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These are legitimate concerns. However, I notice that this is also a very convenient line of reasoning: it's not that we are hiding information from our political opponents for political reasons, it's just that if they knew they would use that information for political reasons.

Alric's choice of projects is obviously motivated by personal considerations, true. But any Magister, and especially any Lord Magister, has a lot of discretion in choosing how to serve the Empire. Alric has been exercising his privileges as a Magister of the Colleges in a way that I find distasteful, but that is still legal. Actually sabotaging an investigation into a plot of the Four crosses the line into actual treason, and I don't think we know enough about Alric to say that he is likely to do that kind of thing.

...and if Alric does do something like that, then he isn't just a washed-up has-been but a dangerous traitor. And in that case it's better he shows his true colours now, under the watchful eyes of the Grey Order, than during the invasion of the next Everchosen or something like that.

Just because they are convenient does not mean they are not also true It is entirely possible that in the desire to be as fair as possible we can dig our own grave. Personally I am going to go with Grey Magister Paranoia. Alric has given no indication of being competent so I am going to assume he is incompetent unless and until he proves otherwise. I would sooner trust the Hochalander than him.
 
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That might be what happened, but if so, why did he lie to Roswita about helping with the Sylvania campaign first? That's the big red flag that has me wary of him. He said he'd join the war and then he went digging in a crypt for unrelated secrets.
I mean, why did Hexensohen keep whatever he was up to secret in the first place? Maybe Alric had the same reason, or maybe he thought it'd be better to keep quiet so his opponents don't steal a march on him (as we might well be doing now, I'll note), or maybe he thought he wouldn't get permission to go digging after a Magister Patriarch-killing but otherwise seemingly sleeping dog.
 
I mean, why did Hexensohen keep whatever he was up to secret in the first place? Maybe Alric had the same reason, or maybe he thought it'd be better to keep quiet so his opponents don't steal a march on him (as we might well be doing now, I'll note), or maybe he thought he wouldn't get permission to go digging after a Magister Patriarch-killing but otherwise seemingly sleeping dog.

Hexensohn thought that Abelhelm was a secret necromancer, and turned up to "catch" him in the act.

Not everyone believes the Van Hal family redemption story.

I doubt Roswita would take it well if she discovered Alric was trying to prove that Hexensohn was right.
 
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[X] Other (write in) It's paying a favor. Don't specify for whom. Just mage politics.
 
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To protect a retaken Karak, at the request of a King, with the involvement of a High Priest, while being Kragg. Finding someone willing to experiment without any of those four justifications would be tricky.

Wait - Kragg knows about mixed Runework from Bok so he should be open to collaborating.

In terms of the above mentioned condition Kragg is quite obviously Kragg, he is a High Priest of Thungni, the enchantments could be used to defend a Karak.

That's 3 out of 4 and Mathilde could likely get a King to ask.


Actually Kragg has done some kickflipping things - first with the Umdumgi then with the Doom tower so it... probably couldn't hurt to attempt to get his interest?
 
Wait - Kragg knows about mixed Runework from Bok so he should be open to collaborating.

He's not going to use Bok as a precedent when he doesn't know a single thing about how it works or who made it.

the enchantments could be used to defend a Karak

The bar there is 'making a Karak that is under imminent threat of being besieged overland impossible to besiege overland', not 'could theoretically be used in some nebulous way to defend a Karak in the future, possibly'.

Actually Kragg has done some kickflipping things - first with the Umdumgi then with the Doom tower so it... probably couldn't hurt to attempt to get his interest?

Kragg's schedule is full of Doing Kragg Things, as it has been for the last millennium.
 
We have Thorek on board frankly i dont want Kragg anywhere near the waystones given his view on apprentices. It wont help if he comes upbwith the solution onhow to do the dwarven rune side of the waystones and then goes "but no one is worthy of me teaching them how" One Kragg will not be sufficient, Thorek and all his students some which are presumably journey men and masters in their own right would.
 
We have Thorek on board frankly i dont want Kragg anywhere near the waystones given his view on apprentices. It wont help if he comes upbwith the solution onhow to do the dwarven rune side of the waystones and then goes "but no one is worthy of me teaching them how" One Kragg will not be sufficient, Thorek and all his students some which are presumably journey men and masters in their own right would.
We also know that trying to get kragg anywhere near an elf is bad for the health. Mostly the elfs health.
 
Hexensohn thought that Abelhelm was a secret necromancer, and turned up to "catch" him in the act.
Holy shit this was the reason?

Do we have some secret discord room or an overlooked threadmark for retroactive Word of God things?

What advantage was there in finding Gotrek's dead body in that it was a higher roll than not finding it?
That suspicious elf guy underground that we sold for an elfcation, what was his deal?
Did Abelheim already love us or just a very close companion?
Will his dead wife ever get a name?
How did he figure out we were part of the Lahmian conspiracy?
How was Anton's aunt relevant? Meaning their relationship and what she did for the empire.

It'll be funny if we just outed ourselves as a Ranaldite while using the Night Prowler coin though. It's another layer of deception cause I don't think the perp's even aware of it.
 
What advantage was there in finding Gotrek's dead body in that it was a higher roll than not finding it?

We could have attempted to resurrect him with the Seed. I don't know if it works on dwarves, what with the whole magic resistance/petrification thing they have, but we could have tried.

That suspicious elf guy underground that we sold for an elfcation, what was his deal?

No clue, that was weird and it still bugs me to this day.

Did Abelheim already love us or just a very close companion?

It's complicated.

Will his dead wife ever get a name?

... I don't know?

How did he figure out we were part of the Lahmian conspiracy?

He's a very good witch hunter.

How was Anton's aunt relevant? Meaning their relationship and what she did for the empire.

Hasn't been relevant, it was just a background detail that never came back up again. However, it was partially the reason why Anton quit as Roswita's adviser when she fired us.
 
What advantage was there in finding Gotrek's dead body in that it was a higher roll than not finding it?
The seed can resurrect the recently dead. If we'd have found him quick enough, he'd still be alive. (It only ressurects important characters, mostly because it would be shitty gameplay otherwise).

Resurrecting dwarfs isn't great for them, but it's way better than dead. (Petrification takes years of magic use for the dwarf sorcerers.)
How did he figure out we were part of the Lahmian conspiracy?
He investigated all his concilours, and while personally shit at intrigue, he did understand good delegation. And he was a witchhunter, so he'd have plenty of contacts. The templars figured most out, and then sat on it because of Divided Loyalties, until he dropped it on us.
 
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