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Post by Lord Newbury on Dec 3, 2017 22:14:16 GMT
Hello everyone,
So I had a plot idea today, and would like to know what interest we have in it here.
The Incumbent Monarch of the Kingdom of Valdez, King Ferdinand du Valdez, has passed away in his sleep, leaving his 8 year old son as Monarch. Juan Carlos Du Valdez, brother of the late monarch, serves as his regent, but with rumours abound that Juan has numerous mistresses, and more besides, the religious houses of the Kingdom seek a new regent, one more appropriate to look after the Kingdom. The crisis could tear the nation, which has stood for hundreds and hundreds of years, apart.
Let me know your thoughts, as well as how you could see your house and characters getting involved in this.
Liberal Faction - Juan Carlos du Valdez
Firmly in favor of the Regency being used to sway the young King to liberalising the nation, this faction feels that the aristocracy and common folk must work together, and supports some of the radical ideas of - a Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the removal of the church from the armed forces. It supports local town and county councils, and elected officials controlling the royal purse for civic matters. IRL they could be seen as the Baronies that formed the Magna Carter.
Conservative Faction - Eduardo du Castille
Much in favor of ensuring the status quo remains the same, this faction wants a new regent, as well as a much improve military and expansion into the Ettinlands once the King is old enough. Seeking to keep the church involved, and the common folk distant, it seeks to remove the regent by whatever means necessary and sees him as a heretic, and one who brings great shame to the throne of Valdez. They have strong support in the army and the military Duchy.
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Post by Lord Newbury on Dec 3, 2017 22:15:55 GMT
"Obasha could serve as the foreign medicine woman that takes care of the sickly child king. Then, when House Valdez falls, Obasha could run away with the kid to Boteri lands. Could be a fun way of giving people a reason to travel and open up RP possibilities.
Just like the Spider from GoT" - Suggestion from Undine.
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Post by Zoilus on Dec 3, 2017 22:17:04 GMT
I would be interested. With my main, I could lead an Alendronian peace-keeping task force, supporting their recognized claimant and propping up the regency.
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Post by Lord Newbury on Dec 3, 2017 22:19:31 GMT
And to add to it -
- My Valdez Vassal would make a move to supplant the regent.
- Vaanunder would work to subvert it, financially maybe.
- House Doros would work with Undine to 'steal' the Child King.
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Post by Lord Newbury on Dec 3, 2017 22:27:03 GMT
As an addition -
Juan - Regent - Liberal attitudes, belives the church is all to stronk, and wants the common folk to have more power.
Heir - Future King - 7 years old, maybe 12 if it makes more sense, very very very nutty thanks to his illness. Think Geoffrey on Acid.
Castelli Vassal - Wants to be Regent - More of the same, Juan is an insult to the Valdez name.
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Post by Jason on Dec 3, 2017 22:29:50 GMT
Alendron will support the regent because they sympathise with his ideas and wish to ensure that a more secular, economically powerful, and Alendron friendly government is placed into power.
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Post by Lotus on Dec 3, 2017 22:36:25 GMT
Alendron's head of foreign affairs would be ardently against the regent, and would be privately arguing with the queen that the regent's beliefs were too extreme and liberal for Valdez.
She would privately be in support of the counter faction, though that support would not extend beyond some words of encouragement.
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Post by Fyremage on Dec 3, 2017 22:49:14 GMT
Rjillund will support the regent and aim to cement valdez-cassian ties, so as to form a strong alliance between the two nations. They could send over a peacekeeping force of their own, as well as advisers and any raid required.
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Post by Jason on Dec 3, 2017 22:54:09 GMT
Alternatively, a conference can be called to decide that nothing will be done to support either side. Only material aid can be given. The people of Valdez decide their own fate.
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Post by Asinity on Dec 4, 2017 5:40:07 GMT
I'm interested in this idea, and would respond in kind to however Elija was treated.
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Post by Lord Newbury on Dec 4, 2017 7:54:30 GMT
Alright then, so to make this easier (and I'll add this to the OP as well for future reference) we have three factions following the death of the Monarch -
Liberal Faction - Juan Carlos du Valdez
Firmly in favor of the Regency being used to sway the young King to liberalising the nation, this faction feels that the aristocracy and common folk must work together, and supports some of the radical ideas of - a Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the removal of the church from the armed forces. It supports local town and county councils, and elected officials controlling the royal purse for civic matters. IRL they could be seen as the Baronies that formed the Magna Carter.
Conservative Faction - Eduardo du Castille
Much in favor of ensuring the status quo remains the same, this faction wants a new regent, as well as a much improve military and expansion into the Ettinlands once the King is old enough. Seeking to keep the church involved, and the common folk distant, it seeks to remove the regent by whatever means necessary and sees him as a heretic, and one who brings great shame to the throne of Valdez. They have strong support in the army and the military Duchy.
Consider these views as publically known - how would people support/oppose those factions?
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Post by Zoilus on Dec 4, 2017 14:26:50 GMT
That's a level of radicalism I wasn't expecting from the liberal side. Are these long term goals, or is Juan actually going to try implementing them from the start?
Also, is there a 'liberal' faction of the Church that could be supported?
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Post by Lord Newbury on Dec 4, 2017 14:48:13 GMT
Honestly, I want to avoid customising everything to much.
Ideally I can see it as -
Regent Side - Pro Reform, very Liberal by Trevast Standards.
Ducal Side - Conservative, want a new regent, want to uphold Trevastian Standards in the Monarchy.
In short, it would see Valdez split, with the Eternal City surrounded by the Military Dukes - who control most of the land in Valdez outside the City - demanding a new regent.
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Post by Zoilus on Dec 4, 2017 14:58:28 GMT
Ok, makes sense to me. That's pretty much how I was imagining this situation too, with the information available.
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Post by Lord Newbury on Dec 4, 2017 15:37:22 GMT
So after a considerable amount of brainstorming with Fyre and the other members of the staff team around him, we have decided on the following - The Death of a Monarch - The Valdez War of Succession As the tournament in Carenna is in full swing, his Majesty, King Ferdinand Du Valdez - seen by many as one of the 'Old Blood' Monarchs, passes away in his sleep. Torn with grief, his brother, Juan Carlos du Valdez, takes his brothers body and returns to the Eternal City in Valdez, therein to act as Regent to the late Kings seven-year-old heir, the Sickly Ferdinand the V. However, all is not well in the nation of Valdez, and the concept of a Regent - who has often been found to shirk his duties to the church, and to hold numerous mistresses in Court, is a sickening concept to the Dukes. Mere days after his return to the Eternal City, the five 'Dukes Militant' of the 'Great Counties of Valdez' publically refuse to swear their fealty to anyone other than the Boy-King himself, and demand to removal of the 'Apostate Regent' before they do so. Yet it would seem that life has a funny way of making things worse. Seeing opportunity, the Free City of the Vaanunder steal the boy-king in the dead of night, and break for the Island of Routaille. Seeing this as a chance to weaken their enemies in the Luskan Guilds, we trade heavily with the Valdez, they seek to prolonge the issues in Valdez and see the Kingdom break apart. However, they are caught by Luskan Traders in the ports of the Routaille, and a fight begins between the two crews when the boy-king is spotted, leading to both crews, and the boy-king himself, to be placed at the mercy of the Merovs, on their island, hundreds of miles from Valdez itself. How do we get involved?Now, what is stated above will happen off screen, after an IC announcement is published at some point in the near future. Three threads will then be fired up as follows. #1 - Conference calling for a solution to the Valdez Succession Crisis which is on the cusp of a civil war. This will be a high-level conference between Major Powers and their Vassals, which seeks a peaceful solution to the Valdez Succession Crisis. The location for this will be the Free City of Aladeen. #2 - Standoff outside the eternal city. The Dukes isolate the Eternal City from the outside world, with Juan Carlos refusing to let his sister in law, the late Ferdinands wife and relative of the King of Luska, for fear it may damage his own wellbeing. The Dukes demand her freedom or they will 'Burn the City to Ash'. #3 - Petitioning the release of the impounded ships. Representatives from Luska and Alendron/Vaanunder meet with the Merovs to discuss the release of their wayward ship crews. Around all of this there can be additional threads, people backing the dukes, or indeed making one of the dukes as one of their characters, and RPing them! We want this to be as engaging for all of you as we can make it, so if you have suggestions or ideas for what you and your characters would do, please - post here! For example, the Duke of Castille would be courting the Daughter of the King of Luska (as the duke is unmarried) in an attempt to form an alliance, and maybe even form his own Kingdom of Castille. Likewise, he would attempt to win over the Merovs by putting in an elected 'House of Lords' from the lesser Nobles. |
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