And thirteen Lords run the planet. I have characterized their noble Houses using the system I described here. Apart from the three most powerful houses, they are listed in alphabetical order.
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Each
house has a number of Shares which represent their weight of
influence on the Baron's Council. Each house has at least one Share,
a few houses have accumulated more property and businesses and can
claim more Shares.
House
Hokksen (First House)
Head
of house: Senior Baron Allan Hokksen major trait: mercantile
Age:
Adult
Influence:
all Stavanger and its allies
Loyalty:
completely loyal to Stavanger
5 Shares
Recent
Activity: New heir to the title born
Ambition:
Increase the House's area of influence
Family
Secret: Extra-planetary ties with the LTP
House
Trendheim (Second House)
Head
of house: Baron Olav Trendheim major trait: legalistic
Age:
Retired, with an underage heir, Baroness Alicia Trendheim major
trait: cautious
Influence:
All of Stavanger
Loyalty:
Loyal, but seeking change
3 Shares
Recent
Activity: Conflict with House Ulstenvok
Family
Secret: Piratical connections
House
Arendal (Third House)
Head
of house: Baroness Lucinda Arendal major trait: ambitious for her
barony
Age:
Retired
Influence:
Planetary
Loyalty:
Loyal to Stavenger
2 Shares
Recent
activity: conflict with House Namsos
Ambition:
Settle an outlying moon or planet
Family
secret: none
House
Dansinger
Head
of house: Baron Philip Dansinger (underage) Regent -Sir Tolbert
Bussby major trait: Ruthlessness (Bussby)
Influence:
Dansinger barony only
Loyalty:
Loyal but seeking change (Bussby)
1 Share
Recent
Activity: normal social/political action
Ambition:
Maintain the status quo (false, Bussby wants to claim the barony for
himself)
Family
Secret: Criminal connection on planet (Bussby)
House
Drammen
Head
of house: Baronees Lia Drammen major trait: miserly
Age:
Adult
Influence:
neighbors only
Loyalty:
loyal to Stavanger but may be bribed
1 Share
Recent
activity: usual social & political activity
Current
ambition: gain wealth
Family
secret: criminal connections
House
Levanger
Head
of house: Baron Yuri Levanger major trait: responsibility
Age:
Adult
Influence:
neighbors only
Loyalty:
completely loyal to Stavanger
1 Share
Recent
activity: usual social & political activity
Ambition:
maintain the status quo
Family
secret: none
House
Lillesand
Head
of house: Baroness Tasha Lillesand major trait: eccentric
Age:
Young (17)
Influence:
Regional
Loyalty:
completely loyal to Stavanger
1 Share
Recent
activity: put down a revolt
Current
ambition: resist encroachment on her holdings
Family
secret: religiously unorthodox (agnostic) and not very secret
House
Namsos
Head
of house: Currently vacant, (as of SA 929) with the unexpected death of Baron Dominic Namsos major trait: vain & vengeful
Age:
Adult
Influence:
neighbors only
Loyalty:
Loyal but seeking change
1 Share
Recent
activity: conflict with House Arendel and House Murietta of Holtzmann
Current
ambition: recover lost holdings, claim Murietta's holdings on Schamel
Family
secret: piratical connection
House
Plancourt
Head
of house: Baron Stefan Plancourt major trait: cool old guy
Age:
Retired
Influence:
neighbors only
Loyalty:
completely loyal to Stavanger
1 Share
Recent
activity: usual political & social activity
Current
ambition: resist encroachment
Family
secret: none
House
Sandvika
Head
of house: Baron Boris Sandvika major trait: lustful
Age:
Adult
Influence:
regional
Loyalty:
would support a rebellion
1 Share
Recent
activity: gained new holdings
Current
ambition: increase local influence
Family
secret: extra-planetary ties
House
Tottenham
Head
of house: Baron Ricard Tottenham major trait: spendthrift
Age:
Retired
Influence:
neighbors only
Loyalty:
Loyal to Stavanger
1 Share
Recent
activity: new trade route
Current
ambition: gain favor with House Hokken
Family
secret: psionic talent
House
Tromso
Head
of house: Baron Alistair Tromso major trait: wise
Age:
Adult
Influence:
planetary
Loyalty:
Loyal to Stavanger
1 Share
Recent
activity: put down a revolt
Ambition:
Expand area of influence
Family
secret: none
House
Ulstenvok
Head
of house: Baroness Wendy Ulstenvok major trait: boastful & vain
Age:
Adult
Influence:
neighbors only
Loyalty:
completely loyal to Stavanger
1 Share
Recent
activity: conflict with house Trendheim
Current
ambition: recover influence
Family
secret: criminal connections
It should be apparent from even this cursory information that there is lots of adventure potential on this planet. The Barons are likely to employ off-world agents for the more questionable and clandestine activities. PCs could be hired for legal work too, as guards or couriers or investigators into the pirate and crime syndicates, or for exploratory work, looking for exploitable resources in the uninhabited regions of the world.
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