England: The Establishment

[Creative Consortium]

England: In traditional history, the British Isles have been dominated by English superiority. In the war against Scotland and Skye in 1329, England lost. In order that England no more rise to subjucate the Celts again a call to freedom was answered. The final step was to march on England itself. The monarchy was broken, the tradition turned on its head. England was now made a lesser state to the new, upstart power. It is now the buffer state, meaning the thing that first meets the continent and at once turns out what is unsavory. It has been this way for four years.

Current Mood:
- significant changes in government, social class structure, education, politics, military, and economy have had lasting effects on what was the 'Old England' and what makes the 'New England' or the England of the present Day.

Class/Government: An abolishing of class restrictions has allowed for a fluid channel that equates gain or loss with effort instead of familial importantance. Parliment has had a greater use, increased membership and power from the House of Commons, new comers to the House of Lords, and a fear in the House of Prelate in the supremacy of the State over the Church.

Economy: The area thrives on the common use of fiefdoms, taxation, and dues paid between individuals. Bartering is still large but the institution of the Mo'r Triath's free trade laws, gold standard, money, and trade alliances have allowed Englad to grow considerable in the amount of power she commands abroad. The Thames River of London bustles with constant commercial traffic, goods come across the Northern border with Scotland, and along the South up from France.

Education: With a fear of it among the church and nobility, the rise in common people's ability to read has increased in the last several years. While the establishment of common schools has been left to individual districts and counties, those who come to major centers in the North, South, and the Center of England at London will find unrivaled chance from primary -college level advancement. The illiterate still are the dominant population, but the youth promise to change this standing in the next five-fifteen more years.

Military: Land forces utilize black powder weapons, making them one of the only states in the Nation with a full artillery. Calvary is still utilized to cross countries and as first formations along with pikemen with influence from the Swiss style of application. All pikemen are issued pole arms which make for a frightening display when the men enter form. Welsh longbows have influenced the English longbow style for the archers, as well as crossbows for one man shooting two at a time, mounted crossbow men, and the likes of large seige style crossbow weapons on wheels. Seige mechanics and battle logistics are on par excellence. The navy has benefited from the Mo'r Triath's patronage to include trade, war, and escort vessels.

[Queen Beathag Aberdeen]

People of Importance

King: Adam I, 'Lord Griffin'
Queen: Beathag of Aberdeen, 'Lady Griffin'

Govenor: Lady Govenor Claramae Vincere St. Laurence, grooming successor A woman with a storied and twisted past, the basics for this posistion place her as one of the lower members of traditional peerage but one of the most faithful of any crown she has served. At times she is called the 'Baroness-at-London' for it is said not even a Cathedral bell chimes without her hand to have pushed the air. Having never been given the title of anything higher than that to what sh ewas born, she rules England with equal parts political finesse, tradition, wisdom, and an iron fist that is found no where else in the states. She is a member of a dark organization thrust to the foreground, still with enough clout to command the English underground.
Stature: Traditional English, Anglo/Irish Barony

Commander: Lord Michael Vincere St. Laurence, grooming a successor.: The Baron in his own right through marriage and a man often making come to life the orders of his peers, he is not comfortable giving his own. Despite this, his signature on the English armed forces will remain for generations. Some say that his experience in private operations lends itself to the newfound stealth in men from the calvary to the infantry. The 'Baron-at-London' is a mixture of direct, short, words with action that follows everything he means.
Stature: Common Military, English/Irish Barony

Member House of Lords/ Private Inspector: Percival Vizharen, grooming successor: A Lord from a foreign shore, the odd thinking, quick speaking man has made himself the sort you either think is radical enough to favor or have enough contempt to dislike. In Parliment no one dares to interrupt him either because it is terrible manners or the knowledge that men are alleged to die for less. The numbers in parliment have shifted, changed, and turned over the years. Is it his policy in the House of Lords or his handiwork?
Stature: Nobility, foreign and English.

Ambassador/Member of House of Lords: Francis Cedric Laurence Atherton III, Earl of Warwick: Fabled to be of a house rife with mad men and mischief, the Earl has proven a steady voice in parliment given his maturity, age, and readiness to accept change inspite of it all. He is trusted on making opinions, on dealing with foreign entity and with the ruling royals on the Island of Skye in Scotland. He is often refered to as 'The Reliable' or ' The Earnest' because he is never caught in a lie, nor will he take a second look at throwing down any who do the same.
Stature: Old English Nobility

Former Royal Heir: Edward Plantagenet III, Little Longshanks, to have been the King of England: He would have been Mortimer's pawn and the heir of a man who was less than worthy to sit upon a throne, and he is the son of a woman they call the She-Wolf. His royal blood matters precious little but to those who would see the might of England restored through him. There hasn't been a soul who hasn't wished in the years since the fall to prostrate his body on the floor of the once royal castle like a whore, making him swear fealty. Despite his lot he is a brilliant young man who has been under the keeping of the Lady-Govenor himself, his moves watched, his person guarded to prevent kidnapping attempts. When given the chance Edward is able to argue any point of the current or past day, and has learned well of a form of government his forefathers abhorred. He wishes to make the journey to Skye with his sister Joan to meet the Mo'r Triath for himself.

Former Royal Heir: Joan Plantagenet, Joan of the Tower,former Princess of England and betrothed of David I of Scotland: She would have been the next Queen of Scotland, she who was born in the Tower of London, but instead remains as close company to her brother Edward. An arrangment that would carry her to the Scottish court as a Lady in good standing have been in the works for many years. Like her brother, she is also the source of kidnapping attempts, rumor, and desired by both men of the country and abroad. There is also a rumor that she has a French cousin within the court at Skye that might help the case she and Edward present. There is no love the young woman has for her mother anymore. She mourns the loss of their brother, John, the former Earl of Cornwall whom it is yet to be discovered was murdered by the peerage.

Former Royal Heir: Eleanor of Woodstock, Countess of Guelders,'Eleanor the Sad' a former Princess of England: The young woman was given to Reginald the II ' Reginald the Black' to appease the Count for England needed more allies than enemies by the time her 1332 nuptials had come about. It was fabled she left from Sandwhich with a spanish wedding gown, rare spices, sugar loaves, among other treasures. Her husband, already being a widower, was not particularly kind. Eleanor has returned to London in 1333 more worse for the wear of her experience. The Countess has thrice attacked her brother and sister, and after nearly poisonining a Parliment members wife for fear her 'mother would be angry' if she did not, she was sent to an abbey. Allegedly restored to sound health, she rejoins what remains of her family in London. Her former betrothals include men of France and Castile, each could have improved her fortune dramatically. She is indignant at her mother's Spanish marriage, and some say it is a root cause for her present ticks.