League of Leaders

The League of Leaders is a very secretive group of noblemen and noblewomen from all over Tamriel who manipulate the leaders of their provinces through the art of Speech to do their bidding. Members of the league generally have large groups of people working for them in the lower classes, generally criminals or thugs.

Background of the League

The League was started early in the Third Era by a group of Altmer who were less than pleased with their new leaders in the Imperial City. They pledged to not start a war with the Empire, as it would be too costly to their cause. Instead, they (meaning the noblemen and women of Alinor who used to rule the nation) still had much influence in the land, and used espionage and persuasion to get their new leaders to more or less do their bidding in the Summerset Isles. Soon the High-Elven families that had started the League were contacted by other influential families from all over Tamriel who were also displeased with Imperial rule. Even a few families in Cyrodiil claimed membership of the league. Over time, the League became less about not supporting the Empire, and more about arguing over money, supplies, and land. But most importantly money. These families formed a complex web of alliances with other member-families throughout the continent. That is, not all the member-families were friends with each other. For instance, the Finaarfin family of Alinor could be allied with the Yeomcroft family of High Rock, but could also be mortal enemies with the Yeomcroft's ally from Black Marsh, the Ra family. This generally sparks a confusing war between alliances over the support of the family in the middle (in this case the Yeomcrofts).

One more thing. Since the members of the League are very skilled in the art of Speech, they have almost full control of their province. It can thus be said that most every war since the formation of the League of Leaders was actually one alliance using their province to fight the province of an enemy alliance. During the Oblivion Crisis, an exception was made. Every member-family made peace to fight against the Daedric hordes that invaded their homelands together. Because of this, there was a great era of peace for Tamriel after the Crisis ended. Or so they thoughtBut like always, the families of the League can never be friends with each other for long enough, and when the Red Mountain erupted, the Dunmer families bickered over supplies. Their families from other provinces quickly rushed to the side of their Dunmer allies, and once again war broke out between alliances, although this time in the shadows, as no province was willing to go to war after the Oblivion Crisis, under any circumstances.

Background of the RP

We start in 4E 205, when the topic of the Aldmeri Dominion and the Thalmor vs. the Empire has come to a head, especially in the League of Leaders. Member-families are divided more than ever, this time between three factions: the Empire, the Thalmor, and the Stormcloaks. Skyrim has just gained independence from the Empire, and many families still harbor deep resentment.

Note: I have yet to decide whether or not I will join this RP or not, or whether I will start it or not. I am thinking I will join it but just have you guys start it. If you really want to share your opinion with me, I am 100% open to hearing it in a private message.

Some Guidelines

1. Please, no OP characters. I want this RP to be fun, but I also want it to be realistic too. Your character will get hurt, when you send minions to assassinate someone working for another family, they might not always come back alive or well.

2. You are the leader of your family, please remember that. Don't be reckless with your family's resources, because in real life, it would not go so well with your family members.

3. Please try to keep the posts quite short, 2-4 paragraphs is all you should write at a time. I want this so it is easier for people to catch up.

4. Be polite, don't be nasty. Yes, you are going to be enemies with a lot of people's families/characters, but this is just an RP, so there's no need for any insults. If you have a disagreement which you wish to further argue about, please do it in a private message.

Character sheet:

Name (please include family names, even if you are an Elf you need to have a family name):
Gender:
Race:

Role in family (ie. matriarch, patriarch, etc.):
Age:
Height:
Appearance/Age appearance:
Personality:
Skills:
Armor/Clothes:
Weapons:
Misc Items:
History:

History of family:

What faction you support (Stormcloaks, Thalmor, Empire, Neutral. Please note that if you are neutral, people will be calling to you for support constantly):

Special requests:

If you have any questions, please feel free to private message me. I am on every day for the most part and I check for PM's all the time.