Thanks to stnylan for naming me Fan of the Week.
To say that I am shocked and delighted is an understatement as I have only been posting for little over a month. This particluar thread is new to me. I found it after reading Director's congratulations in his excellent AAR for an awAARd about which I was unaware.
To stnlylan, cthulu, crusaderknight (don't go losing those Palaeologids now!), Mettmrch, Director, Duke of Wellington, GrimReaper, Renslaer, Ghostwriter, Fiftypence (you're about 5 miles from me), Terraferma, coz1 and Vann the Red - a very big thanks for your comments.
A few personal details: male, single, 45 living in Great Harwood near Blackburn, England with a passion for history (I've been encouraged to go off and research more by the writings of Mett, Amric, jwolf - laughed my socks off with Farq and Talkingdonkey and marvelled at the complex plot twists Director throws out with seemingly effortless ease) and a fascination by "what if?" Froggy's characters seem as real as if they are sitting with me in my living room as I read her story.
I chose my moniker from Chief Legal Counsel to Ragusa whom the cheapscate Venetians wouldn't promote to mayor after observing the behaviour of the Venetian ai that just would not promote their Chief in Ragusa.