Well here is a question for you; which character that you've controlled during a game has had the most tragic life to date? This is to say, whose life would you deplore living, despite the fact that he(or she) could end up as the title character is a Shakespearian play 
Mine would have to be:
Mocar II Leofricson Earl of Northumria, Duke of Atholl and Buma
As of writing the poor man is 61 years old and has managed to bury every single one of his 6 children. Two died in child birth, admittingly, but his eldist Edric died on campaign while attepting to secure a final county needed to add a ducal title. Edric was only 19, a gifted commander, and his only son had died at the age of 2.
His second son Aethelwulf(?) was assassinated by the Duke of Leinster who also happened to be Mocar's nephew(Mocar had attempted to assassinate the Duke's brother and heir earlier in order to bring the Duchy into his own holdings).
One daughter, the wife of Henry de Normandie brother to King Gilbert I of England, died of phneumonia. Another was married to a high ranking son of the King of Norway but failed to produce any children before she herself died as well.
Mocar's wife of over 40 years BenMuma had sunk into a horrible depression as well. He also had to deal with the mania of his Father's second wife who attempted to rebuidl the tower of Babel twice(she finally died after being locked away for years)
to add insult to injury, Mocar has also seen the death of every one of his siblings save for one; his youngest brother who is one of the Bishops in his Highland holdings.
As a result he has taken to viewing his Brother Athered's children as his own and has married them prominantly and many hold important positions within the Earl's court(for instance, George is the current spy master, and another is steward).
Still, its been a long and sad life for the man, and I can't help but hope that he dies soon and leaves the Earldom to his grandson Edwin(the ONLY surviving male grandchild). O! Discordia!
Mine would have to be:
Mocar II Leofricson Earl of Northumria, Duke of Atholl and Buma
As of writing the poor man is 61 years old and has managed to bury every single one of his 6 children. Two died in child birth, admittingly, but his eldist Edric died on campaign while attepting to secure a final county needed to add a ducal title. Edric was only 19, a gifted commander, and his only son had died at the age of 2.
His second son Aethelwulf(?) was assassinated by the Duke of Leinster who also happened to be Mocar's nephew(Mocar had attempted to assassinate the Duke's brother and heir earlier in order to bring the Duchy into his own holdings).
One daughter, the wife of Henry de Normandie brother to King Gilbert I of England, died of phneumonia. Another was married to a high ranking son of the King of Norway but failed to produce any children before she herself died as well.
Mocar's wife of over 40 years BenMuma had sunk into a horrible depression as well. He also had to deal with the mania of his Father's second wife who attempted to rebuidl the tower of Babel twice(she finally died after being locked away for years)
to add insult to injury, Mocar has also seen the death of every one of his siblings save for one; his youngest brother who is one of the Bishops in his Highland holdings.
As a result he has taken to viewing his Brother Athered's children as his own and has married them prominantly and many hold important positions within the Earl's court(for instance, George is the current spy master, and another is steward).
Still, its been a long and sad life for the man, and I can't help but hope that he dies soon and leaves the Earldom to his grandson Edwin(the ONLY surviving male grandchild). O! Discordia!
