Gilbert of Stamford

Medieval·by Robert de Fiennes (2 heroes)

RACE

Human

GENDER

Male

LIFE STAGE

Adult

BODY SIZE

Medium

BUILD

Athletic

A moderately wealthy retainer and man-at-arms hailing from the English town of Stamford.

GOAL & MOTIVE

Gilbert of Stamford seeks to maintain status and security through loyal service as a retainer and man-at-arms.

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Skills and Stats

ATTRIBUTES

Superb

Health

Good

Agility

Great

Strength

Fair

Reasoning

Great

Willpower

Fair

Perception

SKILLS

Riding

Mediocre

Healing

Good

Theology

Good

Athletics

Great

Melee Weapons

Good

Ranged Weapons

Fair

GIFTS

Skilled Craftsman

Divine Favor

Positive reputation as a charmer and winning over people of lower standings

FAULTS

Bastard Child

Questions Church authority

Distrusts non-English authority

Functional Alcoholic

Inventory

Shield

Arming Sword

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WORLD & RULES

The early 13th Century was a time of constant conflict, which meant good pay for any man willing to sell their sword or pledge loyalty to local lord. From England to Spain to the Holy Land, glory, wealth, and blood was flowing freely

LOCATIONS

CHARACTERS

HISTORY & EVENTS

1195: Following the defeat of King Alfonso VIII of Castile at the Battle of Alarcos, Pope Innocent III proclaimed a crusade against the Almohad Caliphate. 1204: The Fourth Crusade deviates from its path to the Holy Land, leading to the brutal siege and sack of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and the creation of the short-lived Latin Empire