The Cousland Estate

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I know this may be a lae idea.. or perhaps not..

 

Recreating the Cousland Family and thier Estate?

 

Since the DA Cousland Storyline of the Coulsand is Race restrictive, we could instead create a scenario where you could marry your way into the Cousland family instead of just being born into it.

 

The setting:

 

"In the Oblivion Universe, the Cousland Family are a wealthy Imperial family who own much land located in the Imperial Reserve close to the Hammerfel Border.

 

Thier Estate contains Castle Cousland and few exterior farms to feed it. The Estate tself is protected by a large Guard force, independant of the Imperial Legion but follows the same Council, they are however, loyal to the Cousland family first.

 

The current head of the Cousland Family is Teyrn Bryce Cousland with his wife, Teyrna Eleanor Cousland. (Teyrn is the Cousland title equivelent to Baron)

 

They have 2 adult children: Fergus Cousland and "The Warden" Cousland.

 

The Couslands also have family members dotted through out Tamriel. A few serve in the Legion and are of verious ranks. There are some who live the life of an Adventurer, hoping to make a name for themselfs regardless of thier connections to the Cousland family. A few live with thier chosen guilds aswell. There is also a Cousland who is part of the Elder Council who helps maintain the Empire."

 

You could approach the Cousland family and offer your services either as working with the Guardforce and protect the Estate, you would do verious missions like prepel attacks from bandits, goblings, Ogres and also go off on missions to help out nearby places, escort the Cousland head of family and do repeatable patrols that only earn you Gold. You do key missions that enhance your rank from say squire to Guardsman, to Lieutenant to Captain of the Guard.

 

Or you could serve as a Servant, and work for the Couslands, beginning as a General labour, working up to positions such as butler, steward, head of staff and even towards the position of the Master's Herald or Personal assistant to the Master.

 

Once you become the top of either Profession/Guild or what ever, you then become elegible to begin courting the Master's Son or Daughter (not both) and do a few verious quests to win thier affection. Then if you suceed in getting thier affection, you then will ask thier hand in marrage and then marry into the Cousland Family, therefore becomeing a Cousland.

 

You then enter the Cousland Family (a Guild in its own in where you would get your own Room and personal Guard)

 

After this you then may go further up the Family line or story and earn your way to become the next head of the Estate.

 

(Sorry forgot to say the Master is called a Teyrn, the DA title for a kind of Baron)

 

The Teyrn of the Cousland Estate is called Bryce Cousland and his wife is Eleanor Cousland.

 

Their Older Son is Fergus Cousland (unmarried in Oblivion and no family and is part of the marriage into the Cousland Family)

 

Thier younger Son/Daughter as in DA is the equivelent of The Warden.

 

I think that is the overall idea.

 

The Estate I think would fit the Imperial Reserve because its a near hilly area and fits what I would think would be the Highever area in Ferelden:

 

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Sorry if this is not that understandable, but I will work on the overall idea again.

 

I just hope you get the concept of this idea.

 

I myself can easily recreate the Cousland banner, armor and shield, though I sure somebody could do a better job than I could do.