Talk:Story : Marcus and the manor

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Characters

• Marcus to be played by Jeff.
  
• Diarmait to be played by Perikles.

• I wrote a bit of preliminary stuff for Diarmait just to get us moving and to give a flavor of what I think the relationship probably is. It can be edited as needed, of course. --JBforMarcus 06:55, 27 March 2006 (PST)

It looks good. If you require any other grogs for this thread, then Perikles can play those as well. I don't envisage this being a very grog heavy thread, though it is likely to be an NPC heavy thread... I shall endeavour to start this thread off on Thursday morning, though would like for the main 'morning after' thread to have been resolved before we proceed very far into it. --James\\^Talk 09:55, 28 March 2006 (PST)

Marcus's Order

Marcus's order began in 1216, and in 1217 tried to spread itself through continental Europe, but notably, not England. Thus, it is likely that Marcus is amongst the very first Blackfriars to wander this green and pleasant land. Just so you know. :D --219.174.96.24 00:44, 27 March 2006 (PST)

• all the easier to fake it:-) --JBforMarcus 06:54, 27 March 2006 (PST)

"A little before 1232, probably in obedience to an order of the provincial chapter held in 1230 at Oxford, a community of Dominican Friars settled in Shrewsbury. (fn. 1) Their earliest known benefactor was the king: he visited Shrewsbury in May 1232 and the friars secured shortly afterwards a grant of 30 oak trees and the stone which lay in the Severn under the bailey of Shrewsbury castle to build their church. (fn. 2) They were the first friars to reach Shropshire and were certainly welcomed with gifts by local benefactors, though traditions about their 'founders' current in the 16th century are confused and unreliable."

A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 2 --OldNick\\^Talk 04:06, 27 March 2006 (PST)

What is the order represented in the Ellis Peters books featuring Brother Cadfael (sp)? --Rencheple 04:35, 27 March 2006 (PST)

Benedictine - the Abbey of St Peter & St Paul (Shrewsbury Abbey) was a Benedictine foundation of 1083 --OldNick\\^Talk 05:17, 27 March 2006 (PST)

Well, I originally only meant for Jeff to be aware that he should incorporate the fact that the order is brand new and relatively unheard of in these parts into his posts. If he is looking for a better in-period order, then the Order of St. Francis is also a good choice. --James\\^Talk 10:36, 27 March 2006 (PST)

Diarmait

I'll be generally trying to keep a low profile with Diarmait, with the occassional inconsequential action just so you can see I'm still there. If you want to engage him in conversation or for him to do something specific, let me know.--Perikles 10:47, 4 April 2006 (PDT)

Also, I will using the font colour seagreen to describe his Irish Gaelic.... on account of green things and the Irish... and the fact it shows up and is not too unobtrusive and italics have been grabbed for the far more frequently used latin. Um... any comment or objection to this - let me know, either here or on my talk page, or both. --Perikles 10:47, 4 April 2006 (PDT)