Chief Theophilos seems to be following the family tradition. Hopefully, the Basilissa holds a life insurance policy on him. Making the Khagan mad is not a recipe for a long and healthy life. Thank you for the update
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Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Twenty-Eight : The Carousing Starts
Chapter Eight Hundred-Twenty-Eight : The Carousing Starts
This chapter starts in the middle of November, of the year 933, with the Princess Agathe of Maurya arriving at the Castle in her private carriage.
The reason for her arrival, of course, was because it was time for the carousing and merriment to start! At least they were unlikely to run out of food and drink.
Also the two women were the few members of the family who truly got along. They both had high opinions of each other and, therefore, enjoyed each other’s company.
They drank wine, ate roast fish, and told jokes about their husbands. Most of the jokes went over the Basilissa's head but she laughed anyway. The strong wine helped.
Then a Bard came forth and bowed to the two ladies. He was European in looks and very handsome.
“I am here to entertain you with tales both strange and wonderful,” he announced. “I am the Bard known as Sunflower! And I have a tale to tell!”
“What tale will you tell?” asked the Princess as she wiped pastry crumbs from her lips.
“The tale of the High Chief Scrooge of Lanka!” he said as he walked to the center of the throne room. “Listen and learn!”
So we end this chapter with a Bard about to tell one of those annoying stories with a message. You may wish to skip the next few chapters.
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Education is so wrong on Scrooge. He would be Midas Touched not level 1. Which of the nephews (Huey, Dewey or Louie) is the heir? What is the religion of the Fish? Scrooge is tribal not feudal? Please make sure that the rock and dog do not get drunk. Thank you for the update
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29 v 4: more of a bar room brawl than a battle.
Scrooge McDuck? Did the game come up with that all by itself!?
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I created the Family name but there is another Scrooge in the game.29 v 4: more of a bar room brawl than a battle.
Scrooge McDuck? Did the game come up with that all by itself!?
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Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Twenty-Nine : The Tale of Scrooge McDuck Begins!
Chapter Eight Hundred-Twenty-Nine : The Tale of Scrooge McDuck Begins!
“It was the middle of September, of the year 1066 AD, and the Scrooge of the House McDuck had just become High Chief of Lanka,” said the Bard.
“And he needed to do many things now that he ruled the duck folk of the island-”
“Duck folk?” exclaimed the Empress. “What do you mean duck folk?”
“In the future animals have been changed by mankind’s need to enslave even nature itself,” explained the Bard. “Animals have been given intelligence and will of their own. Many of them escaped their enslavement and started their own societies and cultures.”
The Bard cleared his throat and continued where he had left off.
“Now Scrooge was a Svetambara Gosalynist. He believed that a long time ago Gods and mortals both walked the lands. And the latter were playthings and slaves for the Gods. But soon one mortal rose up and, leading the billions of other mortals, overthrew the Gods. The Gods were forced out of the universe itself-”
“Yeah, yeah, get on with it,” demanded the Princess.
“Ahem,” said the Bard looking a tad upset. But he calmed down and added, “His form of government was that of the Tribes. His people didn’t trust in peace but in the sword and the spear.”
“But the High Chief was a greedy and indulgent wastrel. He preferred coins to blood covered hands,” he added with a nod of his head.
“And to secure his hold on the tribes he had to select others he trusted for his Council,” said the Bard. “But those to be trusted were in short supply. So he picked who he could. Scrooge, a different Scrooge, became his Chancellor, while Huey became his Marshall and Eggbert became his Steward. Then Emelio became his Spymaster and Beaky became his Court Chaplain. None of the appointees really liked him but he had no choice. They were all he had in his courts.”
“Then he had to pick a bride,” added the Bard. “But there was only two females available for him to wed.”
“He decided on Kicki, a Courtier in Nandagiri, who was 21 years old and shared his Religion,” pointed out the Bard. The Empress and Princess just sipped their wine and looked bored.
“So he sent a request for her wingtip in marriage to her father, who was also the Chief of some lands on the mainland. In other words she was of Noble blood. A female of the House Cakeduck.”
“As he waited for his new bride to arrive he decided that, as his people believed in war, he should build up a War Chest. He would need money to fight wars and gain lands,” said the Bard with a knowing nod. The Princess yawned.
“But at heart Scrooge was a greedy duck and decided to focus on business,” added the Bard. “How else would he collect the coin he needed for war otherwise?”
“Now he had to decide which county would gain his favor, his attention, his coins,” the Bard continued. “So he picked his Capital County of Dakhina Desa.”
“He then handed out the Minor Titles and made sure the one empty Commander position was filled,” he said while finally playing a few notes from his lute.
“Now all he had to do is wait for his wife to show up and then he could continue to plan for his future,” the Bard said with another note from his lute.
The Bard stood silent for a few seconds and then asked, “May I have something for my throat before I continue?”
The Empress sighed and snapped her fingers. “Give the Bard a beer. A chilled one straight from the kegs in the ice buckets.”
And so we end this chapter with the Bard taking a short break to cleanse his throat and fuel his body for the next part of his tale.
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I am not sure that the Bard deserves a chilled lager straight from the keg. Thank you for the update
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Open season for Duck puns: he needed the beer, as the audience was not egging him on, but rather had him ducking for cover. And I bet Scrooge's Court Physician was just a quack.
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Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Thirty : Duck Politics
Diplomacy
Chapter Eight Hundred-Thirty : Duck Politics
Diplomacy
After a couple of pints of cool beer the Bard was ready to continue. He strummed his lute and went on with his tale.
“It was the 28th of September when the High Chief’s future bride came to the holding with a letter of approval from her husband,” said the Bard with a smile on his face. “She was a lovely female. Like Scrooge her feathers were as white as clean snow and her figure-”
“Get on with it!” said the Princess.
The Bard sighed.
“Anyway,” he continued, “They had there wedding that very day. Being greedy Scrooge collected a Royal Aid Duty from all the guests. To help pay for the ceremony.”
“His new wife had a good opinion of her new husband,” said the Bard. “Well, had a semi-good opinion of him. Well, she tolerated him. So Scrooge decided to give her a gift. And of course the best gift, at least in his eyes, was coins. So he gave her a honeymoon gift of a small purse of gold coins.”
“His NEW Father-In-Law Chief of Nandagiri, as well as Chancellor of Gangavadi AND one of his Liege’s Commanders, had a high opinion of his Son-In-Law. Though he did have a temper he was mostly, as the duck folks said, a good egg,” added the Bard.
He waited for the laughter to die down. He didn’t have to wait long for there was no laughter.
The Bard sighed and then continued. “Scrooge’s Brother-In-Law also liked him. But the 14 year old duckling, named Winghelm, was a cynical youngster. He questioned everything. Had the Gods truly existed? What had come first, the eggs or the duck folks? Were cookies a snack or a dessert?”
For some reason the Empress and the Princess found THAT funny and laughed their heads off.
The Bard just smiled and waited for them to stop before he went on with the story.
“But by early October High Chief Scrooge was more interested in his neighbor,” stated the Bard. “This only neighbor. Or maybe we should say he was interested in High Chief Dewey of Sinhala’s holdings.”
“A war with Dewy was needed. So Scrooge sent his Chancellor Scrooge to the County of Pihiti. This was the Capital of Sinhala and the Chancellor was told to find out a way for High Chief Scrooge to claim it,” the Bard added. “The Chancellor was smart enough to dress and act like a human. To the duck folk this was a very effective disguise as humans all looked alike to them.”
The Princess snorted and the Empress giggled. The Bard assumed they had done that because they found racist ducks funny. Or because they were dunk.
“In March there was some alarm when the neighbor called forth his levies. Had he noticed the Chancellor among his people? Was he attacking first?” said the Bard trying to sound alarmed with a touch of surprise and a pinch of mystery.
“But it turned out he was involved in a whole different war,” proclaimed the Bard with a strum of his lute. “Seems King Beaky of Ankaia was attacking the Depose High Chieftess Tyra of Tondai Nadu. Which was strange because their Religion said that females were not allowed in positions of power.”
The Empress and the Princess glared at the Bard. He decided to move on with the story. Quickly.
“Why outnumbered the Depose had many allies,” remarked the Bard. “In fact both sides had many allies and it was likely the war could go on for years. And High Chief Dewey was one of the High Chieftess’s allies.”
“This was a good thing,” added the Bard, “as it meant his troops would be tied up in the conflict for who knows HOW long.”
“Why waiting for this Chancellor to find, or create, a claim for him High Chief Scrooge decided to sway High Cheiftess Kicki. After all, he wanted his wife to love him not just like him,” said the Bard trying to make it sound romantic.
At that point he stopped again as the two women laughed. He wondered if they even believed in romance?
Then his stomach rumbled and he said, “Any food I can have? Telling a story is hungry work.”
The Empress snapped her fingers and said, “Been the Bard a platter of fried fish, sweet breads, fruits, and some more beer to wash it down with.”
So we close this chapter with a wedding of a pair of ducks and a Bard feeding his face to tame his hunger so he can continue with his duck tale.
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Less beer for the bard and more beer for the Empress and the Princess equals more laughter. Thank you for the update
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They just didn’t get the yolk.
No duck a l‘orange? Or perhaps some Peking Duck?
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Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Thirty-One : Breeding Issues
Chapter Eight Hundred-Thirty-One : Breeding Issues
The Bard wiped his mouth and cleaned his hands. The meal the Empress had given him was more than enough to bring back his strength and the beer helped make his voice stronger.
“Now, back to the tale,” he announced to the room. “It was early May of 1067 and Scrooge had overseen a series of trials. It was noticed, by Eggbert of the House Radjah, who was Scrooge’s Court Physician, Court Tutor, and one of his Commander, that his Liege was soft on the females while punishing the males to the full extent of the law.”
“And Eggbert totally approved of punishing the males more severely than the females. So his opinion of the High Chief went up,” pointed out the Bard.
“In early June the High Chief decided to write a letter to his wife and have one of the page ducklings deliver it,” said the Bard”
“It was a nice letter telling her of his good intentions,” he explained, “After all he planned to become a rich and powerful duck. And he wanted her to share in that.”
“Not that he planned to share too much. He was greedy after all,” the Bard added.
“Her reply was positive,” said the Bard with a strum of his lute. “She wanted to be a friend of her husband.”
“But in late August the High Chief’s Marshal and Court Musician, Huey of the House Radjah, pointed out a issue to him about his wife. The High Chieftess Kicki was chaste! The likelihood of have kids was pretty low with such a female,” stated the Bard.
“Scrooge realized that Huey was right and decided to stack the eggs in his favor and look for a Concubine!”
The Bard waited for a reaction. But there was none. The Empress was enjoying some fruit pies and the Princess was enjoying a imported Greek wine. The rest of the throne room was made up of partying guests, busy servants, and bored Imperial Guards.
“Ahem,” he said. Nobody noticed. The Bard just shrugged and went on with the tale.
“So High Chief Scrooge looked far and wide,” said the Bard. “And found that the Chief of Kongu had a female he was willing to hand over! A lowborn female called Zeena. So a request was sent!”
“When she arrived the High Chief was pleased but also somewhat worried,” remarked the Bard. “For his new Concubine didn’t like him.”
“So the High Chief did what he always did,” stated the Bard, “he sent Zeena a small purse of money.”
“While this increased her opinion of him it was around then he noticed two issues with Zeena,” said the Bard trying to sound mysterious.
“First, she was a hunchback,” he stated. “The High Chief had not noticed. He had just assume she had bad posture.”
There was no laughter so he moved on to the other issue.
“The Second issue was she was just as chaste as his wife,” he said with a ‘what-can-you-do’ shrug. “Seems he had totally failed to do research on her before request her as his Concubine."
There was still no laughter.
The Bard didn’t even bother to ask this time and just grabbed a mug of beer from a passing servant’s tray. He blew off the foam and guzzled it down.
And so this chapter ended with a pair of chaste female ducks and a Bard who was starting to get a tad tipsy.
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At least the Empress knows what's important here.
Loving the silly duck story. Will there be a war with the Empire of geese?
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The Ducks are wonderful. When are we getting an ugly heir? Thank you for the update
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Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Thirty-Two : Knocked Up!
Chapter Eight Hundred-Thirty-Two : Knocked Up!
“We continue our tale in late November of 1067,” said the Bard after finishing his beer. He strummed his lute to get the crowd’s attention but most people were too busy drinking, eating, and chatting with friends.
“The High Chief of Lanka had to decide a very important issue,” added the Bard. “Should he lead armies or not? In the end he decided, if he wanted to be the High Chief, he needed to lead armies.”
“Not much happened till early January in the year 1068 when his wife gave him the good news. She was pregnant,” the Bard said with almost a joyful voice.
He waited for the cheers but there was none.
“In late January Eggbert of the House Radjah announced he had been working hard in the County of Kotthasara to get the people to work harder. He method seemed to involve cupcakes,” continued the Bard.
“Around the same time the High Chief noticed that one of his Council Members didn’t like him,” pointed out the Bard. “In fact Beaky, his Court Chaplain, Court Poet, and one of his Commander, hated Scrooge.”
“So Scrooge sent Beaky a gift of a small purse of gold coins. Which helped a little. Very little,” added the Bard with a smile and a strum of his lute.
Nobody laughed still.
“In the middle of April his wife came to him with a request. She wanted new clothes. Now, Scrooge was greedy. But he also understood that clothes made the duck,” the Bard explained.
“Appearance, in other words, was important,” Bard added. “So he agreed to hand over the coins for her to go on a shopping spree to get new outfits.”
“Then in the middle of May is was suggested that his wife needed some old women to gossip with and keep her mind off her pregnancy. Scrooge felt that was a little too much,” said the Bard with a shake of his head. “So he put his foot down and refused.”
“Then there was a problem,” added the Bard.
“You see, his Concubine announced that SHE was also expecting a future hatchling!” exclaimed the Bard. “Now he was in trouble. What if both his offspring were MALES!”
The Bard waited for the shocked gasps from the audience. There was none.
As nobody was even playing him attention he grabbed a pastry from one of the tables to have a snack.
So this chapter ends with two future Heirs for Scrooge. Maybe. What if they were both females? The horror.
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Scrooge's favorite singer is Drake, but he does not want his women having Hen parties. Thank you for the update
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Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Thirty-Three : Time To Loot
Uneasy Tribes
Chapter Eight Hundred-Thirty-Three : Time To Loot
Uneasy Tribes
The Bard sighed to himself as he strummed his lute. The audience was uninterested in his story, his was getting tired, and his body told him he would need to visit the garderobe soon.
“Around early July his wife was in the final months of her pregnancy,” he said, trying to get the people’s attention, “yet for some reason she was in hiding. Did she fear for her unborn…er…unhatched….duckling?”
“But in August she finally gave birth to a bouncing baby drake named Darkwing,” he added.
“It was decided that the newborn would be educated in balancing the books and in how to create wealth,” remarked the Bard. “Which is what you would expect with a son of a greedy duck.”
“By September everything seemed to be going well. But it all changed in October. The Tribes were becoming upset by the long period of peace. Scrooge was starting to lose prestige for being TOO peaceful,” added the Bard.
“So he called forth the warriors and their long boats,” stated the Bard. “He would take them raiding for loot and glory and good times!”
“And so the Dakhina Desa Tribe, the Rohana Tribe, and the Kothasara Tribe combined their warriors under the High Chief. A total of 5.490 duck warriors,” said Bard. “And so they headed along the eastern coast of India. Searching for people to loot and kill.”
The Bard looked around. Nobody cared. So he made a run for the toilets.
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