Event
Nobleman captured by Owain Glyndwr
A recent border skirmish with the Welsh rebels saw the capture of one of our noblemen, one Edmund Mortimer. Rumors have begun to circulate that he has joined the Welsh cause for reasons unfathomable to us.
The noble House Percy Dynasty of Northumberland, close friends of the Mortimer Dynasty family, are requesting that they be allowed to seek their kinsman's ransom.
EnglandCountrydynamic historical event.tag
WalesCountrytriggerDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_ENG.txt:7957
7958type = country_event
7960title = flavor_eng.91.title Nobleman captured by Owain Glyndwr
7961desc = flavor_eng.91.desc A recent border skirmish with the Welsh rebels saw the capture of one of our noblemen, one Edmund Mortimer. Rumors have begun to circulate that he has joined the Welsh cause for reasons unfathomable to us.
The noble House Percy Dynasty of Northumberland, close friends of the Mortimer Dynasty family, are requesting that they be allowed to seek their kinsman's ransom.
The noble House Percy Dynasty of Northumberland, close friends of the Mortimer Dynasty family, are requesting that they be allowed to seek their kinsman's ransom.
7962outcome = neutral
7964fire_only_once = yes
7965dynamic_historical_event = {
}
7972trigger = {
7974character:wls_owain_glyndwr ?= {
7974is_alive = yes
7974is_ruler = yes
}
7978own_entire_province = province_definition:northumberland_province
}
7982illustration_tags = {
798310 = angry
798410 = interior
}
7987immediate = {
}
7989character:wls_owain_glyndwr ?= {
7989save_scope_as = owain_glyndwr
}
7991dynasty:percy_dynasty ?= {
7991save_scope_as = percy_dynasty
}
7993dynasty:mortimer_dynasty ?= {
7993save_scope_as = mortimer_dynasty
}
7996create_character = {
7997first_name = name_edmond
7998dynasty = dynasty:mortimer_dynasty
8000adm = 12
8001dip = 60
8002mil = 45
8003birth_date = 1376
8004birth_location = location:shrewsbury
8005script = wls_edmund_mortimer_1376
8006save_scope_as = edmund_mortimer
}
}
8010character:wls_edmund_mortimer_1376 ?= {
8010save_scope_as = edmund_mortimer
}
8012province_definition:northumberland_province = {
8012save_scope_as = northumberland
}
}
8049historical_info = flavor_eng.91.historical_info The capture of Edmund Mortimer had significant consequences for the political landscape of the time. He held a claim to the English throne at a time when England was experiencing political turmoil, and his family were seen as potential rivals to the King. His capture weakened any opposition to the king, as Mortimer's connection to the Welsh revolt undermined his legitimacy and claim.