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Re: Royal Year Game #2 (WFL)
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Year 0: Beginnings
Kingdom of Gwynedd (Wales)
Treasury: $76000
Popularity: 96%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [28; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [19; red hair, blue eyes]Prince Myrddin has suddenly ascended to the throne of Gwynedd following the unexpected death of his father, King Ffransis ap Andras, who was thrown from his horse on a hunt. The events also sped up the timeline on his marriage to Princess Beitris Annag, the eldest daughter of the ruling family of Alba, a nearby kingdom. Bright Queen Beitris is adored by the people of Gwynedd and the kingdom has high hopes for their young rulers.
Year 1: Pregnancy
Treasury: $76000
Popularity: 96%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [29; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [20; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [nb; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]The first year of Myrddin and Beitris's marriage and rule has proved fruitful, as Beitris has given birth to a healthy baby girl. Princess Tesni has her father's dark hair, as well as dark, thoughtful eyes. Her parents dote on her.
Year 2: Pregnancy
Treasury: $76000
Popularity: 96%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [30; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [21; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [1; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [nb; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]An heir is born! Beitris has had a second child in as many years; a boy, Prince Meical, who is the spitting image of his father.
Year 3: Assassination attempt
Treasury: $76000
Popularity: 96%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [31; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [22; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [2; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [1; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]Despite the near-universal approval of the royal family, an attempt on the life of Queen Beitris is made. Though there isn't any proof, it is widely believed the attempt was funded by a noble family in Gwynedd whose daughter was passed over for a marriage to Myrddin. Happily, the attempt is thwarted before any harm could come to Beitris.
Year 4: Pregnancy
Treasury: $76000
Popularity: 96%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [32; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [23; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [3; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [2; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [nb; red hair, green eyes]The new princess's hair reminds Queen Beitris of home. The king and queen give her the middle name of Lileas, after Beitris's beloved younger sister.
Year 5: Miscarriage
Treasury: $76000
Popularity: 96%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [33; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [24; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [4; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [3; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [1; red hair, green eyes]Shortly after Princess Gwyneira's birth, the queen becomes pregnant again. However, it seems the stress of several pregnancies and births in such a short time has taken a toll on Beitris, and she miscarries. Overcome with grief, Beitris refuses to leave her chamber for weeks.
Year 6: Angry mob
Treasury: $76000
Popularity: 96%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [34; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [25; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [5; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [4; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [2; red hair, green eyes]The royal family's relatively peaceful existence is interrupted one day by a small mob surrounding the palace, complaining of border skirmishes with Anglia that had destroyed several settlements and demanding the king march to war. Myrddin appeases them with promises of increased militia patrols near the Gwynedd/Anglia border.
Year 7: Illegitimate child
Treasury: $76000
Popularity: 96%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [35; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [26; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [6; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [5; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [3; red hair, green eyes][Bastard] Dafydd [nb; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]During the year, a new kitchenmaid is quietly brought to the castle, her infant son, Dafydd, in tow. Whispers around the castle talk about how he is the spitting image of Prince Meical when he was a babe. The air between Myrddin and Beitris while in private is chilly, though they continue to present a pleasant face to the public.
Year 8: War with Anglia
Treasury: $71000
Popularity: 91%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [36; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [27; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [7; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [6; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [4; red hair, green eyes][Bastard] Dafydd [1; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]The skirmishes at the Gwynedd/Anglia border have finally devolved into all-out war. Despite the increased border patrol over the past couple years, King Myrddin does not quite manage to rally his troops quickly enough, and a not-insignificant portion of land at the border is permanently lost to Anglia before peace is restored.
Year 9: Pregnancy
Treasury: $71000
Popularity: 91%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [37; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [28; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [8; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [7; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [5; red hair, green eyes]
Princess Alis Blodeuyn [nb; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes][Bastard] Dafydd [2; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]For the first time since her miscarriage several years ago, Queen Beitris manages to concieve again, this time carrying to term and giving birth to yet another daughter. Princess Alis's birth is widely celebrated, and the queen refuses to let Alis out of her sight.
Year 10: Famine
Treasury: $71000
Popularity: 81%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [38; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [29; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [9; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [8; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [6; red hair, green eyes]
Princess Alis Blodeuyn [1; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes][Bastard] Dafydd [3; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]The consequences of the loss of land to Anglia make themselves known. Much of the land along the border was farmland, and with its cession the country begins going through its food stores faster than they can replenish them. While new farmlands are created and a balance is eventually restored, there is a period of famine in Gwynedd. The hardest-hit portions of the country blame King Myrddin for not having a plan in place to establish new farmlands immediately after the war.
Year 11: Pregnancy
Treasury: $71000
Popularity: 81%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [39; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [30; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [10; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [9; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [7; red hair, green eyes]
Princess Alis Blodeuyn [2; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
Princess Esyllt Donella [nb; dark brown hair, hazel eyes][Bastard] Dafydd [4; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]A fourth princess is born, adding to Myrddin and Beitris's now rather large brood. Beitris insists on the middle name of Donella, after her father, King Domhnall of Alba.
Year 12: Talent
Treasury: $71000
Popularity: 81%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [40; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [31; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [11; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [10; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [8; red hair, green eyes]
Princess Alis Blodeuyn [3; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
Princess Esyllt Donella [1; dark brown hair, hazel eyes][Bastard] Dafydd [5; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]King Myrddin allows Dafydd to begin taking lessons with Tesni, Meical, and Gwyneira, much to Queen Beitris's disdain. During the course of his first year of education, it is discovered that young Dafydd has quite a good ear for music, surpassing his older half-siblings in proficiency quite quickly.
Year 13: Infidelity
Treasury: $71000
Popularity: 81%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [41; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [32; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [12; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [11; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [9; red hair, green eyes]
Princess Alis Blodeuyn [4; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
Princess Esyllt Donella [2; dark brown hair, hazel eyes][Bastard] Dafydd [6; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]Despite the recent births of their two younger daughters, tensions between Myrddin and Beitris have never quite resolved after Myrddin insisted upon bringing Dafydd to the castle. The move to have Dafydd educated alongside the couple's legitimate children further angered the queen. She and the king rarely share a bed anymore, but one of her handmaids is frequently seen leaving her chambers at odd hours....
Year 14: Familial ties
Treasury: $71000
Popularity: 81%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [42; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [33; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [13; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [12; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [10; red hair, green eyes]
Princess Alis Blodeuyn [5; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
Princess Esyllt Donella [3; dark brown hair, hazel eyes][Bastard] Dafydd [7; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]For Prince Meical's 12th birthday, King Myrddin takes him out on his first hunting trip. Meical successfully hunts and kills a hare; Myrddin is very proud.
Year 15: War with Anglia
Treasury: $66000
Popularity: 76%King Myrddin ap Ffransis [43; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Queen Beitris Annag (Princess of Alba) [34; red hair, blue eyes]Princess Tesni Rhosyn [14; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
[Heir] Prince Meical [13; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]
Princess Gwyneira Lileas [11; red hair, green eyes]
Princess Alis Blodeuyn [6; dark brown hair, dark brown eyes]
Princess Esyllt Donella [4; dark brown hair, hazel eyes][Bastard] Dafydd [8; dark brown hair, hazel eyes]A second war with Anglia breaks out, resulting in the loss of yet more of Gwynedd's land.

you taught me the courage of stars before you left
how light carries on endlessly, even after death
with shortness of breath, you explained the infinite
how rare and beautiful it is to even exist
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