Nunzio - 1200

[Rule Hound]

Downtime 1
1: Police Actions:
Using courtly influence and my seneschal & politics skills (with presence and dominate/aura of command to fortify where needed) I would like to arrange to work with the local defense and my militia (applying my leadership) to police the boarders and avoid plagued people, especially those showing symptoms, from entering our domain.

If Fabricio has been found and returned, and my military/resources have been succsessfully purchased xp wise, I will send a second force under Fabricio's lead to police the roads similarly as a sign of good faith to Triest.


Our Tests: R, R, R, R, P


Downtime 2 Build Slave Market
2/3: Using my knowledge of commerce, and skill as a seneschal, in conjunction with my commerce influence and Courtly influence I will begin to prepare our dutchy for the slave trade and market, including any needed propaganda. (ex. Why our people are better, get people thinking "hey look a new dishwasher! Instead of seeing slaves as people. That kind of thing.) As part of building/preparing the slave market.

I will be using the down time reduction I recieved, and the one Alfonzo had (which he is giving to me/Nunzio) and both remaining actions, to make the four actions required for My/Trento's Slave market.

If I may also send letters freely I will send a letter to the Ard Rhi/Heralds office asking if he wishes assistance in any regard. And requesting basic information on the current state of the offices. I would be glad to offer logistical assistance to alleviate any burdens until his offices are filled by apropriate agents. I will go into further detail in the acctual letter.



Requirements

• 4 downtime actions. (3. Need one more)
• 2 x Resources x 4.  You will need to expend a total of 8 resources. Four Resources twice through all the downtime actions to fund the building of more permanent structures. Your influences and such are reducing the costs required and providing permanent stall/store holders and merchandise once the market is complete.
  Need to expend Resources x 4 once more

End Results

Permanent Market. +1 Domain Wealth

+1 Resources to Nunzio as long as he completes this on his own and keeps the Domain/Status (Laird) associated with it.

Builder Status if he completes this on his own.

Our Tests: R, R, P, R, P

[Rule Hound]

With his hired Mercenaries coordinating with the local forces through his influence actions and influence contact they managed to stem the tide of the plague entering Trento.

Plague still comes to trento however the in flood is reduced. several several Merchant Caravans have been stopped with outbreaks of the plague. Every member killed and burned. The mercenaries loot the destroyed Caravans. Some may not have been as big of plague carriers. If at all.

[Rule Hound]

No tests despite repeated requests for downtime 1. Downtime 1 does not happen.


You begin arranging to secure the borders and stop the plague from entering further when you initially receive word of Fabrico's location.

Leaving the Domain you traveled to the Shield of Safety to attempt to contact Gunner After waiting close to a month to see if he popped in he never did.

A few days after you leave you see a mid sized camp in the woods containing armed men. Slipping Closer you note it to be Inquisitor Samuel so you continue into the night.

(No point getting mixed up with them)

After returning to Trento you once again begin trying to organize a border patrol but receive a message from the Shield of Safety.

"Greeting Nunzio of Trento,

We have a Man who staggered in here in the dark of the night. He claims to be your Kin.

He is weakened, near mad, had burn marks upon him and is glutenous in his thirst. Fortunately we managed to stop him before anything untowards occurred.

He is safe in a secure room to prevent him from attacking other more normal patrons.

Please come and collect him.

Chronicler"


And with that you are off to the Shield of Safety again, this time to collect Fabrico.


Border patrol never happened as I could not wait any longer for tests to see what they might have learned and what results may have occured.

[Rule Hound]

Kept pushing for a extra downtime due to him not attending next game.

Our tests: P, S, P, S, S
Retainers tests: rock, paper, paper, scissors rock


I really do not want to continue Rules Lawyering this.

The short. You spent your resources purchasing Mercinaries. And then again on the first requirement for the market.

Your Paragon came back all fucked up. But since he holds you in such high regard he does everything he can to help.

As he has been pushed so hard he takes out a loan (he owes two Major Boons due to seriously botched tests).

Also, he has built some resentment (due to the massively botched tests) over feeling he had no choice in this matter and taking on debt himself for your project.

He is going to attend next gathering in the hopes of repaying his debts.

+1 Domain Wealth
Builder Status - Over the New Merchant Guild Building. There are some cellars that are mostly unused (might be able to be converted into a haven). Upper levels house offices for various trading factions.

Also, since he began helping there has been an unusual increase in accidents resulting in death among the slaves. So much so that the Imperial guard is watching closely.


Penalties
You are not suffering any penalties at start of game as you won't be there. So the following is going to apply instead.
+3 temporary Silence in Domain due to increased scrutiny from the Imperial Guard.
ALL Militia are hindered from Leaving and entering. The Hired Mercenaries Contract is going to have to be extended as they are unable to return to Chronicler at the end of the negotiated term. In the end this IS going to cost All your resources next year to rehire them and pay for the upkeep of yours that is having to stay at the Shield and Safety.
Your lvl 3, 4 & 5 Militia are unable to enter and your lvl 1 & 2 can not leave.

Penalty: Due to the forced use of his protege and treating them like a object indebted, after they barely got back from being a prisoner and tortured by infernalists, and suffering from the Hunger. He is not so sure that Nunzio is the Paragon he once thought. Being tied to Nunzio is costing him rather than helping him rise within clan Ventrue.

If he learns of things that bring into question Nunzio's status as a Paragon he will do a static test to see if he walks (loss or tie Nunzio looses the Paragon Merit - Return xp)