Encyclopedia Chronology Week 12

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Middle Age

Continent still partially preserved from external influences.

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Medara
Palmaris
Vespera
Umbrosia
Novastra
Tessara
Ancoria
Terra Borealis

New actions available this week:

Banquet 12

A banquet is a large ceremonial feast, often organised by nobles, kings, or wealthy individuals to celebrate important events such as victories, weddings, treaties, or religious holidays. Banquets typically [URL=/help/act?type=banquet][…][/URL]

 

New organisations available this week:

Barony 12

In the peerage, baronies form the lowest rank, placed immediately below viscounties. A female of baronial rank has the title baroness. The rank of baron was introduced to distinguish those men who had [URL=/help/org?type=barony][…][/URL]

. Sphere: territorial. Prerequisite: Lordship / Town. Possible outlets: Vidamy / Viscounty / Burgraviate.

Vidamy 12

Vidame is a feudal title. The vidame is a secular official chosen by the bishop of the diocese to perform functions on behalf of the church's earthly interest that are religiously inappropriate; this especially [URL=/help/org?type=vidame][…][/URL]

. Sphere: territorial. Prerequisite: Barony / Lordship / Town.

Viscounty 12

A viscount is a title used in certain countries for a noble of varying status, but historically deemed to convey a lower-middling rank. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was [URL=/help/org?type=viscount][…][/URL]

. Sphere: territorial. Prerequisite: Barony / Lordship / Town. Possible outlets: Burgraviate.

Burgraviate 12

Burgrave also rendered as Burggrave is the official title for the ruler of a castle, especially a royal or episcopal castle, and its territory called a Burgraviate or Burgravate. The burgrave is a viscount [URL=/help/org?type=burgrav][…][/URL]

. Sphere: territorial. Prerequisite: Viscounty / Barony / Lordship / Town.

Bishopric 12

The bishopric is the smallest community that can be called Church. Other terms have a close meaning without being fully synonymous: the episcopal see, the local Church. [URL=/help/org?type=bishop][…][/URL]

. Sphere: spiritual. 250 arpents. Prerequisite: Archdeaconate / Deanery / Grand Temple. Possible outlets: Archbishopric / Grand Temple / Monastic Order / Patriarchate / Holy See.

County 12

Count (male) or countess (female) is a title for a noble of varying status, but historically deemed to convey an approximate rank intermediate between the highest and lowest titles of nobility. [URL=/help/org?type=county][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 250 arpents. Prerequisite: District. Possible outlets: Marquisate / Margraviate / County Palatine / Principality / Landgraviate / Duchy / Viceroyalty.

Principality 12

A principality (or princedom) can either be a monarchical feudatory or a sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or by a monarch with another title within the generic [URL=/help/org?type=princip][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 500 arpents. Prerequisite: County / District. Possible outlets: Landgraviate / Grand Principality / Archduchy / Sultanate / Kingdom / Tsardom / Caliphate / Empire.

Emirate 12

An emirate is a political territory that is ruled by an emir, who is typically a hereditary leader with ultimate authority over the government and people of the emirate. The term "emir" is derived from [URL=/help/org?type=emirate][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal and spiritual. 500 arpents. Prerequisite: Wilaya / District. Possible outlets: Sultanate / Caliphate.

New resources available this week:

Great Helms 12

The great helm or heaume, also called pot helm, bucket helm and barrel helm, is a helmet usually worn by knights. In its simplest form, it is a flat-topped cylinder of steel that completely covers the [URL=/help/res?type=ghelm][…][/URL]

 -1.  10/10/5/5. Skill bonuses: Polearms -5, Melee Combat -5, Intrusion -10, Looting -10, Ranged Combat -20.

Steel 12

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. [URL=/help/res?type=steel][…][/URL]

Used as raw material: Metallurgy 40, Steelworking 25, Smithing 25, Boiler Making 20.

New buildings available this week:

Kitchen 12

A great and bustling hall of fire and smoke, the kitchen stands apart from the main keep or cloister, that flames may not threaten sacred or noble walls. Within, cooks and scullions labor over hearths [URL=/help/bld?type=kitchen][…][/URL]

 200 m³.  40.  230.  0/0/5/5 (80). Skill bonuses: Cookery 5, Pastry 5, Baking 5.

New units available this week:

Dragon 12

Creature of immense power and grace, the dragon commands attention wherever it roams. Wings stretch wide, catching the wind effortlessly as it soars through the sky with unparalleled agility. Its keen [URL=/help/unit?type=dragon][…][/URL]

Skills: Explosion 10 /lvl, Melee Combat 5 /lvl, Destruction 5 /lvl.

Episcopal Guards 12‣50

Episcopal guards are security forces assigned to protect bishops and other high-ranking church officials. They are responsible for ensuring the safety and security of ecclesiastical leaders, church properties, [URL=/help/unit?type=bguard][…][/URL]

St / Co. Skills: Occupation 5 /lvl, Polearms 4 /lvl, Melee Combat 4 /lvl.

Master Cooks 12

A Master Cook is the chief of a noble or royal kitchen, responsible for organising, preparing, and supervising the meals served during banquets, feasts, and daily life. Skilled in managing large teams [URL=/help/unit?type=mcook][…][/URL]

Wi / Ag. Skills: Cookery 5 /lvl, Pastry 4 /lvl, Baking 3 /lvl, Hospitality 2 /lvl, Fire 1 /lvl.

Valets 12

Attendants of noble tables, these loyal servants do bear platters and pitchers at feasts and banquets. They move with grace among the guests, serving meats, wines, and sweetmeats, and seeing to the comfort [URL=/help/unit?type=valet][…][/URL]

Wi / Ag. Skills: Hospitality 5 /lvl, Furnishing 5 /lvl, Carriage 3 /lvl, Fire 1 /lvl.

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