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So how about we roll out at Moot next turn? They border Sylvania as much as Stirland so they are a valid place to prioritize.
We end up in the middle of a political dispute between Hisme Stoutheart and isolationist families that don't like that a bunch of families just left for the middle of nowhere with Belegar's expedition.

And they require that all the menhirs we put up be decorated and functional as maypoles to ease adoption.
 
[x] No

It's hard to justify the murder as a Ranaldian. From what we know, the Tzar doesn't fit Ranald's criterions for acceptable murder.

Plus, it just feels so wrong to me to help a patricide. I think I'd rather not do it despite the cost. It feels like a trolley problem where we can't even be 100 % sure our action will save more lives than it will doom.
 
You know thinking about how this roll out action got so political and looks to be bloody just makes me want to roll out tributeries in some place that won't ask us to assasinate somebody.

So how about we roll out at Moot next turn? They border Sylvania as much as Stirland so they are a valid place to prioritize. It would pen Sylvaina and its Dhar in. Plus you know, Halfling would probably appriciate that we are improving the soil.
We end up in the middle of a political dispute between Hisme Stoutheart and isolationist families that don't like that a bunch of families just left for the middle of nowhere with Belegar's expedition.

And they require that all the menhirs we put up be decorated and functional as maypoles to ease adoption.
I was gonna say that publicly doing anything in the Moot would 100% be seen as a political thing in the Empire--that land was technically taken from Stirland without the EC's consent a while ago! It would cause even more shockwaves as we just were in Stirland so is this Roswita taking a position or is this Mathilde cleaving away very publicly? I didn't even think about internal Moot politics lol.

But yeah, telling people to wrangle up resources, time and manpower to do massive infrastructure projects (especially for effects that aren't visible on a short timespan unless you're Teclis) on your say so is always gonna be political. Roswita has the power to do so, and our cred with her meant she was willing to do the politicking needed to get this project rolling. Boris has the desire and wants us to put him in the position to do something with that.
 
I was gonna say that publicly doing anything in the Moot would 100% be seen as a political thing in the Empire--that land was technically taken from Stirland without the EC's consent a while ago! It would cause even more shockwaves as we just were in Stirland so is this Roswita taking a position or is this Mathilde cleaving away very publicly? I didn't even think about internal Moot politics lol.

But yeah, telling people to wrangle up resources, time and manpower to do massive infrastructure projects (especially for effects that aren't visible on a short timespan unless you're Teclis) on your say so is always gonna be political. Roswita has the power to do so, and our cred with her meant she was willing to do the politicking needed to get this project rolling. Boris has the desire and wants us to put him in the position to do something with that.
I'd go with Ostland next if anywhere.

'This will make the Forest of Shadows like, 5% less spooky'.
 
I thought about Everchosen, but then it would be really awkward when we had to get around to destroying Kislev, you know? Wouldn't be our proudest moment there...
okay butt what more chaosy then killing the leader of kislev? :V
Mathilde does generally reflect thread thoughts and comments, so she's gonna be somber aobut it, but imagine if it was just reflected in the vote instead.

Boris: I know this is...a grave matter, but...Sometimes, there are choices we have to make, and..what is yours?
Mathilde: I thought you'd never ask! Of course i'm gonna do it, i'll be happy to! Let's start right away! I can't wait to try this out.
Boris:...okay, i got concerns now
I mean there plenty of thread comments mine included that have been semi giddy to go finally assassinate someone so I imangie it will be a mix of "poor boris, a heavy duty is laid upon me but for the good of the world I must do it, finnaly I get to assassinate someone!!"
 
We're in the awkward situation of loving doing a morally dubious job. :V

What's the saying? The one who enjoys the result of a cut is an animal, but the one who enjoys the motion of the cut is an artist?

Emotionally I think it'd come out as confidence rather than giddiness, though.
 
I feel like the massively one sided yes vote belies the fact that a lot of us 'Yes' voters feel very conflicted about this assassination and don't really want to do it.

We've just kinda been put in a position in which it's the least bad option available to us
 
Emotionally I think it'd come out as confidence rather than giddiness, though.
I think there will def be the emotion of confidence but that a very widely held belief throughout the thread and is also quite differnce from being semi excited about it imo. I don't think mathlde will do anything to suggest that to boris but internally I think there will be some excitement about it finally getting to use her skills and do what she been trained for
 
has anyone summarized what we know of the tsar and the tsarevich?
Here's the blurbs from @Codex's list of DL characters:
Tzar Vladimir Bokha: Kislev's Tzar, seems to only care about killing and eating according to his son. Ice Witches don't like him much. Capable battle strategist who makes it his hobby to charge into battle the instant there is a problem to solve with violence. Has a personal taxidermist and was fully satisfied with a Manticore corpse for display despite missing a glorious battle.

Tsarevich Boris Bokha: Heir to the position of Tzar, more well liked by the Ice Witches. He was in charge of discussing the Waystone project with Mathilde and was willing to provide nearly anything Mathilde needed if she could push back chaos. Intense and straightforward man, faithful to Ursun and seemingly skilled in combat. Wields an enchanted Ice Glaive known as the Ice Shard which significantly boosts his combat prowess, and has shown himself capable of taking down a Manticore and Treeman with support. Inspiring leader who's managed to form a strong rapport with the Kossars and the Kreml Guard, bringing them firmly under his control. Currently building connections with the Ice Witches. He is also well read, having known of the "Impossible March of the Damned Soldier" ritual from having read about it, as opposed to his father, who doesn't know how valuable Manticore dung is.
 
We're in the awkward situation of loving doing a morally dubious job. :V

What's the saying? The one who enjoys the result of a cut is an animal, but the one who enjoys the motion of the cut is an artist?

Emotionally I think it'd come out as confidence rather than giddiness, though.
I think Mathilde might have a moment where she can feel the other shoe drop. Grey Wizards are occasionally called upon to do things that are ugly but necessary, and deep down she may have had the feeling that it had been a long time since she had to do something that actually made her uncomfortable like that, that pushed her out of her comfort zone.

It's not like the Alric/Alberich thing or the Drycha thing, where she started out doing a favor to someone and then came out of it having averted a crisis while also enriching herself without guilt. It's not like the "Bird started monologuing at us" thing, where we assuaged ourselves of guilt by giving most of the truth to Belegar and Algard.

This is something actively unpleasant that we are choosing to do. It is getting involved into something ugly and political and very high-stakes because if we don't, more might suffer. Vladimir might not deserve death, there is no crime he appears to have committed save negligence and inaction, but certainly, neither would the innocents of Kislev deserve death if the nation doesn't start preparing right now. It is something that we'll have to take to our grave, one more secret that would explode into war if it gets out or we botch it.

In short, it's entirely within the Grey Order's wheelhouse. So I'd agree that Mathilde would feel confidence in doing this. A grim confidence, but confidence regardless.
 
And i am absolutely disappointed that i didn't catch up in time to vote for the Apparition, i really really liked the idea of binding and summoning Apparitions and have waited a long time to see it happen in the Quest.

I suppose i will have to wait the next Turn to vote, but i am absolutely in favor of researching more abaout Apparitions and how other Colleges beside the Grey and Gold use them. And maybe even binding more apparitions for ourselves.
You're in good company. Bony confirmed that the staff of mistery would apply to the whispering darkness apparition - meaning whatever version of that we make we would get to cast it at one difficulty level easier and it's effects would be enhanced. That's aside from our traits and arcane marks that also dovetail with it.

There was a version of the writer in red binding where we would grab and release 10 of them at once, and if it rolled well on creation, it would nearly have been high level battle magic. Imagine getting that version of whispering darkness and being able to cast it reliably, with enhanced effects?

Someday.
 
I think Mathilde might have a moment where she can feel the other shoe drop. Grey Wizards are occasionally called upon to do things that are ugly but necessary, and deep down she may have had the feeling that it had been a long time since she had to do something that actually made her uncomfortable like that, that pushed her out of her comfort zone.

It's not like the Alric/Alberich thing or the Drycha thing, where she started out doing a favor to someone and then came out of it having averted a crisis while also enriching herself without guilt. It's not like the "Bird started monologuing at us" thing, where we assuaged ourselves of guilt by giving most of the truth to Belegar and Algard.

This is something actively unpleasant that we are choosing to do. It is getting involved into something ugly and political and very high-stakes because if we don't, more might suffer. Vladimir might not deserve death, there is no crime he appears to have committed save negligence and inaction, but certainly, neither would the innocents of Kislev deserve death if the nation doesn't start preparing right now. It is something that we'll have to take to our grave, one more secret that would explode into war if it gets out or we botch it.

In short, it's entirely within the Grey Order's wheelhouse. So I'd agree that Mathilde would feel confidence in doing this. A grim confidence, but confidence regardless.
It could be argued that neglecting your duty by failing to prepare for an Everchosen that's going kill (or worse) all of your subjects who are relying on you does deserve death. Hell, I'll argue that. He's chosen not to abdicate to someone who will do the job, he's leading millions of people to their dooms by inaction.

I don't really feel bad at all about offing Vladimir, just worried about getting it done with no complications.
 
[x] Yes
This is something I'm surprised Mathilde hasn't done earlier to be honest. It's the pragmatic choice practicality wise even if it's morally questionable.
 
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