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Our first Welch holding and thing outside of Ireland!!!!
I can only have 5 direct holdings with my new Steward so I am at my max with Athlone, Ossory, Ceredigion, Ennis and Thomond.
15 Sept, 1086 – Twenty years have passed!!!
2 Jan, 1087 – Our Sway Scheme on Earl Cu Ulagh of Ulster finishes and our relations rise to +34. Next is Earl Muiredach at 0.
23 Mar – We finish fabricating a claim on the Principality of Powys next door’s Penllyn – do I want to grab it and DOW with just 919 soldiers for defense? The problem is that they are allies. So I could, go to war with them both, call in Scotland …no not right now.
I don’t pay the 75 cash.
9 April – I am wounded
3 May - I am treated
15 May – Earl Olav uses the hook with me to renegotiate his feudal contract.
9 June – Raiders from Jarl Taitur are in my territory
I assemble my army of 2315 to relieve the raid in Desmond
23 July – We begin battle against the 1724 strong force
15 Aug – We win! We drop their force to 1020
17 Aug – I catch pneumonia – Abban gives me herbs and I feel better
9 Sept – I gain a new Military Perk which is Engineered for Destruction +40% siege weapons
18 Sept – The raiders fled Ireland and I disband my army
29 Sept, 1087 – Our High King Murchad mac Donnchad of Ireland, age 60, passes
Our new High King is Brian mac Murchad, age 39, Arrogant, Impatient, Generous, Tough Solider – stats – 11/11/10/5/5 prowess 4. Nothing great. That Arrogant will be an issue as our vassals don’t like it, but they do like Generous. 537 prestige, 176 piety
I am not endorsed by the Archbishop and thus losing that cash.
Only he is in my council so who do I want to send to various spots?
Key vassals, we have 5:
Earl Murchad – was dad’s General with 9 Martial. Has lower stats of 6/9/10/2/3
Duke Ruadri – was dad’s Spymaster with 10 intrigue, has solid sats in places of 6/14/4/10/3
Earl Aed VI – Was moved off dad’s council after supported rebellion – 7/5/25/13/11 – obviously he’s awesome as my Steward
Earl Olav – 3/6/8/15/6 – Strong Spymaster option with 15 intrigue
Earl Muiredach – Was dad’s Chanceller for diplomacy – 7/4/14/2/1 – and 7 is okay there and the best of my key vassals so far
Here’s what I like:
Duke Ruadri – Martial – 14
Earl Aed VI – Steward – 25
Earl Olav – Spymaster – 15
Earl Muiredach – Chancellor – 7
And then Murchad will be left out
I do it. Murchad has relations of -35. I make nice with the Archbishop at enough to raise in one go.
I choose a new Lifestyle and I choose Martial since that’s my background. I was already focused in Overseer which increases dread and control gain and stuff like that. I need one more Perk to finish it.
5 Oct – I want to make new alliances. First is Gwynedd who won’t ally with me normally, so I need to set up an alliance by marriage. I do the Prince who is 44 and wife passed, with my half-sister 13 year old Fine which will raise her prestige by 200 and his by 300
14 Oct – They agree and we are allied again!
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