Kingdom RPG

The Kingdom of Larion

The Kingdom of Larion is known as a country with its own rules. The rich get richer, while the poor barely survive. King Karl is the ruler of the Kingdom of Larion, he often extorts money from his servants and thinks only of himself.

Sleep in humans

Soldiers and guards slept on haystacks and often could not sleep properly. In the Middle Ages, a bed was a status item, and although there were many rich people, it was rare. As a rule, only kings and dukes could afford such comfort. If they went somewhere to travel, the bed was disassembled and transported along with it. But servants slept where they worked, content with some kind of bedding or cloak. Of course, bedding was also not intended for the poor. Pillows and blankets were so expensive that they were passed down by inheritance. But in richer houses, where there were servants, the latter sometimes slept in the same bed with the owners. For example, mistresses often put maids in their bed so that they would avoid harassment from men. It was not easy for travelers to find a place to stay overnight, so they often had to sleep in the open air, where they faced many dangers, from bad weather (especially in winter) to attacks by robbers. If someone managed to find an inn for the night, it was also not a guarantee of safety, because strangers and fellow travelers had to share a bed.

Raising children

Infant mortality was at its highest at the time, but those who survived were considered lucky. When a child reached the age of seven, he or she was considered a "little adult" and sent to work with other adults, but earned less than adults. Cradles were often suspended from the ceiling, and as a result of careless handling or too much rocking by the nanny, babies sometimes fell out of them. If a baby is not swaddled tightly enough, its physical development may go wrong, but because of this, babies often died from suffocation from the swaddling clothes. One of the main methods of raising children was the use of corporal punishment, in particular, beating with rods. It was a widespread belief that severity and physical punishment were necessary for the proper formation of a child's character. Parents unanimously sought to instill in girls the most important virtue: obedience to men - fathers and future husbands. Literacy and numeracy only harmed girls, and the ability to weave and sew was also encouraged in girls from wealthy families. The main concern of parents was to preserve the chastity of their daughters.

Children are little adults

Girls could get married at the age of 12. And boys got married at the age of fourteen. Children were not particularly coddled and treated kindly in the family.

Education at school

The school for children is very strict. Teachers can even beat and hit a student for disobedience. And those who failed to get a good grade had a sign put around their neck that said "stupid" and were humiliated in front of everyone. When a student could not answer a question, the teacher would beat him on the buttocks with a stick in front of all the students in the room. Corporal punishment was part of the education. Children were not only generously flogged with rods, but also forced to kneel for hours on peas, at a pillory, carry heavy logs, drink dirty water or eat from a dog bowl.

Cloth

Peasants wore jackets and short skirts, buttons and cords on their clothes instead of massive straps, headscarves, caps and gloves became popular. And long trousers instead of dresses. Long shirts, bliaus and thick chausses were available as outerwear. The wealthier public had a much more interesting wardrobe: they used expensive dyes for fabric, and collars were made from rabbit, squirrel or ermine fur.

Color in clothes

The color of medieval clothing had some symbolism. For example, executioners wore red robes. They tried to avoid yellow shades in clothing, as they were considered the colors of hatred and betrayal. Black represented not only grief and the loss of a loved one, but also eternity. White was associated with the purity of body and soul, innocence, and virtue. Blue was the color of tenderness, and gold was considered a symbol of the energy of God and the Holy Spirit. Green, a color that was associated with the embodiment of the Gardens of Eden and was also considered a symbol of hope, became very popular among the nobility.

Differences in costume between the poor and the rich

The styles of the medieval period were not distinguished by any diversity, the cut of dresses and suits of the rich and poor representatives of this era differed only in the fabrics used. But the rich feudal lords and nobles tried in every way to stand out, using belts embroidered with precious stones, expensive noble fabrics and other decorations. Rich people of the Middle Ages wore bright clothes, while the clothes of the poor consisted of suits in gray, black or brown tones. The edges of the suits of the rich were framed with a decorative border, this border was often decorated with plates of precious metals and stones. All the clothes of rich people of the Middle Ages were decorated with various ornaments, trimmed with fur.

The ideal of beauty that women strive for

Representatives of the fair half of humanity were forbidden to show off their beauty, so women's clothing consisted of loose suits, under which the outlines of the body were not visible. A woman's hair was completely hidden under a cap, and there should be no paint on her face. In addition, a woman with an elongated face, high forehead and humble look was considered beautiful. In those years, many women shaved their hair near their foreheads and eyebrows to make their faces appear elongated. Having protruding breasts was considered a sign of women from the people, and aristocrats were supposed to be thin and completely flat.

Basically the Church rules and is the law.

Processions of shame

Each shameful procession was organized with a bit of creativity. A brewer who made bad booze was forcibly injected with it before being led through the streets. And thieves caught stealing pork sausages were given a crown made of pig hooves. So the penitent, in addition to insults and beatings, could enjoy a not very pleasant aroma. Women could be sent on a shameful procession for grumpiness, gossip, or simply excessive talkativeness. The culprit would have a device called a "scandalous bridle" or "mask of shame" placed on her head and would be led through the streets on a rope to shame and humiliate her. The victim would not be able to stop because the mask would cut into her tongue. Guilty men were not particularly favored either: for example, a drunkard could be shoved into a barrel and left in that position until all his joints were cramped with pain. The procession was sometimes replaced by standing at the pillory. Of course, onlookers did not stand aside and booed the condemned. There were even cases when the latter died from the actions of the crowd: they were thrown stones or whatever came to hand.

Everyone doesn't know the word "slut" no one says it

Serfdom

The essence of this system was that peasants were tied to the land and the landlord who owned them. Such people did not have the right to leave the estate without the owner's permission and were obliged to do a certain amount of work. Serfs could not sell or buy land, and their marriages and personal lives were sometimes controlled by feudal lords. This was a form of social inequality in which some people owned others as property. To understand the essence of serfdom, one can imagine a situation where a person not only cultivates land for someone else, but is also part of that land himself.

Basically, everyone followed these rules, but there are those who do not want to follow them.