Sorry - OOB? I'm still trying to get the lingo I guess. Call it newbee newness. 
P.S. Something that might be considred in the process, that is.
P.S. Something that might be considred in the process, that is.
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OOB = "Order of Battle" -- generally who commands whom (PCwise), how many troops each commander has, and potentially some stuff about deployment and tactics, depending on how detailed our fearless leader gets.
The_Hawk said:
It's a rather useful thing, it used to be pure chaos in the old days. I'm still waiting for the day our stalwart commander starts inserting snide comments and in-jokes into the command/serving lists.
Seems like a good bunch we've managed to collect, should be exciting. I'm looking forward to the joy of 3 edits before each post because of massive cross posting in the first few days.
RJ, now you know all that gets done in the Tavern and OOC comment thread area....What do you want, nicknames inserted in the middle of the character names in the OOB?
Well there are a couple of people who haven't gotten their characters ready yet, plus LD has real life things going on as well as getting the OOB all figured out. We'll get there. Enjoy the slowness....once we get started, we RACE along like cheetahs after a gazelle...I've seen PAGES of verbiage pile up each day when we are all on a roll...
These excerpts are from the notes of Sir Jonathan Thomas York, historian and scholar, and date from the early 1920s to about 1930.
The Beginning
Sir Robert of Brandon was born in Brandon, England on June 7, in the year 1390. His father was the revered John of Gaunt, his mother a commoner of Scottish descent. John of Gaunt held Mary Elliot and their son Robert in high regard, shielding both from England’s dynastic politics. Though born a bastard, Robert still held a distant claim to the English throne.
When he was seven, Robert was dispatched to the island of Rhodes, where he was accepted into the Order as a page. He ascended the ranks until reaching Knighthood in his late teens.
A brutal siege and pillage of a town in the Levant led Sir Robert to question his faith and role as a Knight of St. John. Ultimately, he left the Order to travel the mainland and sell his sword. Here he met his mentor, Syban, who taught him the art of strategic and tactical warfare.
After several years in the mid-East, Robert turned his attention to Italy and the incessant warfare infecting the peninsula. Finding a patron, he formed a mercenary company, and spent the next years hiring to the highest bidder. During that time he adapted the moniker 'Captain', in part to bury the horrors he perpetrated in his past, and in part to disassociate himself from any pretensions to the English throne.
His fame and experience, together with a sense of honour sorely lacking among the Condottieri, made him very popular with the Italian city-states. That popularity was to prove his undoing. During 1418, while serving Venice, his band of mercenaries were betrayed and slaughtered. A handful escaped. Later it was revealed the Doge of Venice and the Council of Ten led the betrayal.
Captain retired to Burgundy to lay low. However, he didn’t forget.
The Birth of The Free Company
In early 1419 Captain formed the Free Company, at the behest of Jean sans Peur. At the time, Burgundy and England waged war with France, Orleans and Auvergne.
The Company took field during March of 1419 to aid the English, who prosecuted a siege against the city of Orleans. They immediately proved their worth to King Henry V by eradicating enemy led brigands, and playing a vital role in the Battle of Janville, fought April 23, 1419, between England and France.
Called back to Dijon in June of 1419 to face a threat from Auvergne, they joined a Burgundian army, only to suffer defeat on June 25, 1419. The poorly led Burgundians routed, though the Free Company managed a strategic withdrawal, tying down the enemy while awaiting the arrival of Jean de Pressey with reinforcements. The Auvergnese were forced to retreat back to their border.
After a brief rest the Company force-marched to Orleans in time to help the English assault the city. It fell on July 10, 1419.
Their next action came on September 19, 1419, at a bridge in the town of Montereau. Men loyal to King Charles of France, under the guise of a peace parley, assassinated Duke Jean sans Peur. The Free Company recovered his body after a sharp fight. However, upon the death of their patron, the Company became unemployed. They marched to the besieged city of Tours, and enlisted with King Henry V.
Tours capitulated November 3, 1419. King Henry asked the Free Company to garrison St. Malo, a fortified town on the coast of Brittany. This they did.
In January of 1420, King Henry asked them to harass a large Auvergnese army marching to besiege Orleans. They proved successful, disrupting the Auvergnese supply lines. However, in July of 1420, they were brought to battle in the forests near Janville, and only the timely arrival of Henry V saved their vastly outnumbered force from extermination.
The Free Company remained in the employ of King Henry until his death in September of 1422.
The Italian Years – Part One
Deciding it was time to settle an old score, Captain struck east by sail to Florence. However, while fleeing a Venetian fleet, they were caught in a storm, washing ashore in Tunisia. They successfully fought off local Berber tribesmen and the ruling Hafsids until the fleet was made seaworthy, allowing their journey to resume.
By 1423 they were under contract to Francesco de Medici of Florence. It was here they began an association with Francesco Sforza, one of the most powerful Condottieri of the era. After several campaigns against the Sienese, and another against the Venetians, in which Captain gained a modicum of revenge, the Free Company settled in Florence and opened a training Academy.
For the next 15 years elements of the Free Company fought in many wars across the face of Europe, serving as advisors. The Company itself no longer took the field.
Sir Robert married Constance d'Abbeville in 1424, producing a son, John, and a daughter Kathleen.
Constantinople
In 1438 the Free Company came from retirement to help defend the Byzantine capital of Constantinople from the Ottoman Empire. The newly reformed Company, a collection of veterans and new blood, sailed to Rhodes, where they undertook a campaign to rid the Anatolian coastline of pirates.
Successful, the Company, accompanied by the Knights of Rhodes, attacked Teke, a Turkish ally, and forced them from the alliance. Leaving the Knights, the Free Company sailed to Constantinople. They found the city reeling from the effects of plague. Captain was asked to command the city defences.
For several months Constantinople held against relentless Turkish assaults, until betrayal, once again, proved the Company’s undoing. Fleeing the city and leaving many of their brothers among the dead, the remnants of the Company returned to Rhodes.
The Italian Years – Part Two
In 1440 war erupted on the Italian mainland between the alliance of Milan, the Papal States, Mantua and Helvetia, against the coalition of Venice, Cyprus, Naples, and Albania. Florence, normally an ally of Milan, remained neutral due to the undermining efforts of Doge Foscari of Venice.
The Free Company, now a collection of tough veterans and young recruits, took service under the Pope and Captain's old friend Francesco Sforza. With Francesco de Medici of Florence dead, and Cosimo de Medici in power, the Company were no longer welcome. They relocated to Ancona.
Doge Foscari persuaded the aging Gatamelatta (The Honeyed Cat), a Condotierri whose fame matched that of Sforza, Carmagnola and Captain, to abandon retirement and take up the sword for Venice. The Cat invaded and secured Mantua, removing them from the war. Next he marched into Milan at the head of an army 20,000 strong. Duke Visconti, Sforza and Captain met him outside the city of Cremona with 12,000. On the sidelines, neutral, was a Florentine army of 5,000, under Cosimo de Medici.
The battle wavered for most of the day, until the Florentines entered on the side of Visconti. The Venetians routed. It’s often been conjectured why Cosimo sided with Visconti that day. The general belief was political motivation – a wish to maintain the balance of power.
After Gatamelatta's defeat, the war quickly subsided into a game of march and counter-march. During the winter, Gatalametta died, and an uneasy truce was arranged. Mantua was returned to the Gonzagas, and The Free Company returned to Ancona.
The Bells of Belgrade
By May of 1441 rumblings of war came from the east involving their old enemy, the Turks. By then Captain was nearly 51 years old. His wife Constance, 41. John 16 and Kathleen 14.
Janos Hunyadi, serving under Ladislau III of Poland, hired the Free Company to utilise their past experience with the Turks. They sailed to Istria, and after a series of skirmishes, captured Turkish held Nissa. With the news, Murad, the former Sultan, took the throne from his son and gathered an army to retake the strategic city.
Abandoning Nissa, the Company entered Belgrade to serve as the cornerstone in their defence of the city from the besieging Infidel. The climax of the siege had Hunyadi arrive with a relieving army as Captain led the Company in a charge against the Turk, falling in battle while killing Murad in personal combat. In remembrance of his bravery, the Pope ordered the church bells to be rung daily – a practice that still continues.
The Intervening Years
The whereabouts of the Annals covering the next 114 years of Free Company history are unknown. Through second hand sources it is acknowledged they remained in existence and campaigned throughout Europe, the Levant and North Africa. Some accounts mention battles further east, though records are unsubstantiated.
What is known is that the Free Company passed command down through the bloodline of Robert of Brandon. The transition was not always immediate, and there were instances where others took charge due to untimely death. Such was the case in 1521 when Simon Robertson fell in battle. His son Edward did not take command until 1532.
The Future?
The last recorded passage concerning the Free Company dates from 1564. Edward Robertson is dead, and his son David commands. The records indicate he is 24…
The Beginning
Sir Robert of Brandon was born in Brandon, England on June 7, in the year 1390. His father was the revered John of Gaunt, his mother a commoner of Scottish descent. John of Gaunt held Mary Elliot and their son Robert in high regard, shielding both from England’s dynastic politics. Though born a bastard, Robert still held a distant claim to the English throne.
When he was seven, Robert was dispatched to the island of Rhodes, where he was accepted into the Order as a page. He ascended the ranks until reaching Knighthood in his late teens.
A brutal siege and pillage of a town in the Levant led Sir Robert to question his faith and role as a Knight of St. John. Ultimately, he left the Order to travel the mainland and sell his sword. Here he met his mentor, Syban, who taught him the art of strategic and tactical warfare.
After several years in the mid-East, Robert turned his attention to Italy and the incessant warfare infecting the peninsula. Finding a patron, he formed a mercenary company, and spent the next years hiring to the highest bidder. During that time he adapted the moniker 'Captain', in part to bury the horrors he perpetrated in his past, and in part to disassociate himself from any pretensions to the English throne.
His fame and experience, together with a sense of honour sorely lacking among the Condottieri, made him very popular with the Italian city-states. That popularity was to prove his undoing. During 1418, while serving Venice, his band of mercenaries were betrayed and slaughtered. A handful escaped. Later it was revealed the Doge of Venice and the Council of Ten led the betrayal.
Captain retired to Burgundy to lay low. However, he didn’t forget.
The Birth of The Free Company
In early 1419 Captain formed the Free Company, at the behest of Jean sans Peur. At the time, Burgundy and England waged war with France, Orleans and Auvergne.
The Company took field during March of 1419 to aid the English, who prosecuted a siege against the city of Orleans. They immediately proved their worth to King Henry V by eradicating enemy led brigands, and playing a vital role in the Battle of Janville, fought April 23, 1419, between England and France.
Called back to Dijon in June of 1419 to face a threat from Auvergne, they joined a Burgundian army, only to suffer defeat on June 25, 1419. The poorly led Burgundians routed, though the Free Company managed a strategic withdrawal, tying down the enemy while awaiting the arrival of Jean de Pressey with reinforcements. The Auvergnese were forced to retreat back to their border.
After a brief rest the Company force-marched to Orleans in time to help the English assault the city. It fell on July 10, 1419.
Their next action came on September 19, 1419, at a bridge in the town of Montereau. Men loyal to King Charles of France, under the guise of a peace parley, assassinated Duke Jean sans Peur. The Free Company recovered his body after a sharp fight. However, upon the death of their patron, the Company became unemployed. They marched to the besieged city of Tours, and enlisted with King Henry V.
Tours capitulated November 3, 1419. King Henry asked the Free Company to garrison St. Malo, a fortified town on the coast of Brittany. This they did.
In January of 1420, King Henry asked them to harass a large Auvergnese army marching to besiege Orleans. They proved successful, disrupting the Auvergnese supply lines. However, in July of 1420, they were brought to battle in the forests near Janville, and only the timely arrival of Henry V saved their vastly outnumbered force from extermination.
The Free Company remained in the employ of King Henry until his death in September of 1422.
The Italian Years – Part One
Deciding it was time to settle an old score, Captain struck east by sail to Florence. However, while fleeing a Venetian fleet, they were caught in a storm, washing ashore in Tunisia. They successfully fought off local Berber tribesmen and the ruling Hafsids until the fleet was made seaworthy, allowing their journey to resume.
By 1423 they were under contract to Francesco de Medici of Florence. It was here they began an association with Francesco Sforza, one of the most powerful Condottieri of the era. After several campaigns against the Sienese, and another against the Venetians, in which Captain gained a modicum of revenge, the Free Company settled in Florence and opened a training Academy.
For the next 15 years elements of the Free Company fought in many wars across the face of Europe, serving as advisors. The Company itself no longer took the field.
Sir Robert married Constance d'Abbeville in 1424, producing a son, John, and a daughter Kathleen.
Constantinople
In 1438 the Free Company came from retirement to help defend the Byzantine capital of Constantinople from the Ottoman Empire. The newly reformed Company, a collection of veterans and new blood, sailed to Rhodes, where they undertook a campaign to rid the Anatolian coastline of pirates.
Successful, the Company, accompanied by the Knights of Rhodes, attacked Teke, a Turkish ally, and forced them from the alliance. Leaving the Knights, the Free Company sailed to Constantinople. They found the city reeling from the effects of plague. Captain was asked to command the city defences.
For several months Constantinople held against relentless Turkish assaults, until betrayal, once again, proved the Company’s undoing. Fleeing the city and leaving many of their brothers among the dead, the remnants of the Company returned to Rhodes.
The Italian Years – Part Two
In 1440 war erupted on the Italian mainland between the alliance of Milan, the Papal States, Mantua and Helvetia, against the coalition of Venice, Cyprus, Naples, and Albania. Florence, normally an ally of Milan, remained neutral due to the undermining efforts of Doge Foscari of Venice.
The Free Company, now a collection of tough veterans and young recruits, took service under the Pope and Captain's old friend Francesco Sforza. With Francesco de Medici of Florence dead, and Cosimo de Medici in power, the Company were no longer welcome. They relocated to Ancona.
Doge Foscari persuaded the aging Gatamelatta (The Honeyed Cat), a Condotierri whose fame matched that of Sforza, Carmagnola and Captain, to abandon retirement and take up the sword for Venice. The Cat invaded and secured Mantua, removing them from the war. Next he marched into Milan at the head of an army 20,000 strong. Duke Visconti, Sforza and Captain met him outside the city of Cremona with 12,000. On the sidelines, neutral, was a Florentine army of 5,000, under Cosimo de Medici.
The battle wavered for most of the day, until the Florentines entered on the side of Visconti. The Venetians routed. It’s often been conjectured why Cosimo sided with Visconti that day. The general belief was political motivation – a wish to maintain the balance of power.
After Gatamelatta's defeat, the war quickly subsided into a game of march and counter-march. During the winter, Gatalametta died, and an uneasy truce was arranged. Mantua was returned to the Gonzagas, and The Free Company returned to Ancona.
The Bells of Belgrade
By May of 1441 rumblings of war came from the east involving their old enemy, the Turks. By then Captain was nearly 51 years old. His wife Constance, 41. John 16 and Kathleen 14.
Janos Hunyadi, serving under Ladislau III of Poland, hired the Free Company to utilise their past experience with the Turks. They sailed to Istria, and after a series of skirmishes, captured Turkish held Nissa. With the news, Murad, the former Sultan, took the throne from his son and gathered an army to retake the strategic city.
Abandoning Nissa, the Company entered Belgrade to serve as the cornerstone in their defence of the city from the besieging Infidel. The climax of the siege had Hunyadi arrive with a relieving army as Captain led the Company in a charge against the Turk, falling in battle while killing Murad in personal combat. In remembrance of his bravery, the Pope ordered the church bells to be rung daily – a practice that still continues.
The Intervening Years
The whereabouts of the Annals covering the next 114 years of Free Company history are unknown. Through second hand sources it is acknowledged they remained in existence and campaigned throughout Europe, the Levant and North Africa. Some accounts mention battles further east, though records are unsubstantiated.
What is known is that the Free Company passed command down through the bloodline of Robert of Brandon. The transition was not always immediate, and there were instances where others took charge due to untimely death. Such was the case in 1521 when Simon Robertson fell in battle. His son Edward did not take command until 1532.
The Future?
The last recorded passage concerning the Free Company dates from 1564. Edward Robertson is dead, and his son David commands. The records indicate he is 24…
Your recap brought back many sweet and bitter memories LD. Hard to believe it's been going on for 4 years.
Joe
Joe
Very nicely done, LD...Wow, a very young captain...This ought to prove interesting indeed....
Even further east, eh? Makes one wonder if the FC has been to India...?
Even further east, eh? Makes one wonder if the FC has been to India...?
Amric said:
All the way to China actually.
In 14th year of his reign, Emperor Zhengtong led the military campaign against Wala Clan in Mongolia, and was defeated. He was taken captive. He lived as a prisoner on the grassland. Later, he caught apoplexy, So the head of the clan set him free. During his captivity, his brother Zhu Qiyu took the power and become Emperor Jingtai. The new emperor did not want to give the throne back to Zhengtong upon his return, so his brother Zhu Qiyu put him under house arrest. In the 8th year of Emperor Jingtai's reign, Emperor Jingtai was badly ill. Zhengtong took the chance to recapture the throne and became an emperor again.
According to unconfirmed sources, when Lieutenant Chen Hui of the Free Company Light Cavalry and former Ming Imperial Guard heard the news of his Emperor's arrest, he asked for and was granted permission to take the Light Cavalry as well as other elements of the Free Company to return to the Far East to restore the Emperor to his throne.
In the coup of 1457 which restored Zheng Tong to his throne, the Free Company played a key part in that battle, utilizing tactics never seen before in China to defeat those loyal to the False Emperor.
For his actions in restoring Zhen Tong to the Dragon Throne of China, Chen and the rest of the former Ming Guards were forgiven their sins that led to their exile 2 decades earlier and were once more restored to their former ranks.
A few took up the offer but many of the Chinese, after serving 2 decades with the Free Company declined the offer and hence they left China once more, this time forever never to return to the land of their birth
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That'll make a helluva spinoff someday, RW. I can see it now: The Free Company -- The Lost Years, Book I: The Dragon's Tears. Maybe Skull and Dragon?
Of course, we also need The Lochlan Chronicles, that Cyprian spinoff I was gonna do... so many projects, so little time...
Of course, we also need The Lochlan Chronicles, that Cyprian spinoff I was gonna do... so many projects, so little time...
Hmm, not a bad idea, the idea of a spin off. Perhaps we should do it one of these days. Amric, perhaps a romance story of RongCai and Alyssa in China while battling the False Emperor will make a hell of a story i think.
But LD making the missing century or so vague gives me a chance to close the chapter on the Ming Guards. Perhaps one day given time i might just do the little spin off.
But LD making the missing century or so vague gives me a chance to close the chapter on the Ming Guards. Perhaps one day given time i might just do the little spin off.
What an interesting idea....But perhaps we should concentrate on one project at a time?
FC spinoffs....who would have thunk it?
FC spinoffs....who would have thunk it?
Oh, I just realized something...The Free Company, at least in the last two books did feature food. Even though it is 1565, there are still some things that would difficult if not impossible to get at the time. On the off chance anyone wants to write about food I would suggest reading my two articles about it in the AARland Gazette. It will give you pretty much everything you need to know about food of the day and what can and cannot be gotten during the times.
Such as don't talk about turkey. European as a whole didn't really know they existed and it was still a New World food. Just a FYI for everyone...
Such as don't talk about turkey. European as a whole didn't really know they existed and it was still a New World food. Just a FYI for everyone...
Out of curiosity does anyone have a bit over how the FC heraldry came about? Imagine a timeline showing it's evolution to go with the storyline.
And did anyone get copies of books I-VI in a more concise form?
Spent the weekend burning through history of the period and working up a better character sketch. Should have it up tonight.
LLE
And did anyone get copies of books I-VI in a more concise form?
Spent the weekend burning through history of the period and working up a better character sketch. Should have it up tonight.
LLE
Both Craig Ashley and Shawng1 were going to spinoffs, but I don't think anything came of it.Amric said:What an interesting idea....But perhaps we should concentrate on one project at a time?
FC spinoffs....who would have thunk it?
LLE: The flag came from my imagination during the EUI days. I originally envisioned the skull with crossed swords plus the motto, and then one of the earlier contributers, Barkdreg, had a retired character who spent time gardening. From there I came up with the idea of the red rose in the skull's mouth.
T_H was working on webisizing Book I, and got really far along. Unfortunately, it's a long, hard job. Each Book is easily the length of a very long novel when transfered into Word.
I'd love to serialize and edit each Book, and place them on a website, but the amount of work involved would be incredible.
Okay here we go:
Name: Jonathan Renault
Age: late 20s early 30s (not sure)
Origin: Unknown
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 170lbs
Eyes: Green
Hair: Bald
Scars: Scar down the left side of his face from forehead to lips crossing over the left eye (eye is intact but at times he'll wear a patch to throw off others). Several sword slashes across his torso and arms. Musket ball scar in the upper right chest and a crossbow bolt scar on his upper left back.
Favored Weapon: Short Sword and Swordbreaker
Equipment: Well Balanced Short Sword, Swordbreaker, brace of flintlock pistols (4), Turkish Short Bow, Well made Jerkin, Cotton Pants, Soft soled boots.
Background: Jonathan is rumored to be a descendant of the infamous Lochlan. Weither this is true or not is still in speculation. Jonathan does nothing to encourage or discourage the rumors. He's a very terse man and somewhat taciturn. While scarred heavily he is not ugly nor does he lack social graces.
Okay that should be a good working start. Of course I have many more things on this man but you'll have to wait until the book to find out more about him. muahahaha
Name: Jonathan Renault
Age: late 20s early 30s (not sure)
Origin: Unknown
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 170lbs
Eyes: Green
Hair: Bald
Scars: Scar down the left side of his face from forehead to lips crossing over the left eye (eye is intact but at times he'll wear a patch to throw off others). Several sword slashes across his torso and arms. Musket ball scar in the upper right chest and a crossbow bolt scar on his upper left back.
Favored Weapon: Short Sword and Swordbreaker
Equipment: Well Balanced Short Sword, Swordbreaker, brace of flintlock pistols (4), Turkish Short Bow, Well made Jerkin, Cotton Pants, Soft soled boots.
Background: Jonathan is rumored to be a descendant of the infamous Lochlan. Weither this is true or not is still in speculation. Jonathan does nothing to encourage or discourage the rumors. He's a very terse man and somewhat taciturn. While scarred heavily he is not ugly nor does he lack social graces.
Okay that should be a good working start. Of course I have many more things on this man but you'll have to wait until the book to find out more about him. muahahaha
I was being facetious about spinoffs, but we have had some. CA's, about Kruschovic Bey, had a lot of promise, and Shawng1's Broken Harp actually had a few chapters before it pettered out. I've often talked about doing a Cyprian story (though honestly I don't think it'd be terribly interesting) and have occasionally batted around the idea of doing a Syban tale, despite the fact he's not my character. Certainly not something I'd have time for while an FC book is running, though.
As for editing the FC, LD's not kidding -- it's a huge project. I got better than two-thirds of the way through Book I (about halfway through Chapter 5 of 6), and had reached 27 segments of about 20-25 .doc pages. I'd guesstimate about 6000-6500 words per segment, so figure the final product will be 200,000+ -- not a bad-sized novel. (And Book I was one of the shorter ones!) Maybe I'll finish that off one of these days, so at least we have one full one to show around. Hopefully if LD's webspace gets sorted we can repost them -- in the meantime, I can zip them up what I've done and send 'em if anyone wants.
Certainly not something I'd have time for while an FC book is running, though.As for editing the FC, LD's not kidding -- it's a huge project. I got better than two-thirds of the way through Book I (about halfway through Chapter 5 of 6), and had reached 27 segments of about 20-25 .doc pages. I'd guesstimate about 6000-6500 words per segment, so figure the final product will be 200,000+ -- not a bad-sized novel. (And Book I was one of the shorter ones!) Maybe I'll finish that off one of these days, so at least we have one full one to show around. Hopefully if LD's webspace gets sorted we can repost them -- in the meantime, I can zip them up what I've done and send 'em if anyone wants.
Very nice, Erik...I look forward to writing with you again. We never really got much of a chance to do it with Amric and Baer much...
So far we have eighteen writers who have posted one or more characters. Very nice so far. Good stuff I must say. I have copied them all to a word document so that I can try and keep track of who is portraying whom.
If some of you have noticed I have put in my sig the characters I am portraying in this upcoming story. This might not be a bad idea for us so that it can help keep confusion to a minimum....Not that I am saying you should do so...I believe that is up to the individual...
So far we have eighteen writers who have posted one or more characters. Very nice so far. Good stuff I must say. I have copied them all to a word document so that I can try and keep track of who is portraying whom.
If some of you have noticed I have put in my sig the characters I am portraying in this upcoming story. This might not be a bad idea for us so that it can help keep confusion to a minimum....Not that I am saying you should do so...I believe that is up to the individual...
The_Hawk said:I was being facetious about spinoffs, but we have had some. CA's, about Kruschovic Bey, had a lot of promise, and Shawng1's Broken Harp actually had a few chapters before it pettered out. I've often talked about doing a Cyprian story (though honestly I don't think it'd be terribly interesting) and have occasionally batted around the idea of doing a Syban tale, despite the fact he's not my character.
Back when they were doing theirs, I was wondering about telling the story about what Maurice d'Auxonne was doing between getting beat up by Barkdreg in 1419 and his family reappearing in 1439. I'd put in a few things in the last few FC books, but it was too much work back then, and between The Eternal City and this new FC project, I can forget about doing it right now.
Though if I end up having a d'Auxonne as a second character, I might have him tell a few tales of his family's history.
I'm going for a Norse character again.
Gjermund
Age: Between 20 and 28. Hard to determine.
Build: Strong and tall. Broad shoulders, hard to miss with a gunshot.
Place of birth: Unknown. Gjermund was 'shanghaied' onto a Hanseatic ship at the age of 12.
Weapons: Fists. And the sword, apparently.
General description: A tall and muscular Norseman, blonde and blue-eyed. Moves much like an elephant in a chinaware shop. A follower, not a leader. And most likely at the oars as the story begins.
Gjermund
Age: Between 20 and 28. Hard to determine.
Build: Strong and tall. Broad shoulders, hard to miss with a gunshot.
Place of birth: Unknown. Gjermund was 'shanghaied' onto a Hanseatic ship at the age of 12.
Weapons: Fists. And the sword, apparently.
General description: A tall and muscular Norseman, blonde and blue-eyed. Moves much like an elephant in a chinaware shop. A follower, not a leader. And most likely at the oars as the story begins.