O'Shea Family/Shamus
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His Story
Shamus is the "golden child" of the family. He is the most promising member of House O'Shea and is not shy about acting like it. Adept at both finances and politics, Shamus has been an incredibly influential member of Redspan's Inner Circle for many years, and is very outspoken (almost too much sometimes). He has also served the realm as Duke of Sullenport, Arch Priest, and King. He loves the realm with all his heart; some of his subjects have even been heard to say "he bleeds goatcheese" when well into their cups.
Besides being an accomplished statesman, Shamus is also a noble knight and thus veteran of many important battles in Redspan's history. He led a large contingent of cavalry in The Battle of Ambermel I, where the noble armies of Redspan slew Lelnor, the King of the Ash Sea Islands. He also fought bravely in many of the battles of the Second War, and helped restore Redspan to her former glory.
When Shamus was blessed by Da Great Goat to be chosen as King of RedSpan, the realm was in a bad situation. Two alliances, CE/Tara/Darka, and ASI/Fal, were both poised and ready to eliminate RedSpan. Shamus knew if RedSpan was to survive, he had to make peace with one of these groups. Since ASI was the only realm making semi-reasonable demands, Shamus decided to work with them. He reluctantly relinquished control of Sullenport, Byblack, and Rogeshore to ASI in exchange for peace with them, signing The Treaty of Sullenport I. With this treaty, Shamus had managed to purchase continued existance for RedSpan, but he knew he still had another alliance to deal with, and this task would not be quite as easy.
With much help from Federation partners Abington and Carelia, RedSpan continued to fight Tara and her allies, neither side gaining or losing much ground. ASI then declared war on Carelia to resolve some past differences, and the war shifted to 3-on-2 as Carelia was forced to stay home and defend themselves. With their financial capabilities greatly reduced from the loss of Sullenport, RedSpan began losing ground more quickly. Shamus drafted a lengthly proposal for financial aid arrangements, and presented it to the Abington Council. The nobles of Abington were sympathetic to RedSpan's plight, and pledged to make regular gold donations, along with continued military support, to help RedSpan survive. Shamus also had lengthly discussions with Falasan, and after agreeing to a few ground rules laid out in The NA Opposition Agreement, Falasan allied themselves with RedSpan and joined the fight against the NA. The tide had turned in RedSpan's favor, but the war was not over yet.
Notable Accomplishments:
- Served as the King of RedSpan.
- Served as the Arch Priest of Redspan.
- Served as the Duke of Sullenport, one of the wealthies cities on Atamara and in the world.
- Served as a member of Redspan's Inner Circle, a group of the King's most trusted advisors.
- Participated in The Battle of Ambermel I, where the armies of Redspan slew Lelnor, King of the Ash Sea Islands.
- Senior Member in The Order of Da Great Goat.
- Served as the Marshall of the Army of Sullenport. (though it is not officially noted due to a bug)
- Served as Duke of Starard, the capital of RedSpan and Goatdom.
- Bearer of the sword, "The Great Goat's Wrath", a gift from Jordaan. It was crafted by a master smith in Wayburg.
Signed Treatys
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