In the interests of getting this topic done and over with so I can enjoy this thread again:
What actions do we want Eike to sit in on next turn? If we're gonna take some time off as a mental health break then maybe we could include her in that as well?
Which actions we take Eike on depends on which actions we take ourselves, so we can't really plan this in detail without deciding on our next turn plan, which would unfortuntely require discussing this cursed topic.
In general I think the part of the turn plan that is most flexible and is easiest to change for Eike related reasons is the AP we dedicate to Mathilde's backlog, especially the WEB-MAT stuff. So here is some stuff in our backlog that could be nice to include Eike on:
-The
Lustrain Rubbings might be a good lesson in
language. The notes the explorer took are written in Eltharin, but more importantly the rubbings are of golden plaques and thus contain lizardmen glyphs. This is also a safe research job, and one in which Mathilde is about as ignorant of the subject matter as Eike is, so there's a chance that Eike could actually make herself somewhat useful here instead of just watching in awe as her Master does her thing.
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Windherding could serve as an introduction to
enchantment. I doubt Eike could pick up the windherding skill easily, and it's hard to know how often she's going to collaborate with wizards from other Colleges (which is a perquisite for using windherding at all) but the Ulgu parts of any Windherding project in the near future are going to be relatively simple spells, so Eike might manage to pick up
something. Exposure to enchanting is also important because I think enchanting is one possible future career for Eike, so it'll be good to see if she takes to it.
-Studying the
Kurgan enchanted weapons is another action which will expose Eike to
enchantment. Studying enchanted items is different from creating enchanted items, so this won't impart quite the same lesson as the windherding action, but this is definitely something worth doing in my opinion.
-The
Windfall paper is a paper about naturally occurring
Dhar, and so this might be one of the very few ways in which we stand a chance of exposing Eike to Mathilde's insights on Dhar without condemning her to fire and sword.
-Studying the
Kurgan Shrine to Mannsleib could be a way to broach the subject of
religion in a non-intrusive way, if we want to see where Eike stands. This can be done as a WEB-MAT action with Egrimm, who while not religious himself did search when he was younger, and he did mention that the Light Order works with Shallyans relatively often.
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The daughters of Ranald? No, seriously. It's the one place where Mathilde and Eike's faiths intersect, as They are the daughters of Ranald and Shallya. But I have no idea what actions would actually involve this subject. I guess if we're doing anything faith-y with Aksel or with followers of the other daughter we can bring Eike along?
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Branulhune training would maybe get us learn some of Eike's combat abilities, but this is Mathilde working on her cutting-edge teleporting sword style. If Eike has a solid basis in greatswords then
maybe she could learn a thing or two, but mostly I just hope we'll learn some of Eike's martial traits and maybe finish off her fitness trait.
