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| Action Id: 1607 | Crisis: | Participants: Talen, Acacia, Fiora, Costas(RIP) and Stefano(RIP) | |
| Status: Resolved | Submitted: Jan. 7, 2018, 8:12 p.m. | Public: True | GM: Puffin |
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Silver: 5000 Economic Resources: 50 Military Resources: 50 Social Resources: 100 Action Points: 200 |
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Action by Talen
Under the orders of his wife and liege and at the behest of the Duchess General Calypso, Talen is taking a few choice agents out to acquire information about the clans acting under the Eater of Stories' command. Any information about the numbers, locations, composition of the army and how fast they're moving is extremely important in advance of any furthers decisions that will be made to wage war in the coming months. Any additional information that can be gleaned about the Shadowspeakers and their Shadowhunters is secondary but still very much of interest.
The overall plan is to scout out fringe towns and villages in as discrete a manner as possible, utilising the different skills of the various agents brought along for the ride. Talen's the primary interrogator (if there's anyone seems worth it to snatch and torture that the others can kidnap) and part of the heavy cavalry in case anything goes wrong and needs a sword swinging to rescue the others.
Action by Costas(RIP)
When the group moves into a town Costas, wearing mundane street leathers and wielding an equally mundane cutlass (items in my possession) will look for opportunities to display his skill with a blade: find a fighting ring, training center, provoke some local troublemakers, etc. The aim is to catch the eye of recruiters from the traitor army looking to hire talented sell-swords. If he gets any bites, Talen will make the call about trailing them or capturing them for interrogation.
Action by Stefano(RIP)
While the sneakier members of the team are out scouting and getting into fights, Stefano will stay with Talen. Laying low, only heading into action if they're needed to assist the others in case something goes wrong.
Action by Acacia
Being as discreet as possible, Acacia will listen for word on the street and use her talents to gather information to support the goal of the mission and its agents, including but not limited to where any money might be flowing into the area and where it might be coming from; who is hiring sellswords (to rise up against the Southport soldiers) and any news on anyone who might know anything about an Abandoned clan who is amassing his soldiers to fight the Malvici family. Any logistical info about the army that can be culled will be noted and reported as will any talk about Shadowspeakers or Shadowhunters. Any targets for further interrogation will noted and scouted, and then be reported to Talen. As required, she will assist other members of the team, otherwise, her work is to be her charming streetwise self as she gathers info without endangering the mission in anyway. Prior to her departure, she will see to her own personal business just in case she is detained, permanently or otherwise.
Action by Fiora
Fiora will be shadowing as many members of the group as she can from afar. Constantly in the shadows, blending in with the crowd, watching out for ambushes or anything suspicious, such as people following her group mates.
Result
Archduke-Consort Talen Velenosa takes the time to pull together a scouting team and heads out of Southport to try to get some idea of rough numbers facing them. He handpicks a set of scouts - Costas, Stefano, Acacia, and Fiora go with him. Combing the alleyways and bars and dives, then heading out of town to try to find more information, they come back with grim tidings.
It looks like the Shadowspeakers and their pet Shadowhunters have instilled many of the shav in the area with terror. Worse than that, their army is at least the equivalent of what Southport can muster, even now. Even worse still - they're well-armed, probably thanks to the money stolen from the Malvici treasury. And whatever they're planning is big - big, and there is little discussion among them of what might happen if they lose. No, they have thrown their lot in with the Eater of Stories, and they know it is succeed or be devoured.
But not all of the shav are privvy to this plot - not all of them are fanatics. No, beyond the Shadowspeakers are other shav tribes still, and these now are undecided about Southport and the Compact. Some of them are well armed and armored, but Shadowspeakers do not walk among them, and it's harder to tell where their allegiance lies.
It's hard news they come back with indeed.