Well, this being a game with pre-generated characters, not all the players may have gotten the side they wanted. Furthermore, I know many people enjoy playing "bad guys" or "historical losers" in LARPs. I know a guy who's played a Nazi in a WWII LARP, an Imperial in a Star Wars LARP and he's a really nice, liberal-minded guy IRL. Also being "hunted" keeps you busy in such a game.
As to the historical aspect, the most important reason many Bretons were royalists was that: - they did not want to be drafted in the republican army to fight on the eastern front. They wanted to stay in their village and be farmers - they wanted to practice catholicism the way they had for centuries, and not switch to weird supreme being worship
The whole "democracy vs feudalism" issue only came third, IMO.
And overall, Bretons are supposed to be very stubborn, so any big change will piss them off, especially if it comes from Paris. This state of mind could be seen in many other parts of France.
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As to the historical aspect, the most important reason many Bretons were royalists was that:
- they did not want to be drafted in the republican army to fight on the eastern front. They wanted to stay in their village and be farmers
- they wanted to practice catholicism the way they had for centuries, and not switch to weird supreme being worship
The whole "democracy vs feudalism" issue only came third, IMO.
And overall, Bretons are supposed to be very stubborn, so any big change will piss them off, especially if it comes from Paris. This state of mind could be seen in many other parts of France.