Scotland

[Scotland]

Alexander Kirkland
-Scotland-

"I'm a go-getter guy
With a gun in my hand
But just searching for that someone
To be firing it
I've narrowed down the field
And I'm taking a glance
And I'd say you've got a pretty good chance
To be my girlfriend"

Name: Alexander Kirkland
Origin: Edinburgh, Scotland
Gender: Male
Orientation: Bisexual
Religion: Protestant
Birthday: May 1st
Age: 25

Personality: Scotland is the type of guy who says that he is a “what you see is what you get” kind of guy. Being the second eldest of the English brothers, Alex has always been the most forward and out-spoken which has countless times been taken for ass-holery. He sees himself as more of a ladies man, if he sees a woman (or man) that he finds attractive he will lay on the so-called “Scottish charm.” (Charm, what charm?) Being cocky and a shameless flirt, he always finds himself in some sort of trouble. If smooth-talking his way doesn't work, fists are the much preferred alternative. He has a more cool, level-headed, though loud demeanor from being the one of the oldest and having to raise his little brothers when their mother disappeared though however, when angered he has a wild, Scottish temper.

He can be charming when he wants to be, though it is rare that such is the case. Being a womanizer to a fault, he doesn't want to find himself being tied down to any one person and be a chained-down stiff like his brother or to even bother with relationships. To him, relationships are only a pain in the ass and cause unnecessary stress and crap. He would much rather stick with no-strings-attached bar wenches and the like.

Sarcastic to a fault, he won't be blunt about what he thinks. He talks in a way where it is more difficult to catch his sarcasm...Unless you're looking for it. He is a man who can be doing something that may appear as though it is helpful, but in reality is only doing the action to benefit himself. He is a man with many ulterior motives, and will use those motives for his own gain. With all intents and purposes, this man is considered to be an enigma.

He still cares very much about his family and will go after anyone who harms any of his little brothers and anyone close to them. Anyone who messes with his brothers or the “adopted” family, they mess with him.


Appearance: Standing at 6', Alex has a more toned but not completely built build. Having the trademark green eyes and the "family brows," he can be easily separated from his brothers by his unruly red hair. Usually he is seen in nicer jeans or slacks mixed with t-shirts and layered shirts and a jacket of some sort. No matter what, this man has either a cigarette or a cigar in his mouth. However when he does have to actually go and do important business, he wears his military uniform. (See picture)

History:

1st century – 7th century

c.84: Romans defeat Caledonians at the Battle of Mons Graupius.
c.143: Romans construct the Antonine Wall.
c.163: Romans withdraw south to Trimontium and Hadrian's Wall.
c.300: The term Pict is first recorded in describing the federated tribes invaded by Constantius Chlorus.
c.397: Saint Ninian establishes a Christian mission at Whithorn.
c.470: Votadini peoples form the kingdom of Gododdin in the region north of the River Tweed.
c.547: Angles capture the Northumbrian fortress at Bamburgh and found the kingdom of Bernicia.
563: Saint Columba founds a monastery at Iona and begins his mission to the northern Picts.
c.574: Áedán mac Gabráin begins reign over the Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata.
c.580: Riderch I of Alt Clut rules region later known as the kingdom of Strathclyde.
c.584: Bruide son of Maelchon dies.
604: Æthelfrith unites Bernicia and Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria.
638: Northumbrians capture Edinburgh from Gododdin.
680s: Trumwine Bishop of Abercorn.
681: Bruide mac Bili, King of Fortriu, campaigns against Orkney
685: Pictish King Bruide mac Bili defeats Ecgfrith of Northumbria at the Battle of Dunnichen, halting the northern expansion of Northumbria.
693: Bruide mac Bili dies
697: Bruide mac Der-Ilei among the signatories of the Cáin Adomnáin.

8th Century

717: Nechtan mac Der-Ilei expels Ionan clergy from Pictland and adopts Roman usages with the aid of Bishop Curetán; masons sent by Abbot Ceolfrid of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory help build stone churches at Restenneth, Rosemarkie and elsewhere in eastern Scotland.
724–729: Drust and Nechtan mac Der-Ilei fight civil war
732: Death of Nechtan mac Der-Ilei; Óengus mac Fergusa becomes King of the Picts.
735: Óengus mac Fergusa, King of the Picts, campaigns against Dál Riata, and seizes and burns the royal centre of Dunadd
736: Battle of Cnoc Coirpi between Fortriu and Dál Riata
741: Battle of Druimm Cathmail between Fortriu and Dál Riata; the "smiting of Dál Riata", in which Dál Riata is subdued by Óengus mac Fergusa
747: St Andrews founded by this time, death of Abbot Túathalán.
750: Picts defeated by Britons at the Battle of Catohic
756: Óengus mac Fergusa allied with the English of Northumbria attacks the Britons; the English army is destroyed
761: Death of Óengus mac Fergusa.
763: Battle takes place in Fortriu between Ciniod and Áed Find; result unknown.
778: Death of Áed Find, King of Dál Riata
794: Annals of Ulster report the "wasting" of "all the islands of Britain by gentiles [Vikings]"

9th century

802: Iona burned by Vikings
806: The monasteries under Iona are attacked by Vikings, killing 68 monks
820: Death of Caustantín mac Fergusa.
829: Abbot Diarmait, abbot of Iona, goes to Alba with relics of St Columba
831: Diarmait of Iona goes to Ireland with relics of St Columba
839: Eóganan mac Óengusa and his brother Bran killed in battle with Vikings, end of dominance of Fortriu.
858: Death of Kenneth mac Alpin, King of the Picts; "union of Picts and Scots" traditionally dated from his reign.
870: Alt Clut—Dumbarton Rock— captured by the Norse-Gael or Viking leaders Amlaíb Conung and Ímar after six month's of siege
878: Kenneth mac Alpin's son Áed killed; Giric becomes king.
889: Death of Giric; Domnall mac Causantín, grandson of Kenneth, becomes king.
c.890: Exodus of the Strathclyde Britons to Gwynedd (in Wales).

10th century – 13th century

900: Causantín mac Áeda succeeds Domnall mac Causantín.
943: Causantín mac Áeda abdicates to become a culdee at St Andrews.
c.940: Saint Catroe of Metz leaves Scotland.
952: Death of Causantín mac Áeda.
954: Indulf captures Edinburgh from Northumbria.
1058: After defeating Mac Bethad and Lulach, Máel Coluim III is proclaimed king.
1124: David I becomes king and introduces the feudal system of landholding to much of Scotland.
1156: Somerled defeats the Norse King of Mann and the Isles, establishing his own semi-independent rule as ri Innse Gall-King of the Hebrides.
1164: Somerled is defeated by the Scottish crown in the Battle of Renfrew.
1174: William I signs the Treaty of Falaise in which he swears allegiance to Henry II of England.
1234: Galloway's independent existence ends with the death of Alan, Lord of Galloway.
1237: Southern border of Scotland established in the Treaty of York.
1263: Scots defeat Norwegians at Largs.
1266: Norway cedes the Western Isles to Scotland in the Treaty of Perth.
1292: Edward I of England intervenes in Scottish affairs and grants the Scottish throne to John Balliol.
1297: Andrew de Moravia and William Wallace lead the Scots to victory over England at Stirling Bridge.

14th century – 15th century

1314: Robert the Bruce defeats the English at Bannockburn.
1320: Nobles assert Scottish independence in the Declaration of Arbroath.
1328: Treaty of Northampton. England recognises Scottish independence.
1371: Robert II becomes first Stewart king.
1402: English defeat Scots in the Battle of Nesbit Moor and the Battle of Humbleton Hill.
1413: Foundation of the University of St Andrews.
1451: Establishment of the University of Glasgow.
1468: Denmark cedes Orkney and Shetland to Scotland.
1493: Lordship of the Isles abolished. In 1540 the title was reserved to the crown.
1495: Creation of the University of Aberdeen (King's College).
1496: Education Act of 1496 makes education compulsory for barons and wealthy landowners.

16th century

1513: James IV and thousands of Scots are killed at Flodden.
1532: Creation of the College of Justice and the Court of Session.
1542: Death of James V
1559: John Knox returns to Scotland from Geneva to promote Calvinism.
1560: Parliament legislates Protestant Reformation of the Church of Scotland.
1561: Mary, Queen of Scots returns from France.
1568: Mary, Queen of Scots flees to England following the defeat of her army at the Battle of Langside.
1578: James VI takes over government from his regent, James Douglas.
1582: Establishment of the University of Edinburgh by Royal Charter.
1589: James VI marries Anne of Denmark in Oslo.
1587: Mary is beheaded by the order of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
1592: Presbyterianism becomes the established form of church government in Scotland by Act of Parliament.

17th century

1603: The Union of the Crowns: James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England.
1614: John Napier invents logarithms and publishes a book promoting their use in mathematics.
1618: James VI forces episcopacy on the Church of Scotland through the Five Articles of Perth.
1633: Education Act of 1633 ordains a school in every parish (partially successful).
1638: Scottish Covenanters rebel against Charles I.
1639: First Bishops' War
1640: Second Bishops' War
1643: The Solemn League and Covenant promises Scots army to aid English parliamentarians against the king.
1642–1646: First English Civil War (While it is known as an English Civil war it was in fact very much a British war)
1648–1649: Second English Civil War
1649-1651: Third English Civil War
1650: Southern Scotland occupied by the English Republic's New Model Army following a Scottish defeat at the Battle of Dunbar 1650] during the Third English Civil War
1651–1660: Scotland incorporated into the English Commonwealth and Protectorate.
1660: The monarchy is restored and Scotland resumes its status as a separate kingdom.
1679: Duke of Monmouth defeats Covenanters at the Battle of Bothwell Brig.
1689: Jacobite highlanders defeats army of William III at Killiecrankie, but are halted at Dunkeld.
1689: The Claim of Right and the re-establishment of Presbyterianism.
1692: Massacre of Glencoe.
1695: The Bank of Scotland is created by Act of Parliament.
1696: Education Act of 1696 ordains a school in every parish (successful; act governs education until the 1872 act).

18th century

1707: The Union of the Parliaments: the Acts of Union are passed by both the Scottish and English parliaments.
1715: First Jacobite rising.
1745: Second Jacobite rising.
1746: The Battle of Culloden ends the second Jacobite rising.
1754: Joseph Black discovers "fixed air" (carbon dioxide).
1748: David Hume publishes An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.
1762: Land tenure reform leads to the Highland Clearances and massive emigration for several decades.
1769: James Watt patents idea for separate condensing chamber in the Steam engine.
1776: Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations.

19th Century

1802: John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of Geology.
1805: The Glasgow Herald newspaper first published.
1817: The Scotsman newspaper first published.
1820: The "Radical War".
1822: Visit of King George IV to Scotland organized by Sir Walter Scott.
1832: The Reform Act enlarges the franchise.
1843: The Disruption in the Church of Scotland (over the issue of patronage).
1846: Beginning of the ten-year Highland Potato Famine.
1847: The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland is established.
1864: James Clerk Maxwell presents equations describing electromagnetic fields.
1874: Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.
1878: Collapse of the City of Glasgow Bank
1879: William Ewart Gladstone conducts the Midlothian campaign as part of a political comeback.
1879: The Tay Bridge Disaster.
1885: Creation of the Scottish Office and the post of Secretary for Scotland, later Secretary of State for Scotland.
1890: Opening of the Forth Railway Bridge.
1896: Opening of the Glasgow Subway.

20th century

1929: The Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland unite.
1934: Scottish National Party founded.
1938: The Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938 is held at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow.
1941: The Clydebank Blitz (13–15 March).
1943: Creation of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board to bring electricity to all parts of the Highlands and Islands.
1945: First Scottish Nationalist MP is elected.
1947: Nationalisation of the railways – the Scottish Region of British Railways is created.
1947: The first Edinburgh International Festival is held.
1950: The Stone of Destiny is removed from Westminster Abbey.
1957: Scottish Television starts broadcasting.
1968: The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland permits the ordination of women as ministers.
1975: Local government reorganisation (replacing Counties and Burghs for administrative purposes with Regions and Districts).
1978: Launch of BBC Radio Scotland.
1979: Referendum to create a Scottish Assembly fails to meet the required majority.
1988: Terrorists blow up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie with the loss of 270 lives, including 11 residents of the town.
1994: Local government reorganisation (replacing the Regions and Districts with single-tier councils).
1996: The Stone of Destiny is permanently returned to Scotland, to be housed in Edinburgh Castle.
1997: Newly elected Labour UK Government under the leadership of Scots-born Prime Minister Tony Blair legislates for a referendum on a devolved Scottish Parliament which is passed by a large majority.
1999: A Scottish Parliament sits for the first time in 272 years. Donald Dewar of the Scottish Labour Party elected as First Minister and forms Scottish Executive in coaltion with the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

21st century

2004: Opening of the new Scottish Parliament Building.
2007: The Scottish National Party become the largest party in the Scottish Parliament and forms a minority government.
2011: The Scottish National Party under Alex Salmond gain an overall majority of the Scottish Parliament.


Relationships:

-England: His baby brother that he has always taken great pleasure in harassing and taunting, and always will. He picks on him about every small thing, in particular with his relationships. While the two may not see eye-to-eye most of the time, he still looks out for his brother and will gladly roll up his sleeves and kick someone's ass if anything is done to make his life hell since that is, in his mind, his job. Knowing about the proposal and Argentina living with them both, he has many plans to raise hell with his brother just to get a rise out of him.

-Argentina: While he does see her as the sister-in-law, it doesn't stop him from continuously trying to flirt with her despite knowing the consequences. He mainly does it to get a rise out of his brother, and to make sure that her eyes are for his brother and his brother alone.Even so, in his mind she doesn't have a ring, she is fair game. Though, he does have ulterior motives involving this woman. Despite all appearances, if he didn't like her he would show it a completely different way. In his mind, she's family and in relation also one to protect.

-Wales: Despite Wales being his older brother, he doesn't understand how he is at all related to the guy. He sees him as more of a pushover and a wuss who can't take care of himself or stand up for himself properly. Always fighting and arguing, he mainly sees the guy as a target for practice to test out new fighting techniques.

-Portugal:

-Los Angeles, California:

-America:

-France:

-Ireland:

-North Ireland:

Likes:

-Alcohol
-Smoking
-Harassing his brothers
-Women
-Men
-Kilts
-Bagpipes
-Haggis
-Bar fights
-Brawling
-Sparring

Dislikes:

-England
-Being rejected (And slapped)
-Crappy-tasting alcohol
-English food
-Crappy food in general

Hobbies:

-Playing the bagpipes
-Harrassing with his brothers
-Flirting/Womanizing
-Fighting
-Pub-Hopping
-Drinking

Random Quirks:

-Always has either a cigarette or a cigar in his mouth.
-Has a verbal tick of “eh.”
-Normally seen with one or two women on his arm(s) when out in public.
-Bounces whatever he has in his mouth up and down with his tongue.
-Looks for a reason to fight no matter what the situation.

Roleplay Sample

See America~

Roleplayer: Merface

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(Picture was found on Photobucket.com, not sure who the original artist is. Anyone knows, tell me. Thanks guys!)

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[China]

DUDE, OMYGOD. This dude is going to be SO MUCH FUN.

Approved, 1/2!

[Croatia]

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