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Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

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[X] Julia, to see what she has gotten up to as Stirland's most experienced spy master.
[X] Vicarius Galenstra, to get to know him and his Ward.
[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[X] Qrech, who is putting the finishing touches on his tome on the Chaos Dwarves.
[X] Middenland, to see how the Ulricans are going with their new Eonir coreligionists.

Briefvoice said:
Thorek is going to show up and... what? Have a look around and then leave again?
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Try it and find out. ;)
 
Briefvoice said:
Thorek is going to show up and... what? Have a look around and then leave again? We haven't yet finished gathering everybody or taken the action to have the big meeting where everyone throws their Waystone knowledge in the pot. I'm not at all clear what Thorek is actually going to do in Tor Lithanel! Is it just a show that "yes, we actually have Runelord support" to build confidence?
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Thorek is probably going to be building some sort of temporary workshop and quarters fit for a top tier Runelord and likely get the lay of the land (politically speaking).

Basically much of what Mathilde has been doing.
 
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[X] Egrimm, to try to sound out more information about the Alric situation.
[X] Vicarius Galenstra, to get to know him and his Ward.
[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.

[X] The Karak Azul Architects, to get involved in the design of your Library in detail.

[X] Middenland, to see how the Ulricans are going with their new Eonir coreligionists.

[X] The Gold College, to see what's become of their research into Skaven technology.
 
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the Barber-Surgeon stitches the wound closed as best he can around the prosthetic.

You check in regularly over the next few days, and healing seems to be surprisingly rapid, though you're not sure whether to ascribe this to some property of the prosthetic, or as a result of the superior qualities of Johann's still-gilded shoulder.
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So is there some selective-hardness going on with the gilding, or is this a *much tougher* than usual stitching needle? (or am i just overestimating how hard the gilded skin is without the combat buffs Johann usually puts on top of it?

[X] Egrimm, to try to sound out more information about the Alric situation.
[X] Vicarius Galenstra, to get to know him and his Ward.
[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.

[X] The Karak Azul Architects, to get involved in the design of your Library in detail.
[X] Qrech, who is putting the finishing touches on his tome on the Chaos Dwarves.

[X] Ostermark, because you're curious about this Shirokij business.
 
Thinking some more about what Thorek may be trying to accomplish here, I wonder if he's hoping there might be something useful in the Library of Mournings.

As we all know, Runelords are very averse to writing things down, but elven archmages, with the influence of Hoeth are quite the reverse. We know that the archmages in the elven colonies collaborated with Runelords in the Golden Age - there were archmages living in Dwarf Karaks and runelords living in elven cities. The Library of Mournings is quite possibly the oldest major/state backed library that survives back to before the Sundering. It's thousands of years older than the White Tower. While the libraries of some noble houses in Ulthuan may be as old or older, they're unlikely to have had anything like the opportunity to gather the records of archmages who collaborated with runelords.

Thorek may be here seeking clues about Golden Age runecraft.
 
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[x] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[x] Egrimm, to try to sound out more information about the Alric situation.
[x] Vicarius Galenstra, to get to know him and his Ward.
[x] Qrech, who is putting the finishing touches on his tome on the Chaos Dwarves.

[x] The Karak Azul Architects, to get involved in the design of your Library in detail.
[x] Julia, to see what she has gotten up to as Stirland's most experienced spy master.
 
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[X] Egrimm, to try to sound out more information about the Alric situation.
[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[X] Belegar, to discuss who has been made Loremaster after you.

[X] Vicarius Galenstra, to get to know him and his Ward.
 
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[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[X] Egrimm, to try to sound out more information about the Alric situation.
[X] Vicarius Galenstra, to get to know him and his Ward.
[X] Belegar, to discuss who has been made Loremaster after you.
[X] Middenland, to see how the Ulricans are going with their new Eonir coreligionists.
 
[x] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[x] Belegar, to discuss who has been made Loremaster after you.
[x] Qrech, who is putting the finishing touches on his tome on the Chaos Dwarves.

Part of me wonders how the new loremaster is dealing with the task of filling our shoes.

Qretch is always worth a visit.
 
Alratan said:
Thinking some more about what Thorek may be trying to accomplish here, I wonder if he's hoping there might be something useful in the Library of Mournings.

As we all know, Runelords are very averse to writing things down, but elven archmages, with the influence of Hoeth are quite the reverse. We know that the archmages in the elven colonies collaborated with Runelords in the Golden Age - there were archmages living in Dwarf Karaks and runelords living in elven cities. The Library of Mournings is quite possibly the oldest major backed library that survives back to before the Sundering. It's thousands of years older than the White Tower. While the libraries of some noble houses in Ulthuan may be as old or older, they're unlikely to have had anything like the opportunity to gather the records of archmages who collaborated with runelords.

Thorek may be here seeking clues about Golden Age runecraft.
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I'm not confident anyone but mathy and her bosses know about the Library.

I don't think she has mentioned it in any of her pitches.

probably because she isn't confident the deal wasn't just for her.
 
Jyn Ryvia said:
I'm not confident anyone but mathy and her bosses know about the Library.

I don't think she has mentioned it in any of her pitches.

probably because she isn't confident the deal wasn't just for her.
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Thorek may know about it from dwarven records dating back to the Golden Age. He also doesn't have to know about the Library of Mournings specifically, just that this is an elven city that hasn't fallen and so should have retained its own records intact from that period.
 
[X] Egrimm, to try to sound out more information about the Alric situation.
[X] Vicarius Galenstra, to get to know him and his Ward.
[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[X] Qrech, who is putting the finishing touches on his tome on the Chaos Dwarves.
 
I wonder who will be part of the welcoming committee sent to meet Thorek would be. Not only is he the first dwarf to visit the city in an age, but he's a highly regarded Runelord, head of both his guild and his cult, and a willing collaborator of the Waystone project. You don't get more VIP than that.

Actually, on second thoughts, it'll be interesting to see who doesn't turn up to meet him.

The Queen, a Vicarius, a High House Prince? Who will offer their welcome, and who will snub him?

We were welcomed by three elves; the Queen, the Champion, and a Vicarius who's also a High House Prince. Will he have a greater or lesser reception to us?
 
Nerdasaurus Rex said:
I wonder who will be part of the welcoming committee sent to meet Thorek would be. Not only is he the first dwarf to visit the city in an age, but he's a highly regarded Runelord, head of both his guild and his cult, and a willing collaborator of the Waystone project. You don't get more VIP than that.

Actually, on second thoughts, it'll be interesting to see who doesn't turn up to meet him.

The Queen, a Vicarius, a High House Prince? Who will offer their welcome, and who will snub him?

We were welcomed by three elves; the Queen, the Champion, and a Vicarius who's also a High House Prince. Will he have a greater or lesser reception to us?
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I'd expect something similar to our welcome. Prestige alone would be enough to earn a solidly impressive reception, but add in the 'first dwarf in millenia' and the fact he's here for an incredibly important project, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the Queen herself pop down for a chat.
 
Nerdasaurus Rex said:
I wonder who will be part of the welcoming committee sent to meet Thorek would be. Not only is he the first dwarf to visit the city in an age, but he's a highly regarded Runelord, head of both his guild and his cult, and a willing collaborator of the Waystone project. You don't get more VIP than that.

Actually, on second thoughts, it'll be interesting to see who doesn't turn up to meet him.

The Queen, a Vicarius, a High House Prince? Who will offer their welcome, and who will snub him?

We were welcomed by three elves; the Queen, the Champion, and a Vicarius who's also a High House Prince. Will he have a greater or lesser reception to us?
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It will also have interesting revelations on Mathy's own visit.

What would a significantly better welcome mean?

that they were more confident that Mathy was in for the long haul because of the book bribery?

mot that they really only see Mathy as the go between them and the dwarfs, and never really expected her to be useful herself?

mot Maybe they just don't no how to deal with dwarfs, so just pulled out all the stops.
 
[X] Egrimm, to try to sound out more information about the Alric situation.
[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[X] The Karak Azul Architects, to get involved in the design of your Library in detail.
[X] Qrech, who is putting the finishing touches on his tome on the Chaos Dwarves.
[X] Roswita, to get a sense for who will control Sylvania after you turned down the position.
 
[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[X] Belegar, to discuss who has been made Loremaster after you.
[X] The Karak Azul Architects, to get involved in the design of your Library in detail.
[X] Qrech, who is putting the finishing touches on his tome on the Chaos Dwarves.
[X] Stirland, to see for yourself how the war against Sylvania is progressing.
[X] Middenland, to see how the Ulricans are going with their new Eonir coreligionists.
[X] The Amber College, to check in on the salamanders.
[X] The Gold College, to see what's become of their research into Skaven technology.
[X] Follow up on your donation of the Skaven organ-vat, and see what has been made of it.
[X] Pay a visit to your fief, to see if anything has changed. It probably hasn't.
 
[x] The Gold College, to see what's become of their research into Skaven technology.
[x] Follow up on your donation of the Skaven organ-vat, and see what has been made of it.
[X] Middenland, to see how the Ulricans are going with their new Eonir coreligionists.
My curiosity buurrnnsss
 
[X] Egrimm, to try to sound out more information about the Alric situation.
[X] Vicarius Galenstra, to get to know him and his Ward.
[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[X] The Karak Azul Architects, to get involved in the design of your Library in detail.
[X] Pay a visit to your fief, to see if anything has changed. It probably hasn't.

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[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[X] Belegar, to discuss who has been made Loremaster after you.
[X] The Karak Azul Architects, to get involved in the design of your Library in detail.
[X] Qrech, who is putting the finishing touches on his tome on the Chaos Dwarves.
[X] Roswita, to get a sense for who will control Sylvania after you turned down the position.
[X] Julia, to see what she has gotten up to as Stirland's most experienced spy master.
 
[X] Thorek Ironbrow, to witness the arrival of the first Dwarf in Tor Lithanel for over four thousand years.
[X] Belegar, to discuss who has been made Loremaster after you.
[X] The Karak Azul Architects, to get involved in the design of your Library in detail.
[X] Qrech, who is putting the finishing touches on his tome on the Chaos Dwarves.
[X] Roswita, to get a sense for who will control Sylvania after you turned down the position.
 
Boney said:
Unpopular, -1.
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Have we seen this modifier before? It seems like a new one. What does it stand for in this particular situation?
Boney said:
The procedure itself is surprisingly distressing. Oh, the Barber-Surgeon is perfectly accommodating, professional, and hygienic, and the detachment of the original arm goes off without a hitch. But though you've seen a great deal worse on quite a few battlefields, seeing the same sort of thing performed in a clean and well-lit room by a man who whistles as he works manages to slip past your callouses and leave you feeling quite light-headed. Johann has no such troubles, as Panoramia had supplied a draught with a bit more heft than the traditional laudanum tincture and he was quite thoroughly absent from the entire situation.

Once the detached arm stops dripping, it's swathed in cloth and a runner takes it to the Gold College for it to be safely stored in their ice house, and the prosthetic is introduced to the now-exposed socket. It nestles into place reassuringly, but if you were hoping for something more dramatic to indicate that you were on the right track, you're disappointed. You take a breath, centre yourself, and concentrate your Magesight on the area until you finally see a wiggle of Hysh as a faint tendril wraps itself around what you assume to be the nerve braid. Reassured, you take a seat on the far side of the room as the Barber-Surgeon stitches the wound closed as best he can around the prosthetic.

You check in regularly over the next few days, and healing seems to be surprisingly rapid, though you're not sure whether to ascribe this to some property of the prosthetic, or as a result of the superior qualities of Johann's still-gilded shoulder. By the time Johann is up and moving the prosthetic seems firmly anchored. It's yet to respond to any conscious thoughts, but it doesn't quite dangle limply either - it hangs by his side in a neutral position, the claws (which have been safely sheathed in leather) keeping a safe distance from his legs as he moves around. Something about this drives Johann into the academic landscape, and when next he emerges it's with citations from the vaults of the Great Library - where the Verenans keep books that the other Cults might object to, which usually means the Sigmarites but in this case means the Morrites, who take issue not so much with anatomical knowledge as they do with the measures taken to acquire that knowledge in the first place.
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I have a hard time placing where all of this is happening. It seems to be in Altdorf, but Panoramia is available for a short notice plan improvement and Egrimm is there too. Also everyone suddenly being in Altdorf is surprising to me. Then again, Max was also available last chapter, despite ruffling through assorted libraries. But on the other hand, what lab space would Mathy and Egrimm be using for the arm experimentation? One in one of the Colleges? A random private room they rented?


Also, what is the current stance on "hygiene" in the Empire among medical personnel?
Boney said:
[ ] Egrimm, to try to sound out more information about the Alric situation.
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Can we also broach a different topic, like opening up regarding our motives and assumptions when we hired him and/or probing him regarding his own short-to-mid-term hopes and dreams? Or would that be part of the above option anyway?
 
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