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Maxemilien de Robespierre	Posted: Feb 13 2008, 05:20 PM Quote
Administrator Group: Administrator Posts: 62 Member No.: 1 Joined: 13-February 08	NOTE: NEWLY UPDATED AND ARRANGED The participants in the French Revolution were many, and their lives often ended abruptly with the downward swipe of the guillotine. In this RP, you're the master of your character's fate, and need not stick to every detail of his or her life, if you choose a character whose name does belong to the books of the past. Still, do stay true to their ideological allegiance unless necessity later requires that they switch. Note: I've provided pictures of the characters as they actually looked, if available. In your choice of representation, try to stay more or less true to these, or PM me with a reason for radically altering appearance if you so choose. (And yes--you can make them more attractive than they were. I know that's fun). Les Personnages RED denotes a member of the Committee of Public Safety BLUE denotes a member of the Committee of General Security, in charge of the National Guard's policing of the city. Increasingly, there's tension between this group (who has to do the footwork) and what they perceive as the high-and-mighty Committee of Public Safety. X before the name denotes a character who's been reserved or taken The Jacobins And Affiliates Augustin Robespierre, 31, brother to Maximilien de Robespierre --firmly on the side of his brother, he truly believes his cause is righteous, and backs him in everything he does. Bertrand de Vieuzac, 38, Jacobin --an eloquent speechwriter, famous for his phrase, “the tree of liberty grows only when watered by the blood of tyrants.” (must be an advanced RPer) Anne-Marie de Vieuzac, 27 --Bertrand's wife of eight years. Jacques Billaud-Varennes, 36, Jacobin --an extremist advocate of terrorist tactics and a rabid anti-royalist. Jean-Jacques de Cambacérès, 39, Jacobin --well-known homosexual and political moderate, attempting to slow the excesses of the Committee of Public Safety. Lazare Carnot, 37, Jacobin --a physicist and former comte, he acts as one of the Ministers of War on the Committee and ordered the levée en masse, or forced conscription. XGeorge Danton, 32, Jacobin --one of the nine original members of the Committee, Danton is known for his towering physical presence and his equally impressive bombast. He's the original hard-liner. XJean-Lambert Tallien, 24, wavering Jacobin --At first a harsh proponent of guillotine use, Tallien's affair with the beautiful Thérésa Cabarrús, the former wife of the Marquis de Fontenay, who fled at the revolution's beginning. XThérésa Cabarrús, 22 --His lover. XJean-Marie d'Herbois, 40, Jacobin --A famed dramatist, playwright, and essayist, Jean-Marie organizes the public events put on by the government. Claudine d'Herbois, 32 --His wife. XLouis de Saint-Just, 27, Jacobin --Closely allied with Robespierre, this handsome young revolutionary also served as a lieutenant in the National Guard before becoming a deputy to the National Convention from his district. Claude Antoine, 30, Jacobin --Sided with Carnot regarding national defense. Jean Bon Saint-André, 47, Jacobin --This Jesuit-educated man believes strongly in the power of the common people. (((Pierre Louis Prieur, 38, Jacobin --CURRENTLY IN BRITTANY, IN CHARGE OF THE SPREAD OF THE TERROR--CAN COMMUNICATE ONLY BY LETTER UNTIL HE OBTAINS AN EXCUSE TO RETURN))) Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, 38, Jacobin --Lawyer and essayist, he's only an uneasy member of the Committee of Public Safety, as Robespierre distrusts him. Robert Lindet, 48, Jacobin --Only a substitute member of the Committee of Public Safety to begin with (as a replacement for the ill Jean Antoine Debry), he's come to achieve respect due to his practicality in coping with the food shortage. Marie-Jean Hérault, 35, Jacobin --Former friend of Marie Antoinette's confidante, the hated Duchess of Polignac, this devoted writer of literature became the King's Advocate at the age of only 20. Despite his past, he's done well among the Jacobins. Georges Auguste Couthon, 39, Jacobin --A lawyer like many others, Georges' origins are common, but he is nonetheless one of the more moderate and less destructive members of the Committee of Public Safety. XJacques-Louis David, 44, painter --famous for his portrayals of key revolutionary figures like Marat, his politics fluctuate with the times. The ultimate opportunist, all he wants is to get out of this alive and keep painting. Marguerite-Charlotte David, 30, his ex-wife --Has a stormy relationship with her philandering ex-husband. An intelligent, respectable woman, sometimes she'll take him back--and sometimes she won't. Jean-Paul Marat, 48, physician and Jacobin supporter --Now restricted to his bathtub due to a skin disease, he nonetheless wrote long and incendiary letters supporting their cause. Charles-Henri Sanson, 45, Head Executioner --Beheadings are his job and his provenance. How he feels about this is up to you. Maurice Duplay, 48, cabinetmaker (Sans-Culotte on the side of the Jacobins) --A close personal friend of Robespierre, he's let him stay in his house more than once. XÉléonore Duplay, 26, his daughter --The soon-to-be lover of Maximilien Robespierre himself, she shares his political opinions and his fervor, and Robespierre's friend, Maurice, approves of the match. Élizabeth Duplay, 23, his younger daughter --engaged to Philippe le Bas, one of those in charge of the city's policing by the National Guard. XCamille Desmoulins, 34, wavering Jacobin --The longtime friend of Robespierre, Camille is beginning to question the methods of the Revolution... Lucile Desmoulins, 24, his wife --Camille was her childhood tutor. They married four years ago and have a two-year-old son, Horace. Adèle Duplessis, 26, unaffiliated --sister to Lucile, once briefly engaged to Robespierre. (((Commander Napoleon Bonaparte, 25, artillery commander --THUS FAR he is still in the provinces putting down insurrection. We won't have a warfront (Austrian or domestic) until we receive more apps for Parisians, then soldiers.))) François-Noël Babeuf, 32, Counterrevolutionary --Just beginning to work on the propaganda journal, Le Tribun du Peuple. XPhilippe le Bas, 26, Jacobin His Committee, the Committee of General Security, separates him from Robespierre's Committee of Public Safety, and yet the two court women from the same family... The Sans-Culottes And Affiliates Robert Vallois, 28, Sans-Culottes (original character) --Former blacksmith whose bloodthirsty revolutionary tendencies markedly oppose his kind personal demeanor and sweet smile. XArnaud de Corneille, 19, Sans-Culottes (original character) --A brilliant, self-educated eccentric, Arnaud is the youngest member of Robespierre's government, a strong proponent of equality of opportunity rather than of outcome. This mean he speaks out against many of the more radical partisans, but he uses such an eccentric mix of literary language and the street patois of his birth, no one ever knows what he is talking about. Pierre de Corneille, 23, Sans-Culottes (original character) --His brother, more practical and plain-spoken, as well as ambitious. Léon Villaine, 27, Sans-Culottes (original character) --Born to a thatcher and a seamstress, Léon only recently found his way into the political arena. He's a member of the National Guard, and polices the city. The Enragés And Affiliates Jacques Roux, 42, Enragé --Rather cowardly for all his ideology, Jacques chiefly cares for his own well-being. XThéophile Leclerc, 22, Enragé --Expelled from the Jacobins for being too radical. He's a rabid militarist who believes only partisans of the Reign of Terror ought to be allowed in the army. He's also a feminist, along with his lover. XPauline Léon, 20 --His lover, also a feminist. Claire Lacombe, 23 --Friend of Pauline, likewise, a radical feminist. Jean Varlet, 26, Enragé --A voice of reason among the Enragés, Jean Varlet pushes for moderate economic reform. Counterrevolutionaries and NonFactionaires François Louis Suleau, 37, Royalist --Author of the Actes des Apôtres ('Acts of the Apostles'), a pro-Royalist counterrevolutionary newsletter. Sylvain Maréchal, 44, Counterrevolutionary An anarchist by belief and a writer by profession. Annette Beaulieu, 27, Counterrevolutionary (original character) --Lover of Maréchal. Abbé Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, 46, Unaffiliated --The Abbé has renounced his faith publicly, but privately... while he sits in the National Convention, he does not agree with its aims. Afterwards, he will describe his actions by saying simply, 'I survived.' Anne-Joseph Théroigne, 32, Girondiste/Unaffiliated --A friend of Camille Desmoulins and a violent and passionate public speaker, she acted as a figurehead of the Revolution. Donatien Alphonse-François de Sade (also known as the Marquis de Sade), 54, Moderate --Accused of Moderatism and threatened with imprisonment, he is nearing the end of his time as a member of the National Convention, where he sits as a member of none of the political sects. (Note: Must be an advanced RPer and PM me before receiving permission to play the Marquis de Sade) -------------------- “Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country." --Maximilien de Robespierre
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