Ryan Paddy

It is a kingdom that never was, and always will be. The tale of the rise and fall of Camelot has been told and re-told over the centuries, and has often strayed far from the truth. Now shall we uncover the true history of Camelot, and of all the lords and ladies that had a hand in its shaping and eventual undoing.

Arthur is High King in the land of Camelot, with four British kingdoms under him. To the southwest lies his vassal land of Cornwall, whose influence is growing. To the west is Cameliard, whose king gave his daughter Guinevere's hand in marriage. In the north is the unruly kingdom of Lothian. To the east is noble Listenoise, home of the Fisher King. These four royal families vie for land, treasure and favour within King Arthur's court and their sons serve as Knights of the Round Table. Over the sea to the west lies the Kingdom of Ireland, fiercely independent of Britain.

In this newly-united kingdom the ideals of romantic chivalry are tested against the old rule of might, and Christianity clashes with the old pagan ways. Blood feuds are fought between the noble families, and unseen powers vie for the soul of the land and its people. When a black hart enters the hall at Camelot, the sorcerer Merlin arranges a gathering of all those who might decide the fate of Britain in the face of this dark omen. Now a crucial lost chapter in the history of Camelot will unfold.

All of the following characters are required to be cast first, before any of the optional characters are cast. Characters that are shaded are no longer available.

Name	Role	Sex	Age	Faction
Argante	Warrior-maiden of Avalon	Female	Young	Avalon
Arthur	King of Britain	Male	Mature	Britain
Brangaine	Handmaiden of Isolde	Female	Young	Ireland
Elaine	Pelles' daughter and Galahad's mother	Female	Mature	Listenoise
Galahad	Achiever of the Grail	Male	Young	Listenoise
Gawaine	Chief knight of the Round Table	Male	Young	Lothian
Guinevere	Queen of Britain	Female	Mature	Camelot
Isolde	Princess of Ireland	Female	Young	Ireland
Lancelot	Champion of the Round Table	Male	Mature	Camelot
Leodegrance	King of Cameliard	Male	Old	Cameliard
Lyonesse	First daughter of Mark	Female	Young	Cornwall
Mark	King of Cornwall	Male	Mature	Cornwall
Merlin	Advisor to Camelot	Male	Old	Camelot
Mordred	Illegitimate son of Arthur	Male	Young	Lothian
Morgan	Half-sister of Arthur	Female	Mature	Lothian
Morgause	Queen of Lothian	Female	Mature	Lothian
Nimue	Lady of the Lake	Female	Mature	Avalon
Pelles	King of Listenoise	Male	Old	Listenoise
Tristan	Champion of Cornwall	Male	Young	Cornwall

The following characters will only be cast if all of the required characters of the player's gender are cast first. These optional characters will preferably be cast in the order given below. If any of the players of required characters should pull out, players cast as optional characters will be re-cast to fill those required roles.

Name	Role	Sex	Age	Faction
Guineth	Second daughter of Leodegrance	Female	Mature	Cameliard
Lynette	Second daughter of Mark	Female	Young	Cornwall
Clarissant	Daughter of Morgause	Female	Young	Lothian
Palamedes	Saracen champion of Cameliard	Male	Young or mature	Cameliard
Percival	Nephew of Pelles	Male	Young	Listenoise

A good standard of costume is requested. The genre is high romantic chivalry in a "timeless medieval" style, so anything from roughly 12C to 16C European fashion is appropriate and fantastic elaborations are suitable for some characters. Armour and foam swords will be appropriate for some characters.

The characters span three generations. "Young" characters are roughly in their late teens, "mature" characters at least in their thirties, and "old" characters in their fifties or older. Players should be able to visually distinguish older and younger characters with the use of appropriate costume and makeup.

The rules of play and the setting are available in this player guide (2MB PDF). Combat uses foam weapons and hit points, and simple rules for sorcery and other special abilities are provided.

Ryan Paddy: ryanpaddy2@gmail.com