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Mind-bogglingly popular game series that you follow from early on and cannot stop, waiting for new installment like a drooling addict.

Long-runner soap opera you're too invested into to just stop watching it.

A fun little comic strip in the daily newspaper that's been around forever.

3/6

Who said it's fun? I didn't for sure.

I'm just waiting here for it to die horribly already so it will stop showing on my Unread Posts list.

[Kashyyk]

A - On the off chance she's giving us money or something

[Weirdsound]

A - On the off chance she's giving us money or something

Even if we find money elsewhere, we should still take and pay off a loan to the dwarves. We want strong relations with non-humans, because if we fight human surpreamist Damdamians, they might be allies.

Assuming the payment is 1 econ a year, I'm guessing we can easily balance the budget by revoking art patronage for the duration of the loan.

[Haspen]

The dwarves are let in first.

"Greetings, Emperor Houlandin. We're mighty pleased that each day we can do business with you and your peoples. We've heard of the problems your Treasury have and we already have two proposals, depending on how much money you want and need." They detail the values for small loan* and a big loan*, which makes your Treasurer grimace; these are harsh terms.

A) "A small loan will suffice."
B) "I need all the money you can provide at the moment."
C) "Those payment plans are terrible! Let's negotiate something else!"
D) "I've decided to forego the loans, sorry!"

[Weirdsound]

A should suffice. Loan will cost us only one econ overall. Assuming our trade picks back up, we can cut a costly Edict for a few years and be fine.

[ANGRY_DEMON_NOISES]

A

[Hotfire90]

A

[Taricus]

A

[Haspen]

You agree on the small loans.

The dwarves leave, promising to have the money - and the contract - delivered by Mid-Spring.

The courier then is let in, and delivers the letter into your hands. You break the royal seal of Helliste and begin to silently read.

'To Emperor Houlandin III of Methiant-Cydwyl

Dear Houlandin, I am greatly disturbed by Sigurd's death, and I have reasons to suspect that the deadly heart attack he has suffered wasn't accidental. As I remember, the Spymaster and agents at your court have the fabled cloaks of moonthread still at their disposal. I ask you that you send some of your agents to help and collaborate with mine, to ascertain whether it was an early call of the God of Death or vile poison that took my husband away.

Your aunt,
Ciri'

You decide to...

A) Ignore your aunt's plea, you ain't take sides in familial backstabbings!
B) Ignore your aunt's plea... and have this letter 'accidentally' forwarded to the young Brynwald!
C) Send your agents and the cloaks she has requested. Truth must be exposed!

[Kashyyk]

C - Family must stick together. In return she might be able to get some soldiers sent our way.

[Weirdsound]

Wait. How old is Brynwald? Is he ruling on his own without a regent?

We should side with whoever is already in power. We need the backing of Helliste, and cannot risk pissing off whoever is in charge.

[mightymushroom]

Brynwald was born 1198 so he should be ruling on his own (at least nominally).

C

I suspect the issue here is less whether Brynwald killed his father and more whether 'someone' thought he would be more tractable.
The danger is that Aunt Ciri is looking for confirmation of what may be her own imaginings and will take any measure to find it.

[Weirdsound]

Brynwald was born 1198 so he should be ruling on his own (at least nominally).

C

I suspect the issue here is less whether Brynwald killed his father and more whether 'someone' thought he would be more tractable.
The danger is that Aunt Ciri is looking for confirmation of what may be her own imaginings and will take any measure to find it.

Fair enough. But if somebody is pulling the strings, and we find proof, the queen's next request will likely be troops to help purge whatever treacherous nobles are behind the scheme. We cannot afford to send troops at this time.

C is likely a better option than just ignoring this mess though. I don't know. I'm going out to a social event. Hopefully I'll know how to vote by the time I get back.

[helmacon]

A
 If we go C and we succeed and then what? We take actions against his reign and create another enemy in the north, or we have to ignore it now that we no longer have plausible deniability.
And there is the chance we don't succeed, lose our agents and moon cloaks, and make another enemy in the north anyways.

Lets just ignore it now. It really doesn't concern us one way or another. Best leave well enough alone.
A

[ZBridges]

C

[Weirdsound]

Let's make my vote of C official. If we ignore the situation, we pissour aunt off for sure. If we take action we have a chance of making friends. C is the action that comes with a +1 cloak bonus.