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[vkiNm]

D

[Felissan]

Same, D.

[Atian the Elephantman God]

C

The more military control the better right??

[crazyabe]

D.

[NRDL]

D

[I, Writer]

Against the advice of other in your Cabinet, you order to Dai Li to find more talent.

Spring, 7697 B.C.

Greetings from Khafir. The Caliph sends an emissary, with a message for the Emperor.

"He wishes to have a meeting with you, personally. You will discuss the trade route that both our nations will work to establish, and with it, friendship between both nations will flourish, surely." The messenger says.

Now, you. You have no reason to be paranoid. Khafir is friendly, and you have more than enough Dai Li to escort you, however, you might need to stay in Arita and continue to manage things directly. Decisions, decisions.

A) Gather some Dai Li and have a journey to the west.
B) Send an emissary in your stead with bodyguard escort.
C) Do nothing.

[Felissan]

A

[vkiNm]

A. We've lots of Dai Lis. And we can kick ass if needed to.

[somemildmanneredidiot]

Hmmm. Ideally, we'd meet in a middle place due to travel concerns from both parties. Holding my vote for now.

[I, Writer]

"But Emperor, who will watch over the nation during your absence?"

"The rest of the Cabinet and the Dai Li, of course. These times are trying, and if we are to defeat the Great Evil set to arrive by the decade's end, we need as many friends as we can make. Khafir has yet to really prove themselves, however, they have been a worthy trade partner. They deserve to be honoured with a face-to-face meeting."

Your crier tries to protest but you gently hold up a hand before he can start.

It takes no more than a week to prepare all the necessary supplies to make the journey. The Dai Li travel light, needing only water and dried rice for the trip. You make sure they wear their best robes. Want to make a good impression, after all. Usually, you'd meet in neutral territory, however the Caliph insisted you came personally to his land and promised that he would someday return the favour. Also, you'd be taking the trade road (not much of one yet though) to the west, which means you get to experience first-hand how work is coming along on it. The trade route is still new, and thus is only a mere pounding of caravan tracks, but in time, should you choose to invest, it'll be an impressive road.

>> UPDATE: Konan Rennes embarks on a diplomatic mission! <<

A diplomatic mission is exactly what it sounds like. You are to show up somewhere with the intent to secure a deal or make an ally. Something diplomatic.

SUPPLIES! Only relevant for the actual journey. Once the destination is reached, assume your hosts are generous and give you food and drink (and whatever else you need).

DETAIL! Your bodyguard. For this journey, you will begin with 7.

GIFT! You need to bring a gift to show a gesture of good will! Aritese culture dictates that, even when invited somewhere, to not bring a gift is disrespectful of a man's castle, a high offence with the nobility.

Your gift will be . . .

A) The flamelit sword you took from the wild men (still lacks a name).
B) A 100% pure jade egg.
C) Aritese gold coins.

[crazyabe]

B.

[vkiNm]

B. It's a souvenir that we won't miss like the sword and not something spendable and plebian like the coins.

[Felissan]

Also B.

[somemildmanneredidiot]

B is about the perfect diplomatic gift. It's rare, expensive, AND useless. To bring something useful might suggest that they can't take care of themselves, to bring something cheap is a direct insult, and to bring something common is just kind of meh.

[NRDL]

B