You send an envoy to the Khanate, demanding to parley about the raids into Tven territory.
The same night, as you're going down the stairs of the library's tower of your palace...
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You feel someone's presence behind you just a moment before you feel a pair of hands shove you downstairs! You tumble down, trying to stop your very painful way downwards!
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*CRUNCH*
869 AD
You are
Romuald, son of Houlandin III. Your brother has been assassinated; pushed down the stairs, he broke his neck. The elf that was caught on the scene was interrogated for three weeks. After he kept refusing to exchange info on elves' vendetta for his life, he was drawn and quartered by horses.
You didn't really want or hope to rule, after all, a
homosexual does incur the wrath of some more conservative noblemen and even peasants. At least the clergy doesn't, or wouldn't, grumble that much, if not for the divorce that you requested from your late brother Llewyn, which, does put you on the clergy's crosshair moreso than your orientation. And they managed to rile up the peasants. Nothing major, but the dissatisfaction does hang in the air.
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If only you were a negotiator of sort, but all that you can say about yourself is that sometimes you're just stupidly
lucky.
At least you're wifeless and can devote your time to your love, Lord Asbach, whose lovely red hair and charming smile makes your knees weak from time to time. Upon his suggestion, you decide to be humble and instead of continuing naming tradition of the Houlandines, you remain at your birth name, becoming King
Romuald (the First; probably; who knows!).
You start your reign with the meeting with the advisor, who briefs you on the matters of Parsian Civil War (as it is now, no Parsians got to raiding Augas or Luathbas yet) and then he shows you the Scrolls of Kingdom Status.
Happiness: 5
Population: 6
Economy: 5
Army: 7
"Sire, now onto a different matter." He unravels a length of cloth, showing you the fabled Dwarven Necklace of Persuasion and the Sky Iron Knife.
"Whatever shall we do with those artifacts, sire? Some noblemen say we should put them into graves of their respective owners - Houlandin I and III, respectively."
A) Place the Dwarven Necklace of Persuasion in the sarcophagus of Houlandin I, keep the knife.
B) Place the Sky Iron Knife in the tomb of your father, Houlandin III, hold onto the necklace.
C) Deposit both artifacts into the graves of your venerable ancestors.
D) Keep both at your person; in fact, these will be now part of Crown Jewels of Luathbas!
Then a guard arrives.
"My liege; by some coincidence, two envoys have arrived just now. One is from the Khanate, and the other from Gubta Empire. Which should we let into your throne room first?
A) The Gubta.
B) The Khanate.
//Remember, no split/incomplete votes.
