Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.

[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.
-[X] The castle infiltrators were sleeper agents.
--[X] They have not been conducting any significant sabotage.
--[X] Their loyalty was secured by a necromantic spell that would kill them if they even thought of betraying their master, or if their master did not meet them for more than a few days.
--[X] Said master had fled the area the very night an infiltrator got caught.
--[X] The monsters in the castle walls were previous victims of the spell. Refer to Van Hal's paper on details if anyone is interested.
--[X] They were lying about having any religious beliefs, but got away with it because nobody could probe them further on Morrite or Shallyan practices.
-[X] All other castle servants have been examined, their backstories hold up and all future servants would be rigorously examined to prevent more of this.

[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, probe her religious beliefs and opinion on working with criminals, assassins, magic and proscribed cults to determine how fit she is to assign to your tasks
-[X] For her personal security, she's to rely mainly on obscurity for now.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
--[X] Anton's Wizard Aunt and the late night sweets through the maid.
--[X] Wilhelmina's lack of belief in Sigmar.
--[X] Kasmir's loyalties, though you're pretty sure he knows already
--[X] Gustav's detailed report from your investigation via the informant in his soldiers.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia after the meeting. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously, though barring a few exceptions, there are few actual priests involved to verify matters in detail.
--[X] Offer this option covertly if it wasn't already. No sense having Kasmir know about the offer.

[X] [Private Report] Plan Shorter Meeting
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] You have hired a lieutenant, Julia Massif, to help manage your information networks. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you, he can have some continuity through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] Several veterans have been assigned to gather low-level information.
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Suggest he approve a one-time increase in the discretionary budget in the interests of keeping his favourite spymaster un-eaten-by-a-snake. It'll be around a hundred gold for the mirrors, plus the cost of a skilled artisan to assemble the mirrorbox.

[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when you're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.

[X] [Julia] Plan Townhouse
-[X] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are should specifically know her position should be Van Hal, yourself, Markus and your assigned greatswords and anyone you assign to work for her. Otherwise, be subtle.
-[X] Provide funding for a handful of retainers to keep up appearances. If she has any family contacts she can call on to provide reliable and vetted guards and servants, or to assist with background checks on any such new hires, have her do so.
-[X] Introduce her to Van Hal.

[X] [Orders] Plan Now, Back To That Other Guy...
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] The spell used by the informants is like nothing you've heard of before. You want to investigate it, and see if you can detect or replicate it.
--[X] If you can replicate the technique, it will be a powerful tool for the Empire's defense. There's the problem of killing the user, but that is potentially a problem of source -- Dhar is corrosive by nature.
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] Recommend against it. With their sleeper agents uncovered and in the wind, there's no immediate threat, and the potential gain isn't worth the risk of a dead spymaster. Hint hint.

[X] Edit plan Veekie as per approximately half of the Veekie voting bloc.

[X] Plan Guile

[X] [Private Report] Plan Spilling Some Beans
-[X] Tell Van Hal everything you learned from and about the infiltrators
-[X] Introduce Van Hal to Julia, and otherwise keep him updated on the general state of your network of contacts and informants
-[X] Tell Van Hal about the innkeeper as a contact to message you when you're out of the castle being inconspicuous
-[X] Tell Van Hal about the other councilors: Anton has a Jade Wizard relative, Kasmir isn't just a zealot but was picked to favor the Theogonist over the Elector Count.
--[X] You're sorry you didn't say this earlier. You, too, expected Kasmir would have the sense to keep his zeal directed towards Sylvania. Apparently not. But since it's happened, let's bring up things of this sort.
-[X] You have a lead on getting rid of the Thorned One, but it involves baiting it out and trapping it with mirrors. Van Hal should know about and be allowed to veto any such plans.
-[X] Confess your belief in Ranald to Van Hal, how Ranald is patron of the Grey Order in general and watches over Mathilde in particular in the Incident of Cat and Sword, and suggest that Ranald is the sort to give a free hand rather than loading one down with obstructionists.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, first, ask her if she's willing to accept being memory wiped in the event that she disagrees with certain confidential suggestions, and write a note to herself to the effect of giving consent. If not she'd only handle the more aboveboard networks.
--[X] If she agrees to a potential Mindhole sound her out on her religious beliefs, particularly relating to Ranald. You cannot feasibly have her work in your base or with your Ranaldite agents if she's not at least open to the idea. If it goes poorly, simply Mindhole her, have Anton reintroduce you, and ensure that she's isolated from the Ranaldite/Thief elements.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, probe her religious beliefs and opinion on working with criminals, assassins, magic and proscribed cults to determine how fit she is to assign to your tasks
-[X] For her personal security, she's to rely mainly on obscurity for now.
[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.
[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.
-[X] The castle infiltrators were sleeper agents.
--[X] They have not been conducting any significant sabotage.
--[X] Their loyalty was secured by a necromantic spell that would kill them if they even thought of betraying their master, or if their master did not meet them for more than a few days.
--[X] Said master had fled the area the very night an infiltrator got caught.
--[X] The monsters in the castle walls were previous victims of the spell. Refer to Van Hal's paper on details if anyone is interested.
--[X] They were lying about having any religious beliefs, but got away with it because nobody could probe them further on Morrite or Shallyan practices.
-[X] All other castle servants have been examined, their backstories hold up and all future servants would be rigorously examined to prevent more of this.
[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
--[X] Anton's Wizard Aunt and the late night sweets through the maid.
--[X] Wilhelmina's lack of belief in Sigmar.
--[X] Kasmir's loyalties, though you're pretty sure he knows already
--[X] Gustav's detailed report from your investigation via the informant in his soldiers.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia after the meeting. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!
[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously, though barring a few exceptions, there are few actual priests involved to verify matters in detail.
--[X] Offer this option covertly if it wasn't already. No sense having Kasmir know about the offer.
-[X] No Mindhole. No mentioning Mindhole. Just, no.

[X] No Mindhole. No mentioning Mindhole. Just, no.

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items

[X] [Julia] Plan Until Further Notice
-[X] Provisionally hire her. Politely state that you're going to have to do a little more vetting before she can be employed in the more sensitive bits.
-[X] Start paying her and rent a place for her near the Palace-Shrine. Do not tell her about the Palace-Shrine or the thief-priests at this time.
-[X] For the moment, set her to sorting through the reports and gossip that you're receiving.
-[X] Raise the subject of what gods she and her family revere. Mention that Ranald is the patron of the Grey Order. See how she feels about Ranald, but try not to be too blatant about your own degree of devotion yet.

[X] [Greatswords] Keep some Greatswords in shouting distance whenever you're not doing something undercover. They can't accompany when you're sneaking in as washerwomen or visiting the Palace-Shrine, but you've learned the scary way that it's very nice to have Greatswords somewhere close, even if not right next to you. Keep some near Julia as well, if Julia will accept this.

[X] [Orders] Plan Doublehof
-[X] You could focus on looking into the present state of Drakenhof. Send informers to villages in the vicinity, and look for people who fled or defected from there recently. This would tell us what's going on now.
-[X] Or you could look for records about it. Vampires 'live' long enough that bards and loremasters would probably know something about the current inhabitants of Drakenhof. This would tell us what sort of people we're facing.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
-[X] You've got a whole bunch of friends now, but you could always use more!
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
-[X] The spell used by the informants is like nothing you've heard of before. You want to investigate it, and see if you can detect or replicate it.
-[X] The ledgers are in, the disloyal nobles are rounded up, the castle is secure. You should do some long-term planning and reflect on what's gone well, what's gone badly, why things went that way, and how to make sure things go better in the future. (Commits to Training actions)

[X] Not mindhole.

[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.Assign two of them as security for Julia

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[x] Tell him not to give up his religion, just because of a few stubborn individuals, who give a bad impression, similar to the witch hunters, a few of them may have killed and tortured innocent people out of paranoia and suspicion, should all of them be treated as rabid dogs who murdererd people in cold blood out of paranoia and insanity, of course not. Emphasize the good Sigma has done, for the empire and the people. Remind him that while people are flawed the Gods are not.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only. No Ranald Edition
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
-[x] Call out Kashmir, for a meeting, since he owes you for vouching for him.
-[x] Tell him that you apologize, for seeming to put him down in front of the Elector Count Van, to be fair in the first place, he can't offer help if he didn't know you needed help, neither did you, when you first approached him, it was to work together with him to check on the servants, but he snub you, so you decided to it by yourself which result in the fiasco. To be fair, your remark was just the pebble that started the landslide, as Val and Kashmir has been having problems for a while.
--[x] Cut to the chase, Tell him that Val Halan is on the brink of replacing him, but you managed to convinced him that Kashmir is only doing his best to serve Stirland, believing that only Sigma can offer salvaton, and he has relented for now, but expects results. You may not like him, he may not like you, but regardless, Religion and faith should never be given a bad reputation because of politics and the flaws and short comings of men. So you want to fix this problem
-[x] Tell Kashmir he can't force people to worship Sigma, in the first place, worship should be done with a genuine heart, and people should be willing in the first place, otherwise it will invalidate the people who worship Sigma. Ask him if he understands why Val is so angry, if he doesn't explain to him What Val wants, and the consequences of Kashmir's actions
-[x] Val wants what is best for Stirland, to do that he needs a united army, give Kashmir a estimate of how many people in the army are Shallyans, Ulricans, Morritess, Sigmites and the various other Gods and Godesses, tell him that by not giving them their spiritual needs, they would feel that their Gods and religions aren't being treated with respect, which would affect the spiritual health of the not just the army but the local populace without any proper chaplains for their respective Gods and religions, which in turn may cause a fracture or divide between them and the Sigma faith, not to mentioned the ire the spiritually neglected army would fell towards the chaplains of the Sigmites, not to mentioned the people who feel their Gods were insulted will alienate themselves. Ask him how he would feel if someone insults Sigma. Not to mentioned, as a representative of Sigma, doing this would paint Sigma in a bad light. It already has, due to his actions Val has suffereed a crisis in faith, from his point of view, it would look like you are trying to sabotage the army, but I was able to make him see what you are trying to do.
-[x] By my guess, you are trying to convert most of the Stirland to Sigma worship, believeing him to rule over all the Gods and that Sigma worship is truly necessary to achieve salvation from being damned, However his ways won't work out.
-[x] Ask him if he understand why the people are ulricans, Morrites, Shallyans, and the various other religionsl Tell him What Val told you.
-[x] If he wants to promote his faith that badly, then he should do it , properly, give the people something to have faith in, Do good deeds in Sigma's name,. help his fellow men out, offer comfort and spiritual guidance to those who needs it.
-[x] Van Hal also is trying to establish some goodwill with the knights of Moor. By focussing on the Sigma religion only , Kashmir is unintentionally causing problems with the parts of the army that has a different faith.
-[x] Offer him your help, if he needs it., with your magical skils, and information, you would be able to help him and his faith somehow, you don't mind him spreading the good word of Sigma, in fact you encourage it, but you do mind him not paying attention to the spiritual needs of the Shallyans, Ulircans, Morrhites and the various other religions.
-[x] Have him meet with the representatives from the army of the various religions, so each side could air their needs, complaints and come up with solutions.
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.

[x] Turn the topic back to Kashmir- he likely believes that only the Sigma faith can offer the people salvation from damnation, added to the fact that Sigma is a emperor and a God, therefore Sigma rules over all other Gods. Therefore in his way he is trying to do what is best for Stirland, which just so happens to conflict with Val's idea for the good of Stirland, hence the problem. And Consider that Stirland is close to Sylvania and known for necromances, vampires and the undead, which may have influenced Kashmir's decisions, granted he is a zealot.. The point is that he isn't sabotaging you, he just has a different idea of what is good for Stirland, and happens to see Sigma as a answer.
-[x] you want to be given a chance to salvage the situation, and reign Kashimir in.
-[x] you already organize a meeting between you, representatives of various religions and gods with Kashmir to get him to see the flaws of his plan, and reassure him that the Sigma's fate being spread is taken seriously, the religion will be promoted and help will be offered, as long as the people are free to choose their religion,, just as long as its not at the expense of other religions and that the other religions get fair treatment.
-[x] lastly, you want to talk to Val about the consequences of your actions, When you got into the spy and advisor business, you imagine yourself a heroine, like in one of the novels you read about, protecting people, serving your homeland, and fighting the forces of evil, your not blind to the realities however, sometimes you have to make hard decisions, soldiers kill in battle, they kill even good, innocent soldiers whose crime was to simply fight on the otherside, you can understand it , you killed the man in self-defense, even if ultimately he was nothing but a victim who was forced by the puppetmaster to become a disposable pawn, you can understand it too, even if you don't like it, You noticed that the Professor's, the noble's deaths are on your hands, albeit indirectly, you remember Val saying that the burden of killing your fellow men is a hard one, a lesser evil, You want to believe it, which is why your asking, Your willing to do what you've been doing at the same efficiency, however if your going to keep on vanquishing enemies, at the very least, Val Halan should allow you to decide who lives and dies, how they die, what use you could make of them, You want to be the one who ulitmately decides what happen to your victims.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only. No Ranald Edition
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events

[X] Write in your report

[X] You have a squad of Greatswords assigned to you as bodyguards. Do you keep them somewhere nearby while you're at home, or do you leave them in the Castle?
-[x] some of them are to guard Julia and help her with her tasks, if possible have them in disguise when going out in public.
-[x] some of the greatswords can accompany you in public for escort, and will go with you in disguise, when you are doing undercover work.

[X] Do you hire Julia Antoinette Massif? If so, describe her duties, as well as where she'll be living and working.
-[x] At the inn at first, until Mathilda can secure her loyalty, give her advance payment, with slight increase, as you have a important task for her.
-[x] Her duties are to first, familiarize herself with the surroundings and events that have happened, the current council members, their agendas, the elector count of Stirland Val Halen, Mathilda will give her a summarize version. the agendas of each council members, the agenda of Val Halen, his beliefs, and personality.
-[x] Her other duties, are mostly to act as your liason, secretary, accountant for handling finances going towards the people in your information network, and any other nondangerous but time consuming jobs you can think of that she can perform easily and substitute for you in council meetings in case you are absent. You will help her brush up on how to run a information network and hire more informants.
-[x] For now, you have 2 tasks for her to complete, first is to contact a widow of the man that died, and offer the widow a steady job, at the castle or rather if the widow accepts have her report to you to be vetted, and checked, before she can work on her job. Julia is to tell the widow that a friend of her husband, heard about what happened and recommended her as potential servant for hire.
-[x] The second is more complicated - Everyone has their own agendas and ideas of how the world works and what the best solution to problems are. Take councilor Kashmir, and the grand theogonist, they wanted to spread the worship of Sigma, and you believe that they genuinely believed that by making the people of Stirland worship Sigma, their souls would be saved, and in the process protect Stirland. and since Sigma is both a emperor and a God, that would make the other gods subservient to Sigma, You do not begrudge their goals, and even respect them for wanting to do good, Val Halen in the meantime wants to protect Stirland, normally that would be a mutually beneficial goal, however Kashmir failed to take some matters into account.
-[x] she is to gather some representatives from the greatswords and army, the representatives are composed of Ulricans, Morrites, Shallyans, local Sigmarites and the various other gods, the army has. She can get Markus and some greatswords to help, and prepare them for a meeting with you and Kashmir.

[X] [Hire] Yes. She will work with the hired retired soldiers to setup a tavern in Wurtbad; where she will work from and where reports will flow to.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] Sound her out on her religious beliefs, particularly relating to Ranald. You cannot feasibly haveher work in your base or with your Ranaldite agents if she's not at least open to the idea.

-[X] For your initial meeting, first, ask her if she's willing to accept being memory wiped in the event that she disagrees with certain confidential suggestions, and write a note to herself to the effect of giving consent. If not she'd only handle the more aboveboard networks.
--[X] If she agrees to a potential Mindhole sound her out on her religious beliefs, particularly relating to Ranald. You cannot feasibly have her work in your base or with your Ranaldite agents if she's not at least open to the idea. If it goes poorly, simply Mindhole her, have Anton reintroduce you, and ensure that she's isolated from the Ranaldite/Thief elements.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, probe her religious beliefs and opinion on working with criminals, assassins, magic and proscribed cults to determine how fit she is to assign to your tasks
-[X] For her personal security, she's to rely mainly on obscurity for now.
[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.
[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.
-[X] The castle infiltrators were sleeper agents.
--[X] They have not been conducting any significant sabotage.
--[X] Their loyalty was secured by a necromantic spell that would kill them if they even thought of betraying their master, or if their master did not meet them for more than a few days.
--[X] Said master had fled the area the very night an infiltrator got caught.
--[X] The monsters in the castle walls were previous victims of the spell. Refer to Van Hal's paper on details if anyone is interested.
--[X] They were lying about having any religious beliefs, but got away with it because nobody could probe them further on Morrite or Shallyan practices.
-[X] All other castle servants have been examined, their backstories hold up and all future servants would be rigorously examined to prevent more of this.
[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
--[X] Anton's Wizard Aunt and the late night sweets through the maid.
--[X] Wilhelmina's lack of belief in Sigmar.
--[X] Kasmir's loyalties, though you're pretty sure he knows already
--[X] Gustav's detailed report from your investigation via the informant in his soldiers.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia after the meeting. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!
[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously, though barring a few exceptions, there are few actual priests involved to verify matters in detail.
--[X] Offer this option covertly if it wasn't already. No sense having Kasmir know about the offer.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.

[X] [Greatswords] They are stationed at the castle.

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously.

[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.

[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.
-[X] The castle infiltrators were sleeper agents.
--[X] They have not been conducting any significant sabotage.
--[X] Their loyalty was secured by a necromantic spell that would kill them if they even thought of betraying their master, or if their master did not meet them for more than a few days.
--[X] Said master had fled the area the very night an infiltrator got caught.
--[X] The monsters in the castle walls were previous victims of the spell. Refer to Van Hal's paper on details if anyone is interested.
--[X] They were lying about having any religious beliefs, but got away with it because nobody could probe them further on Morrite or Shallyan practices.
-[X] All other castle servants have been examined, their backstories hold up and all future servants would be rigorously examined to prevent more of this.

[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, probe her religious beliefs and opinion on working with criminals, assassins, magic and proscribed cults to determine how fit she is to assign to your tasks
-[X] For her personal security, she's to rely mainly on obscurity for now.

[X] [Private Report] Plan Shorter Meeting
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] You have hired a lieutenant, Julia Massif, to help manage your information networks. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you, he can have some continuity through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] Several veterans have been assigned to gather low-level information.
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Suggest he approve a one-time increase in the discretionary budget in the interests of keeping his favourite spymaster un-eaten-by-a-snake. It'll be around a hundred gold for the mirrors, plus the cost of a skilled artisan to assemble the mirrorbox.

[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when you're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.

[X] [Julia] Plan Townhouse
-[X] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are should specifically know her position should be Van Hal, yourself, Markus and your assigned greatswords and anyone you assign to work for her. Otherwise, be subtle.
-[X] Provide funding for a handful of retainers to keep up appearances. If she has any family contacts she can call on to provide reliable and vetted guards and servants, or to assist with background checks on any such new hires, have her do so.
-[X] Introduce her to Van Hal.

[X] [Orders] Plan Now, Back To That Other Guy...
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] The spell used by the informants is like nothing you've heard of before. You want to investigate it, and see if you can detect or replicate it.
--[X] If you can replicate the technique, it will be a powerful tool for the Empire's defense. There's the problem of killing the user, but that is potentially a problem of source -- Dhar is corrosive by nature.
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] Recommend against it. With their sleeper agents uncovered and in the wind, there's no immediate threat, and the potential gain isn't worth the risk of a dead spymaster. Hint hint.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
--[X] Anton's Wizard Aunt and the late night sweets through the maid.
--[X] Wilhelmina's lack of belief in Sigmar.
--[X] Kasmir's loyalties, though you're pretty sure he knows already
--[X] Gustav's detailed report from your investigation via the informant in his soldiers.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia after the meeting. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously, though barring a few exceptions, there are few actual priests involved to verify matters in detail.
--[X] Offer this option covertly if it wasn't already. No sense having Kasmir know about the offer.

[X] Edit plan Veekie as per approximately half of the Veekie voting bloc.

[X] Plan Guile

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items

[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.Assign two of them as security for Julia

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, first, ask her if she's willing to accept being memory wiped in the event that she disagrees with certain confidential suggestions, and write a note to herself to the effect of giving consent. If not she'd only handle the more aboveboard networks.
--[X] If she agrees to a potential Mindhole sound her out on her religious beliefs, particularly relating to Ranald. You cannot feasibly have her work in your base or with your Ranaldite agents if she's not at least open to the idea. If it goes poorly, simply Mindhole her, have Anton reintroduce you, and ensure that she's isolated from the Ranaldite/Thief elements.

[X] Not mindhole.

[X] [Orders] Plan Doublehof
-[X] You could focus on looking into the present state of Drakenhof. Send informers to villages in the vicinity, and look for people who fled or defected from there recently. This would tell us what's going on now.
-[X] Or you could look for records about it. Vampires 'live' long enough that bards and loremasters would probably know something about the current inhabitants of Drakenhof. This would tell us what sort of people we're facing.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
-[X] You've got a whole bunch of friends now, but you could always use more!
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
-[X] The spell used by the informants is like nothing you've heard of before. You want to investigate it, and see if you can detect or replicate it.
-[X] The ledgers are in, the disloyal nobles are rounded up, the castle is secure. You should do some long-term planning and reflect on what's gone well, what's gone badly, why things went that way, and how to make sure things go better in the future. (Commits to Training actions)

[X] [Private Report] Plan Spilling Some Beans
-[X] Tell Van Hal everything you learned from and about the infiltrators
-[X] Introduce Van Hal to Julia, and otherwise keep him updated on the general state of your network of contacts and informants
-[X] Tell Van Hal about the innkeeper as a contact to message you when you're out of the castle being inconspicuous
-[X] Tell Van Hal about the other councilors: Anton has a Jade Wizard relative, Kasmir isn't just a zealot but was picked to favor the Theogonist over the Elector Count.
--[X] You're sorry you didn't say this earlier. You, too, expected Kasmir would have the sense to keep his zeal directed towards Sylvania. Apparently not. But since it's happened, let's bring up things of this sort.
-[X] You have a lead on getting rid of the Thorned One, but it involves baiting it out and trapping it with mirrors. Van Hal should know about and be allowed to veto any such plans.
-[X] Confess your belief in Ranald to Van Hal, how Ranald is patron of the Grey Order in general and watches over Mathilde in particular in the Incident of Cat and Sword, and suggest that Ranald is the sort to give a free hand rather than loading one down with obstructionists.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, probe her religious beliefs and opinion on working with criminals, assassins, magic and proscribed cults to determine how fit she is to assign to your tasks
-[X] For her personal security, she's to rely mainly on obscurity for now.
[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.
[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.
-[X] The castle infiltrators were sleeper agents.
--[X] They have not been conducting any significant sabotage.
--[X] Their loyalty was secured by a necromantic spell that would kill them if they even thought of betraying their master, or if their master did not meet them for more than a few days.
--[X] Said master had fled the area the very night an infiltrator got caught.
--[X] The monsters in the castle walls were previous victims of the spell. Refer to Van Hal's paper on details if anyone is interested.
--[X] They were lying about having any religious beliefs, but got away with it because nobody could probe them further on Morrite or Shallyan practices.
-[X] All other castle servants have been examined, their backstories hold up and all future servants would be rigorously examined to prevent more of this.
[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
--[X] Anton's Wizard Aunt and the late night sweets through the maid.
--[X] Wilhelmina's lack of belief in Sigmar.
--[X] Kasmir's loyalties, though you're pretty sure he knows already
--[X] Gustav's detailed report from your investigation via the informant in his soldiers.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia after the meeting. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!
[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously, though barring a few exceptions, there are few actual priests involved to verify matters in detail.
--[X] Offer this option covertly if it wasn't already. No sense having Kasmir know about the offer.
-[X] No Mindhole. No mentioning Mindhole. Just, no.

[X] [Greatswords] Keep some Greatswords in shouting distance whenever you're not doing something undercover. They can't accompany when you're sneaking in as washerwomen or visiting the Palace-Shrine, but you've learned the scary way that it's very nice to have Greatswords somewhere close, even if not right next to you. Keep some near Julia as well, if Julia will accept this.

[X] No Mindhole. No mentioning Mindhole. Just, no.

[X] [Julia] Plan Until Further Notice
-[X] Provisionally hire her. Politely state that you're going to have to do a little more vetting before she can be employed in the more sensitive bits.
-[X] Start paying her and rent a place for her near the Palace-Shrine. Do not tell her about the Palace-Shrine or the thief-priests at this time.
-[X] For the moment, set her to sorting through the reports and gossip that you're receiving.
-[X] Raise the subject of what gods she and her family revere. Mention that Ranald is the patron of the Grey Order. See how she feels about Ranald, but try not to be too blatant about your own degree of devotion yet.

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
-[x] Call out Kashmir, for a meeting, since he owes you for vouching for him.
-[x] Tell him that you apologize, for seeming to put him down in front of the Elector Count Van, to be fair in the first place, he can't offer help if he didn't know you needed help, neither did you, when you first approached him, it was to work together with him to check on the servants, but he snub you, so you decided to it by yourself which result in the fiasco. To be fair, your remark was just the pebble that started the landslide, as Val and Kashmir has been having problems for a while.
--[x] Cut to the chase, Tell him that Val Halan is on the brink of replacing him, but you managed to convinced him that Kashmir is only doing his best to serve Stirland, believing that only Sigma can offer salvaton, and he has relented for now, but expects results. You may not like him, he may not like you, but regardless, Religion and faith should never be given a bad reputation because of politics and the flaws and short comings of men. So you want to fix this problem
-[x] Tell Kashmir he can't force people to worship Sigma, in the first place, worship should be done with a genuine heart, and people should be willing in the first place, otherwise it will invalidate the people who worship Sigma. Ask him if he understands why Val is so angry, if he doesn't explain to him What Val wants, and the consequences of Kashmir's actions
-[x] Val wants what is best for Stirland, to do that he needs a united army, give Kashmir a estimate of how many people in the army are Shallyans, Ulricans, Morritess, Sigmites and the various other Gods and Godesses, tell him that by not giving them their spiritual needs, they would feel that their Gods and religions aren't being treated with respect, which would affect the spiritual health of the not just the army but the local populace without any proper chaplains for their respective Gods and religions, which in turn may cause a fracture or divide between them and the Sigma faith, not to mentioned the ire the spiritually neglected army would fell towards the chaplains of the Sigmites, not to mentioned the people who feel their Gods were insulted will alienate themselves. Ask him how he would feel if someone insults Sigma. Not to mentioned, as a representative of Sigma, doing this would paint Sigma in a bad light. It already has, due to his actions Val has suffereed a crisis in faith, from his point of view, it would look like you are trying to sabotage the army, but I was able to make him see what you are trying to do.
-[x] By my guess, you are trying to convert most of the Stirland to Sigma worship, believeing him to rule over all the Gods and that Sigma worship is truly necessary to achieve salvation from being damned, However his ways won't work out.
-[x] Ask him if he understand why the people are ulricans, Morrites, Shallyans, and the various other religionsl Tell him What Val told you.
-[x] If he wants to promote his faith that badly, then he should do it , properly, give the people something to have faith in, Do good deeds in Sigma's name,. help his fellow men out, offer comfort and spiritual guidance to those who needs it.
-[x] Van Hal also is trying to establish some goodwill with the knights of Moor. By focussing on the Sigma religion only , Kashmir is unintentionally causing problems with the parts of the army that has a different faith.
-[x] Offer him your help, if he needs it., with your magical skils, and information, you would be able to help him and his faith somehow, you don't mind him spreading the good word of Sigma, in fact you encourage it, but you do mind him not paying attention to the spiritual needs of the Shallyans, Ulircans, Morrhites and the various other religions.
-[x] Have him meet with the representatives from the army of the various religions, so each side could air their needs, complaints and come up with solutions.
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only. No Ranald Edition
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, probe her religious beliefs and opinion on working with criminals, assassins, magic and proscribed cults to determine how fit she is to assign to your tasks
-[X] For her personal security, she's to rely mainly on obscurity for now.
[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.
[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.
-[X] The castle infiltrators were sleeper agents.
--[X] They have not been conducting any significant sabotage.
--[X] Their loyalty was secured by a necromantic spell that would kill them if they even thought of betraying their master, or if their master did not meet them for more than a few days.
--[X] Said master had fled the area the very night an infiltrator got caught.
--[X] The monsters in the castle walls were previous victims of the spell. Refer to Van Hal's paper on details if anyone is interested.
--[X] They were lying about having any religious beliefs, but got away with it because nobody could probe them further on Morrite or Shallyan practices.
-[X] All other castle servants have been examined, their backstories hold up and all future servants would be rigorously examined to prevent more of this.
[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
--[X] Anton's Wizard Aunt and the late night sweets through the maid.
--[X] Wilhelmina's lack of belief in Sigmar.
--[X] Kasmir's loyalties, though you're pretty sure he knows already
--[X] Gustav's detailed report from your investigation via the informant in his soldiers.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia after the meeting. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!
[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously, though barring a few exceptions, there are few actual priests involved to verify matters in detail.
--[X] Offer this option covertly if it wasn't already. No sense having Kasmir know about the offer.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[x] Tell him not to give up his religion, just because of a few stubborn individuals, who give a bad impression, similar to the witch hunters, a few of them may have killed and tortured innocent people out of paranoia and suspicion, should all of them be treated as rabid dogs who murdererd people in cold blood out of paranoia and insanity, of course not. Emphasize the good Sigma has done, for the empire and the people. Remind him that while people are flawed the Gods are not.

[x] Turn the topic back to Kashmir- he likely believes that only the Sigma faith can offer the people salvation from damnation, added to the fact that Sigma is a emperor and a God, therefore Sigma rules over all other Gods. Therefore in his way he is trying to do what is best for Stirland, which just so happens to conflict with Val's idea for the good of Stirland, hence the problem. And Consider that Stirland is close to Sylvania and known for necromances, vampires and the undead, which may have influenced Kashmir's decisions, granted he is a zealot.. The point is that he isn't sabotaging you, he just has a different idea of what is good for Stirland, and happens to see Sigma as a answer.
-[x] you want to be given a chance to salvage the situation, and reign Kashimir in.
-[x] you already organize a meeting between you, representatives of various religions and gods with Kashmir to get him to see the flaws of his plan, and reassure him that the Sigma's fate being spread is taken seriously, the religion will be promoted and help will be offered, as long as the people are free to choose their religion,, just as long as its not at the expense of other religions and that the other religions get fair treatment.
-[x] lastly, you want to talk to Val about the consequences of your actions, When you got into the spy and advisor business, you imagine yourself a heroine, like in one of the novels you read about, protecting people, serving your homeland, and fighting the forces of evil, your not blind to the realities however, sometimes you have to make hard decisions, soldiers kill in battle, they kill even good, innocent soldiers whose crime was to simply fight on the otherside, you can understand it , you killed the man in self-defense, even if ultimately he was nothing but a victim who was forced by the puppetmaster to become a disposable pawn, you can understand it too, even if you don't like it, You noticed that the Professor's, the noble's deaths are on your hands, albeit indirectly, you remember Val saying that the burden of killing your fellow men is a hard one, a lesser evil, You want to believe it, which is why your asking, Your willing to do what you've been doing at the same efficiency, however if your going to keep on vanquishing enemies, at the very least, Val Halan should allow you to decide who lives and dies, how they die, what use you could make of them, You want to be the one who ulitmately decides what happen to your victims.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only. No Ranald Edition
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.

[X] Write in your report

[X] You have a squad of Greatswords assigned to you as bodyguards. Do you keep them somewhere nearby while you're at home, or do you leave them in the Castle?
-[x] some of them are to guard Julia and help her with her tasks, if possible have them in disguise when going out in public.
-[x] some of the greatswords can accompany you in public for escort, and will go with you in disguise, when you are doing undercover work.

[X] Do you hire Julia Antoinette Massif? If so, describe her duties, as well as where she'll be living and working.
-[x] At the inn at first, until Mathilda can secure her loyalty, give her advance payment, with slight increase, as you have a important task for her.
-[x] Her duties are to first, familiarize herself with the surroundings and events that have happened, the current council members, their agendas, the elector count of Stirland Val Halen, Mathilda will give her a summarize version. the agendas of each council members, the agenda of Val Halen, his beliefs, and personality.
-[x] Her other duties, are mostly to act as your liason, secretary, accountant for handling finances going towards the people in your information network, and any other nondangerous but time consuming jobs you can think of that she can perform easily and substitute for you in council meetings in case you are absent. You will help her brush up on how to run a information network and hire more informants.
-[x] For now, you have 2 tasks for her to complete, first is to contact a widow of the man that died, and offer the widow a steady job, at the castle or rather if the widow accepts have her report to you to be vetted, and checked, before she can work on her job. Julia is to tell the widow that a friend of her husband, heard about what happened and recommended her as potential servant for hire.
-[x] The second is more complicated - Everyone has their own agendas and ideas of how the world works and what the best solution to problems are. Take councilor Kashmir, and the grand theogonist, they wanted to spread the worship of Sigma, and you believe that they genuinely believed that by making the people of Stirland worship Sigma, their souls would be saved, and in the process protect Stirland. and since Sigma is both a emperor and a God, that would make the other gods subservient to Sigma, You do not begrudge their goals, and even respect them for wanting to do good, Val Halen in the meantime wants to protect Stirland, normally that would be a mutually beneficial goal, however Kashmir failed to take some matters into account.
-[x] she is to gather some representatives from the greatswords and army, the representatives are composed of Ulricans, Morrites, Shallyans, local Sigmarites and the various other gods, the army has. She can get Markus and some greatswords to help, and prepare them for a meeting with you and Kashmir.

-[X] For your initial meeting, first, ask her if she's willing to accept being memory wiped in the event that she disagrees with certain confidential suggestions, and write a note to herself to the effect of giving consent. If not she'd only handle the more aboveboard networks.
--[X] If she agrees to a potential Mindhole sound her out on her religious beliefs, particularly relating to Ranald. You cannot feasibly have her work in your base or with your Ranaldite agents if she's not at least open to the idea. If it goes poorly, simply Mindhole her, have Anton reintroduce you, and ensure that she's isolated from the Ranaldite/Thief elements.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] Sound her out on her religious beliefs, particularly relating to Ranald. You cannot feasibly haveher work in your base or with your Ranaldite agents if she's not at least open to the idea.

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously.

[X] [Julia] Plan Townhouse
-[X] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are should specifically know her position should be Van Hal, yourself, Markus and your assigned greatswords and anyone you assign to work for her. Otherwise, be subtle.
-[X] Provide funding for a handful of retainers to keep up appearances. If she has any family contacts she can call on to provide reliable and vetted guards and servants, or to assist with background checks on any such new hires, have her do so.
-[X] Introduce her to Van Hal.

[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.

[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.

[X] [Private Report] Plan Shorter Meeting
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] You have hired a lieutenant, Julia Massif, to help manage your information networks. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you, he can have some continuity through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] Several veterans have been assigned to gather low-level information.
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Suggest he approve a one-time increase in the discretionary budget in the interests of keeping his favourite spymaster un-eaten-by-a-snake. It'll be around a hundred gold for the mirrors, plus the cost of a skilled artisan to assemble the mirrorbox.

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously, though barring a few exceptions, there are few actual priests involved to verify matters in detail.
--[X] Offer this option covertly if it wasn't already. No sense having Kasmir know about the offer.

[X] Edit plan Veekie as per approximately half of the Veekie voting bloc.

[X] Plan Guile

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, probe her religious beliefs and opinion on working with criminals, assassins, magic and proscribed cults to determine how fit she is to assign to your tasks
-[X] For her personal security, she's to rely mainly on obscurity for now.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, first, ask her if she's willing to accept being memory wiped in the event that she disagrees with certain confidential suggestions, and write a note to herself to the effect of giving consent. If not she'd only handle the more aboveboard networks.
--[X] If she agrees to a potential Mindhole sound her out on her religious beliefs, particularly relating to Ranald. You cannot feasibly have her work in your base or with your Ranaldite agents if she's not at least open to the idea. If it goes poorly, simply Mindhole her, have Anton reintroduce you, and ensure that she's isolated from the Ranaldite/Thief elements.

[X] [Julia] Plan Until Further Notice
-[X] Provisionally hire her. Politely state that you're going to have to do a little more vetting before she can be employed in the more sensitive bits.
-[X] Start paying her and rent a place for her near the Palace-Shrine. Do not tell her about the Palace-Shrine or the thief-priests at this time.
-[X] For the moment, set her to sorting through the reports and gossip that you're receiving.
-[X] Raise the subject of what gods she and her family revere. Mention that Ranald is the patron of the Grey Order. See how she feels about Ranald, but try not to be too blatant about your own degree of devotion yet.

-[X] For your initial meeting, first, ask her if she's willing to accept being memory wiped in the event that she disagrees with certain confidential suggestions, and write a note to herself to the effect of giving consent. If not she'd only handle the more aboveboard networks.
--[X] If she agrees to a potential Mindhole sound her out on her religious beliefs, particularly relating to Ranald. You cannot feasibly have her work in your base or with your Ranaldite agents if she's not at least open to the idea. If it goes poorly, simply Mindhole her, have Anton reintroduce you, and ensure that she's isolated from the Ranaldite/Thief elements.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] Sound her out on her religious beliefs, particularly relating to Ranald. You cannot feasibly haveher work in your base or with your Ranaldite agents if she's not at least open to the idea.

[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when you're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.

[X] [Greatswords] Keep some Greatswords in shouting distance whenever you're not doing something undercover. They can't accompany when you're sneaking in as washerwomen or visiting the Palace-Shrine, but you've learned the scary way that it's very nice to have Greatswords somewhere close, even if not right next to you. Keep some near Julia as well, if Julia will accept this.

[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.Assign two of them as security for Julia

[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.
-[X] The castle infiltrators were sleeper agents.
--[X] They have not been conducting any significant sabotage.
--[X] Their loyalty was secured by a necromantic spell that would kill them if they even thought of betraying their master, or if their master did not meet them for more than a few days.
--[X] Said master had fled the area the very night an infiltrator got caught.
--[X] The monsters in the castle walls were previous victims of the spell. Refer to Van Hal's paper on details if anyone is interested.
--[X] They were lying about having any religious beliefs, but got away with it because nobody could probe them further on Morrite or Shallyan practices.
-[X] All other castle servants have been examined, their backstories hold up and all future servants would be rigorously examined to prevent more of this.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
--[X] Anton's Wizard Aunt and the late night sweets through the maid.
--[X] Wilhelmina's lack of belief in Sigmar.
--[X] Kasmir's loyalties, though you're pretty sure he knows already
--[X] Gustav's detailed report from your investigation via the informant in his soldiers.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia after the meeting. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!

[X] [Private Report] Plan Spilling Some Beans
-[X] Tell Van Hal everything you learned from and about the infiltrators
-[X] Introduce Van Hal to Julia, and otherwise keep him updated on the general state of your network of contacts and informants
-[X] Tell Van Hal about the innkeeper as a contact to message you when you're out of the castle being inconspicuous
-[X] Tell Van Hal about the other councilors: Anton has a Jade Wizard relative, Kasmir isn't just a zealot but was picked to favor the Theogonist over the Elector Count.
--[X] You're sorry you didn't say this earlier. You, too, expected Kasmir would have the sense to keep his zeal directed towards Sylvania. Apparently not. But since it's happened, let's bring up things of this sort.
-[X] You have a lead on getting rid of the Thorned One, but it involves baiting it out and trapping it with mirrors. Van Hal should know about and be allowed to veto any such plans.
-[X] Confess your belief in Ranald to Van Hal, how Ranald is patron of the Grey Order in general and watches over Mathilde in particular in the Incident of Cat and Sword, and suggest that Ranald is the sort to give a free hand rather than loading one down with obstructionists.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only. No Ranald Edition
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only. No Ranald Edition
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!

[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[x] Tell him not to give up his religion, just because of a few stubborn individuals, who give a bad impression, similar to the witch hunters, a few of them may have killed and tortured innocent people out of paranoia and suspicion, should all of them be treated as rabid dogs who murdererd people in cold blood out of paranoia and insanity, of course not. Emphasize the good Sigma has done, for the empire and the people. Remind him that while people are flawed the Gods are not.

[X] [Orders] Plan Now, Back To That Other Guy...
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] The spell used by the informants is like nothing you've heard of before. You want to investigate it, and see if you can detect or replicate it.
--[X] If you can replicate the technique, it will be a powerful tool for the Empire's defense. There's the problem of killing the user, but that is potentially a problem of source -- Dhar is corrosive by nature.
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] Recommend against it. With their sleeper agents uncovered and in the wind, there's no immediate threat, and the potential gain isn't worth the risk of a dead spymaster. Hint hint.

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items

[X] [Orders] Plan Doublehof
-[X] You could focus on looking into the present state of Drakenhof. Send informers to villages in the vicinity, and look for people who fled or defected from there recently. This would tell us what's going on now.
-[X] Or you could look for records about it. Vampires 'live' long enough that bards and loremasters would probably know something about the current inhabitants of Drakenhof. This would tell us what sort of people we're facing.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
-[X] You've got a whole bunch of friends now, but you could always use more!
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
-[X] The spell used by the informants is like nothing you've heard of before. You want to investigate it, and see if you can detect or replicate it.
-[X] The ledgers are in, the disloyal nobles are rounded up, the castle is secure. You should do some long-term planning and reflect on what's gone well, what's gone badly, why things went that way, and how to make sure things go better in the future. (Commits to Training actions)

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously.

[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
-[x] Call out Kashmir, for a meeting, since he owes you for vouching for him.
-[x] Tell him that you apologize, for seeming to put him down in front of the Elector Count Van, to be fair in the first place, he can't offer help if he didn't know you needed help, neither did you, when you first approached him, it was to work together with him to check on the servants, but he snub you, so you decided to it by yourself which result in the fiasco. To be fair, your remark was just the pebble that started the landslide, as Val and Kashmir has been having problems for a while.
--[x] Cut to the chase, Tell him that Val Halan is on the brink of replacing him, but you managed to convinced him that Kashmir is only doing his best to serve Stirland, believing that only Sigma can offer salvaton, and he has relented for now, but expects results. You may not like him, he may not like you, but regardless, Religion and faith should never be given a bad reputation because of politics and the flaws and short comings of men. So you want to fix this problem
-[x] Tell Kashmir he can't force people to worship Sigma, in the first place, worship should be done with a genuine heart, and people should be willing in the first place, otherwise it will invalidate the people who worship Sigma. Ask him if he understands why Val is so angry, if he doesn't explain to him What Val wants, and the consequences of Kashmir's actions
-[x] Val wants what is best for Stirland, to do that he needs a united army, give Kashmir a estimate of how many people in the army are Shallyans, Ulricans, Morritess, Sigmites and the various other Gods and Godesses, tell him that by not giving them their spiritual needs, they would feel that their Gods and religions aren't being treated with respect, which would affect the spiritual health of the not just the army but the local populace without any proper chaplains for their respective Gods and religions, which in turn may cause a fracture or divide between them and the Sigma faith, not to mentioned the ire the spiritually neglected army would fell towards the chaplains of the Sigmites, not to mentioned the people who feel their Gods were insulted will alienate themselves. Ask him how he would feel if someone insults Sigma. Not to mentioned, as a representative of Sigma, doing this would paint Sigma in a bad light. It already has, due to his actions Val has suffereed a crisis in faith, from his point of view, it would look like you are trying to sabotage the army, but I was able to make him see what you are trying to do.
-[x] By my guess, you are trying to convert most of the Stirland to Sigma worship, believeing him to rule over all the Gods and that Sigma worship is truly necessary to achieve salvation from being damned, However his ways won't work out.
-[x] Ask him if he understand why the people are ulricans, Morrites, Shallyans, and the various other religionsl Tell him What Val told you.
-[x] If he wants to promote his faith that badly, then he should do it , properly, give the people something to have faith in, Do good deeds in Sigma's name,. help his fellow men out, offer comfort and spiritual guidance to those who needs it.
-[x] Van Hal also is trying to establish some goodwill with the knights of Moor. By focussing on the Sigma religion only , Kashmir is unintentionally causing problems with the parts of the army that has a different faith.
-[x] Offer him your help, if he needs it., with your magical skils, and information, you would be able to help him and his faith somehow, you don't mind him spreading the good word of Sigma, in fact you encourage it, but you do mind him not paying attention to the spiritual needs of the Shallyans, Ulircans, Morrhites and the various other religions.
-[x] Have him meet with the representatives from the army of the various religions, so each side could air their needs, complaints and come up with solutions.
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, probe her religious beliefs and opinion on working with criminals, assassins, magic and proscribed cults to determine how fit she is to assign to your tasks
-[X] For her personal security, she's to rely mainly on obscurity for now.
[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.
[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.
-[X] The castle infiltrators were sleeper agents.
--[X] They have not been conducting any significant sabotage.
--[X] Their loyalty was secured by a necromantic spell that would kill them if they even thought of betraying their master, or if their master did not meet them for more than a few days.
--[X] Said master had fled the area the very night an infiltrator got caught.
--[X] The monsters in the castle walls were previous victims of the spell. Refer to Van Hal's paper on details if anyone is interested.
--[X] They were lying about having any religious beliefs, but got away with it because nobody could probe them further on Morrite or Shallyan practices.
-[X] All other castle servants have been examined, their backstories hold up and all future servants would be rigorously examined to prevent more of this.
[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
--[X] Anton's Wizard Aunt and the late night sweets through the maid.
--[X] Wilhelmina's lack of belief in Sigmar.
--[X] Kasmir's loyalties, though you're pretty sure he knows already
--[X] Gustav's detailed report from your investigation via the informant in his soldiers.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia after the meeting. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!
[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously, though barring a few exceptions, there are few actual priests involved to verify matters in detail.
--[X] Offer this option covertly if it wasn't already. No sense having Kasmir know about the offer.
-[X] No Mindhole. No mentioning Mindhole. Just, no.

[X] No Mindhole. No mentioning Mindhole. Just, no.

[X] Not mindhole.

[X] [Julia] Hire her, buy her a home in town near your residence. Somewhere where people coming and going at odd times won't draw a fuss.
-[X] Her job would be to manage your informant networks in general, particularly sorting through the reports and picking out what's significant versus chaff. It'd also involve independently expanding the networks as funds and opportunities allow after she has settled in.
-[X] The only ones who are supposed to know her position should be Van Hal, yourself and anyone you specifically cleared for this. For anyone below her, she's to present herself as a messenger or other relay.
-[X] For your initial meeting, probe her religious beliefs and opinion on working with criminals, assassins, magic and proscribed cults to determine how fit she is to assign to your tasks
-[X] For her personal security, she's to rely mainly on obscurity for now.
[X] [Greatswords] Greatswords will stay in the castle, except when we're going somewhere publicly, or interrogating potentially hostile persons.
[X] [Public Report] Plan Points for public consumption.
-[X] The castle infiltrators were sleeper agents.
--[X] They have not been conducting any significant sabotage.
--[X] Their loyalty was secured by a necromantic spell that would kill them if they even thought of betraying their master, or if their master did not meet them for more than a few days.
--[X] Said master had fled the area the very night an infiltrator got caught.
--[X] The monsters in the castle walls were previous victims of the spell. Refer to Van Hal's paper on details if anyone is interested.
--[X] They were lying about having any religious beliefs, but got away with it because nobody could probe them further on Morrite or Shallyan practices.
-[X] All other castle servants have been examined, their backstories hold up and all future servants would be rigorously examined to prevent more of this.
[X] [Private Report] Plan For Van Hals Eyes Only.
-[X] Tell him about everything you learned in the interview. Especially how they produce infiltrators.
-[X] Give him all information you have gathered on your fellow council members.
--[X] Anton's Wizard Aunt and the late night sweets through the maid.
--[X] Wilhelmina's lack of belief in Sigmar.
--[X] Kasmir's loyalties, though you're pretty sure he knows already
--[X] Gustav's detailed report from your investigation via the informant in his soldiers.
-[X] You have acquired some subordinates.
--[X] Introduce him to your prospective Number 2 in Julia after the meeting. In case any unfortunate 'accidents' happens to you(like say, the pseudo-demonic snake), he can pick up some of your networks through her so he wouldn't need to start from scratch.
--[X] The veterans have been assigned to gather gossip in the cities and the army to get a barometer of events
-[X] You have a lead on permanently sealing the snake away. Give him as much information on the process as you have, if he's interested. Noting the cost in mirrors and possibly request some assistance with construction(not necessarily his personal assistance, but a recommendation to a skilled and trusted artisan could be valuable) since the damned snake can pop out of mirrors if you're building it yourself.
-[X] Confess your religious belief in Ranald to him. Mention how the god of Luck had been looking out for and helping you along with your work so far(particularly avoiding being killed by the Shyish-kebabs, and finding leads at crucial moments), and the belief that Ranald as Protector has a vested interest in Stirland's people not being eaten by vampires and turned into abominations by necromancers. The revolutionary thing happens only in places where their lords are actively abusing the people, which Van Hal of course, is doing the opposite of!
[X] [Orders] Plan Obvious Items
-[X] There's definitely evil afoot in Drakenhof. Perhaps there's a way to survive investigating this.
--[X] That said, the castle itself is off limits. You're certain you aren't up to the task. But you can try to send feelers into their periphery villages if Van Hal feels the risks is worth it.
-[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and you've got a lead: Julbach.
--[X] He's likely involved in the matter of the servant infiltrators and the Stirland League, considering you find it extremely unlikely that all these servants, with a necromancer within a short walk from the castle, were placed without his knowledge. Rolling him up is the next step now that your castle is secured. If you can catch him alive, an interrogation could be extremely fruitful.
-[X] The Stirlandian League is a cancer eating at Stirland's economy, and it must be destroyed.
--[X] This would likely be difficult while the previous spymaster is still at large to run counterintelligence, but it can be done.
-[X] This religion business has gone far enough. It's not really your place, but maybe you should step in and deal with it yourself... somehow.
--[X] There's alternative ways to verifying faith and beliefs than having a priest interrogate them. You could task your city and rural informants to focus on their local practices to identify if theres anything untowards happening religiously, though barring a few exceptions, there are few actual priests involved to verify matters in detail.
--[X] Offer this option covertly if it wasn't already. No sense having Kasmir know about the offer.

[X] Do you hire Julia Antoinette Massif? If so, describe her duties, as well as where she'll be living and working.
-[x] At the inn at first, until Mathilda can secure her loyalty, give her advance payment, with slight increase, as you have a important task for her.
-[x] Her duties are to first, familiarize herself with the surroundings and events that have happened, the current council members, their agendas, the elector count of Stirland Val Halen, Mathilda will give her a summarize version. the agendas of each council members, the agenda of Val Halen, his beliefs, and personality.
-[x] Her other duties, are mostly to act as your liason, secretary, accountant for handling finances going towards the people in your information network, and any other nondangerous but time consuming jobs you can think of that she can perform easily and substitute for you in council meetings in case you are absent. You will help her brush up on how to run a information network and hire more informants.
-[x] For now, you have 2 tasks for her to complete, first is to contact a widow of the man that died, and offer the widow a steady job, at the castle or rather if the widow accepts have her report to you to be vetted, and checked, before she can work on her job. Julia is to tell the widow that a friend of her husband, heard about what happened and recommended her as potential servant for hire.
-[x] The second is more complicated - Everyone has their own agendas and ideas of how the world works and what the best solution to problems are. Take councilor Kashmir, and the grand theogonist, they wanted to spread the worship of Sigma, and you believe that they genuinely believed that by making the people of Stirland worship Sigma, their souls would be saved, and in the process protect Stirland. and since Sigma is both a emperor and a God, that would make the other gods subservient to Sigma, You do not begrudge their goals, and even respect them for wanting to do good, Val Halen in the meantime wants to protect Stirland, normally that would be a mutually beneficial goal, however Kashmir failed to take some matters into account.
-[x] she is to gather some representatives from the greatswords and army, the representatives are composed of Ulricans, Morrites, Shallyans, local Sigmarites and the various other gods, the army has. She can get Markus and some greatswords to help, and prepare them for a meeting with you and Kashmir.
[X] You have a squad of Greatswords assigned to you as bodyguards. Do you keep them somewhere nearby while you're at home, or do you leave them in the Castle?
-[x] some of them are to guard Julia and help her with her tasks, if possible have them in disguise when going out in public.
-[x] some of the greatswords can accompany you in public for escort, and will go with you in disguise, when you are doing undercover work.
[X] Write in your report

[x] Turn the topic back to Kashmir- he likely believes that only the Sigma faith can offer the people salvation from damnation, added to the fact that Sigma is a emperor and a God, therefore Sigma rules over all other Gods. Therefore in his way he is trying to do what is best for Stirland, which just so happens to conflict with Val's idea for the good of Stirland, hence the problem. And Consider that Stirland is close to Sylvania and known for necromances, vampires and the undead, which may have influenced Kashmir's decisions, granted he is a zealot.. The point is that he isn't sabotaging you, he just has a different idea of what is good for Stirland, and happens to see Sigma as a answer.
-[x] you want to be given a chance to salvage the situation, and reign Kashimir in.
-[x] you already organize a meeting between you, representatives of various religions and gods with Kashmir to get him to see the flaws of his plan, and reassure him that the Sigma's fate being spread is taken seriously, the religion will be promoted and help will be offered, as long as the people are free to choose their religion,, just as long as its not at the expense of other religions and that the other religions get fair treatment.
-[x] lastly, you want to talk to Val about the consequences of your actions, When you got into the spy and advisor business, you imagine yourself a heroine, like in one of the novels you read about, protecting people, serving your homeland, and fighting the forces of evil, your not blind to the realities however, sometimes you have to make hard decisions, soldiers kill in battle, they kill even good, innocent soldiers whose crime was to simply fight on the otherside, you can understand it , you killed the man in self-defense, even if ultimately he was nothing but a victim who was forced by the puppetmaster to become a disposable pawn, you can understand it too, even if you don't like it, You noticed that the Professor's, the noble's deaths are on your hands, albeit indirectly, you remember Val saying that the burden of killing your fellow men is a hard one, a lesser evil, You want to believe it, which is why your asking, Your willing to do what you've been doing at the same efficiency, however if your going to keep on vanquishing enemies, at the very least, Val Halan should allow you to decide who lives and dies, how they die, what use you could make of them, You want to be the one who ulitmately decides what happen to your victims.