Wanted List

All roles should be original characters, who may have historical family ties but not as parents or siblings. This gives you freedom to create a character within the requested role. The game allows for many more roles but these are specific ones that we are seeking to fill.

# Females

## The Libertine Life

This is the age of the Merry Court. Finally done with the austere Commonwealth and their Puritan values, upon the return of the King it is the libertines who are the real revolutionaries, doing everything God forbade. They challenge conventions and scoff the counter movement that is seeking to regulate public behavior once again and more thoroughly than before. Some say the Merry Gang is just a bunch of old men wanting sex, but the young female Godiva's insist that there is more depth to the core beliefs of liberalism. Meanwhile the new German Queen, with a background in Calvinism, wants to do away with all that libertine behavior and restore propriety.

We are looking for outrageous, outside the norm characters, preferably noble or gentry born, who give hedonism a new name.

What kind of character would suit the libertine life for women? You are married to a man who no longer cares what you do. Or you are widowed. You have the full freedom you've always dreamed of. You could have a long list of young lustful lovers, or aim higher and try and seduce a Prince or even the King. Perhaps your aims are more lofty and you join in the artistic scenery. This is the time when women for the first time are publicly famed as actress, poetess or writer of books. Scandalous yes, but women exercised their intellect and their talents regardless.

Read more:

* Libertine Attitudes
* Royal Mistress

## The Intriguing Life

This is a courtly game. Intrigues and conspiracies are everywhere. Politics rule the day. Fanatic Whigs, persecuted Catholics. Women were very much part of this, either for themselves or their family or husband.

What kind of character would suit the intriguing life? Whether you are married (or indeed widowed) or not, your life is aimed at gaining influence and power. You hide your words behind your fan. You seek to influence and manipulate courtiers including possibly your husband, plot and plan against your enemies, gain wealth and preferment, experience the thrill of position and status. Perhaps you might even serve as an informant to the King, spying in the bedroom of some foreign foe. We recommend you give your girl a head start by a patron, politically connected or famous family.

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* Politics

## The Proper Life

Some girls like to seek advancement through marriage and join the game with this in mind. Once married they find themselves being a matron of proper society, protecting moral values against scandalous hedonistic tendencies at the Stuart court, providing support to the Queen in her attempt to restore morality.

Remember that your character can strive to become part of the Queen's household.

### Daughter of a Knight or Baronet

Your father is rich, possibly a merchant. He bought himself a title but it doesn't quite have the standing that real peerage would bring. He is looking to see his grandchildren live that kind of life and thus he is giving you a huge dowry. Possibly your father is a whig. He might be a cultural embarrassment, or perhaps you are the one not feeling quite at home at court. You might still be seeking that husband, or perhaps you already made that match and now must survive at court.

### Daughter of an Impoverished Viscount or Earl

Your dowry is small but you will bring to your future marriage the stature of the peerage in your blood, even if you can't inherit the title. Your potential husband could be a commoner or at least one raised only recently into a knighthood or baronetcy. Likely he's into some kind of trade. How gauche. Perhaps you are already married and your husband is embarrassing to you. Or you decide not to care and live your life independent from him after giving your husband an heir.

### The Wife, for rich or for poor

You are married. You have decided that whether or not you love your husband (unlikely in our day and age), you shall remain true to your marriage vows and not violate your husbands honour by lying with another man. You intent to give him heirs and raise them. You seek to improve your husbands standing in society by organizing charity events. Perhaps you are slightly more devious and manipulate your husband so that he caters to your needs. You help other young woman find their marital bliss. You gossip with other matrons over tea.

# Males

We are looking for some older, more influential men that can help along some of the main themes of the game.

## Libertine courtier

This is the age of the Merry Court. Finally done with the austere Commonwealth and their Puritan values, upon the return of the King it is the libertines who are the real revolutionaries, doing everything God forbade. They challenge conventions and scoff the counter movement that is seeking to regulate public behavior once again and more thoroughly than before. Some say the Merry Gang is just a bunch of old men wanting sex, but the young female Godiva's insist that there is more depth to the core believes of liberalism. We are looking for outrageous, outside the norm characters, both male and female, preferably noble or gentry born, who give hedonism a new name.

Read more:

* Libertine Attitudes

## Minor Office holder in government

You are either a lord, someone born into a noble family (gentry) or even a commoner who has worked his way up in government, perhaps as a truel and loyal royalist, perhaps through some talent that those higher up have spotted or perhaps someone who through ruthless ambition has landed on top. Whatever the case you are a King's man, or woman, for the Queen's household has a place for you if you are woman. Keep in mind that only junior offices, secretary, and clerk positions are available at character creation. List of available jobs:

* The minor jobs in this list
* The minor jobs in this list as well

## Whig Politician

You are a lord, or someone born into a noble family (gentry), or even a commoner who has worked his way up into the House of Commons. Perhaps you were raised in Puritan values, or Calvinistic ones, perhaps a family or school previously sympathetic to the Commonwealth and Cromwell. Or you simply have become convinced philosophically that this is the right cause... that of the King being a tyrant and needing the people to put limits on his powers, parliament representing the people in this. You want to prevent poppery from ever ruling London. You want fair trails for everybody and not people randomly throw in prison if they displease the King. You want a King who works for the people instead of spending all his money on his mistresses. You fight for true democracy and are history's hero though your contemporaries paint you the villain.

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* Politics

## Scientist

This is the Age of Reason, the first steps to Englightenment. Newton, Wren, Locke and Boyle are all part of the Royal Society and some rumour the Free Masons as well. We especially need scientists in the field of Natural and Social Philosophy, Botany and Astronomy.

Read more

* Science

# Wanted Characteristics

Below is a list of things that are not yet overdone in the game.

* Sculpting
* Musical Instrument
* Dancing
* Needlework
* Natural Philosophy
* Physics
* Theology
* Architecture

# Wanted Titles

*See Also High Rank*

The number of Peerage titles are endless. However here are some that we would like to see more of:

* Daughters of lower level Peers (Knights, Baronets, Barons, Viscounts)
* Lower level Peers with a vote in the House of Lords (Barons, Viscounts)
* Peers from Ireland and Scotland
* Foreign nobles

In addition you are more than welcome to create a commoner provided he or she has a reason to interact with courtiers and be a part of the storytelling.