Post by ~~*Buffy Bloom*~~ on Jun 15, 2007 22:02:41 GMT
Name: Ricardo Oliveira Silva
Date of Birth and Age: 8/6/1637 Thirty-seven
Nationality: Portuguese
Occupation/Status: Nobleman and Captain
Appearance: Ricardo has a dark complexion. He has a thin moustache and goatee, with rich brown eyes. His hair is usually brushed back neatly, he’s a handsome middle-aged man with a robust figure.
Personality: Ricardo is a Portuguese gentleman, with charm and wit, but doesn’t quite conform. He still speaks his mind and tends to cause a bit of controversy amongst other nobles.
History: Ricardo is the eldest of the Oliveira Silva family. His mother and father had passed away many years ago during the struggle for liberation from Spain. His childhood consisted of protecting his younger siblings. When he was in his twenties, Ricardo decided to fight for his country and with the arrival of English, Irish and Scottish soldiers, joined the naval fleets, in the shipping business of an English Duke. Castelho Melhor, who married a French princess and modelled his government on the Bourbon dynasty, initiates the final, successful phase of the Portuguese war of liberation with the aid of the Franco-German Marshal Schomberg, who brilliantly commands an international mercenary army against the tired Spanish forces.
By the time he was twenty-eight, Portugal was finally victorious at the Battle of Montes Claros. Ricardo’s ideals for liberation and aiding the oppressed led him to extreme measures, even if meant wearing a guise. His growing love for the sea set him a new path, as it did for his family. Piracy seemed to call their name.
Once the peace treaty with Spain was signed in 1668, Spain restored Portugal all her former possessions and territory. However, Portugal remained economically weak, and the people were still in struggle. The seafaring Oliveira Silva family continued to sail the Atlantic Ocean and aided their people in times of need.
Roleplay sample: Ricardo took a sip from his glass of wine and smiled charmingly, “Well, England isn’t so much better than our homeland, Cornélio. You should have more patriotism in your heart.” He winked at the nobleman’s young wife, whose cheeks began to blush.
“Of course, Ricardo. But you must understand, not every Portuguese man can be as nationalistic and...radical, as yourself.” The man replied with a sense of scepticism. The others at the table didn’t comment, but ate silently. “Besides, the royal court of England is much more successful than ours. I hear of its great dignity and valour.”
The handsome man chuckled, “Ah yes, perhaps we should ask our own Catarina about the matter?” He sliced a piece of his lamb and popped it into his mouth. He dabbed his mouth with a handkerchief, “You shouldn’t take me so seriously Cornélio, you know me...just a charming man riding chariots and making conversation with beautiful young ladies.”
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Date of Birth and Age: 8/6/1637 Thirty-seven
Nationality: Portuguese
Occupation/Status: Nobleman and Captain
Appearance: Ricardo has a dark complexion. He has a thin moustache and goatee, with rich brown eyes. His hair is usually brushed back neatly, he’s a handsome middle-aged man with a robust figure.
Personality: Ricardo is a Portuguese gentleman, with charm and wit, but doesn’t quite conform. He still speaks his mind and tends to cause a bit of controversy amongst other nobles.
History: Ricardo is the eldest of the Oliveira Silva family. His mother and father had passed away many years ago during the struggle for liberation from Spain. His childhood consisted of protecting his younger siblings. When he was in his twenties, Ricardo decided to fight for his country and with the arrival of English, Irish and Scottish soldiers, joined the naval fleets, in the shipping business of an English Duke. Castelho Melhor, who married a French princess and modelled his government on the Bourbon dynasty, initiates the final, successful phase of the Portuguese war of liberation with the aid of the Franco-German Marshal Schomberg, who brilliantly commands an international mercenary army against the tired Spanish forces.
By the time he was twenty-eight, Portugal was finally victorious at the Battle of Montes Claros. Ricardo’s ideals for liberation and aiding the oppressed led him to extreme measures, even if meant wearing a guise. His growing love for the sea set him a new path, as it did for his family. Piracy seemed to call their name.
Once the peace treaty with Spain was signed in 1668, Spain restored Portugal all her former possessions and territory. However, Portugal remained economically weak, and the people were still in struggle. The seafaring Oliveira Silva family continued to sail the Atlantic Ocean and aided their people in times of need.
Roleplay sample: Ricardo took a sip from his glass of wine and smiled charmingly, “Well, England isn’t so much better than our homeland, Cornélio. You should have more patriotism in your heart.” He winked at the nobleman’s young wife, whose cheeks began to blush.
“Of course, Ricardo. But you must understand, not every Portuguese man can be as nationalistic and...radical, as yourself.” The man replied with a sense of scepticism. The others at the table didn’t comment, but ate silently. “Besides, the royal court of England is much more successful than ours. I hear of its great dignity and valour.”
The handsome man chuckled, “Ah yes, perhaps we should ask our own Catarina about the matter?” He sliced a piece of his lamb and popped it into his mouth. He dabbed his mouth with a handkerchief, “You shouldn’t take me so seriously Cornélio, you know me...just a charming man riding chariots and making conversation with beautiful young ladies.”
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