Talk:Konig des Menschen Chapter VI (Map Game)/@comment-26044830-20200804223453

Dragon's Fire (WIP)

 * Summary: A group of Dutch men who are literally sick of Westria even if they weren't part of the war. Initially just a group of people who are just tired of Westria, they decide to form a group of adventurers seeking to go to the New World, where rumours begin to arrive here of opportunity. (Warning, contents may change but this is their initial background I'm aiming for. I have permission from Eltool to use Westria and their army as a future plot device, but that depends on my motivation.)
 * Backstory: On 1502, with the war between Westria and Vesnia ongoing, there has been slight discontent in the Westrian Netherlands regarding the current seat and the Emperor. Being somewhat weak and incompetent, some disgruntled Dutch people around their 20s/30s have started banding together and silently resisting (temporarily, though I have a feeling that it might be long-term) themselves from the grip of Westria. With that in mind, a small group in Den Haag was founded initially as an underground, secret group, which was named as the Dragon's Fire. The group started off under that name at a small drinking session on 29th March 1502, which led to people discussing about creating a group of armed soldiers and prepare to resist the rule of the Emperor. They thought of that name while being drunk and the name eventually got stuck in the minds of these people. Once founded, there are few who eventually join in sessions and there are some isolated training grounds in the marshes of the Lowlands but none of them were ever used and so they were largely unprepared for a fight should they attempt to organise a peasant rebellion. But by the latter half of the 1500s, things would have changed for them as messages and rumours of something west begins to tickle their mind...
 * Leadership Structure: There is a structure that resembles some form of leadership and hierarchy, where most members are at the bottom and those who lead the organisation are at the top. They do have the authority and reserve rights to revoke membership. The Grand Dragon, created as a title to go with the de facto leader and obviously coming out from a tavern, has most of the power and the final say in its current leadership structure. There are senior chiefs, but they are small in number and are often appointed by the Grand Dragon manually. Though when there is planned restructuring of the group once the Grand Dragon moves away, there might be two operations and therefore, two members are required to handle operations of this group, including one in Westrian Netherlands.
 * Grand Dragon: Mechiel Tangelder
 * Representative of the Grand Dragon: Hubert Bodde
 * Senior Chiefs: Five figures
 * Membership: 600 members, all of them are concentrated in Westrian Netherlands and based around Den Haag. Most of the membership comes from secret meetings and invitations by word of select messengers. Most of them are untrained in fighting (though there are some who are getting there) and are young adults as they founded this group just lately, so around the age of their 20s but there are some in their 30s up until the mid-40s. Slavokans (or Jews, the sentiment of antisemitism in Europe is still prevalent so its expected) are not accepted however. Women are technically allowed into the organisation but they are smaller in numbers compared to men.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Hispania (from our messenger and a breakaway group): Please could you let us into the New World, we are poor and we are suffering from the hands of the Westrian royalty. If you let us into the New World to your ports, can we also come to take some of the prices too, because we want our families to prosper. We want to be trained at your place, ok thank you but if you refuse, we'll be sad and we will just keep on dissenting against our Emperor. Arms are accepted too, but we'll bring our own, they're still inferior. So we also want some ships if we can't bring them around, so backups are better :( (This is a dumb begging offer at the courts lmao, I doubt its success but I want a meme out of it)
 * Operations: N/A
 * Events:
 * Dissenting Against the Emperor (Part 2): The group continues to dissent against the Emperor secretly in Westrian Netherlands and showing some support of non-loyal princes and leaders around Westrian Netherlands. It is growing as a secondary role to just piss against the Emperor around Den Haag. As the group grows though and there are dividing, polarised views on what the group/organsiation is supposed to do, along with a high risk of being caught as numbers grow, especially when it begins to reach other towns in outreach. Though the Grand Dragon began to downplay such role and tried to beg on the promise of the New World, it is still the most prominent sentiment within the group. Should the Grand Dragon's promise be rejected, there would be no other choice but to depose him and replace him with someone who shares a popular sentiment in this organisation.
 * Budgeting and Secret Arrangements (Part 2): Small acquisitions on some assets like items and small boats are made based on whatever the members have at the time. A ship is also being slowly raised and saved so that once it is bought, then they can stock things up in perhaps sending it to the New World by personal choice. Though some doubt that might happen within the next few years and there is still dvision on this controversial spending.
 * Trainers and Defectors: As the war between Westria and Vesnia continue and there are struggles with the Westrians there, there are very few defectors from Westria's levies that are stationed in Westrian Netherlands, although sparse as the war is still technically ongoing, joining the group. Training is resumed, but are still operated on remote grounds. As they prepare to resist both Westria and perhaps send out some men out into the New World, it is important for them to have a form of martial skills (not martial arts, but rather having good combat skills) in case a planned revolt rises.
 * Messenger: A group of 16 men, including one messenger and the Grand Dragon (somehow he wants to come) departed on 1513 to walk through France and into Hispania for about months. He appointed a representative of his role to assume similar powers but is unable to usurp that position and could be dismissed. Since he'll be gone for months, they are expected to loan some ships (even if they are vastly inferior or have smaller capacity) through their budgeting scheme and some convincing of locals and expand some of the organisation's operations in Westrian Netherlands doing shady things. The Grand Dragon also asked (for some reason) for a talk with Hispania's royal court and palace, believing that they are the only way to ensure that their dreams come true. (see Diplomacy)