>>5858917>>5858982>>5859007>>5859016>>5859080Amstetten, in the far south of the Kingdom of the Teutonia. A land at the twilight between barbarism and rennaisance. This has been your family's home for many generations. A small keep, really just an excuse of a castle, the village proper, a few fields, an iron mine and a small forest. It's not much but it's idyllic. Apart from the occassional wolf there is not much to worry about.
You, as the firstborn son of the Fritzlkellers are its rightful heir. And you were raised accordingly, as a proper Knight. Your childhood was defined by training in combat, faith and etiquette. Every night your mother would read poetry to you.
<span class="mu-i">To us are in old fairy tales</span>
<span class="mu-i">Many wonders told</span>
<span class="mu-i">Of renowned heroes</span>
<span class="mu-i">And their great deeds</span>
<span class="mu-i">Of joy and golden times</span>
<span class="mu-i">Of tears and tragedy</span>
<span class="mu-i">Of the struggle of brave Knights</span>
<span class="mu-i">You will now hear</span>
- First verse of the Nibelungenlied
And you believed every word of it. One day you would be the one to rescue a damsel in distress, slay a dragon and claim a kingdom. Reality however has disappointed you. Amstetten hasn't been called to arms for a long time. Your duty as its ruler would just be to manage the estate, marry some broad from the neighboring noble houses and train your son to follow in your footsteps like your father did with you...
No, you say! You will not waste your life like that. If no adventure has called for you yet, then you must seek out your own adventure. You will hit the road and travel the world as a Knight-errant like in the stories! Your family is furious at the idea, but they just don't get it.
You don't need their support. You have your arms, your armor, and your steed, what more could you possibly need?
Oh, that's right, a squire of course. Someone who will take care of all the not-so-glorious parts of living on the road. Cooking, cleaning, camping...
Your father definitely won't spare you any servants for your crazy endeavour, but you have someone in mind who might be interested.
