HereвЂ™s EterscГ©lвЂ™s current military strength to work with.It's really not that complicated. IвЂ™m going to try and be more pro-active with his reign, and try and figure out how the battle system works to press my claim on DeasmhumhainВ more effectively. I appease him by tossing her in prison for a few months, but release her after the hullabaloo dies down.ДЄs heвЂ™s became aged and infirm, King Marchad has acquired the less-than-flattering soubriquet вЂњThe Gouty.вЂќ And he finally passes away in July of 1094 after serving as King of Mumu from 1063.ДЄfter 31 years on the throne, that was the uneventful reign of King Marchad. Of course, not everything goes so well, and my Chancellor, ГЃed accuses my queen of murder. Which is just as well, as my pre-existing heir Brian dies in an accident in his early 40s: Despite the rapidly advancing age of both of us, she bears me a son, EterscГ©l.

MurchadвЂ™s latest spouse is a Saxon named Aelgifu. I switched him to desire to found and rule the Kingdom of Ireland, though I knew he wasnвЂ™t going to manage that. While seeking said spouse, the coffers of Mumu were filling up rapidly enough that Murchad achieved his get rich ambition. Also somewhat imperfect is that Godchilde died giving birth to said daughter, so I need toВ seek yet another spouse. ItвЂ™s a pity sheвЂ™s a daughter considering the era, but nobodyвЂ™s perfect. Also, because it turns out that I now have a heir and a spare (even though Gavelkind doesnвЂ™t work like that): I caught him in the act:ДЄnd forgave him, because IвЂ™m a soft touch. How sharper than a serpentвЂ™s tooth it is to have thankless child.

While IвЂ™m doing this, my son and heir has decided to plot against me. MeldrickвЂ™s cunning plan inevitably failed, but it was still enough to achieve MurchadвЂ™s ambition of learning, so he switches to the less noble goal of getting rich or die trying. It crashes, but I do appreciate a good BlackadderВ reference: Once IвЂ™m wed, I work with a local dogsbody named Meldrick to try and develop a flying machine. Mostly about forging better relations with the people of Deasmhumhain, and training up troops in my realm.ДЄfter learning astronomy, and almost appearing smart, IвЂ™m suddenly widowed, and so seek to remarry, hopefully my new queen, Godechilde de Vassy can do what her predecessor did not and give me a child. I decide to consolidate within my kingdoms and order my council members accordingly.

Needless to say, the brief war over my de JureВ claim ends with Murchad surrendering and losing a lot of prestige. Unfortunately, Earl Muiredach, unbeknownst to me has formed some alliances via marriage ties (which I didnвЂ™t know was a thing yet) and is able to raise damn near 4,000 troops. I look into pressing my claim on Deasmhumhain, and since our military strengths are fairly similar, decide to do so by declaring war: With an epithet like that, I figure theyвЂ™ll be further issue, even if itвЂ™s of questionable legitimacy. I marry Brian off to Trodilde вЂњThe UnfaithfulвЂќ of House de Sousa. I nail their hats to their head in my grief-induced madness. Before I can arrange a new marriage for my heir, some envoys come and bother me: Unfortunately, giving birth kills Elvira. Once, thatвЂ™s done, Marchad switches his ambition to getting educated because statistically, heвЂ™s dumb as a box of rocks.Д®lvira proves to be fertile almost immediately, and my heir now has a son, who heвЂ™s named after me, so the House of Ua Briain is getting some descendants: Both Murchad & Brian are unmarried, so the first things I do are set MurchadвЂ™s ambition to get married, and seek out spouses for them.ДЄfter a brief search, Murchad marries Almode de Blois:Д«rian marries a Courtier named Elvira, though I donвЂ™t believe sheвЂ™s a Mistress of the Dark: Murchad already has an heir, named Brian. Specifically, IвЂ™m playing King Murchad of the Petty Kingdom of Mumu, who rules the counties ofВ Tuadhmhumhain and Urmhumhain and has a de JureВ claim on Deashumhain. My research indicated that the smart place to start for a complete newbie was in Ireland, so thatвЂ™s what I did: I went with Iron Man mode, just to enable Steam Achievements, but otherwise left everything as default. While I have some of the DLC as part of a Steam sale purchase in the summer, I decided IвЂ™d play the vanilla game first to get used to it: Last night, I decided IвЂ™d finally bite theВ bullet on playing Paradox InteractiveвЂ™s Grand Strategy game Crusader Kings 2.

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