May 5th

• Sleeps for 5 hours thanks to his magical ring.
  
• Use 1 hour to take care of bodily functions and shower himself.
  
• Take 6 hours to relax.
  
• 10 hours remaining.
  
• I will use my actions in an order of priority, from top to bottom. If I don't have enough time, I'll just use another day to complete the remaining actions.
  

• You can assume that Zeiss is always sneaking out when he changes to Connor.
  
• Buy three mana stones with 10 charges each.
  
• Go to the tabletop store, and keep learning the rules of Diplomacy and Magic The Gathering. He is going to buy three packs of cards, and hope for a rare one. Maybe even a shiny one! He will also try to socialize with the people there, even though he sucks at it when he's not trying to get anything out of them.
  

• Zeiss and Kolson will go meet the Queen. We're there for two things; to confirm that the "golem" is a representative of the Eleven (or one of the Warden's colleagues), and what's her big plan. We're mostly just curious.
  
• Zeiss, followed by his personal guard, will investigate these three people the broker told me about. Going to need more details about them if you want me to be more precise in my approach. But if they're on the same level of importance as the broker, assume that I'm taking the same method to approach them as I did for him. Zeiss is also not telling anyone but Kolson about this.
  
• Remember that female elven taxi driver who took us all over Holtburg when the assassins attacked Kolson's and Rory's families? We decided to nickname her Dallas. Well, I want to hire her as my personal chauffeur, with an appropriate discreet and armored vehicle. Maybe hire one or two other chauffeurs she can recommend since I may want to bring my personal guard with me. Same kind of vehicles too.
  

• I'm going to offer a promotion to the female half-elf half-banderling who applied for the post of Superintendent (the cut-throat one) to manage the Black Butterfly and the Shadow Depository. The inn is a mess right now, and I want someone who can put that into order. Use my agents who have access to the Hub if need be. We obviously need specific goods. I also want her for this job because I assume she understands the need for absolute privacy for both of these wings, and I think she could guarantee that. The job comes with a hefty bonus, of course, and she would report only to me.
  
• Superintendent Visas of Wolfrunner (managers): have some of your people find discreet construction workers who can build us a front office for the Blades and expand the Veil.
  

• He continues to prepare for our expedition.
  
• He organizes a training regiment for the four squads.
  
• He finds out what they can do, which people can lead each squad, and what their natural specialties are.
  
• Kolson and me need better equipment. We'll use all our contacts, the Exchange inventory, and our Hub agents to buy something better than our level 3 gear.
  
• Kolson wants better than this: Longsword +1; Steel Chain Shirt: AC +7, Max Dex +4. Maybe a Living Weapon too?
  
• Zeiss wants better than this:  Chittick-Hide Studded Leather Armor (Light Armor, Maximum DEX bonus of +5, AC of +3 and +2 Material bonus).
  
• We're also on the lookout for materia.
  
  

Zeiss of Dreamkeeper wrote:
Connor of Whitemoon

• You can assume that Zeiss is always sneaking out when he changes to Connor.
  
• Buy three mana stones with 10 charges each.
  30 gold.
  
• Go to the tabletop store, and keep learning the rules of Diplomacy and Magic The Gathering. He is going to buy three packs of cards, and hope for a rare one. Maybe even a shiny one! He will also try to socialize with the people there, even though he sucks at it when he's not trying to get anything out of them.
  The three rares he gets aren't the greatest, though he has some ideas for combining some Blue into his Black deck to add control to the sacrifice setup he has going. Diplomacy is a fairly easy game to understand; it's all about operating under a near total lack of information and still trying to win.
  

Zeiss (actions)

• Zeiss and Kolson will go meet the Queen. We're there for two things; to confirm that the "golem" is a representative of the Eleven (or one of the Warden's colleagues), and what's her big plan. We're mostly just curious.
  The High Queen Elysa of Highspring's pale quartz skin reflects her outfit, which is done up in surprisingly elaborate colors of blue and silver (the colors of Aluvia), with the Aluvian Crest dangling from her neck adorned with sapphires, and the Dericost Crest on either shoulder in what appears to be platinum. The creature in question is not present during the meeting. How she reacts to Zeiss and Kolson depends on whom exactly they claim to be during the meeting. As a side note this meeting is happening in the public Royalty Chambers, with the usual assortment of other politicians, news-recorders, corporate heads, and other people of import are present either to witness or because they are also awaiting an audience.
  
• Zeiss, followed by his personal guard, will investigate these three people the broker told me about. Going to need more details about them if you want me to be more precise in my approach. But if they're on the same level of importance as the broker, assume that I'm taking the same method to approach them as I did for him. Zeiss is also not telling anyone but Kolson about this.
  After a crucial dice roll, Zeiss determines the other two buyers were nothing more than fronts for the third buyer and, by luck, manages to corner him. It turns out this buyer was specifically directed to find out information about Zeiss' family in general, and since his father was the only lead they had that was the information sold. This included a description of the man, his address, and the like. Zeiss can, if he chooses, lose the rest of his actions this day to continue following the chain now, or risk losing the trail, so to speak.
  

Kolson (actions)

• He continues to prepare for our expedition.
  [color=#0033ff]Are you going for the ship or the Airship route? Since the Airship will only have room for about 4 people, this is relevant. Also relevant to costs./color]
  
• He organizes a training regiment for the four squads.
  Some of Rory's leftover notes help set this up, as well as Kolson's recent military experience.
  
• He finds out what they can do, which people can lead each squad, and what their natural specialties are.
  So far all of them are rookies, XCOM style... but if given a chance to do some missions might develop specialties.
  
• Kolson and me need better equipment. We'll use all our contacts, the Exchange inventory, and our Hub agents to buy something better than our level 3 gear.
  
• Kolson wants better than this: Longsword +1; Steel Chain Shirt: AC +7, Max Dex +4. Maybe a Living Weapon too?
  
• Zeiss wants better than this:  Chittick-Hide Studded Leather Armor (Light Armor, Maximum DEX bonus of +5, AC of +3 and +2 Material bonus).
  So... the gear thing. After the economy reshuffle the ceiling on purchasable gear plummeted drastically to help make the world make more sense. I'm not saying you can't buy better, but it's going to cost an obscene sum of money. Curious if you wish to proceed. The other alternative would be to fling money at adventurers to go find you gear, or to try to get your own Woven.
  
• We're also on the lookout for materia.
  No luck on this front.
  
  

Archengeia wrote:
Connor of Whitemoon

• You can assume that Zeiss is always sneaking out when he changes to Connor.
  
• Buy three mana stones with 10 charges each.
  30 gold.
  Subtracted from my personal inventory.
  
• Go to the tabletop store, and keep learning the rules of Diplomacy and Magic The Gathering. He is going to buy three packs of cards, and hope for a rare one. Maybe even a shiny one! He will also try to socialize with the people there, even though he sucks at it when he's not trying to get anything out of them.
  The three rares he gets aren't the greatest, though he has some ideas for combining some Blue into his Black deck to add control to the sacrifice setup he has going.  Diplomacy is a fairly easy game to understand; it's all about operating under a near total lack of information and still trying to win.
  The sacrifice setup. But of course. Let's send all my cards into my opponent's deck.
  

Zeiss (actions)

• Zeiss and Kolson will go meet the Queen. We're there for two things; to confirm that the "golem" is a representative of the Eleven (or one of the Warden's colleagues), and what's her big plan. We're mostly just curious.
  The High Queen Elysa of Highspring's pale quartz skin reflects her outfit, which is done up in surprisingly elaborate colors of blue and silver (the colors of Aluvia), with the Aluvian Crest dangling from her neck adorned with sapphires, and the Dericost Crest on either shoulder in what appears to be platinum.  The creature in question is not present during the meeting.  How she reacts to Zeiss and Kolson depends on whom exactly they claim to be during the meeting.  As a side note this meeting is happening in the public Royalty Chambers, with the usual assortment of other politicians, news-recorders, corporate heads, and other people of import are present either to witness or because they are also awaiting an audience.
  No reason to pretend to be anyone else than who we are; Zeiss of Dreamkeeper, Overseer of the Exchange, and Kolson Wezrae, Commander of the Blades. I assume she already caught our previous hint, so we'll follow the proper etiquette and politely ask her what she plans for Aluvia (I completely expect a bullshit answer since there are a lot of people listening to us), why she wears a Dericost crest (unless our knowledge politics tell us the answer, and it's somehow related to the Dericost Accords), and how we could acquire the kind of golem her Highness has following her. If nothing else, we would be honored if we were given the opportunity to examine the strange creature.
  
• Zeiss, followed by his personal guard, will investigate these three people the broker told me about. Going to need more details about them if you want me to be more precise in my approach. But if they're on the same level of importance as the broker, assume that I'm taking the same method to approach them as I did for him. Zeiss is also not telling anyone but Kolson about this.
  After a crucial dice roll, Zeiss determines the other two buyers were nothing more than fronts for the third buyer and, by luck, manages to corner him.  It turns out this buyer was specifically directed to find out information about Zeiss' family in general, and since his father was the only lead they had that was the information sold.  This included a description of the man, his address, and the like.  Zeiss can, if he chooses, lose the rest of his actions this day to continue following the chain now, or risk losing the trail, so to speak.
  I follow the chain, and renounce to my other actions for the day. I have to see this through. I'll try to use the carrot before the stick when appropriate, and make sure whoever I find does not report to their boss. Let's avoid killing. Gag, ropes and a closet will do. Unless they're trying to kill me, of course.
  

Kolson (actions)

• He continues to prepare for our expedition.
  Are you going for the ship or the Airship route?  Since the Airship will only have room for about 4 people, this is relevant. Also relevant to costs.
  Can't we do both? It would help if we had an estimate of how much it would cost. Doing both would expend our possibilities, such as sending our people ahead and use the airship to join them later. We could also land on the island at two different places, which is tactically sound, depending on the current forces of Gavis of Deathtouch's organization. Yeah, we think that's his people that are stationed over there. We'll also need a pilot.
  
• He organizes a training regiment for the four squads.
  Some of Rory's leftover notes help set this up, as well as Kolson's recent military experience.
  Yipikaye!
  
• He finds out what they can do, which people can lead each squad, and what their natural specialties are.
  So far all of them are rookies, XCOM style... but if given a chance to do some missions might develop specialties.
  The XCOM analogy helps. Thanks.
  
• Kolson and me need better equipment. We'll use all our contacts, the Exchange inventory, and our Hub agents to buy something better than our level 3 gear.
  
• Kolson wants better than this: Longsword +1; Steel Chain Shirt: AC +7, Max Dex +4. Maybe a Living Weapon too?
  
• Zeiss wants better than this:  Chittick-Hide Studded Leather Armor (Light Armor, Maximum DEX bonus of +5, AC of +3 and +2 Material bonus).
  So... the gear thing.  After the economy reshuffle the ceiling on purchasable gear plummeted drastically to help make the world make more sense.  I'm not saying you can't buy better, but it's going to cost an obscene sum of money.  Curious if you wish to proceed.  The other alternative would be to fling money at adventurers to go find you gear, or to try to get your own Woven.
  Heh, we're going to use the money for something else then. Kolson will hire some adventurers, and do some Neverwinter Nights 2 quest giving. We can also weave items on our way to Marae Lassel.
  
• We're also on the lookout for materia.
  No luck on this front.
  Not surprised.