tnick0225: I've been reading yours: it looks awesome, lots of fun stuff happening. I'll keep an eye on it.
Almdudeler: You say lucky, I say one-county nobodies. But yeah, no 3-year-olds or lunatics yet, so it's luck in a sense. I'm sure worse situations will arise
ekorovin: When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail. when you're a murderous old man, everyone looks like a victim.
You're HOW Old?
Good old Thankulf is a man with a good hold on what he has, and a good eye on what he wants. His younger son is without a bride lined up, so he picks a count. House Thueringen must get more land.
Thankulf has never been on a pilgrimage, it seems. He realizes what an opportunity this is, and returns far more diplomatic than when he left.
There are heathens next door, and Thankulf looks to expand his lands by attacking them. they've no allies, but the Slavic faith rallies, and he must beg of peace
The duke of Saxony decides to revolt against the king! his revolt is poorly planned and swiftly crushed, landing said duke in jail.
Thankulf sees an opportunity for a power grab. he fabricates a claim on the Ducky of Saxony, with the king's help. before the enemy's levies from the civil war have fully recovered, he strikes
Mercenaries are hired using borrowed money, but they pay off on the battlefield. The king seems amused by all this commotion in the north, and makes Thankulf Chancellor as a show of appreciation for deposing the treacherous duke.
A few counts of Saxony dislike the new administration, and seek to re-instate the old duke. They are crushed, and their titles revoked. Thaunkulf now has four counties to his name.
His son and heir Radulf's wife dies, so he sets up a new marriage with the countess of Oesterreich. Spread the Thueringen bloodlines far and wide, after all.
On that note, Thankulf seems to be sowing some wild oats of his own. Not bad for a man of 72.
For some more family management, we've run into a bit of an inheritance problem. Radulf will inherit the duchy and its capitol, but Hartmann will inherit the other three counties. Troubling.
Meanwhile, Thankulf invests heavily in Scottish princes.
Randulf seems to have some plans to fix the inheritance issue himself. His father does nothing to stop this, cold-blooded though it may seem.
After nine long years of playtime, Thankulf kicks the bucket. He leaves to his son Radulf three more counties and one duchy title than he started out. The last year of the turn passes without too much activity.
Will we be staying in Saxony? The coin says yes.
