My understanding is that this step means we are hiring multiple handlers, but we are the ones coordinating them. But because we only have half an action applied to the EIC, this means there is only so much sophistication our information network can handle, because tracking a dozen handlers and getting them to make co-ordinated improvements is a full-time job.
This means eventually, we need to employ an "over-handler" so to speak, which is why the options to employ Julia or a Perpetual were on the table. Presumably, if we were feeling very risky or particularly devout to Ranald, a Ranaldite seconded by Hendrich may also be on the table.
@BoneyM Am I reading things correctly, that whatever happens, Mathilde needs an "over-handler" to co-ordinate the Handlers to develop her network past a certain point? And the options are:
1. Someone new, preferably from the ranks of the EIC, if not, then elsewhere like the Wurtbard Cult of Ranald?
2. Julia
3. Gretel
4. A freshly minted Perpetual Grey
Or is it simply a choice of a de-centralized network with many handlers reporting directly to Mathilde (I find it hard to believe Mathilde can manage so many handlers on half AP), or a centralized network of a single "over-handler" co-ordinating multiple handlers?