>>5776307>>5776316>>5776452>>5776488>>5776550>>5776625You are Dutch by birth and by residence. As of 1912. The kingdom of the Netherlands is home to about 6 million people, and has been a constitutional monarchy since 1848. The current monarch, queen Wilhelmina is regarded as a relatively popular monarch after the antics of her late father, King William III, nicknamed ‘’King Gorilla’’ and its bicameral chambers are elected through the democratic process.
Of particular note should also be the overseas colonies of the Netherlands, which include territories in both the Americas and in Asia. Ever since the loss of Belgium in 1830 the Netherlands has pursued a neutral foreign policy and has been the home of two peace conferences and is the home of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
As of right now, you are in Leiden, the intellectual heart of the kingdom. It is home to the most prestigious university in the country and is the home of multiple nobel prize winners. It is one of the larger cities in a country whose population still primarily lives rurally. Standing at about 50.000 inhabitants.
As you make your way along the streets divided by the moats so typically found in many a Dutch city you take out your pocket watch to read the time,a quarter past four. Normally, you would stop at a cafe for an afternoon coffee yet you can’t help but hurry home.
Where are you going? (Background selection)
>To the countryside, to my estate there. (Noblemen, may select an additional language and gains a bonus to melee weapons)>To my home in Leiden (Academian, gets one of the classical languages (Greek,Latin) for free, may choose between a bonus in zoology, botany or history)>Back to the Hague, to the headquarters of the army (Army officer, bonus to firearms and riding)>To Den Helder, the main port of the navy (Navy officer, Bonus to navigation and unarmed)>To Amsterdam, where I intended to withdraw to in quiet after a stint in the east (Colonial official, bonus to charisma and survivalism) 