House of the Ασημένιο ΓΕΡΑΚΙ (Tepaki)

[pevergreen]

House of the Ασημένιο ΓΕΡΑΚΙ
(House of the Tepaki for short)

This is an IC and OOC thread for the members of LotR. All OOC posts must be in spoil brackets [SPOIL]hahaha[/SPOIL]



After asking directions to the House of Ασημένιο ΓΕΡΑΚΙ, you find yourself directed to an old inn looking structure. The house banner flies above the door. As you study this building more closely, you see that it is more of a small fortress than an inn. To storm this place would require a small army. A local spoke of the single entrance, stating that "3 grandmothers could hold that passage with broomsticks for six months." You thought him to be jesting, but in hindsight he is not far off. Walking inside the building, you find a cheery inn, with a few rooms off to the side. Seating yourself at a table beside the fire, you order an ale from the innkeeper. Mounted upon the wall, you see a list of the members of the house, their ranks and settlements they control. Other wall mounted parchments detail the glory of the members. The warmth and cheery atmosphere of this place quickly makes you easy. You are among friends.


Members of the House:

Lord of the Ασημένιο ΓΕΡΑΚΙ:
Treasurer of the Ασημένιο ΓΕΡΑΚΙ:
Captains of the Ασημένιο ΓΕΡΑΚΙ:
Knights of the Ασημένιο ΓΕΡΑΚΙ:
Senators of the Ασημένιο ΓΕΡΑΚΙ:


Ranking System:

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The Lord is determined by the will, or a vote in the case of no will being left by the previous lord.
The Treasurer is the second in command, and has no actual in game or out of game effect, just names.
Captains must have a land owning vassal and own land
Knights must own land
Senators must be members of the house.

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Alright, this house is all about giving the freedom to your characters. We are simply a group of people working together, bound by common goals, or friendship. There are no rules per se, but dont go stupid. We shall sit together, band together and be victorious together. And other stuff I cant think of.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Efstratios Monomachos wanders in...

I must say I am impressed with your house so far, particularly your coat of arms. That is one handsome shield.

What would I have to do to be provided with a shield like that?

[pevergreen]

Michail is delighted to see a customer and a good friend enter.

"Only join us my friend! As we rise in political rank, we get to coin our own additions. This is only the start my friend"

Michail returns to cleaning the bartable.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I declare my desire to serve this house.

The House of the Asteri has two factions with differing agendas, and my own feudal lord may or may not be leaving. As such, the feudal chain will be broken and I will have the option to serve this house. In such a case, Michail has promised me the second in command position. Should he reserve this position for me, I will take it.

I will continue as a member of the Asteri house for the moment, as all have agreed that this is not the time nor the place for partisan bickering. I propose that our great Western houses work together to serve the Emperor, the Empire, and our people. We must help one another achieve our goals. First order of business is to settle territorial ambitions.

The Tagamata is planning on expanding west, and so am I. The Tepaki is also planning on moving in that direction. I propose we coordinate so that we all get what we want. The Asteri seem to be planning to expand elsewhere, and therefore we won't be treading on one another's toes. Let these three houses work hand in hand. With, not against, each other.

Grant me command, lord Michail, and the freedom to use it. I will not let you down. We do not have permission to attack the Catholics yet, but the time may come. We must wait until it is politically viable, and tactically prudent. At that moment, those who would conquer and convert us to their militant brand of Christianity will find themselves conquered. I would serve as an ambassador between the houses, if permitted.

[pevergreen]

My friend Efstratios,when the time comes, will you serve me?

If so I will welcome you as my right hand man.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Absolutely. It seems I've already gotten permission from my lords, due to political differences, to secede from the Asteri.

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With it being a mutual thing, and no hard feelings, I feel that I should be able to declare a new oath to a new master. However, it is probably best to wait until the preliminary settlement grabbing has ended to make it official. Then I can undergo whatever penalty there is for "breaking" an oath.

I'm a little fuzzy on the oath rules. I should probably go read them.

I can help you take Bari if you help me take Durazzo, and then we should decide which settlement to take next. I think it should be a rebel settlement and it should be whereever is logically closest to what we have.

With 3 provinces we get a private army, do we not? That is what we need. If we can get the other houses to support us, we can perhaps repay them later by ceding some of these provinces in favor of the more valuable ones west of here. It's important that we all cooperate.

What our priorities should be is securing lands for the Empire as a whole, then dividing them up between the houses who fought for them, and making them contiguous states of the empire. This will lead to less tensions between the houses, greater cooperation, and greater success for all.

WE ARE ONE EMPIRE, after all. Let's act like one. Let's show the Emperor our commitment to restoring his nation and our people to his enlightened rule. Our successes here will convince him that our immediate Catholic neighbors who have stolen lands that belonged to the Empire not too long ago must be brought back into the fold, and brought back within our church.