The best weapons should still be in use and are damaged weapons really flash enough for our first exhibition hall? That said, black powder weapons can have barrel wear that makes them unusable without affecting them cosmetically and there has been notable technological improvement down the years such that there can be obsolete but historically interesting examples. Still, I'd want to get a history minded gunsmith or engineer if we go for a development (and how it goes through Neheraka) themed exhibition.
We will want the Dread Abyssal but extracting a museum ship piece by piece from a ship in regular use is going to be a long slow, project. And a proper ship display space in general is going to be serious infrastructure.
Lizardman trinkets are visually impressive, provide local colour, something new to study and we can get hold of a good selection relatively quickly because people aren't using them. The best starter collection. If it leads to a collection of preserved Lizardmen supplying itself all the better.
[X] [ACQUIRE] Lizard Trinkets
[X] [LEVER] Power
We are a vastly experienced aristocrat. How can we not meddle?
[X] [LEVER] Prestige
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