Welcome to Aquitaine, an intermediate to advanced Alternate History role-playing game. This game takes place during the year of 1514 in the newly established country of Aquitaine and its European neighbours, and will eventually expand further into the future. There will be good times and bad times for the characters here as they enter a time rife with as much pleasure as there is peril. We hope you decide to join and become part of our RP-ing family!
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"Emma loved people, and if she could make them happy, that was good enough for her."
Emma Hirst is the youngest daughter of the Hirst family, and has never aspired to anything beyond her God-given station in life. Quiet and kind-hearted, the girl goes about her business in a compassionate and muted manner, entirely unaware of the ambitious plans being made for her by her family. A friendly, innocent person, she brings a balance to the more rough-around-the-edges characters prevalent on the board. No matter what's going on, one can trust that Emma will be looking for the silver lining of the situation.
Quote of the Week
The people, chaos, ran all around,
And no one could nail sanity down.
The building, it just burned to the ground.
You heard it here, the place is changed.
I'm telling you, the place is changed.
It's changed!
While recovering from a mauling in the field Commander Shaft's Iscariot Legion has set up camp near an old Monastery in England. During a routine trip to the nearby town for supplies their man Thurgold was assaulted and injured by highwaymen. One naive failed-monk, Galahad stepped in to play the role of good Samaritan and helped get the man back to his friends. Now the quiet and kind doctor must deal with the Iscariot's cold commander and its most eccentric scout, Ace, if he wants to continue his role as nurse and bring his healing touch to the ill-used men of the mercenary-legion.
Year of our Lord: 1514
Season: Summer Weather: This is the season where the sun is almost always out and shining. Sea travel during the Summer is much safer than during the Winter, and many take advantage of this fact. Expect hot weather, soaring temperatures, and even the occasional light shower.
Group: France
Posts: 6
Member No.: 29
Joined: 16-June 09
Hi all! My name is Jan, and I'm a newcomer to Aquitaine. I'm so glad to have finally found an active historical RP. I've wanted to RP on one for ages, but it's almost impossible to find one that isn't just another RP with characters that happen to have a title. Needless to say, I'm extremely excited to have found this place, and I hope Marguerite will be a fun addition to the board. If you want to thread or anything of the sort, I'm always up for crazy ideas, so feel free to shoot one at me.
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Name:Marguerite d'Angouleme Nicknames: Prime Minister to the Poor Gender: Female Age: 21 Nationality: French Current residence: Bordeaux
Group: Aquitaine
Posts: 58
Member No.: 5
Joined: 17-April 09
Welcome to Aquitaine Jan! I know you'll have fun here, this is a good group. I'm Monica but I play as Fortune Fortescue, bard extraordinaire. I'm sure we will rp together at some point! Er, hopefully Fortune won't be in a French prison at the time. *shifty eyes*
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Name:Fortune Fortescue Nicknames: Fortune, Fort Gender: Female Age: 21 Nationality: English Current residence: Aquitaine (nomadic)
Group: France
Posts: 6
Member No.: 29
Joined: 16-June 09
Nice to meet you Monica! Hmmm, if you ever want Fortune captured I have a plot stewing in my mind. Marguerite would be more than happy to take an English, Aquitaine loyal saboteur into custody. Alternately they could play the lute together. XD.
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Name:Marguerite d'Angouleme Nicknames: Prime Minister to the Poor Gender: Female Age: 21 Nationality: French Current residence: Bordeaux
Group: England
Posts: 42
Member No.: 19
Joined: 25-May 09
Hey there, Jan! We're a good solid group of RPers, I'm sure you'll have fun here. We make friends easily. I'm Indy and I play Arthur Herodian, as you can see. I doubt I could have any substantial thread with your character, not only is Arthur constantly on the move, he doesn't like the French. xD
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Name:Arthur Hebblethwaite Herodian Nicknames: Arthur, Sir Herodian Gender: Male Age: 39 Nationality: English Horse: Destrier warhorse, Castus
Allegiance: Neutral, favouring the English Rank: Sir Knight
Group: Admin
Posts: 108
Member No.: 1
Joined: 14-April 09
Welcome, Jan! Judging by what I've seen so far of your writing, I believe you'll do wonderfully here! I'm Clover, one of the admins, so if you need anything at all, just let me know! I also play Emma Hirst, a daughter to an English noble, who would be happy to make Marguerite's acquaintance some day!
Group: Inactive
Posts: 35
Member No.: 2
Joined: 14-April 09
Hey Jan, I'm Thom the other half of the admin team. My character is Sebastian, the English ambassador to Aquitaine, though he's in prison right now for treason. They'll most certainly have to meet sometime in the future; Seb enjoys drifting about trying to make a name for himself.
You'll fit right in here, and it's brilliant to have another talented writer around. Good luck, have fun!
Group: Neutral
Posts: 5
Member No.: 25
Joined: 2-June 09
Hey there, Jan! My name is Chris, but I more commonly go by Truffles. It's less confusing for most of those on here. *nod*
I play Devon Ainsworth here, an English longbow archer. He travels around with Arthur (or rather will once we're done with the intro thread) and doesn't much like the French either. So we probably won't get the chance to thread together unless you want a lanky Englishman calling Marguerite names from a distance.
Hope you have fun here! I'm only in one thread so far, but I can say that I've definitely been having fun already, even though I know next to nothing about the time period.
Group: France
Posts: 6
Member No.: 29
Joined: 16-June 09
Indy: Well, if Arthur makes enough of a nuisance of himself I don't doubt that Marguerite wouldn't hesitate to send her guards to capture him if he ventures into Aquitaine. Now wouldn't that be an interesting thread? Hahaha. But whereas she might want him out of the way, I'm very pleased to meet you!
Clover: Aww, thanks! That's very sweet of you. I think Emma and Marguerite should meet asap. Marguerite is very interested in anyone who is connected to King Henry, English or not.
Thom: Oh jeez, poor Sebastian. Well, if he doesn't die on the rack, and if he gets sent back to Aquitaine, he and Marguerite will have ALOT to talk about. XD. Thanks for the compliment!
Chris/Truffles: Niiice. I'm all for jeering at Princess though. As modest as she is, she's still a noble and not used to skinny men yelling at her. XD. Fun is what RP-ing is for after all, so I'm glad to hear that!
Kovak: Nice to meet you! I'll admit I don't know what Farouk and Taraka do, but I'm sure we'll be able to work something out.
Spiffy: You know, I actually use the slang spiffy sometimes. >.>... It comes from watching too much 1950's film and television. Oh Prussian! Very cool. And I hope you're right about that!
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Name:Marguerite d'Angouleme Nicknames: Prime Minister to the Poor Gender: Female Age: 21 Nationality: French Current residence: Bordeaux
Group: Aquitaine
Posts: 58
Member No.: 5
Joined: 17-April 09
QUOTE (Marguerite d'Angouleme @ Jun 17 2009, 12:52 AM)
Nice to meet you Monica! Hmmm, if you ever want Fortune captured I have a plot stewing in my mind. Marguerite would be more than happy to take an English, Aquitaine loyal saboteur into custody. Alternately they could play the lute together. XD.
*squee* How exciting! They would definitely have a few interesting conversations, that's for sure. And a few awesome songs to play together as well. We'll have to figure something out!
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Name:Fortune Fortescue Nicknames: Fortune, Fort Gender: Female Age: 21 Nationality: English Current residence: Aquitaine (nomadic)
Group: France
Posts: 6
Member No.: 29
Joined: 16-June 09
lol, yusss!!! Marguerite could play other instruments as well. Wouldn't that be fun! Maybe Marguerite could hire Fortune to accompany her in a recital or some such nonsense. We must work this out.
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Name:Marguerite d'Angouleme Nicknames: Prime Minister to the Poor Gender: Female Age: 21 Nationality: French Current residence: Bordeaux
Salut!
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I'm Monica but I play as Fortune Fortescue, bard extraordinaire. I'm sure we will rp together at some point! Er, hopefully Fortune won't be in a French prison at the time. *shifty eyes* 
We're a good solid group of RPers, I'm sure you'll have fun here. 
I'm Indy and I play Arthur Herodian, as you can see. I doubt I could have any substantial thread with your character, not only is Arthur constantly on the move, he doesn't like the French. xD 
