The Tale of Repwoc, First King of Wales (RIP Demman)
I am King Demman, third king of Ireland, second who matters.
My father dieda bit over five years ago, leaving me the Duchy of Ulster. His father, the first true King of Ireland, died seven months later, leaving me King of Ireland. It's been an interesting time, but before that, there's a few people I want to introduce to you.
My mother, Duchess of the Isles. When she dies, I'll inherit part of Scotland. I'm not sure what to think about this.
My grandmother, Countess of Gwyd--Gwin--somewhere in Wales. Gwyden? Something like that? Anyways, when she dies, I'll inherit part of Wales. I'm not sure what to think about this, either.
This is Denis Jr, my...half-aunt, I think? She's a good friend. She tells me that it's good that I'll be inheriting bits of Wales and Scotland, because it means Ireland will be more powerful.
This is Tagd the Second, the king of Connacht, the last of Ireland's little kingdoms. My grandfather already got all the rest to agree that they were the true King of Ireland. (His father helped a little.) I tried to conquer them a while ago, but two things stood in my way:
They're small realms, but they have deceptively large armies. That's the deceptively that means they were larger than you'd think, not the deceptively that means you think they're larger than they were. Each had a couple thousand troops to call on, while Ireland only has about 2500.
And yes, the Queen of Galloway is my aunt.
Let's finish this off with a few other monarchs like me.
This is Queen Gruoch the Wise. Another of my aunts (my father had four legitimate daughters, one bastard daughter, my father, and a bastard who was born after he died) was her heir's wife, but then she died. My grandfather helped keep her husband from taking the throne, after letting him stay a while at the Irish court.
This is King Sancho of Castille and Galica. He's married to my eldest aunt and pulled my grandfather into a bunch of wars on the continent, which my grandfather didn't like even when he "forgot" to send the galleys. Which was usually. He regretted sending her to him for years, up until he died, ill and infirm. He (Sancho, not my grandfather) is a cruel coward who got excommunicated at some point. I don't remember hearing about it, but I'm sure that if my grandfather heard of it, he thought it was overdue.
This is King Eadgar of England, an interesting old man. They say that he married his mistress when his first wife died, then got a new mistress within the month. Such accusations aside, he's a good man, an old soldier with the wounds and scars to prove it. He's a virtuous man, and most importantly to my grandfather, a hunter like he was. But for me, the most important thing is his third child.
I have just turned of age, and will get to marry Ealdgyth as soon as the old king gets back to me, which is supposed to take a week and a half. By luck or the grace of God, we're perfect for each other! Denis Jr points out another benefit of the marriage: If the English Prince and Ealdgyth's elder sisters die, my heir will be king of England and Ireland! I asked her why she felt the need to bring this up, but she didn't explain.
I believe that's everyone you need to know. Let's see, what happened in my reign...
There was an outbreak of slow-fever which spread through most of Ireland, and that killed a lot of people--even some I knew. We tried to conquer Connacht. A couple months ago, the Pope declared a Crusade. Everyone knew it was coming sooner or later. Deus Vult, whatever that means. I don't speak Italian.
I don't think I'll be joining. Denis Jr. agrees with my decision, as do most people in the court. The reason is simple:
Instead, we'll focus on matters nearer to home. Denis agrees with this, suggesting a few possible ways to go. We could reclaim my honor and conquer Connacht for good. We could try to take Gywend the kingdom; my grandfather was rather angry when he realized that he had secured for his heir only the county rather than the duchy. Or--and she seems to like this idea most--we could...work to put my beloved on the throne of England. I'm not currently sure what to do.
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I've been playing this particular save of CKII for a good while; it's the only game of it I've really played. This is my fourth character, though the first two didn't do much. As suggested, the third became King of Almost All of Ireland, married three of his four daughters out to various people, and in return had various people marry into his kingdom. Perhaps parts of it would have made a good narrative if I had thought to record them; I can certainly remember some interesting turns.
Anyways, I've decided to do an AAR of this Irish king, now that he is of age. This is my first Paradox AAR, so I'd appreciate advice and such on how to improve it. But for now...
1. Is there anything more you'd like to know about Ireland or the rest of Europe?
2. What direction should Demman take Ireland?
3. How much control over decisions like this should I give the community?
I am King Demman, third king of Ireland, second who matters.
My father dieda bit over five years ago, leaving me the Duchy of Ulster. His father, the first true King of Ireland, died seven months later, leaving me King of Ireland. It's been an interesting time, but before that, there's a few people I want to introduce to you.
My mother, Duchess of the Isles. When she dies, I'll inherit part of Scotland. I'm not sure what to think about this.
My grandmother, Countess of Gwyd--Gwin--somewhere in Wales. Gwyden? Something like that? Anyways, when she dies, I'll inherit part of Wales. I'm not sure what to think about this, either.
This is Denis Jr, my...half-aunt, I think? She's a good friend. She tells me that it's good that I'll be inheriting bits of Wales and Scotland, because it means Ireland will be more powerful.
This is Tagd the Second, the king of Connacht, the last of Ireland's little kingdoms. My grandfather already got all the rest to agree that they were the true King of Ireland. (His father helped a little.) I tried to conquer them a while ago, but two things stood in my way:
They're small realms, but they have deceptively large armies. That's the deceptively that means they were larger than you'd think, not the deceptively that means you think they're larger than they were. Each had a couple thousand troops to call on, while Ireland only has about 2500.
And yes, the Queen of Galloway is my aunt.
Let's finish this off with a few other monarchs like me.
This is Queen Gruoch the Wise. Another of my aunts (my father had four legitimate daughters, one bastard daughter, my father, and a bastard who was born after he died) was her heir's wife, but then she died. My grandfather helped keep her husband from taking the throne, after letting him stay a while at the Irish court.
This is King Sancho of Castille and Galica. He's married to my eldest aunt and pulled my grandfather into a bunch of wars on the continent, which my grandfather didn't like even when he "forgot" to send the galleys. Which was usually. He regretted sending her to him for years, up until he died, ill and infirm. He (Sancho, not my grandfather) is a cruel coward who got excommunicated at some point. I don't remember hearing about it, but I'm sure that if my grandfather heard of it, he thought it was overdue.
This is King Eadgar of England, an interesting old man. They say that he married his mistress when his first wife died, then got a new mistress within the month. Such accusations aside, he's a good man, an old soldier with the wounds and scars to prove it. He's a virtuous man, and most importantly to my grandfather, a hunter like he was. But for me, the most important thing is his third child.
I have just turned of age, and will get to marry Ealdgyth as soon as the old king gets back to me, which is supposed to take a week and a half. By luck or the grace of God, we're perfect for each other! Denis Jr points out another benefit of the marriage: If the English Prince and Ealdgyth's elder sisters die, my heir will be king of England and Ireland! I asked her why she felt the need to bring this up, but she didn't explain.
I believe that's everyone you need to know. Let's see, what happened in my reign...
There was an outbreak of slow-fever which spread through most of Ireland, and that killed a lot of people--even some I knew. We tried to conquer Connacht. A couple months ago, the Pope declared a Crusade. Everyone knew it was coming sooner or later. Deus Vult, whatever that means. I don't speak Italian.
I don't think I'll be joining. Denis Jr. agrees with my decision, as do most people in the court. The reason is simple:
Instead, we'll focus on matters nearer to home. Denis agrees with this, suggesting a few possible ways to go. We could reclaim my honor and conquer Connacht for good. We could try to take Gywend the kingdom; my grandfather was rather angry when he realized that he had secured for his heir only the county rather than the duchy. Or--and she seems to like this idea most--we could...work to put my beloved on the throne of England. I'm not currently sure what to do.
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I've been playing this particular save of CKII for a good while; it's the only game of it I've really played. This is my fourth character, though the first two didn't do much. As suggested, the third became King of Almost All of Ireland, married three of his four daughters out to various people, and in return had various people marry into his kingdom. Perhaps parts of it would have made a good narrative if I had thought to record them; I can certainly remember some interesting turns.
Anyways, I've decided to do an AAR of this Irish king, now that he is of age. This is my first Paradox AAR, so I'd appreciate advice and such on how to improve it. But for now...
1. Is there anything more you'd like to know about Ireland or the rest of Europe?
2. What direction should Demman take Ireland?
3. How much control over decisions like this should I give the community?
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