Hi there,
Working on a character for submission and looking forward to the game.
Is there any major changes to Ireland and it's relationship with England leading up to and at the time the game begins? I'm asking because my character is going to be Irish.
Wanted to jump in here to offer a somewhat related connection or possibility. I was intending to hang back and see how the reduced imperialism of Britain affects (or doesn't?) Ireland and Scotland. I'm playing the granddaughter of Bonnie Prince Charlie; in this era, his actions are somewhat romanticized and removed, but for Lady Catherine, they are real, and she is the one bearing the Stuart name. Might be an interesting connection if our two characters were to correspond.
I'm weaving this in because IRL, Charlie had a child (with his married first cousin!), but the baby boy died. Had he lived... this man would be Catherine's father, and her mom is Scottish. I think she'd certainly be interested in the experiences of an Irish person in the RMC and may have conflicting feelings about that... and her own heritage.