Winter Events - Sir Kendric

◆ Your aunt Maegan marries Jareth, Sir Floridas’s uncle. And, your aunt Tegan commits suicide.
◆ Your new steward has been exceptionally busy this year, and gets +5 to his Stewardship skill this year.
◆ You catch a fish while idling on your manor with your wife/lover/children/dog. Check Boating and Hunting.

◆ Good fortune! Lady Bethan comes upon unexpected raw materials. Gain £10 solely for the use of building of an improvement or enhancement.
◆ One of your past deeds (Irish charge at Bude) has become the inspiration for a popular song. Gain 50 Glory. +10 Glory each time it is sung at court (5 or less on a d20 at each feast or other courtly event, etc.) where you are present (any that we play out). Write a note to remind yourself.
◆ Your cousin, Lady Rhiannon, needs a champion to defend her against a charge of witchcraft. Decide: Yes=Check to Love (Family) & Valourous. Then, you must fight a young knight (pg. 204 KAP) to the death. No=Check to Prudent and -1 Love (Family). Then, it is up to Fate whether Lady Rhiannon is charged and executed or not.
Further:
◆ A Londinium Event: You make the week's long journey to London. Your servants have prepared for your arrival. London is one of the greatest cities in Britain, with as many as 10,000 filling its streets. It is a stark contrast to manorial life. Stinking alleys with wild dogs, shouting beggars, drunken friars, mobs of travelers and tourists, etc. Perhaps you enjoy the change of pace? Your arrival at the Basilica the next morning begins your service. Much of the business is by consent agenda; tedium and marginalia. The approval of certain property valuations, the age of a particular heir, sealing of the authority of various writs, confirmation of the frankpledge records, and so forth. However, two cases demand more studious attention:

1. The city senate must decide upon the merchants' bargaining for freedom from tolls for the next 10 years. Uther is against the notion because he believes it will cost him and affect his war with Saxons (Uther angered), but lifting the tolls would mean merchants would trade more freely and Londinium would prosper (and the value of your manse and privileges would increase from £50 to £62).
2. Secondly, the church wishes to expand Saint Paul’s Cathedral and needs the senate’s authority to do so. They are willing to pay for the land rights in gold and silver or in holy indulgence. Choose: receive a cut of the rents (one-time payment of £2d6) or check each of your Religious traits.

You are ordered by the King and Earl to garrison Terrabil for the winter. It's boring, cold, and you miss your family. The garrison commander, Sir Thebert, as a Christmas gift grants you £6.
◆ An old acquaintance of your father comes to pay off an hitherto unknown debt. Gain +£6.
◆ The peasants are unmotivated, even if happy, near your manor. Make a successful Orate or 1 Temporary Lot damage.
◆ The peasants say the land has been cursed. Your Priest, Druid, or Wise Woman must “remove” this. Peasants gain +6 Hate (Landlord).

Don't forget to apply -3 to all Stewardship rolls this year.
◆ A Londinium Event: none this year.
◆ Your uncle, Berian, dies of old age; worn out and broken.
◆ More livestock from your manor return from the fields than expected. Repair 1 Temporary Lot of damage.
◆ Your bull was particularly virile. All cows had calves. Gain +£1 to Treasury. If you have a vaccary, increase income by £1 from it.

Further:
◆ Together with the steward or wife, you evaluate the state of the population and lands, supervising the works going on at your estate. Do you spend more time tending to the Manor (check Folk Lore or Stewardship), tending to the Troops (check Battle, Horsemanship, or a Weapon Skill) or tending to personal development (check any 3 Skills)?

◆ A Londinium Event: you finally have a chance to return to Londinium after the death of King Uther and the other nobles. London is in upheaval and there is a power vacuum. Nobles and merchants alike are both positioning themselves to secure power and also nervous about the future to come.

• Both Duke Ulfius of Silchester and Duke Derfel of Lindsey are claiming Londinium for themselves. The council will have a role to play in deciding whose ancestral claims will prove true. Duke Ulfius has promised protection from the Saxons should the council rule in his favor and Duke Derfel has offered lands and titles to council members in Lindsey should they rule in his favor. Your vote could sway the decision one way or another. How do you vote?
• A miracle in London! A sword has appeared, stuck through an anvil and block of marble outside Saint Paul’s cathedral. It says that whoever pulls the sword out of the stone will be the next High King of Britain. Do you attempt to pull the sword?

◆ Londinium: no events this year. However, do you accept Duke Ulfius’ offer to consolidate the council? He will be expecting a formal reply. Yes or no?

◆ Sir Ulric sends back £5 from his travels. Choose 1: Keep; Pass to the poor=+1 Generous and tick Modest; Pass to the Church=Check Spiritual/Worldly & Generous; Pass to the peasants=Check Generous and reduce Hate (Landlord) by 5.

◆ A good fortune! You find a new hobby that intrigues you. Gain +1d6 skill points in a skill currently less than 5!

◆ Disease ravages your livestock on your manor. 2 Temporary Lot damage.