I have a player who chose the "Noble Born" trait from the Kingmaker Player's Guide, and he wants me to provide him with some historical and background color with which he can flesh out his character's history and roleplay. I'm looking through the first module, and I'm wondering if there is anything in the chapter on Brevoy (pp. 60-67 of Stolen Land) that his character wouldn't know. I don't think there are any spoilers in this section, but I want to make certain before I give away any details.
The only thing I see that I wouldn't let my player's have is the alignment's of the members of the noble houses, the king, and the queen. Everything else looks ok.
If he wants the info he should take knowledge history/nobility. Also alot of that information is going to be considered rumor and non concrete facts, especially if you decide to run any of the variants in book 6.
Personally I'd give him information pertaining to his house, but as I saw most of the info looks like the same stuff in the player's guide.
The title of this thread is a good example of why you shouldn't post on forums while drinking sake. I guess that typo is my punishment.
He has a rank in knowledge (nobility), so I think he would know quite a bit. At least all of the history relating to the Surtova line, since his Noble Born heritage makes him tangentially related to that line.
Definitely, and just to mess with him some, give him the rumors about House Rogovaria, but have his family know the "truth" behind it. The truth being what his house commonly accepts as fact. I'd roll randomly for it, politics, lol.
I'm a little confused about some of background in the Brevoy section.
Also, which rumors about House Rogarvia are you referring to, James?
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The background isn't much of a secret, and is basic common knowledge among the folk.
Nikos Surtova married his daughter off to Choral in order to establish a claim to the throne, not for himself, but for his house down the line. It was also to bind themselves closer and to show support as well as acknowledging dominance. This is one of the actions that helped House Surtova edge their way into the various positions of power that had/were opening up.
This marriage also gives support to Nick's claim to the throne as regent, although a weak one.
Nikos was the pirate lord in Issia who surrendurred to Choral bloodlessly and he married her (his daughter) into the ruling family (Choral) so that the noble house of Surtovas could maintain a position near the crown. In effect, Choral's *spoilerific* children were half Surtova, though they carried the name Rogarvia. Basically they were just really close to the throne and the Surtovas were politically aligned to be the stewards of the kingdom by historical marriages.
Page 67 of Book 1 has a number of rumors you could give him in regards to the dissappearances of the Rogovarias.