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In my current project, I have a protagonist called Callum who is the heir of a noble family. After his father, after his second marriage, moves the title of heir onto Callum's newborn sister. Callum is then disowned due to story reasons, losing his noble title.
He spends a year serving in the army and upon his return to the city, his infant sister and step-mother have been assassinated. The heirdom is then in a limbo position where law dictates it goes to the nearest blood relative, regardless of gender or noble title (given that they have a noble title at all).
Hypothetically, how can Callum reclaim the title and become the lord, effectively neutralizing the power of his father. As an added bonus, it would be nice if his father is stuck in a "from riches to rags" situation.
I'm not really basing this noble structure off of any historical modules except for the "nobility are rich and commoners are poor" system. I do have a lot of laws and nuances but the details mentioned shouldn't have any disagreements in brainstorming.
I've thought about Callum perhaps not being detached from the role of "Assemblyperson", but still not holding a noble title and living as a ward of another noble family. In that scenario, he would have the political power to fulfill the plot but he would be treated more like a joke. In that case, I'd still need to find a way for his father to forcibly or willingly back down from the position.
I'd also thought about just killing or disgracing Callum's father and then not having any living noble relatives, forcing Callum into the position. However, that feels cheap and there isn't any struggle at all.
I've kept all of the convoluted world building tidbits and long names out of this for ease of understanding. Just for materials sake, I'll list some names and their roles below
Callum Croix - The guy who we want to become the big leader
Almeric Croix - His father, who currently holds the title and position
Kael Julian Croix - Callum's sick mother who is believed to be dead by the general public
Noemie Serpirus Croix - Almeric's new wife, married for the purpose of political influence
Asiri Croix - The assassinated step-sister of Callum
Tazil Sybil - Callum's spellcasting spouse/ support figure/ can manipulate emotions
Asher Jweji - A previous lover of Callum who is the heir to a different politcal faction's Assemblyperson
Despirial Faction - The political faction that Callum was set to inherit leadership of
Armina Faction - The second most powerful faction and the Despirial's direct competitior
I'm in my mid teens (Hopefully no one is creepy about this, it is the internet after all), I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia back in March this year and I just wanted to share a few things and ask some questions.
Since I was a toddler, I've had a lot of symptoms. I had pain in my ribs for my whole life, I was an insomniac, I had a weak stomach, I've never been good at cardio. It never really became a big problem because I didn't notice it and I lived in an area where medical care wasn't entirely accessible (We had pretty good hospitals but my family was adamant on only visiting when one of us was almost dying. During COVID, hospital was "unsafe because all the COVID patients would contaminate the area and we'd get sick".). About two years ago, I moved to a different country. I still had zero suspicions of underlying medical conditions other than knowing that I was pretty hypermobile and just living with it. I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2025 because it was really affecting my ability to live.
In October of 2025, I started having symptoms. It started with worsened rib pain, more stomach sensitivity, more frequent subluxations and dislocations of joints. Then, it got progressively worse, more symptoms being added to the mix. I started to have really bad fatigue, dizziness, and nausea. My joint pain got worse and worse. At one point I needed to walk with a cane. My family was still resistant to visiting a doctor, partly because of discomfort breaking tradition and partly because they didn't believe me. I initially believed that I might have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome because my symptoms seemed to match.
In March, I finally went to the rheumatologist and I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Well, not entirely. The doctor I visited happened to have worked at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP for short). On paper, he diagnosed me with juvenile fibromyalgia (which doesn't explain the hypermobility? I've just settled with fibromyalgia and possibly hypermobility.) but he said I had Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS). In theory, AMPS and Fibromyalgia are the same bodily error. A pain signal is glitched in the brain and continues to amplify back and forth from the area of injury. However, the other symptoms are completely different. Fibromyalgia is recognized in many fields of research and is generally widely understood in medicine. AMPS is seemingly only research on by the CHOP website. AMPS is apparently 100% curable within 6-9 months of rigorous treatment while fibromyalgia is a long term condition. AMPS does not have any other information other than the amplification of pain and the all familiar "tender spots" while Fibromyalgia encompasses the entire myriad that is gut problems, fatigue, depression, insomnia, brain fog, and more.
While I really wish this could be "cured", the AMPS research seems lacking and it's likely that the rheumatologist's bias clouded the reality of my diagnosis. Worse, the AMPS treatment plan is contradictory to the Fibromyalgia treatment plan. Essentially, to cure AMPS, a patient needs to return to full function and brute force their way through pain. Aerobic exercise is absolutely necessary for 40 minutes per day, 5 days a week. No accommodations should be made to adapt to ailments to prevent regression. That sounded like shit. I was sore, exhausted, flaring up for weeks in a row. I abandoned the treatment in the middle of may. I just couldn't. It was so horrible. I've never been so angry at a medical professional before.
After speaking to my family and friends of mine with chronic illnesses, I've decided to abandon the AMPS theory entirely. I would love to be cured but the pain that came with it and the collateral damage (missing school, flare ups, relapses) just weren't sustainable. If Fibromyalgia is what I have, how would I "get better"? Isn't treatment just exercising as well? At what point could that be considered outrageous?
Additionally, I have a sneaking suspicion that I might have been misdiagnosed/missing diagnoses. The first reservation I have is that I think I might also have something dysautonomic. When I stand up from siting or from lying down I get horrible vertigo. I get really dizzy, nauseous, and my vision blurs really horribly. Despite having a relatively healthy physique (healthy weight, height, average strength), I can't keep up with my peers in cardio. My heart beats so quickly, I sweat excessively, it takes much longer for me to recover and I get out of breath so much quicker. I have that sensation of the blood pumping in the shoulders, temple, and head. I wear a smart watch and my average heart rate is 113bpm. I've had the same issues with cardio since I was very young.
The second reservation I have is that I might have chronic fatigue. I have really severe fatigue for days at a time where rolling over feels exhausting. Getting out of bed and requires a thirty minute break and I can barely move because everything feels too heavy. Even at my best, I have low levels of fatigue that make exercise, focus, and generally staying grounded really difficult. I know fatigue is one of the symptoms of Fibromyalgia but can you be diagnosed with both? I'm not sure if it will help other than giving me peace of mind but it seems worth it to pursuit.
Finally, I really just want to understand the individual experiences of anyone else who was diagnosed as a juvenile, just to feel less alone.
So, I installed Sox Media Player on my jailbroken kindle with KUAL and opened it up. It had some radio stations and a few buttons that played still silence. I opened up the USB file manager on my laptop and put a folder with my songs under Sox Media Player. Then, it still didn't work.
I'm not really familiar with coding jargon so tutorials and older information was completely useless.
Could anybody help me get playable audio?