Gentlemen:

Good afternoon from Canada!! I hope this finds you and yours well. As for me, I could complain...yadda, yadda, yadda.

Last night, I married off two members of my Sicilian Royal family into different factions--Matilda, my Sicilian princess is now Mrs. Perrin Gassou and my Prince Simon now has a lovely wife named Agnes who is the Princess of the HRE.

Question: What role(s) did these or any marriages play in the medieval scheme of things? Was it to further cement relations between the countries involved? I guess what I'm trying to figure here is what they were trying to gain, if anything, from marrying into these different factions.

Okay, for all you people who are playing as the HRE: What's the best way to go about this?

Last night, I took over the Rebel town that was dictated to me by the Council. Agnes is on her way to France as we speak.

Question: How did the Holy Roman Empire get the name, "Holy Roman Empire"?

In closing, I'm finding this game is like a good movie. It's extremely involving. It holds my interest really well. I've also found that if I've failed in one mission, I know that there'll be many more from where that came. Best yet, you get a say in what happens in those plotlines. This game beats the crap out of most of the crap they have on TV!!

Live long and prosper, take care and thank you kindly!!!

Sincerely yours always,

Indy.