[b]This mod adds over 100 new backstories for medieval pawns.[/b] Requires Humanoid Alien Races 2.0 (Does not add a new race, only backstories).
Medieval Backstories
Prerequisites and Stuff
You will need the [url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=839005762]Humanoid Alien Races[/url] framework for this mod to work. [b] This mod does not add a new race.[/b] HAR is just what allows for the creation of custom backstories.
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2023513450]VFE - Medieval[/url] is a soft requirement. The backstories will be in the game if you don’t have it, but they won’t have any medieval type pawns to spawn in. I’m not making it an actual dependency in case I patch in other faction mods in the future. But for now using VFE - Medieval is the “intended” way to use these backstories.
Mod Contents
This mod adds 39 childhood backstories and 68 adulthood backstories.
Samples
[b]Childhood[/b]
[u]Reluctant squire[/u]
+2 Melee
+1 Animals
+1 Crafting
PAWN NAME didn't want to be a squire, and most certainly didn’t want anything to do with tournaments or battles or things of that sort. However, HIS/HER family gave HIM/HER little choice in the matter, and PAWN NAME found HIM/HERself in the service of a particularly demanding knight as soon as HE/SHE was of age.
[u]Peasant Child[/u]
+4 Plants
PAWN NAME grew up in a small, rural village. HIS/HERparents farmed a plot of land that was owned by a wealthy landlord. In order for the family to be able to afford rent and taxes, everyone, including PAWN NAME, had to pitch in to work the farm.
[u]Changeling[/u]
Incapable of everything but dumb labour
Staggeringly ugly
It was believed that PAWN NAME was a changeling, a fae who was left in place of a human baby stolen by fairies, due in part to HIS/HER unfortunate looks and low intelligence. Because HIS/HER parents didn’t believe HE/SHE was their real child, PAWN NAME was often mistreated and forced to do extra chores.
[b]Adulthood[/b]
[u]Alchemist[/u]
+5 Medicine
+4 Plants
+3 Cooking
PAWN NAME devoted HIS/HER life to continuing HIS/HER master’s quest to discover the formula for the legendary Panacea Elixir and cure all of the world’s illnesses. HE/SHE became renowned as an expert in medicine, and many people came to HIM/HERwhen they were sick or injured.
[u]Renegade royal[/u]
+6 Social
Incapable of manual labour (A royal is still a royal)
PAWN NAME's father was a cruel and corrupt king. He outright ignored his starving subjects and had anyone who said anything against him tortured and killed. PAWN NAME could stand for it no longer, and fled the kingdom with HIS/HER allies and some peasant refugees in order to begin building an army to overthrow the tyrant.
[u]Graverobber[/u]
+3 Social
+2 Mining
PAWN NAME robbed graves, relieving the dead of any valuables they had been buried with. HE/SHE travelled frequently so as not to be caught, masquerading as a simple, honest merchant. HIS/HER prices were so cheap that customers rarely questioned why HIS/HER wares were so often covered in dirt.
Full List
[b]Childhood[/b]
Alchemist’s Apprentice
Educated Squire
Corrupt Squire
Lowborn Squire
Reluctant Squire
Wealthy Merchant’s Child
Helpful Merchant’s Child
Young King
Young Queen
Heir to the Throne
Young Royal
Proper Noble Child
Playful Noble Child
Spoiled Noble Child
Royal Bastard
Stable Hand
Kitchen Helper
Young Servant
Apprentice
Peasant Child
Fisherman’s Child
Travelling Minstrel Child
Young Wordsmith
Noble's Bastard
Lantern Bearer
Innkeeper’s Child
Helpful Child
Little Soldier
Farrier’s Child
Boastful Child
Child Beggar
Street Orphan
Orphan Boy
Orphan Girl
Student
Cursed Child
Flower Picker
Changeling
Adventurous Youth
[b]Adulthood[/b]
Alchemist
Chivalrous Knight
Disgraced Knight
Knight Errant
Unscrupulous Knight
Well-Travelled Merchant
Local Merchant
Beloved King
Beloved Queen
Mad King
Mad Queen
Heir Apparent
Renegade Royal
Runaway Royal
Lady-in-Waiting
Wise Royal Advisor
Greedy Royal Advisor
Landowner
Courtier
Stable Master
Milkmaid
Houndmaster
Chambermaid
Castle Laundress
Royal Cook
Goldsmith
Silversmith
Busy Blacksmith
Village Blacksmith
Cobbler
Kindly Cartwright
Seamstress
Stonemason
Carpenter
Fishmonger
Net Fisher
Weir Fisher
Woodcutter
Shepherd
Crop Farmer
Miller
Vassal Footsoldier
Vassal Longbowman
Playwright
Poet
Portrait Artist
Puppeteer
Jester
Acrobat
Town Crier
Innkeeper
Barber Surgeon
Midwife
Tavern Wench
Hostler
Town Guard
Lamplighter
Graveyard Keeper
Laundress
Graverobber
Highwayman
Charitable Nun
Monk Scribe
Scholar of Philosophy
Reclusive Witch
Seer
Village Fool
Monster Slayer
To Be Added
[b]Childhood[/b]
Nunnery Noble
[b]Adulthood[/b]
Prioress
Crossbowman
Translations
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2803569491]Chinese Simplified Translation/简体中文翻译[/url] by Clement_
Other Things of Note
Some childhood and adulthood backstories are tied together because I thought it might be weird to have a peasant-ish adult spawn with a noble childhood. You can mix and match them as you like using [url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=735106432] Prepare Carefully[/url] or [url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1874644848] Character Editor[/url]. Pushing the randomise backstory button when using Prepare Carefully is truly random. Any childhood will match with any adulthood, so you will get weird and unintended combos.
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2763415519]Shavius's Vanilla Expanded Patches[/url] works with this mod! Their patch gives NPC pawns appropriate backstories based on their social status. Thank you Shavius!
If you use [url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2413945145] Backstories for Vanilla Expanded Factions[/url] or [url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2767940226] Shavius's Medieval Flavour Pack[/url], you might get an error about a patch failing. This is because each mod is trying to patch in the "Medieval" spawn category to the Medieval faction. Which patch fails depends on load order, but as long as one patch goes through it's fine. It's safe to ignore this error.
As far as historical accuracy/realism goes, think “A person who likes historical fiction novels and history documentaries made these” and not “An actual expert who has seriously studied the medieval period made these.”
Comments, suggestions, and advice are all appreciated!
