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| Action Id: 1819 | Crisis: | Participants: Mirari, Acacia, Costas(RIP), Jasher and Enyo | |
| Status: Resolved | Submitted: March 4, 2018, 7:27 p.m. | Public: True | GM: Puffin |
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Silver: 500 Action Points: 50 |
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Action by Mirari
The Mirrorguard have been called to have a presence in Southport to track Reveka if she comes ashore. Mirari, Costas, Enyo and possibly Acacia will be heading to Southport with a small detachment of Mirrorguard soldiers. Magpie will be watching for any illegal ships heading towards Southport from the supply lines (and in his own action). Mirari and the others in Southport will be using connections and her knowledge of merchant trade to keep an eye on vessels that might be suspicious.
She will be keeping in contact with Magpie through the supply line and will also be in touch with Eleyna and the army that the Archduchess will have present.
Action by Costas(RIP)
Costas will be posted in the port to keep an eye on the ships that are coming and going. Tracking how low they sit in the water to judge cargo, observing the behavior of the crews, and generally keeping an eye out for anything that looks out of the ordinary for port business.
Action by Enyo
Per requests, Enyo has thrown her hat in with the group that are going to be keeping an eye on the docks, looking for Reveka and anything else that might be suspicious. She plans to use her knowledge of the area as a local to find some of the best spots to keep an eye out, as well as contact anyone local in the area that she knows and trusts to help out with things.
Action by Acacia
Acacia knows a few things about port activity and will be keeping a very low profile and an eye and ear out for anything that might draw her attention (e.g. unusual activity, ships with low or unusually high waterlines, etc.) that may indicate that their target of interest is in the area. Discreetly tapping into her connections (e.g. staff in the Portmaster's office, dockworkers, local fishermen, sailors, barmaids, etc.) will allow her to broaden her reach and hopefully give the rest of the team more intel to work with. In addition, she will not only aim to identify activities in town (suspicious or not), but also around beaches, coves, smaller piers, etc., near town, just in case Reveka does not use the main port to access the area.
Action by Jasher
Result
In all of this, as the reports of casualties come in and weary commanders sit down to write letters to the loved ones of dead soldiers, people look strangely at a sizeable force sent to Southport. The Malvici armies stayed in Southport - which, considering there are shav camped outside is understandable - but for some reason some Valardin forces and Velenosan forces also deployed there. With no public reports of the Pirate-King targeting Southport or sending his fleets there why, people wonder, were ground troops sent there at all?
In truth, some in Redrain wonder at the heavy deployment of ground forces in Setarco, what with the entire fleet deployed there too. Some argue that it was necessary for Setarco to be saved so that the chain of cities beyond that initial port weren't vulnerable. But then what about Grayson and Redrain lands? Are they not important too? They look at the destruction of Stormwall and they wonder - why so many?
And they look too to the armies at Southport and they wonder - is there some kind of corruption in the Ministry of Defense, that Compact forces were diverted to the city ruled by the Minister of Defense herself? Or was there some reason others are not privy to that made the deployment make sense? As with any confusing strategy, people start talking about it and become very passionate as they argue one pet theory or another. Overall though, Calypso, Edain, Alis, and Eleyna take some heat with Redrain, Thrax, Darkwater, and Pravus folks for diverting soldiers to a port that was never in danger from the Pirate King. Perhaps, as tempers run high, it's time for a little diplomacy.
For those in the army deployed to Southport though, the people are less concerned - particularly as they were just following orders. And, when it became clear there was nothing to do in Southport and that Setarco was seriously under siege? They high tailed it to the thick of the fighting and did their level best to make sure that they helped keep the Silk City free from the tyranny of pirates. After all, the Lyceum may be full of shenanigans and people of dubious moral character, but they're not pirates. Most of them. They're far too civilized for that.