I have written in many writing styles with varying level of success, and so I decided to challenge myself to write a Shakespearean play. For a while I struggled to think of a plot line. One day when I was role playing a continues game in Dawn of Discovery the idea hit me. I named myself “Yakalat” and my rival was Leif Jorgensen. And I was quiet pissed when he claimed the island to the immediate south of me. That is where the “in-game” motivation ended. The rest of the plot line was my own conception. I also used the names of different Anno 1404 characters throughout the play. Here is a quick list of names I made up, Galdin Yakalat, Raoul Yakalat, Aguste Jorgensen, Alexandra Jorgensen, Nicolas Rivers, Woodrow Thornton, and Lord Cotter.
Now here is the question I would like to ask all of you.
Do you want me to post the entire play all at once, or should I release it over time?
Regardless I have the whole thing written already, so don’t worry about “running out of content”
@SteveAdamo can you make this a poll?
I will release the first act first scene right now.
It should be noted that this play was written as a tragedy and not all my messages are positive ones.
I have compiled a character list.
Leif Jorgensen-Young minstrel.
Sir Aguste Jorgensen- Father of Leif, and the Empires military hero.
Alexandra Jorgensen- Mother of Leif.
Aadil the Noble Seafarer- Expert Oriental ship captain.
General Emir Khan- A skilled Oriental general.
Soldier 1
Courier
Commander 2
Claude Homebird- Occidental officer who becomes Leif’s harbor master.
Commander 1
Soldier 2
Messenger
Page
Galdin Yakalat- A talented vassal on the borders of the Occident and Orient.
Captain Henry Valiant- Galdin’s right-hand man.
General Hadrian the Cruel- Galdin’s Occidental General.
Nicolas Rivers- A loyal supporter of Galdin.
Captain
Al Rashid- The famous Oriental Assassin. Also disguised as Woodrow Thornton.
Citizen 1
Citizen 2
Herald
Lord Richard Northburgh- the Emperor’s cousin and lord of the Occidental borders.
Brother Hilarius- an Occidental monk and judge.
Grand Vizier Al Zahir- the Sultan’s close advisor.
Envoy
One Vassal
Act 1.
Scene I. Capital City. In Jorgensen’s office. In the year 1404
Enter Sir Aguste Jorgensen and Lord Richard Northburgh
Lord Richard Northburgh:
Upon your summons I came straight away. Yet now you are silent.
If you wished to speak with me
Tell me what you wish, and no counsel shall I withhold.
If silence is the better answer, I shall take my leave.
Aguste Jorgensen:
You are wise Lord, yet I know not how to say this subtly.
So I will say it straight, presumptuous as it might seem.
My son Leif is nothing but a spoiled rascal, with no experience outside of music.
The fault is mine alone, and I would fix it here if I could.
But time has told me this is folly.
Despair drove me to my last resort, he must leave the capital.
I would ask you to take him to the borders of the Occident as a vassal.
Lord Richard Northburgh:
That is no small request!
He is young and naïve.
Have you no thought of our Empire’s security?
Aguste Jorgensen:
I have chosen many trusted men to guide him.
He shall lead under their counsel, and your orders.
Of security, am I not known as the military genius?
In times of danger I shall take command of his estates, and the military therein.
Thus protecting the empire from exterior danger.
Lord Richard Northburgh:
You drive a pressing argument.
For we were all young, why should that stay him?
And I see now that security is no problem.
My heart is glad, for I have been looking for a second vassal.
Now I am all set to leave.
Aguste Jorgensen:
Who is your first vassal?
Lord Richard Northburgh:
Galdin Yakalat, a lesser son of Raoul Yakalat by birth only.
He is ambitious and courteous, and is a host of many skills.
It is the Emperor’s hope that he shall help improve relations with the Orient.
But enough time in small talk, I shall take my leave of you now.
Leif must report to me at the end of the month, supplied and ready.
Both exit