Dido, Founder of Carthage
As the SLUGS judges are a smart bunch and like to draw on history for characters and game elements, I believe that Dido, the first Queen of Carthage could be a figure in the LARP. She could be either a vampire or the inspirational figure for a cult that seeks to influence the affairs of the city.
She is the daughter of a king of Tyre whose brother ascends the throne. She defies him and flees the city with some followers. She negotiates for some land and found the city of Carthage. A local king wants her for his wife or he will attack the city. Her advisors tell her only that he wants a Phoenician to dwell with him and teach him their ways. They also comment that no true Carthaginian would do such a thing as it is dishonorable. She condemns the viewpoint and states that any true Carthaginian would do what they could for their city, including giving their own life. They then reveal that the king wants her for a wife. I guess they did not like her very much. She is trapped by her statements and agrees to marry the king but wants to honor her first husband. She builds a pyre and feeds it sacrifices in his honor. Then, she ascends the pyre and sacrifices herself, ending the crisis.
Some sources also posit that she held more Republican ideals that would be more liberal than the current (350 BC) political status quo. So, her cult could be dedicated to revolution and reform. They would be the rabble-rousers of the game.
She is the daughter of a king of Tyre whose brother ascends the throne. She defies him and flees the city with some followers. She negotiates for some land and found the city of Carthage. A local king wants her for his wife or he will attack the city. Her advisors tell her only that he wants a Phoenician to dwell with him and teach him their ways. They also comment that no true Carthaginian would do such a thing as it is dishonorable. She condemns the viewpoint and states that any true Carthaginian would do what they could for their city, including giving their own life. They then reveal that the king wants her for a wife. I guess they did not like her very much. She is trapped by her statements and agrees to marry the king but wants to honor her first husband. She builds a pyre and feeds it sacrifices in his honor. Then, she ascends the pyre and sacrifices herself, ending the crisis.
Some sources also posit that she held more Republican ideals that would be more liberal than the current (350 BC) political status quo. So, her cult could be dedicated to revolution and reform. They would be the rabble-rousers of the game.
posted by DJ Feng Shui at 11:23 AM
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