another girl-child, Prosper is happy to see that he can produce strong babes.Prosper returned from the Spice Islands not quite a year ago, bronzed and more vibrant than Apolline had ever seen him. He delighted to see his wife again and romanced her more than he had ever done. Apolline was immensely cheered by this and laughs more freely. The couple has become the lovers they never were and Apolline quickly fell enciente, that is, with child.Princess Adélaïde was fairly well when her father returned to Ardelus and seems to have warmed up to Prosper quickly, smiling warmly when she sees him and calling him "Papa." However, she has been ill during her mother's pregnancy and has been sequestered away from her parents for the safety of the new baby.

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UN: La Reina
Category: Foreign diplomatic family from Renzife, staying at Kriana
LN: Auditore
DH: Ezio Alessandro Auditore (27)
DW: Rosa Maddalena Auditore (née de Magianis) (27)
DS: Federico Antonio Auditore "Fede" (2)
DD: Lucrezia Contessina Auditore (nb)
Ser Lorenzo,I would like to thank you profoundly for the letter you sent me. It is an unexpected honour you bestowed, and I assure you I am grateful for it.Indeed, it has been a while since the Krianians have discovered the Spice Islands, and the race between Kriania and Ardelus have not ebbed in the least, as I am certain you have heard. Word has spread that the colony in Nadiz is also acting up. Now would hardly be an excellent time for couriers to rush back and forth between Kriana and Renzife, and I am quite touched by your insistence of continuing our correspondence.As to how I and my family are doing, we have been doing better by the day. Lately, my wife Rosa has given birth to our second child, a daughter we named Lucrezia. We wish greatly to add her a second name (as is the Krianian custom) of Contessina, in honour of your grandfather Cosimo's wife, and of your own daughter. I seek your blessing to do so.I am glad that everything is well in Renzife. I have caught word that you have sent a man on a voyage to the Spice Islands (his sister I happened to be acquainted with; Simonetta Calfucci), and I wish his voyage may bring only the best. It has also come to my attention about the numerous amounts of artists which have come to settle at Renzife, and my heart warms to think of them working on their masterpieces. I wish that only the best of blessings come upon Renzife, and especially to your and your house.Distinti saluti,
Ezio Auditore

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What is the king's grandma's name?Can you announce Maya's pending marriage in the post next round? That way people will know
UN: Gabby Grace
Category: Foreign diplomatic family of Learsi
LN: Shafir
DH: Daniel Isrod (22)
DW: Ayelet Carmel (20)
-DD: Eden Avigal (2)
-DD: Mira (nb)-Daniel's Sister: Maya Nahar (19) (any compromise is fine with me)
-Daniel's Brother: Lev Amir (15)
-Daniel's Sister: Talia Yam (3)Learsi is frustrated by the rebellion and is trying to get peace.
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You can use Learsi's king's/ruler's grandmother...Or Ardelus's old queen, Queen Isabelle Constance Adélaïde Marguerite [nee Vermandois]
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UN: knitastick
Category: Foreign diplomatic family from Vaduz
LN: Dinley
DH: William Harrison Galen (34)
DW: Susanna Elaine Willow (17)
DS: Henry Harmon York (2)
DD: Elizabeth Marie-space reserved for the story-
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*edit*UN: knitastick
Category: Foreign diplomatic family from Vaduz
LN: Dinley
DH: William Harrison Galen (34)
DW: Susanna Elaine Willow (17)
DS: Henry Harmon York (2)
DD: Elizabeth Anne Isabella (nb)Vaduz is frusterated by the rebellion. They are offering whatever help they can to Ardelus.
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UN: Icecruncher_1
Category: Blacksmith- Colonial Family from Kriana
LN: McKowen
DH: Finley Bairre (20)
DW: Eira Rhiannon (18)
DD/DD: Liadan Cerridwyn and Lowri Bronwyn (2)
DD: Keira Madalein (nb)
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story part and small editThe edit has two * around of it. Thanks!With the uprising in Nadiz being too close for comfort to the Spice Islands, life becomes just a little more dangerous for the McKowen's. They stay at home all of the time now and guard their home, from new colonists. With Kriana busy trying neutralize the rebellion on Nadiz, Ardelus has jumped on the oppourtunity and is advancing the colonization of the islands. During all of this the McKowen's welcomed a new little blessing Keira *Madailien*.
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you know what, I spelled it wrong again!It is spelled Madailéin. Sorry for all these posts.
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UN: AnnaMarie
Category: Royal Family of Ardelus, head of the Ardelusian Empire
LN: Delacroix
DH: King Thibault Benoît Louis Baptiste Delacroix (27)
DW: Queen Juliette Amandine Elodie Estelle [nee Labelle] Delacroix (22)
DS: Crown Prince Dieudonne Thibault Philippe Louis Delacroix (2)
DD: Princess Emeline Isabelle Mariette Amandine Delacroix (nb) The royal family is proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Princess Emeline, daughter of King Thibault and Queen Juliette, sister of Prince Dieudonne. Emeline is a beautiful blend of her parents looks with light brown hair, crystal blue eyes and her features favour her mothers.
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ARDELUSION ROYAL FAMILY TREE (to make life easy!)This family tree is to keep the family entanglements straight. Feel free to make your family slot in somewhere, anywhere! It will start with the current King's grandfather. The current royal family is in bold.------------------------------------------------------------------King Benoît Henry Augustin Pierre Delacroix (deceased)
Queen Isabelle Constance Adélaïde Marguerite [nee Vermandois] Delacroix (deceased)DS: King Philippe Baptiste Robert Louis Delacroix (deceased)
----DW: Queen Mother Gisèle Marie Suzanne Adélaïde [nee Bourgogne] Delacroix (45)
----DS: King Thibault Benoît Louis Baptiste Delacroix (27)
--------DW: Queen Juliette Amandine Elodie Estelle [nee Labelle] Delacroix (22)
--------DS: Crown Prince Dieudonne Thibault Philippe Louis Delacroix (2)
--------DD: Princess Emeline Isabelle Mariette Amandine Delacroix (nb)

----DS: Prince Prosper Rémy Augustin Cosme Delacroix, Duke of Thealine (24)
--------DW: Duchess Apolline Mélisande Madeleine [nee Gentille] Delacroix, Lady of Queen Juliette's Chamber, Duchess of Thealine (22)
--------DD: Princess Adélaïde Clotilde Mélisande Augustine Delacroix of Thealine (2)
--------DD: Princess Madeleine Oriane Constance Catherine Delacroix of Thealine (nb)DS: Prince Henri Jean Louis Charlot Delacroix, Duke of Auvergne (46)
----DW: Lady Charlotte Marielle Georgette [nee Rousseau] Delacroix, Duchess of Auvergne (deaceased)
----DD: Princess Helene Gisèle Lucienne Isabelle Delacroix of Auvergne, Lady of Queen Juliette's Chamber (18)
----DW2: Lady Rosette Joelle Manon [nee Favreau] Delacroix, Duchess of Auvergne (31)
----DD: Princess Vivienne Rosalie Jeanette Oriane Delacroix of Auvergne (12)
----DD: Princess Marceline Josette Annette Geraldine Delacroix of Auvergne (9)
----DS: Prince Laurent Henri Thomas Louis Delacroix of Auvergne (7)DS: Prince Jacques Louis Thomas Baptiste Delacroix (deaceased)DD: Princess Liliane Marguerite Claudette Benoite [nee Delacroix] Guillory, Countess of Burgundy (40)

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UN: Stephanie
Category: Royal Family of Kriana, head of the Krianan Empire
LN: Sexton
DH: King Henry Walter Josiah Christian (age)
DW: Queen Helena Evangeline Emma Frances (age)
-DS/DD: Prince Jacob William Ezra August and Princess Joanna Elizabeth Virginia Paige (2)
-DD: Princess Nora Catherine Augusta ClaireTroops were sent back to Nadiz in an attempt to quell the uprising. Fortunately, little force has been needed to this point, and troops remain only to keep peace and ward off invaders who may seek to take advantage of the temporary unrest.
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UN: NamesAreAwesome
Category: Colonial Family (from the Empire of Handralius; Handralians)
LN: Schoenberg
DH: Dominik "Nick" Gilbert Schoenberg (28)
DW: Anneliese "Anna" Felicitas Schoenberg (25)
-DD/DS/DD: Edith "Edie" Hanna Schoenberg / Isaak Jeremias Schoenberg / Judith "Jutte" Anna Schoenberg (2)
-DD: Felicitas "Lissy" Brunhild Schoenberg ***Nick and Anna have birthed little Felicitas Brunhild. Little Lissy was given a name meaning "good luck" or "fortune" which is sometimes thought of as to mean "happiness" or "joy." They decided to have her middle name honor her Schoenberg grandmother, Brunhild. Back in Handralius, Brunhild Schoenberg was very popular... for being herself. She was kind, loving, peaceful, merciful, just, and virtuous in many other ways. Nick and Anna are hoping that their Lissy will grow up to be much like her Grandmother Brunhild. The current happenings with the rival empires causes Anna to worry and Nick to be even more careful about his family. He is trying to shelter his little children from the outside world. As a result of the chaos that is imminent, Anna and Nick are turning to their religion, hoping against all hope that their little brood will be spared any harm that may result.
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UN: E.Tracy
Category: Noble family Duke and Duchess of Ardelusian Empire (possible relative to King Thibault by mistress to his grandfather)
LN: Beauxchamp
DH: Maximilien Pierre Renauld Beauxhamp Duchess Duke of Magnac and la Londe (27)
DW: Victoire Louise Blanche (nee Tousaint) Beauxchamp of Magnac and la Londe (20)
DD: Aurélie Magdalene Claude Beauxchamp Duchess of Magnac and la Londe (2)
DD: Sophie Giséle Yseult Beauxchamp Duchess of Magnac and la LondeMany great things have happened in the Beauxchamp Family,firstly Max is very happy to have wed his sister to a fairly suitable family of Laroche Marquis of Charmont. Max was very happy to do this before his mother who is in failing health passes. His financial trip to he dispatched turned out to be very successful, including a bit of piracy that insued. Max is happy to announce another birth, although he is upset with another daughter he is happy that this birth was much easier on his wife. He hopes that since this was such an easy birth he will be able to impregnant his wife fastier and to the tune of a boy. They named the baby Sophie after his mother Gisele after the King's mother and Yseult after Victoire's mother. The rebellion in Kirian is a bit upsetting has it lays trouble in the Ardelusian Empire. Max is patiently waiting it out hoping that our troups and land will be free from the burden of helping the Kirians.

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UN: blue_belle
Category: Knight of the Krianan Empire, and sister of the King
LN: Wolf
DH: Sir Arthur Bayard John (27)
DW: Lady Emmeline Elizabeth Anne (21)
DD: Cecilia Beatrice Jane (2)
DD: Vivian Clemence Anne (nb)It has been two years since the discovery of the Spice Islands. Their race to keep hold of the islands has led Kriana to ignore unrest in their colony of Nadiz. This proved a grave error, and a full-scale rebellion has begun. In the midst of it all, Emmeline gave birth the another daughter, Vivian. Arthur was falling under Emmeline's spell faster than ever, she had him wrapped around her thumb, anything Emmeline requested of Arthur, he blindly obliged. Meanwhile, having little communication with the King, Arthur decided to act on his own and round up a small group of Knights, leading them on a mission to help cease fighting in Nadiz. Arthur, not wanting to upset his wife, decided to tell her the night before their departure. To say that Emmeline was furious is an understatement, but to her surprise, no matter how much she yelled, fought, and pleaded with her husband to stay, for once did not give in to her demands. As a last resort, Emmeline begged her brother order Arthur to stay in Kriana, but to no avail. So off they set, Arthur leaving behind his young family.

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UN: Julia Elisabeth
Category: Influential common family of Kriana (politician)
LN: Hamilton
DH: Victor James Tristan (30)
DW: Magda Juliet Rosalie [Gordon] (24)
DS/DD: Maximilian George Hector "Max" Hamilton / Mary Aveline Hester Hamilton (2)
DD: Sarah Elizabeth Marion HamiltonThe Hamiltons haven't much affcted by the troubles in Nadiz. Actually, Victor hopes that the rebellion continues and drag many other politicians in Kriana down, so Victor can take their place and be even more powerful.
The Hamiltons are still placed on the Spice Islands, and Magda hates it! She hated it even more when she found out that she was giving birth the second time, since there aren't any real doctors if anything should go wrong. Fortuneatly, it didn't, and Sarah is now a happy little girl!
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UN: Ninor
Category: Poor (polyamorous) common family, i.e. peasant or beggar or poor craftsman
LN: Craft
DH: Jonathan Rufus Craft (27)
DW1: Emma Prudence (Tyler) Craft (24)
--DS1: John Believer Craft (4)
--DD/DS: Leah Thankful Craft / Joel Answer Craft (2)
DW2: Elizabeth Sarah (Nelson) Craft (22)
--DD: Mary Peace Victoria Craft (0)
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