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Current Mood (Week III)

Lonely·····[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][·][ ][ ][3][ ][ ]···Pressured
Cheerful···[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][·][ ][2][ ][ ][ ]···Depressed
Willful·····[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][·][1][ ][ ][ ][ ]···Yielding
Angry······[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][0][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]···Afraid

Skills (Week III)

Social

Composure (0)

Bonus: Depressed, Willful
Penalty: Afraid, Angry, Cheerful, Pressured

Retaining calm and clarity of mind when confronted with surprise, danger or adversity.

Diplomacy (0)

Bonus: Cheerful, Lonely, Yielding
Penalty: Angry, Pressured

The ability to placate multiple sides in an argument and reconcile different points of view on common ground.

Etiquette (0)

Bonus: Yielding
Penalty: Angry, Depressed, Lonely

Knowledge and practice in the rules, spoken and unspoken, of polite and honourable conduct in noble society.

Presence (0)

Bonus: Lonely, Willful
Penalty: Afraid, Depressed, Yielding

The ability to impress and awe others with one's strength of personality.

Refinement (0)

Bonus: Cheerful, Yielding
Penalty: Angry, Depressed, Willful

Coming across as cultured and educated during social occasions, including fashion sense, language fluency and being conversant in likely topics of cultured discussion.

Rhetoric (0)

Bonus: Willful
Penalty: Afraid, Yielding

Skill at persuasion through writing or oratory to any audience.

The Arts

Art (0)

Bonus: Depressed
Penalty: Pressured

Skill in the visual arts.

Music (0)

Bonus: Depressed, Lonely
Penalty: Pressured

Skill in playing or even composing music.

Stories (0)

Bonus: Afraid, Lonely
Penalty: Angry, Depressed

One's ability to tell a good story.

Fitness

Athletics (0)

Bonus: Cheerful, Willful
Penalty: Depressed, Yielding

Your foundation of physical conditioning and overall health, strength and stamina. Corset stamina!

Dexterity (0)

Bonus: Afraid, Willful
Penalty: Depressed

Deftness, precision and flexibility. Corset piloting!

Parkour (0) (Summer Palace only)

Bonus: Cheerful, Willful
Penalty: Afraid, Depressed, Yielding

Ability to move about whether you are or are not supposed to be there.

Reflexes (0)

Bonus: Afraid
Penalty: Pressured

Reacting quickly and effectively to immediate danger and surprise.

Martial

Fencing (0)

Bonus: Willful
Penalty: Afraid, Angry, Depressed

Skill with the sword.

Firearms (0)

Bonus: Angry, Willful
Penalty: Afraid, Depressed, Yielding

Accuracy with a gun.

Military Science (0)

Bonus: Pressured
Penalty: Cheerful, Lonely

Studies in the acquisition and sustainment of military force.

Tactics: Army (0)

Bonus: Angry, Pressured
Penalty: Cheerful, Lonely, Yielding

The conduct of armies in a ground campaign and the placement of units on the battlefield.

Tactics: Naval (0)

Bonus: Angry, Pressured
Penalty: Cheerful, Lonely, Yielding

The conduct of navies in a naval campaign and winning battles at sea.

Intelligence

Foreign Affairs (28)

Knowledge of the public discourse and political scene of other countries.

Bonus: Pressured
Penalty: Cheerful, Willful
  • 10: You study the fundamental foreign relations between the Nafrisians and their nearest neighbours. Ispana has been a reasonably steady ally in the past two centuries. The Edelfelt empire has been your most implacable rival. They most recently assisted the Duchy of Euterpe in securing de facto independence from Nafréce about fifty years ago. The United Kingdom of Alba is neutral.
  • 20: Dreading a repeat of the Sixty Years War and the Rouran Invasions, the keystone of peace between states for the past hundred and fifty years has arguably been an unspoken agreement to maintain "balance of power", a situation where no one country can overpower all the others, meaning wars, when they inevitably occur, will at least be short and limited. Since the advent of that system in the west, Ispana has declined in power despite its many colonial holdings while Alba became a united kingdom, created an empire of its own and took their place at the table. Located at the crossroads of the continent, Edelfelt maintains a larger army than either but has generally been losing territories over time. In the east, the balance of power is generally a matter of the Rouran Empire matched up against everybody else.

Foreign Intelligence (14)

Knowledge of ongoing secrets and activities that rival countries try to keep from you.

Bonus: Angry, Pressured
Penalty: Afraid, Cheerful, Yielding
  • 10: Of all of the kingdom's rivals, the Edelfelt monarchy is the most important. They have a reputation for intrigue and opportunism, which they see as a more elegant and less barbaric way of resolving disputes and advancing interests than on the battlefield. Currently their military is still focused on the Republic of Sonico as they hold out hope of reincorporating them into their territory.

Internal Affairs (29)

Knowledge of the goings on beneath the surface of your own dominion.

Bonus: Angry, Pressured
Penalty: Afraid, Cheerful, Yielding
  • 10: You learn about the basic forces at work in court. Aside from the royal family, there are those clerics, nobility and even commoners elevated in rank through civil service termed the New Nobility. The Old Nobility, whose power is based on feudal land ownership, are mostly divided into thirteen ducal families, including the breakaway Duchy of Euterpe. The Great Church in Nafréce over which the Great Pope has influence, also holds land and wealth. Finally, there are the commoners. None of these three "Estates" can be discounted in politics.
  • 20: Unlike the strong feudal heirarchy centuries ago, rank and social class are no longer infallible indicators of wealth and power. A monarch must always be aware of the realities behind titles and positions. For example, the Duke of Voile's family had (like most of the duchies) their powers absorbed by the crown centuries ago and now only owns modest estates in the mountains - less land, in fact, than some wealthy commoners. Yet, they are still accorded the full pride and dignities of their noble title and their position on the line of succession is quite high. In the south, great dukes retain most of their legal powers. Among the three, Duke Henri of Dolet is the only duke who still has legal and hereditary military responsibilities. Despite not having ever intermarried with the crown, he could be said to be the most powerful duke. Yet even he is not considered as powerful as the Count of Kerzein whose position as your Prime Minister grants him great influence.

Spycraft (0)

Bonus: Angry
Penalty: Afraid, Cheerful, Pressured, Yielding

Your skills in the practical areas of spymastery and the maintenance of an intelligence network.

National History (0)

Bonus: Yielding
Penalty: Lonely, Willful

Familiarity of past events in your country and how they have lead to the present day situation.

World History (0)

Bonus: Yielding
Penalty: Lonely, Willful

Familiarity with the globe and the general histories of other countries - especially those nearby.

Academics

Economics (0)

Bonus: Pressured
Penalty: Depressed, Lonely

Education in practical mathematics and the matters of trade, finance and industry.

Law (14)

Education in the current legal codes of Nafréce, its ancestors and even the law of other realms.

Bonus: Pressured
Penalty: Depressed, Lonely
  • 10: The general principles of Nafrisian law are mostly founded on a sometimes conflicting amalgation of Orgein imperial law and theologies from fifteen centuries ago (mostly in the east) and customary laws and traditions (mostly in the north and west). The last attempt to update and unify the code was eighty years ago by Louise IV. Despite this, legal procedures, codes and application of law differs greatly between different duchies and counties as most of it is held over from the middle ages when feudal rulers wrote and implemented them.

Natural Science (0)

Bonus: Yielding
Penalty: Lonely, Willful

Education in the forces, matter and living things that compose the world.

Mechanics (0)

Bonus: Cheerful, Lonely
Penalty: Pressured

Education in the structures, engines and gadgets now being invented to make people more prosperous.

Medicine (0)

Bonus: Willful
Penalty: Lonely, Pressured

Education in modern medical science.

Theology (0)

Bonus: Afraid, Depressed, Yielding
Penalty: Angry, Pressured, Willful

A study of the Great Church's teachings, scriptures and historic texts as well as their interpretations and denominations.

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