Great! I would like to be among the heads of one of the houses of nobles, let's call it the Doria family. If any other players want to join my noble house, there shall be plenty of minor and major roles. While I would like to be in control of our initial province, whichever it happens to be, I will gladly relinquish the control over the troops to anyone interested in fighting battles. As soon as we acquire another province, any other player from my team can take control over it.
I have no ambitions to be the Consul and would therefore give up any claims on Genoa. Ideally, I would love to get Tuscany and an initiall 1/4 of the treasurry, or 1000 florints. In return I promise to train and keep 2 units of Urban Militia up by 1100, and 1 unit of Spearmen by 1105. Second to Tuscany I would prefer Sardinia, but since this island is poor, I can only promise a unit of Urban Militia. If a larger grant is made available, I promise to build the necessary structures for the production of galleys and dromons. Each ship built will need to be financed by the Consul, who should also pay for its upkeep. Since the trading income will all be going to Genoa and Tuscany, this is only fair.
And finally, for role playing purposes, I think my house should be Ghibellines, i.e. pro-HRE and anti-Pope.