Mother Isis - 1201 Crusade

[Rule Hound]

Downtime 1

Create a level 3 ghoul
Ghoul and personal downtime do investigation on people of triest secretly.

[Rule Hound]

You successfully manage to take into service a skillful retainer and ghoul them.

Isis: rock paper scissors, paper, rock
Us: R, R, P, P, P

Retainer: Scissors rock paper paper rock
Us: R, S, P, S, S

Your result on a win:
As you two begin to feel your way around and dig through the notables of Trieste you start with the Councillors. So far you manage to insinuate yourself and retainer into several invites to parties and such. Scanning the mind of Merchants is leaving you feeling slimy and dirty. It seems that even though they are being guided by your retainer in conversation most of their thoughts are a little lecherous towards her.

You do manage to pick up that almost every merchant you have so far been able to meet with is out for themselves. The betterment of the city is only of concern to them in how it in return benefits them. Many are not quite sure what possessed them to agree to supporting a new guard tower but agree that it will allow the city to grow and expand. They are very against raising taxes to help find a expansion tot he city wall if it comes to that. Only poor pesants outside the walls anyways so a little cleansing now and then reduces thieves, beggars and disease.

Also, you pick up that pretty much any and all of the merchants could be bought to sell information/or their support for the right price.

There is talk among some that one of the council members who happens to own several Inns in town and near the port and gate inside the walls has been pulling strings to Stop construction of an Inn by the Guard Tower. He feels it will cut into his business.

Bonus test: You learn that this merchant has been quietly been buying up debts and markers owed by other merchants on council. He seems to be planning something.


Retainer: Manages to get several invites to parties and events. She has to circumvent several lecherous men and unfortunately one of her refusals was a little strict. She embarrassed the envoy of the Merchant who is standing in the way of the Inn. Being a very independent woman her stubborn streak got the better of her and she called him out to duel. Even though she is better with a bow she still soundly thrashed him with a rapier. Unfortunately she will not be able to garner any invites to events held by this envoys Merchant Master.

Bonus test: tie. no information gained.

[Rule Hound]

New information is coming in as you casually meet with some of the City Councillors, Local wealthy merchants and their aides.

It seems the City council is in disarray and split.

Some are just wanting to band together as they have when the city was invaded in the past. Prepare for a siege. They feel they have a good chance of holding out if they can get supplies in via ship. Also their forces are at the strongest they have ever been. Or they should be.

Watch Commander Marcus Tributus has taken one faction of the watch pulling most of them from the watch tower and bringing them within the city. Harassing one of the local Councilors and lords. This is led by watch commander Claiming he is a Moorish sympathizer. With no real warning they just shut most of his businesses down and are searching for anything that would show him to be a Moorish sympathizer. But nothing has yet turned up in a day of searching. He seems to be acting on his own volition. 

Within hours of this happening a faction within the council itself (led by this supposed Moorish sympathizer) responded in kind. Another portion of the watch from within the city itself, has been dispatched with orders to search out all Pagans and businesses not affiliated to the one true Church.

The other portion are trying to keep the populace calm and gather supplies for a siege.