It's that time to backstab, marry, and generally be dicks again!
We'll be playing in DVIP, as it adds new kingdoms and a bunch of new events.
RULES:
After your ruler dies, you pass the game on.
You can only play again after 2 generations have passed (your great-grandkids)
You can play as ANY member of the dynasty (if your nephew, for example, becomes the King of France, the next person can play as the King of France. However, the person afterwards can choose to play as say, the county of Backwaterton.)
PLAYER LIST:
1. Inteuniso - Mihajlo, 1066-1070
2. Cheese - Petrislav, 1070-1101
3. RedKing - Vukan, 1101-1102
4. Silent Thunder - Hranislav, 1102-1118
5. RF - Uros, 1118-1129
6. Inteuniso - ,
7.Deadmeat1471 - ,
8. Cheese - ,
We begin our story in the humble Duchy of Rashka. It is 1066, and the Empire of Byzantium still stands strong. The infidel hordes knock on its' door, however.
This is not a story of the Byzantines, however. It is a story of a Serbian family, and how they came to power, fame, and gloreh.
This is the story of...
THE VOJISLAVLJEVICS
THE STORY SO FAR
CHAPTER 1: The Slavenning (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=88859.msg2439968#msg2439968)
CHAPER 2:Petrislav the Ambitious (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=88859.msg2449011#msg2449011)
CHAPTER 3:Vukan the Manipulator (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=88859.msg2450339#msg2450339)
CHAPTER 4:Hranislav the Regent (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=88859.msg2452062#msg2452062)
CHAPTER 5:Uros the Crazed (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=88859.msg2455371#msg2455371)
RISE TO GLOREH
The reign of Petrislav Vojislavljevic
The story of Petrislav Vojislavjevic's reign begins in 1070, when he is coronated the Prince of Rashka, after his father Mihalo's death. He was taught by his uncle, Radislav, in the ways of zeal and orthodoxy and by his childhood in the ways of battle and trust. This text will log the events of his reign from 1070-1101.
1070: An attempted assassination on the Ragusan first in line fails.
1070: The Kingdom of Germany begins to fall apart, Austria rebels and France tries to absorb the western rebels into it's kingdom.
1070: Dobrosa returns, removing the possibility of inheriting Ragusa.
1070: Ragusa becomes Venice's vassal.
1071: Dobrosa is married to a spy master of great skill.
1072: Mihalo's still living brother, Radislav, leaves for the Belgardian court, citing religious problems.
1073: Ragusa becomes Genoa's vassal.
March 1074: Radislav returns from Belgarde, requiring medical attention. It is given. He stays and eventually returns to his positon as marshal.
October 1074: Ragusa declares independence from Genoa, Genoa declares war. Vassalisation is offered to Ragusa, it is accepted.
March 1075: Court of Justice built in Rashka to deal with a thieves organisation.
July 1075: Genoan armies land in Ragusa, Rashka officially declares war.
May 1076: After several Rashkan victories, Genoan armies retreat back across the seas.
July 1077: Petrislav falls ill, but a miracle worker succesfully heals him, in exchange for a sum of gold. It is estimated that, by the end of Petrislav's rule, various court members owed a total of over 500 gold in debt to miracle workers.
August 1077: Genoa accepts white peace after both land's suffer stability problems, though it is technically a Rashkan victory.
June 1079: Hatred between Petrislav and the Genoan ruler grow, Petrislav finds friends in those with a mutual hatred.
August 1080: Maria, Mihalo's wife and Petrislav's mother, dies. There is great mourning.
August 1081: Investments increase the realm's stability.
November 1082: Markos, Petrislav's son, inherits the title Prince of Vidin and Count of Naissai.
April 1082: Radislav dies, symbolising the end of Mihalo's generation.
June 1084: The count of Ragusa wins Belgorod in a war. It is later lost to rebellion.
May 1086: The Byzantine emperor dies, the heir offers an alliance, it is accepted.
June 1091: A mysterious disease spreads around the court, it is still around by the end of Petrislav's rule.
May 1093: Petrislav lays claim to the title of count of Dyocchia, a newly independent province of the Byzantines. War is declared.
November 1093: The war is won, title given to Stefan, Petrislav's son.
November 1095: The Byzantine Emperor dies, the alliance is terminated.
June 1097: Zavida, Petrislav's wife dies. He mourns deeply.
July 1097: Petrislav begins the construction of a small castle in Rashka in honour of his dead wife, who bore him 3 healthy males and provided him with comfort throughout his life.
August 1097: The count of Vidin rebels from Markos, endangering the possible formation of Serbia that has long been a Vojislavljevic dream.
January 1098: Rashka intervenes with the war now going on between Markos and the rebel count, declaring war on the count of Vidin.
May 1098: The war is won, title given to a grandson.
December 1099: The castle in Rashka is complete. It is named Zavida castle in remembrance of Petrislav's deceased wife. Petrislav feels his life waning.
January 30, 1101: Petrislav dies of old age, his son, Markos inherits the throne.
R.I.P
Petrislav Vojislavljevic
Prince of Rashka, Count of Rashka and Zeta
Lived 1035-1101
Reigned 1070-1101
Long live Markos Vojislavjevic!
You can play as Prince of Rashka/Vidin, and some counts in the Rashka area.
Save (http://filesmelt.com/dl/Bay12PrinceOfRashka1101.eug)
RISE TO GLOREH
The reign of The Infant King: Chapter 1
The Records of Caslav Vojislavljevic, Regent to King Uros
August 17, 1102 Today the council decided to increase the Schutage so that we will be brining in a paltry 3 gold a month from the vassals. I protested of course, but unfortunatly the rest of the council disagreed with me, and so I must listen to them, if only to keep appearences up.
September 29, 1102 A feast! A great feast for a greater wedding! Today, Branislav has married Krisztina Arpady, daughter to the successor to the Bulgarian throne. Who knows, perhaps this will lead to great gain in the future.
October 4, 1102 The vassals have demanded we sign a Magna Carta, limiting the rule of the King. This is a serious matter, and I must consult the council at once upon the matter.
October 5, 1102 We have managed to reach a compromise, although the Magna Carta was not signed, we did promise quite a bit of gold in return for their complacancy. Hopefully we shall be able to recover from this setback.
October 5, 1102 In order to shore up loyalty, we had to give the governor of Ragusa a Magistire position. A purely symbolic promotion of course, but It should elevate us in the eyes of our peers.
April 17, 1103 Today, Hranislav came to me, demanding I install him as Steward. I decided to politely decline, but he walked out in a huff.
October 3, 1103 I have had it. The stresses the meeting, everything. Every day a new squabble that must be resolved. Between these idiots getting mad over seating arraingments, to pampering this infant who claims the crown. I have gotten my offer from Vidin, and shall be packing my bags tonight. God help whoever takes my place.
The Diary of Hranislav Vojislavljevic, Regent to King Uros
October 6, 1103 Caslav, left us with no leader. I have stepped up in his place, and shall serve this court with all my strength, wits, and energy. He seems to have thought that my views were heretical, and my mind unsound. But I shall prove them wrong! I shall lead our people to glory!
October 10, 1103 Ah my first royal decision! Today I shall begin to bring glory to our house! Radica has come of age, and needs a husband. Now this is of course a very important decision, one on which the entire fate of Serbia rests! I infact believe that such a decision needs perhaps years of thinking! I shall weigh this decision heavily for now.
April 27, 1104 Still no worthy husbands for Radica, I may just marry her off to a harmless count to keep the succession lines clear. But I also have decided to reward my hard work. I feel that the 35 gold I took from the treasury wont be missed at all. Not like we needed it.
May 10, 1104 With the succession the way it is, I did not feel comfortable allowing Radica to marry a foreign lord. As such I have given her to one of our courtiers. Perhaps they may have a child that can serve us.
January 24, 1105 Today is a dark day. Today, we have buried Konstantin, our beloved Diocese Bishop. May he rest in peace.
September 15, 1105 We have made the obvious decision to teach young Uros at the court. Perhaps he may even be as great as me someday. But I digress. Besides the formalizing of Uros's education, we have married a few more women away in kingdom. Last thing we need is for them to start birthing some half Russian mongrels.
March 28, 1106Today is a glorious day! For today, we are allied with our friends in Croatia. This means our major threat no longer is an issue. And if all goes according to play, in only 20 years, Hungary will be under Vojislavljevic rule!
August 15, 1106 Yet another marraige, this time between Aleksandar and the King of France's daughter. SUre we had to assasinate her fist husband, but thats just how it works. Coincidentially, I have ordered King Uros's personal guard to be doubled.
September 2, 1106 I cant beleive it worked. Today the king's two sons were meeting at Fiox to discuss matters of the realm, and our assasin managed to stage a raid of their travel party. Both sons were killed, and as far as the French know, It was simply a peasants rebellion gone horribly wrong.
September 10, 1106 Wispers seem to indicate that not only does the King of France know that I was responsible for the death of his sons, but that everyone knows House Vojislavljevic was behind it. Although this severly wounds our prestige, I care not, we have secured France for House Vojislavljevic, and that Is a victory no matter how you look at it.
November 22, 1106 The peasants are complaining of the amount of their wealth that we just donated to the church. Although some say this may destabalize us, I feel that such donations are important.
December 5, 1106 Another blade, this one in young Andreas Argyos. It pains me to have to kill a child, but the Emperor of Byzantium was becoming irksom, and I needed to ensure none of his spawn have a chance to become a major thorn in our side. Its just a shame that his lands are ruled by electives, because he has a lovely daughter that would be perfect for Svetolik.
May 26, 1107 Today I approved a massive road project to be carried out in the capitol. Although expensive I think this should prove to be benificial in the event of military intervention.
November 6, 1107 I remember when this job was exciting, now it seems the scheming is over, and waiting has begun. The only marginally important decision was when Keratsa from Vidin was sent to us as a fosterling. Where is the glory, the power I was promised. I am beginning to see why Caslav left.
Febrauary 5, 1108 Today is the darkest of days. The Magna Carta... has been delayed. But at a great coast, 400 gold! All those precious coins. They were so beautiful, and now they are gone! I shall make sure they pay! THEY WILL ALL PAY FOR THEIR INSOLENCE!
February 6, 1108 It seems I overreacted last night, I hope I can learn to control my temper. I also promise not to drink during council meetings. Apparently my comments at Stewardess Hermine were crude and uncalled for. This is my written apology, Signed Hranislav Vojislavljevics
November 20, 1108 Another uneventful year. All that happened of note since February was today Marshal Boris has left. He claims it was because he couldnt suffer this court. But I beleive he has the same problem I do, boredom. I mean what is a mashal without a war? Nothing, and thats what he feared he would be remembered for. Marshal Vladimir shall take his place.
Februrary 17, 1108 The concept of Musical Instruments has spread to our courts. Perhaps things will become more lively.
August 1, 1109 Today Stevolik has found a bride in our court. Unfortunatly we couldnt find a political marriage for the poor boy, so he will have to be content with merely sireing heirs.
September 2, 1109 Aleksander is expecting a child. If this child is a son, we will have secured France for House Vojislavljevic. I will hold back celebrations though, because his first child was a daughter, and this one may be another as well.
January 10, 1110 Our vassals are starting to get a bit uppity, but Steward Hermine assured me that cutting scutage would put them back in line. I hope she is right.
February 24, 1110 We decided that young Bela should be instructed in the court, in order to help us in the future.
June 1, 1110 GLORY! GLORY AND POWER TO HOUSE VOJISLAVLJEVIC! FOR TODAY WE HAVE DONE IT! WE HAVE SECURED THE THRONE OF FRANCE! Ahem, Like I said, today Raymond Vojislavljevic is born, and he is the first heir to the French Throne. Now Charles de Blois still has some years left in him, but at age 41, I sincerly doubt he'll be able to father any heirs, and If he does, our daggers await their flesh. Let it be known that I Hranislav Vojislavljevics am the sole person responsible for this feat! And let my name adorn every family hall! For today is a day of celebration!
End Part One
Sorry about those last few years, but literally nothing happened aside from some stuff about sending children to court or monestary, notifications on loss of titles in backwaters in deep Russia, low skill courtiers throwing hissyfits etc. no important events. If you want me to record these non-events to flesh it out, Ill do it. Ill probably continue late tonight or tommorow.
The reign of The Infant King: Chapter 4: Part 2
The Records of Hranislav Vojislavljevic, Regent to King Uros
July 26, 1110 Today, the council has pressured me into opening a mine is Rashka. I dont see the point, but I never was one for numbers. Numbers are a simpletons game, so as long as they leave the politics to me, I'll keep quiet.
October 2, 1110 The insufrable King of Hungary refuses to die, 57 years old and he still finds time to not be dead. His wife is just as bad at 63 years! I fear his son my die before him, which would cause us to lose our way onto the Hungarian throne! This is unacceptable, and something must be done!
December 6, 1110 Today I Hranislav Vojislavljevic have been vindicated! The wise leaders of our faith no longer consider my views to be heretical, and I am once more viewed as a true man of faith! Perhaps someday they will remember me as they do the apostles, but I shouldnt speak of that, claims like that may have caused the problem in the first place.
January 16, 1111 That fool, Governor Amanieu, at our yearly tournament, called out King Uros and claimed he would not suffer to be ruled by a child and the, ahem, moonstruck fool who leads him. I instructed young Uros to not take such affronts, and the result was a fight that left everyone speachless. Unfortunatly it seems the two will not reconcile, and I fear Serbia may soon be headed for dark times.
March 5, 1111 We have allowed the Jews to set up a lending buisness in Naissus, many feel they are unwelcome, but the council again assures me its for the best.
July 19, 1111 Amanieu's arrogance knows no bounds. Today he demanded that the realm enter feudal contract. The council, as well as the other vassals, told Amanieu where to shove it, And I informed him that any more attempts at inciting rebellion will be met with stripping of titles.
September 13, 1111 THAT FOOL! THAT BASTARD! Governor Amaniue had broken free of his bonds, and is openly encouraging the others to do so as well. I have ordered all of our armies to mobilize, and we shall see if Amanieu has the balls to back up his words!
September 18, 1111 As expected, the county of Dyrrachion has proclaimed independance. this is of course because their leaders had allied themselves with the traitor Amaniue long before this happened. No matter, for their army is a pittiful rabble of men not fit to be called soldiers!
September 24, 1111 In hindsight, Feudal Contract was a good choice, we have initiated it now. However it is better we do it now, as opposed to when Amaniue demanded it. His war was inevitable, and its best not to look like we capitulated to him.
October 23, 1111 Our armies have reached both traitors, and victory seems inevitable!
November 10, 1111 Both armies have reported victory, and are laying seige to the traitors.
December 17, 1111 Dyrrachion is conquered, and we have kept it for ourselves, as it is best not to put a traitor back in power. Also if this is truly civil war, we will need all the land and men we can get to defend our holdings.
February 2, 1112 Ragusa has fallen, and with it, all chances of civil war. I fully expect the next few months to prove the stability, and already the wispers of rebellion have died down. Weather it is through respect or fear I care not.
Feburary 4, 1112 Due to the fact that the realm is now too big to maintain, we have decided to give Dyracchion to the church, as a sign of our committment to peace and prosperity.
March 13, 1112 Our armies have returned home and have demobilized. I feel safe enough to proclaim the civil war over!
May 11, 1112 It amuses me to know that the traitor Amaneiu now serves as a common courtier in a backwater County.
October 9, 1112 As a reward for staying loyal, we have granted Vidin the lands of Ragusa. The physical seperation should also keep them from attempting a rebellion in the future.
November 28, 1112 Today one of our Captains has developed a new tactic, that involves holding an enemy in place as you charge their front to break their lines. The Captain has been rewarded and the tactic incorporated into our doctrine.
December 27 1113, Stewardess Hermine demanded compensation for having to work in a court with the reputation we have. I gladly gave her the requested sum of money, but only because all the possible replacements were completely incompetant.
May 14, 1114 I know I havent wrote about him much, but I feel I must. I fear that my father may not be long for this world. Although even at 64 he was strong, recently his mind... it has begun to fail him. I sometimes catch him in the halls, staring out the window for hours. Sometimes I hear him talking... talking... talking to mother, who has been dead for fifteen years. Other times he argues with the council, even though chambers are empty. I just don't know what to do, and as I get older, I wonder if people will remember me for my deeds, or my final moments of maddness. It seems that is all people will remember my father for.
May 24, 1114 We have found a bride for Tresimir, in the lovely daughter of the Croatian King. Although he has two sons, I feel as if it was a wise marriage. Perhaps poor fate will befall them, but I fear I no longer have the stomach for such endavors.
August 20, 1114 Our blacksmiths have finally been trained in the art of making Chainmail, which is much more comfortable than that leather armor they used to have us wear.
November 4, 1115 Yet another uneventful year, However Uros now is 15, and as such I shall begin transistioning responsibilities to him, in preparation for him taking the throne next year.
January 16, 1116 We have ordered the extension of the road network into Rashka, allowing our troops to quickly reach all our vassals lands.
October 3, 1116 Today, Uros becomes a man, and I must step down. I will continue in my capacities, but I fear I may be preoccupied with caring for my father. Regardless, I have served my duty to Serbia, guiding her through tough times.
End Chapter 4
State of the World: Serbia stays at its starting size, with one less vassal, but the lands remain in our hands. House Vojislavljevic is in the line of succession for both France and Hungary, and Croatia could become part of us as well. Germany declared War on France sometime twords the end, and France seems to be doing poorly. Croatia has gone on a crusade or something, all I know is I got a crapload of popups about them declaring war on Muslims. Uros has become a odd ruler, with 6 in all stats except diplomacy, which has an impressive 16 points. Possible players include Uros naturally, Nikoden, Prince of Vadin, who is starting to lose loyalty, or the Loyalist Prince Petar of Rashka.
All in all a dull game, with only one minor conflict, however I think I managed to set into motion great things for our RISE TO GLORY.
And here is the save: http://filesmelt.com/dl/Bay_12_Kingdom_of_Serbia_1116.eug (http://filesmelt.com/dl/Bay_12_Kingdom_of_Serbia_1116.eug)
The Reign of King Uros Vojislavljevic, A Diary : Part 1
The Infant Grown
October 4th, 1116: A day as king, and my head already pounds from the stress of it. Peasants who want me to reign in the burghers, burghers who want me to reign in the clergy, clergymen that want me to make the nobles more pious and nobles that want more rights over the peasants. How did my forebears stand it?
Uros gains trait: Stressed.
October 10th, 1116: Barely a week after my 16th nameday and they already have me wed off to some Sicillian slattern. The weight of Kinghood is pressing down on me, now they force on me an ugly wife (even the artists could not make her look beautiful) simply because she is the only child of a powerful (and rapidly aging) king. I can see her fluttering her eyelashes at the other courtiers. Before the year is up, she will be shacked with one of them.
Uros gains: Wife. (Yes, she is the sole daughter of a 39-year-old Sicillian king. I hope to god his laws are Semisalic, also she's got 20 intrigue. :D)
November 21st, 1116: What did I say? She's fucking one of the courtiers. I put trust in her too! I told my men not to spy on her, nor did I confront her about it. And now the rumours float through the castle like ashes through a volcanic sky. I should have them both beheaded, but the effort of it...
Uros' wife gains "friend": Petrososi or something.
January 14th, 1117: At least my cousin is about as happy as I am. I had her married off to some 40-year-old Byzantine count. Sometimes it's GOOD to be king.
February, March, whatever, 1117: The days pass boringly. I had some people build some buildings or something of that ilk, but otherwise it's the usual peasantry bullshit. Maybe I should start a war...
December 16th, 1117: I have been told my wife is with child. I... Was not expecting this. Certainly, we've consummated our marriage, but... Never passionately. It has to be done in passion to count, doesn't it? Maybe it was that dirty filthy courtier she's been seeing. I should have him flayed.
Uros' wife gains: Big belly.
January 2nd, 1118: The Croats called us to war today. All my advisors told me to send them confirmation that we'd join them, since the enemy is far away and Turkish, so I did. We're at war, finally!
Serbia gains enemy: Egypt.
February onwards, 1118: Today we didn't send any troops to attack Egypt because it's "more prudent". I want blood, damn it! I want to feel men's entrails spill down my blade! But I think the counts will revolt against me if I force them to take up arms, it's planting season...
1118: The usual business. Thieves, buildings built, we went to war with a few Muslim emirates whilst others swore peace upon their swords. Sigh, I wish something INTERESTING would happen. My lady's belly swells to massive proportions and I doubt even her sweet smelling bitch can stand to do her with it.
Serbia gains enemy: Useless Muslims.
December 6th, 1118: My boy was born today. My beautiful boy. My little Prijezda. I will silence any that claim he is not mine, for I can see my strong nose in him. This child is strong and will inherit the thrones of both the kingdoms of Sicily and Serbia. It will be a glorious day when that happens. The wife looks almost appealing at the moment, I'm sure that will pass soon.
Uros gains: Son, Prijezda.
End Part 1
---------------------------------
So, yep, very little has happened except for the fact WE NOW HAVE AN INFANT READY TO TAKE TWO THRONES! Sadly he'll probably take it before he's sixteen (the king of Sicily is currently 50 or so), but it'll be worth it. I've been building the cheap improvements since we don't really seem to have much need of money and I'm getting back what I put in by the time things are built. If we get into a real war (not against useless Muslims being gangbaned by all the other Baltic countries) then I might start to worry, but not for now.
The Reign of King Uros Vojislavljevic, A Diary : Part 2
The Boy Becomes A King
December 25, 1118: The French princess (or whatever she styles herself) slit her own throat, which I found raucously amusing. Apparently her husband was not up to much in the bedroom!
Early 1119: My cousins desire to be (re)wed, do they? So be it. Each of them can have a fat German bride to bear fat German babes. Of course, these ARE the king of Germany's daughters... There's just one little matter to be taken care of, his 1-year-old son...
We have gained a Varangian Guard. An army of Scandinavians ready to spill the blood of our enemies for us. I can say that I am excessively pleased by this.
Late 1119: Oh, the wonderful time I've had. I fucked some wench and gained a baseborn son AND my true wife is pregnant with my next child. Wonderful days! My loins shoot out their seeds and wherever you look, fruit springs up!
Byzantium is distracted by the Muslims, now is the time to take Belgrade...
Early 1120: Done and done. Getting rid of that squealing porkling took only 60 gold and a starving beggar to do the job. I even promised him the corpse to eat! Oh, if you'd've seen his face, you would've laughed so hard. Recently we found out that Raymond has inherited the throne of France. As much as I dislike the little bugger, it'll be useful to have a cousin as the ruler of such a powerful kingdom.
In other news, Hranislav is being an annoying little prick, so I married him off to some 50-year-old German countess. Oh, dear god, I LOVE being King.
Finally, we have Belgrade, too. I will not tell you how, just trust me that it was bloody, difficult and resulted in Belá Vojislavljevic having the seat. These are glorious times to be Serbian.
Late 1120: Another son! Osmond he will be called and for him I hope a princedom. It is the very least he deserves, being born barely two years after his brother.
Late, Late 1120: FINALLY a real war. The Duchy of Slavonia has declared war on our oh so noble allies the Croatians, and it's all I can do not to stop myself from tearing after them in a blind haste, rage filling my blood stream. Before I do that, however, I think it's time to "find" some documents proving our rights to certain Slavonia domains...
My wife's bedwarmer has got himself into a duel with one of the other courtiers... I think I can get rid of him this way...
January 1121: And already the war with Slavonia is over. They barely had a token force defending the pathetic castle in that unpronounceable Croatian province, but we took it and they recognised our claim on it. The question is who to give it to.
1121: The Count of Ugra declared war on us for independence. Sending the troops there would've either killed them or bankrupted us if we'd sent them by sea, so I gave him his freedom. Cheaper than that piece of shit province was, anyway. Very little else happened this year.
1122: My uncle Petar died and left me Rama and Hum. I can managed them fairly, so I think I will stick by them for now and build their infrastructure. Maybe one of my sons can take them over after I am gone.
End Part 2
------------------------
A pretty eventful year. Our king has an heir and a spare (not decided which is which, yet, depends on how their stats come out) and a bastard boy just in case. This king is either going to live a long time despite his current crippling depression or die shortly because of it. We'll see. Currently waiting for the heirs of Byzantium and Hungary to turn 16 so I can try marrying our cousins off to them (not going to do much, but it'll give us a bit more spread out blood in higher echelons), so we'll see how that turns out. Claimed another province, exiled the wife's "friend" etc etc. A good year, all in all.
Raymond has the throne of France, too. It wouldn't shock me if he was assassinated or something soon, though. He's only 9 and there's a lot of years to go between 9 and 16.
The Reign of King Uros Vojislavljevic, A Diary : Part 3
The King Becomes A Shambles
1123: Lazar born, France disintegrating under the rule of a child king, very little else happens.
1124: Yet another year of little more than the usual crap. Random marriages wherever I see fit, found out some of our's were ALREADY inbred. The little French King soldiers on.
1125: Holy shit, ALL our vassals have just declared war on Croatia. Had a choice between joining Croatia and joining our vassals, joined our vassals and grabbed a few Croatian titles. Let's see if we can be ruler of the Serbs AND Croatians.
1126: The outcome was... Disappointing. We only got one province and that was by the skin of our teeth. And for what? We've ruined a great alliance and lost so many men. Ridiculous.
1127: Nothing happens except the whispering in the walls.
1128: The whispering grows louder! *there are lots of meaningless scribblings and drool stains covering these pages*
1129: *more scribblings and drool stains* I DIE!
Historian's note: December 11th, 1129: Uros' son, Prijezda comes to the throne after his father was assassinated the night before. Barely a teen, it was yet to be seen how well he would fare.
End Part 3
------------------------
Yeah, our king became schizophrenic. Some of our people were inbred (one of our daughters married a Russian who gave her a few children one of whom then married one of our's and gave us inbred babies) but I got rid of them via marriage. The realm is poor (although we've got a decent income) and most of our counts are pretty disloyal. I might have gave us waaaay too much BB and fucked us over there, you know how it goes.
Otherwise, our line is doing pretty well. Raymond is soldiering on in France, married decently and is 19 now. The next person along could probably play Prijezda and not fuck up, as long as you're ready to quickly subdue anyone that rebels. (Shouldn't be too hard, just be careful for assassins.) We've got a Voljislavljevic boning the Castillian queen, which means Voljislavljevic babies. One of our cousins is married to the Byzantine Emperor (I regretted that instantly when I realised it wouldn't get us closer to the throne and pushes us further away due to inbreeding issues). The rest of our spawn are all over the European world, messing shit up as they go along, like the pair I sent to marry the German women who they only had daughters with screwing us over in terms of succession there.
My advice to the next person if they play Serbia is: Give away some of our provinces. Get ready for rebellion and crush it swiftly. Remove those that rebel from their seats and replace them with Uros' siblings (put his bastard in a bishopric since they seem to ALWAYS be loyal). Hope to god you can reduce BB before Croatia, Hungary or Byzantium decide we look like juicy morsels and crush us.
My advice to the next person if they play France is: I have no idea. Godspeed, you black emperor. Unite France, maybe?
The Save Game Imaginatively Titled Bay12Games-Serbia-1130 (https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B2bVu9CcnhV1MDc1MDIzY2EtMjQ3OC00OTlmLWI1ZTgtZDllOTA0N2FhZTFh&hl=en_GB)
P.S. I'd love to sign up for another turn as soon as possible.