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Here my works on Italy and Frankish-Gallic Imperium + Austisland in the Vinlandic Kingdom:
I used 17508025 to 17508043 for the characters and 2018873 to 2018891 for the dynasties
- For Lyon, I gave the county to the cadet brother of the duke. He inherited the capital from their father, but who know if the duke will accept for too long this situation?

- For Foggia, it's Agelmund Agelmunding (catholic/lombard). A good plotter that was send here by the duke of Benevento with a bunch of thug to keep this wealthy coastal county under control.

- For Aprutium, it's Corvulus Corvulus (catholic/lombard). an unexperimented courtesan that the duke of Spoleto send here to give him some works.

- For Ravenna, it's Tiberius Gracchus (mithra_christ/roman). A little reference. He is the protector of the Sancte Pater and is loved by the common folk because of his redistribution of lands.

- For Treviso, it's Peregrinus Ahenobarbus (sol_christ/roman). A zealous warrior who was rewarded by the king of the Venetia after protecting sol-christian pilgrims from heretics.

- For Istria, it's Grigorii Grigoriivic (jupiter/croatian). The plains of Istria are rich, but an easy target for Croatian raiders from the south. To put an end to this threat, the Duke of Aquileia installed a Croatian federati in the county, in exchange of conversion to the cult of Jupiter the people of Grigorii earned the control of Istria.

- For Cremona and Pavia, it's Irnerius Irneriusing (catholic/lombard) and Ansprand Anspranding (catholic/lombard). They are two loyal soldiers of the Lombardian duke and have to keep the southern frontier safe.

- For Monferrato, it's Florenus Florenus (sol_christ/romanogothic). A skilled but young courtesan rewarded by his suzerain with this county.

- For Nice, it's Leontius Nicaeus (mithra_christ/roman). A zealous warlord working for the Exarch of Genoa.

- For Forcalquier, it's Riquier von Apt (arian/burgundian). A local noble working for the Exarch of Arles.

- For Gevaudan, it's Julianus Gabalumus (catholic/galloroman). A diplomat working for the duke of Arvernia.

- For La Marche, it's Tierri de Crozan (catholic/occitan). A great schemer who was rewarded for his skills recently by the duke.

- For Lusignan, it's Paulinus Pictavius (semipelagian/galloroman). A loyal servant of the line of Syagrius.

- For Besancon, it's Marcoul von Borgundholm (catholic/burgundian). He was send here to keep the kingdom safe from heretics invasion.

- For Auxerre, it's Jacques de Pontigny (catholic/frankish). A great diplomat working for the duke of Burgundy.

- For Blois, it's Philippe de Blois (catholic/frankish). A great knight of the kingdom of Neustria.

- For Rennes, it's Judicael de Condate (celtic_christ/breton). He watch the garrison of the frontier, to make sure that neither the Franks of the Normans cross it.

- For Eu, it's Tancred de Rouen (catholic/norman). He is a loyal soldier of William III of Normandy.

- Finally for Austisland, it's Þorfinnur af Vinland (norse_pagan/icelandic). He successfully protected the nordic colony of the Vinland, and was rewarded by the King for that.
 

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Thanks again for all the contributions. I realize that this community effort means that mch more attention is given to each character created and that's great! :)

I had not expected this much involvement... Since all these background notes on these petty rulers have a great value in my opinion, I'll find a way to save them for mod documentation for future generations of LI players to find inspiration in count-level starting positions.

In terms of formatting your contributions, I actually prefer if you do exactly like the one above me by DeathLawlie: short indication of numbers used, background note in the post in spoilers or not, and actual code in text file with the right indention preserved.

For the time being I'll keep this running for a week or so before doing an integration and uploading the result on Github.
 
I love the write stories, so it's a pleasure to help creating some characters for the mod. Also, one of my most entertaining game on LI was with the minor Komnemos dynasty. :D
I will try to fill the county of Germany, Scandinavia and eastern Europe tomorrow
 
I love the write stories, so it's a pleasure to help creating some characters for the mod. Also, one of my most entertaining game on LI was with the minor Komnemos dynasty. :D
I will try to fill the county of Germany, Scandinavia and eastern Europe tomorrow
Save some for the rest of us, it looks like you're gonna fill the whole map alone! Kidding, but I am planning to get some more counts this weekend, especially since it's a long weekend.
 
Finally German area is a lot more of work that what I was thinking yesterday, if someone want to works on Baltic, Nordic, and Slavic areas, feel free to go.
I didn't touch it and there is a lot of county in need of holders there. ;)
 
And no rush on these counties holders either, everyone.
 
Here my works on the Germanic Area, the de jure of the Holy Roman Empire and the other Germanic empire:
I used 17508044 to 17508064 for the characters and 2018892 to 2018911 for the dynasties

Also I made a little modification to the Genealogy of the Merovingian, I saw that the king of Francia and is close relatives were not linked to the dynasty tree so I made a fix. I linked the father of the King to another member of the dynasty.

- For Gent, it's Kristof von doornick (pelagian/dutch). A great merchant working for his suzerain.

- For Sticht, it's Eilbern van dorestad (allfather/frisian). A skilled soldier send here by his suzerain to bring order to the county.

- For the county of Frisia, it's Brunhard Fokke (allfather/frisian). A ruthless pirate infamous around the Northern coasts of Europe for his bloody raid.

- For Munster, it's Otto Ottonen (catholic/german). This Saxon mercenary choose to sell his sword to the christian duke of Munster, it's an opportunist warlord who thinks that the divided realm of the Carolingian Empire could be easily united under a new Emperor, but not a weak descendant of Charlemagne.

- For Kleve, it's Simon von Goch (catholic/german). A local count of Austrasia with no real ambition.

- For Liege, it's Berengar von Namur (catholic/german). A zealous commander of Austrasians armies working locally for the king.

- For Hainaut, it's Clovis Merovingian (unctionist/frankish). He is the son of Chlodomer, a prince of Francia. Hainaut was an outpost of the Frankish Kingdom but it was recently conquered by a dutch warlord, and the young Clovis had to bend the knee to the invader. But this young man is ambitious, and he will not accept for a long time the rule of a petty king, maybe one day he will come back to the reclaim the throne of his ancestor?

- For Trier, it's Gottschalk von Sponheim (catholic/german). He watch the local garrison of county who is not in a bright economic situation because of the lazy rule of Gottschalk.

- For Nordgau, it's Manfred von Nordgau (antinomiam/german). One of the greatest mind of the kingdom, this young and skilled theologian have a great support from the commonfolk.

- For Saintois, it's Onfroy de Vaudemont (antinomiam/frankish). A famous knight of the realm, know for his beauty and his great action on the battlefield. But the locals of Saintois does not thinks the same about their arbitrary lord...

- For Celle, it's Siegfried von Herford (irminsul/teutonic). A local clan leader who will follow the High Chief as long as the clergy is respected.

- For Luneburg, it's Siegmund Siegmunding (irminsul/teutonic). He earn the support of his clan by great actions on the battlefield, but after that he show himself as a weak and indulgent leader that few still respect.

- For Braunschweig, it's Friedrich Irminsuling (irminsul/teutonic). Friedrich is a special one, he was found in front of the great Irminsul of Paderborn when he was a baby. He was then raise by the priests as some kind of Messianic Figure. The faithful love him, they see this young man as a chosen one who will lead the faith in the future. But this young heresiarch is not liked by the others clan leader, especially the High Chief of the Saxons who see this young Friedrich as nothing more than a ambitious brat who wants his crown.

- For Gottingen, it's Almerich von Corvey (allfather/teutonic). A clan leader who bring prosperity for his little tribes, but some despise his pacifist politic.

- For Bamberg, it's Sieghard von ansbach (allfather/teutonic). A strange clan leader, he bring some "christian values" to his rule but who know if this will work in this pagan area?

- For Leiningen, it's Giselbert von Uburzis (teiwaz/teutonic). A priest of Teiwaz who lead his clan with a great zeal.

- For Breisgau, it's Bernhard Blasiening (allfather/teutonic). The great temple of Sankt Blasien, built by Christians monk, is an important center of cult for the region. This clan leader uses this legacy to show himself as the descendant of "Saint Blasien", who was reinterpreted as a wizard of the Allfather.

- For Furstenberg, it's Eckhard von hirsau (german_pagan/teutonic). A loyal clan member working here for his suzerain.

- For Innsbruck, it's Hartwig von Innsbruck (antinomian/bavarian). He is a clerk who choose to take weapons to defend the realm and the faithful.

- For Chur, it's Gebhard von Davos (antinomian/bavarian). He watch the eastern garrison of the realm against all intruders.
 

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Here my works on the Germanic Area, the de jure of the Holy Roman Empire and the other Germanic empire:
I used 17508044 to 17508064 for the characters and 2018892 to 2018911 for the dynasties

Also I made a little modification to the Genealogy of the Merovingian, I saw that the king of Francia and is close relatives were not link to the dynasty tree so I made a fix. I linked the father of the King to another member of the dynasty.

- For Gent, it's Kristof von doornick (pelagian/dutch). A great merchant working for his suzerain.

- For Sticht, it's Eilbern van dorestad (allfather/frisian). A skilled soldier send here by his suzerain to bring order to the county.

- For the county of Frisia, it's Brunhard Fokke (allfather/frisian). A ruthless pirate infamous around the Northern coasts of Europe for his bloody raid.

- For Munster, it's Otto Ottonen (catholic/german). This Saxon mercenary choose to sell his sword to the christian duke of Munster, it's an opportunist warlord who thinks that the divided realm of the Carolingian Empire could be easily united under a new Emperor, but not a weak descendant of Charlemagne.

- For Kleve, it's Simon von Goch (catholic/german). A local count of Austrasia with no real ambition.

- For Liege, it's Berengar von Namur (catholic/german). A zealous commander of Austrasians armies working locally for the king.

- For Hainaut, it's Clovis Merovingian (unctionist/frankish). He is the son of Chlodomer, a prince of Francia. Hainaut was an outpost of the Frankish Kingdom but it was recently conquered by a dutch warlord, and the young Clovis had to bend the knee to the invader. But this young man is ambitious, and he will not accept for a long time the rule of a petty king, maybe one day he will come back to the reclaim the throne of his ancestor?

- For Trier, it's Gottschalk von Sponheim (catholic/german). He watch the local garrison of county who is not in a bright economic situation because of the lazy rule of Gottschalk.

- For Nordgau, it's Manfred von Nordgau (antinomiam/german). One of the greatest mind of the kingdom, this young and skilled theologian have a great support from the commonfolk.

- For Saintois, it's Onfroy de Vaudemont (antinomiam/frankish). A famous knight of the realm, know for his beauty and his great action on the battlefield. But the locals of Saintois does not thinks the same about their arbitrary lord...

- For Celle, it's Siegfried von Herford (irminsul/teutonic). A local clan leader who will follow the High Chief as long as the clergy is respected.

- For Luneburg, it's Siegmund Siegmunding (irminsul/teutonic). He earn the support of his clan by great actions on the battlefield, but after that he show himself as a weak and indulgent leader that few still respect.

- For Braunschweig, it's Friedrich Irminsuling (irminsul/teutonic). Friedrich is a special one, he was found in front of the great Irminsul of Paderborn when he was a baby. He was then raise by the priests as some kind of Messianic Figure. The faithful love him, they see this young man as a chosen one who will lead the faith in the future. But this young heresiarch is not liked by the others clan leader, especially the High Chief of the Saxons who see this young Friedrich as nothing more than a ambitious brat who wants his crown.

- For Gottingen, it's Almerich von Corvey (allfather/teutonic). A clan leader who bring prosperity for his little tribes, but some despise his pacifist politic.

- For Bamberg, it's Sieghard von ansbach (allfather/teutonic). A strange clan leader, he bring some "christian values" to his rule but who know if this will work in this pagan area?

- For Leiningen, it's Giselbert von Uburzis (teiwaz/teutonic). A priest of Teiwaz who lead his clan with a great zeal.

- For Breisgau, it's Bernhard Blasiening (allfather/teutonic). The great temple of Sankt Blasien, built by Christians monk, is an important center of cult for the region. This clan leader uses this legacy to show himself as the descendant of "Saint Blasien", who was reinterpreted as a wizard of the Allfather.

- For Furstenberg, it's Eckhard von hirsau (german_pagan/teutonic). A loyal clan member working here for his suzerain.

- For Innsbruck, it's Hartwig von Innsbruck (antinomian/bavarian). He is a clerk who choose to take weapons to defend the realm and the faithful.

- For Chur, it's Gebhard von Davos (antinomian/bavarian). He watch the eastern garrison of the realm against all intruders.
Uhhh... I just started working on Anatolia and realized that our character id's overlap a tiny bit at your top two characters. I used 1750863 and 1750864 for my characters. I guess know we're seeing why using your method of mentioning the ids used is superior since it'd prevent stuff like this.
 
Here is my work about the south-east african characters:
Counties:Zvongombe,Chidzurgwe,Tete,Maravi
Character numbers: 1750899-1750904
Dynasty numbers:2018795-2018799

Next: I will work on the baltics.
 

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Well I had used 1750863 and 1750864 in my old post but I'll just put them behind the Anatolian counts I'm doing right now. Changing the first characters id's does give me an excuse to post everything in your format, and I also realized I messed a lot of my dynasty numbers anyway, so it's probably for the best that this happened.

I used 1750865 to 1750873 plus in this file, I am using 1750874 to 1750888 in Anatolia, and my dynasties are 2018639 to 2018648 for Pars and Media and 2018649 to 2018658 for Anatolia.

-For Luristan, it's Bundar Anishmand (zoroastrian/persian). A deeply religious man focused on Theology, but anything besides religion eludes him.

-For Khozistan, it's Vâyaspâra Shahbaz (zoroastrian/persian). A loyal but somewhat foolish man who dedicates his life to administering his lords domain, but is terrified of battle after losing his leg.

-For Yazd, it's Ardvan Ardvanid (zoroastrian/persian). A skilled warrior and general but a poor man, the irreligious clubfooted old soldier may be useful to his Shah, but can he be trusted?

-For Ladistan, it's Shahdan Shahdanid (zurvanism/persian). This belligerent warrior can be trusted to do 3 things; drink, fight, and hate himself.

-For Charolais, it's Afshar Kushana (zoroastrian/persian). This persuasive man does whatever he wants, whenever he wants, but what his true intentions are often hidden.

-For Ilam, it's Hormoz Dehloran (zurvanism/persian). The model of a good soldier; hardworking, loyal, strong, but in his later years he has found himself unable to trust anyone but his promising young son.

-For Qom, it's Nawid Nawid (zoroastrian/persian). An unknown nobleman's bastard son who proved himself very worthy of ruling a province for his lord, and is very proud of his accomplishments.

-For Qwivir, it's Rashid Lambsarid (zoroastrian/persian). A very likable man who excels in nothing in particular, other than his ability to overcome his own fears in order to become well liked.

-For Qazwin, it's Sadri Sadri (mandaean/persian). A man who fancies himself a grand schemer but whose own personality keeps him from his goals.

-For Kirkuk, it's Sardanapal Sardanapalid (sunni/levantine_arabic). A good warrior who protects his Caliph from the variety of threats around them, but dreams of a grander place for himself despite his personality flaws.
 

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Here is my second work about the baltics:
Counties: Daugapils,Saaremaa,Gardinas,Kobrinas,Palenke,Suduva,Galindis
Character numbers: 1750905-1750911
Dynasty numbers: 2018800-2018806
Next: I will work on Hungary and the Carpathian basin.
 

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Finally finished Anatolia. I used 1750874 to 1750888 for character id's, and 2018649 to 2018658 for dynasties.
-For Nikaea, it's Peithon para Darieium (jupiter/greek). The kind but generally middling lord of Nikaea who has only the love of his people to protect him from his twin brother and gained his post due to his skill as a judge.

-For Prusa, it's Markos para Darieium (jupiter/greek). Cruel and selfish, the count of Prusa gained his post due to his martial skill but his array of character flaws and his murder of his own father makes him unpopular with his peers and his own brother.

-For Tyana, Ioincos as Tyana (mithra_sol/galatian). This competent and popular general serves his king well for now, but will his skills make him a dangerous opponent to the king in the future?

-For Nyssa, it's Iaros para Artake (mithra_sol/galatian). A competent but unpopular administrator appointed by his King. His post is secure in his King's court but is far less so at home.

-For Tell Bashir, it's Hamazasp ve Tzimisca (monothelite/armenian). Charismatic and popular but plagued by his poor health, this tiny diplomat's greatest opponent is his own body.

-For Karin, it's Hovsep ve Karin (melkite/armenian). A commander and soldier by career, but his actual skills push him in another direction; that of a diplomat.

-For Mesopotamia, it's Sames ve Tercan (graeco_roman/armenian). This native Armenian administrator converted to gain his post and currently only cares about keeping his current place, but he may wish to serve a fellow Armenian.

-For Melitene, it's Diogenes apo Melitene (luwian/hellenistic). This administrator may be fairly competent in ruling, but he really cares about religion and wishes to serve a Luwian King deeply.

For Adana, it's Davit ve Mamistra (docetist/armenian). This diplomat is very competent but is beginning to be caught up in the prestige and benefits of his skill.

-For Teluch, it's Avag ve Perre (docetist/armenian). This aspiring spymaster is well suited to his chosen career, but the intrigue is beginning to take a toll on his mind.

-For Theodosiopolis, it's Zenon Kigali (roman_imperial/greek). This foolish commander is competent in war but at home he is led by the nose.
 

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Thanks to all contributors! The world is now much more alive. All characters you created are now part of the LI universe. You can meet them in the current develop version, downlodable here.

While we resolve some last glitches with the interface and a bug related to conversion, there are still a few more independant rulers to create. Areas of interest include, in particular, India: see screenshot. You can spot many independant barons here....

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