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[Mlamlah]

The duke in this matter might be our primary counsel, but we might dash off letters to Alan and Percival all the same.

Edit: oh, when this is over, i think we should formally pledge fealty to the duke.

[Gervassen]

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[Mlamlah]

We have a boat now, so at least we wouldn't have to travel overland.
Edit: As much.

[Gervassen]

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[Gervassen]

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[Mlamlah]

Not neccecarilly, they should understand that speed is of the essence. I'm not against having one or both of them come to us, but i doubt they would be offended. On the other side of the coin, one might be offended that we are taking them from their business, i doubt they are, but it would be the same level of annoyance.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

Pages upon pages. We are like the senate.

[Gervassen]

Well, that's what happens when you're tired.

[Mlamlah]

Why all the removals of your comments?

[Gervassen]

I talk too much sometimes, and it just gets in the way of reaching a decision.

[Maldevious]

I appreciate that the debate remained civil and impassioned. Good job team! And a slight correction of misinformation in the thread... the wool merchant wed one of the Count's nieces, not one of his daughters.

Year 5, February

The month of your birthday rolls around, but you are not concerned with celebration. The latest intrusions into your land have raised your choler, and you decide that now is the time for action.

Strapping on your armor and gathering your longsword and shield, you march to the barracks, where your two prisoners are being kept: the man who initially attempted to assassinate "Sir Rock" last year, and the man who was surveying your land last month. You tell Fin that you need an honor guard of his five best Rangers, and his presence as well, for you are going on a trip upriver to see the Duke.

You and your men, plus the prisoners, board your Felucca and set out, despite the chill in the air. You travel downstream, making good time to the Duke's main holdings. The journey takes three days, and you put aground a few times to stretch your legs and set up camp at night. You arrive at the Duke's capital city at dawn on the fourth day, a sprawling metropolis with a bustling port sitting on a wide estuary.

You dock, and then move your prisoners with haste into the inner city. You arrive at the Duke's castle and make your way inside, requesting and receiving an audience. After a perfunctory greeting, you launch into your tale, weaving the story together masterfully. The Duke furrows his brow, nodding along and grimacing as the two prisoners tell their tales. He winces as you tell of your near "accidental" death during the tournament. When you finish, a hush hangs over the air.

After a moment, he seems to have decided. "Your story is convincing. This wool merchant must be detained, and I will give you a warrant to do so. I fear what he might say regarding Count Foles. I cannot abide treason by one of my vassals. If these allegations and insinuations are corroborated by the wool merchant... well, we will cross that bridge when we get there. I will retain custody of these men for the time being.

"I would also charge you with locating the citizens the wool merchant took hostage to work his latest scheme. I will not abide my subjects being captured and held under my nose.

"That being said, watch your back, Sir Stone. These are troubling times, and it seems that someone is quite intent on ending your life..."

With that, you are dismissed, and are put up in a room for the remainder of the day. Lady Marna pays a visit, and you spend an afternoon with her walking in a frost-covered garden, which she tells you will bloom wonderfully in the spring. A steward arrives with your warrant a few hours later, and you depart first thing in the morning.

You return to your lands half-way through the month, and with a specific mission in mind. The rest of February passes with a strong blizzard, but the weather shows signs of breaking at the end of the month. What will you do in March, and how will you carry out your task?

Spoiler: "Sir Samuel Stone" (click to show/hide)

Age: 23 (February birthday)
Good Health
Elite Fitness
Literate
Natural Archer
Fine Man of the People
Above Average Swordswman
Above Average Rider
Above Average Woodsman
Average Etiquette
Average Lancer
Novice Legal Mind
Novice Shield User
Poor Rhetoric

Spoiler: "Equipment and Possessions" (click to show/hide)

Weapons
Militia-grade Short Sword
Fine Longsword
Iron Lance

Armor
Mail Shirt
Brigandine Armor
Fur cloak and leggings
Iron Shield

Transport
Felucca
Mottled Grey Hunter

Housing and Misc.
Brick and Lumber Manor
Falconry Mews
Average Clothing
Silver Sun Necklace with Gold Pendant
Bound New Testament
Book of Laws
Cask of Beer
Stone Weights

Spoiler: "Feroshire (Capital Thown)" (click to show/hide)

Treasury - Low
171 Citizens

Services and Housing
Nice Communal Housing
Mix of Wood and Brick Housing
Nice Inn
Small Courthouse
Small School and Library (to be built in spring)

Defense
Wooden Palisade

Trade and Travel
Brick Roads
Medium Brick Paved Market
Modest dockyard
Two-way Ferry

Industry
Large Clayworks
Smokehouse
Watermill (Lumber Mill and Grindstone)
Growing Shipyard
Brewery
Stables - Large herd of horses
Small Furniture Workshop

Spoiler: "Your Land" (click to show/hide)

Medium (5x city size) population (Loyal)
River Parlon (fertile banks on both sides, light forest to the north)

Farming
Nice parcel farms south of the river (two plantings per season)
Fine Communal Farm
Small Vineyard

Defense
Average Barracks, Armory, and Obstacle Course with Furnaces and Forges
Jousting practice field

Trade and Travel
Gravel Roads
Medium Warehouse

Industry
Small Fishing Fleet
Mines north of river (silver, copper, gold, iron, gems)
   * Small community of miners in communal houses

Misc.
Trash Pit
Graveyard

Spoiler: "Your Forces" (click to show/hide)

Ranged - Longbows, iron short swords, fur armor, mounts
Five veteran Archers
Ten regular Rangers
Ten regular Archers

Melee - Iron halberds, iron brigandine armor, iron short swords, mounts
Twenty green Halberdiers

Reserve - Iron short swords, fur armor, wooden shields
Ten regular Watchmen
Mandatory Bow or Halberd Training for Able-bodied Men

Spoiler: "Your people" (click to show/hide)

Skilled Potters
Above Average Jewelers
Above Average Trappers
Journeymen Miners
Journeymen Metalworkers
Journeymen Masons
Journeymen Furniture Builders
Novice Horse Breeders
Novice Weaponsmiths
Novice Armorers

Spoiler: "Nearby" (click to show/hide)

Market Town of Carshire - One day's ride on main road
Folesden - Land of Count Foles - Downstream
   * Curbiston - County Seat of Folesden
Land of Sir Denton - Upstream
Land of Sir Percival - Adjacent to Sir Denton's land, across the river
Hemswood Abbey - Far Upstream - Known for dark beer
Lands of Duke Erran - Across the river to the north - Used for hunting
Duke Erran's Capital - Sprawling metropolis with a bustling port located on a wide estuary

Spoiler: "Known Lords by Rank and Relationship" (click to show/hide)

King Edward Geronos IV, Lord of the Falls, Keeper of the Flame, Seer of the Dawn - Vaguely remembered

Duke Erran - Pleasant

Count Aaron Foles - Your Liege Lord - An angry drunkard - Suspicious
Count Gorgan - A fine fighter - Introduced
Count Zanders - Introduced

Sir Blake Denton - Friendly
Sir Alan Percival - Friendly
Sir Uriel Lope - Count's Marshall - Unsure
Sir Melvin - Lady Marna's brother, Duke Erran's nephew - Polite
Sir Ivanson - A renowned jouster - Introduced

Lady Marna - Infatuated

Spoiler: "Important Citizens by Occupation" (click to show/hide)

Alan Alanson - Squire, Captain of the Watch
Fin - Captain of the Militia
William Dent - Steward, Mayor
Victor Irlof - Master of the Market, Treasurer
Curtis Stumpf - Miner, Councilman
Ian Wood - Carpenter, Councilman
Marge Kannity - Brewer

Shipwright
Architect
Armorer
Weaponsmith
Horse Breeder
Scribe (in spring)

[tryrar]

Well then. This is where the Rat gets a big bonus, because he's about to earn it. We need to find the hostages, and we need to get a good itinerary of the wool merchant's movement and schedule, because we want to arrest him without the count knowing, since if he knows he might attack us/and or flee altogether. While having him flee MIGHT seem like a good thing, having him alive and very bitter, and plotting, would REALLY crank up the paranoia factor for us.

[Mlamlah]

Agreed, all we need is a time and location where he shall be. Have the Rat provide this as well as location of the prisoners, then bring soldiers ( a modest force of our best men, not an army, but more than just bodygaurds) and get it done.

[kaian-a-coel]

I say we have the Rat do his best to locate the hostages, but do nothing now.

For the arrest, we can either warn the count beforehand by courrier, or just walk in with a handful of guards and ask for the merchant.
We have the Duke behind our back now, and it is a fairly good shield. As long as we stand in the light, that is. The shadows might not care that much.

[Mlamlah]

We've been provided with the warrant, it's... kind of expected that we go through with it. We have no possible reason to delay. It might also confuse the Duke when we don't show up with the wanted criminal, he's kinda... waiting for us to bring him in.