PLAYER NAME: Kit CHARACTER NAME: Alfred Athelwulfing USERNAME: devilsandangels NEW CANON POINT: 5x18, Baldur CHANGES: In the course of what happened for the updated Alfred, he will no longer be a new king. By this point, Alfred has relatively secured his rule. He has gained confidence in himself, in dealing with nobles at Wittans and fighting Viking hordes. He's made new alliances with a select few Vikings. One, in particular, has a deep impact on Alfred's confidence. Ubbe Ragnarsson teaches Alfred to be a fighter and to not be afraid. He pushes Alfred to understand the risk of battle but also the risk of not fighting at all.
Alfred is also far more aware of how treacherous the world was. He has found out that his brother was in a plot to overthrow him -- although, Aethelred had not been able to go through with it. Alfred had decided to forgive him only to fall ill and in his absence, his mother assassinates Aethelred in a misguided attempt to secure Alfred's rule. Alfred has had to deal with his mother's betrayal and leaving him with very few who he can trust, where he had been far more trusting at the onset of his rule.
However, this trust was not easily won between Alfred and Ubbe. Bjorn and Ubbe were very insistent upon receiving the land that Alfred's grandfather had promised their father (though, he had no legal right to do so at the time). This forced Alfred to become more diplomatic in handling the demands of the Vikings, honing his skills at managing people with competing interests. He finds creative solutions to pave a path for the Vikings to get what they want, while not compromising his own position with the Nobles further.
In the same time frame, Alfred is pushed into an arranged marriage by his mother. He does everything he can to get out of it, trying to convince his betrothed that it was not in her best interest to marry him. However, to his chagrin she is not deterred and they are married. He does not particularly spend much time with his wife and there is some clear resentment toward his mother even before her betrayal killing his brother for forcing his hand into an unwanted marriage.
In short, Alfred has matured into a wise king who carefully picks his battles. He has married upon his mother's arrangements. He has won difficult battles against Danish Vikings and suffered the difficult loss of his brother. He's no longer a boy king.
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CHARACTER NAME: Alfred Athelwulfing
USERNAME: devilsandangels
NEW CANON POINT: 5x18, Baldur
CHANGES: In the course of what happened for the updated Alfred, he will no longer be a new king. By this point, Alfred has relatively secured his rule. He has gained confidence in himself, in dealing with nobles at Wittans and fighting Viking hordes. He's made new alliances with a select few Vikings. One, in particular, has a deep impact on Alfred's confidence. Ubbe Ragnarsson teaches Alfred to be a fighter and to not be afraid. He pushes Alfred to understand the risk of battle but also the risk of not fighting at all.
Alfred is also far more aware of how treacherous the world was. He has found out that his brother was in a plot to overthrow him -- although, Aethelred had not been able to go through with it. Alfred had decided to forgive him only to fall ill and in his absence, his mother assassinates Aethelred in a misguided attempt to secure Alfred's rule. Alfred has had to deal with his mother's betrayal and leaving him with very few who he can trust, where he had been far more trusting at the onset of his rule.
However, this trust was not easily won between Alfred and Ubbe. Bjorn and Ubbe were very insistent upon receiving the land that Alfred's grandfather had promised their father (though, he had no legal right to do so at the time). This forced Alfred to become more diplomatic in handling the demands of the Vikings, honing his skills at managing people with competing interests. He finds creative solutions to pave a path for the Vikings to get what they want, while not compromising his own position with the Nobles further.
In the same time frame, Alfred is pushed into an arranged marriage by his mother. He does everything he can to get out of it, trying to convince his betrothed that it was not in her best interest to marry him. However, to his chagrin she is not deterred and they are married. He does not particularly spend much time with his wife and there is some clear resentment toward his mother even before her betrayal killing his brother for forcing his hand into an unwanted marriage.
In short, Alfred has matured into a wise king who carefully picks his battles. He has married upon his mother's arrangements. He has won difficult battles against Danish Vikings and suffered the difficult loss of his brother. He's no longer a boy king.