Seemingly spontaneously developing an entirely new field of responsibilities that will maim and kill if you so much as screw up a syllable, on top of meeting Wilhemina's standards seems pretty stressful to me. Two education tracks at once looks like a bad time.
I wasn't really arguing anything, he asked for an example and that was it.
Yeah, but given that Mathilde is stinking rich, I don't think she felt all that sad about lacking money in that moment. Really, that moment is more like Gretel going "Oh right, the rich persons order has some restrictions about richness".
I completely forgot about this one. Greys are not supposed to meddle in inter-province politics. How is that even supposed to work during EIC expansion negotiations? Everything the EIC does indirectly benefits Stirland more than other polities.
We also never made running an inter-provincial mercantile organization that's specialized in gaining advantages through connections with powerful feudal lords our main pastime.
And what is Eike's cause? She'll either have to make one up that converts the EIC into primarily being more than a business or genuinely spend more time doing something besides running the EIC. As a Gold the EIC could be her cause if she so wishes
That really doesn't sound like Eike's interest is your priority here.
Let's look at Wilhemina from the outside:
I don't really think the envy in that moment had anything to do with money, more that Gretel has the freedom to be a layabout if she wants.
I mean, sure, if you want Eike's interests come before interests of everyone else in the world, then sure, they are not.
Which when I think about it is probably cultivating an Ulgu mindset in her already.
She's also opposing the religious and cultural dominance of the Sigmarites, that's also a plus. Now, if only we could work together and be more proactive about it...
We already have an example of how this works right? When that guy from Talabecland or some other province dropped by to talk to Mathilde?
Learning to be a wizard is definitely stressful. Not knowing how to be a wizard is even more so, because it means you might explode at any moment.
The EIC already does several things that are worthy causes for a Grey. Collecting information (like the vampire traders), helping trade in the empire (both the EIC itself and letting other traders move under the protection of its navy), supplying military campaigns at reasonable cost. It really doesn't have to change to be a worthy cause.
Ok, that is a godd point. I don't think Matty is the kind of person to be a layabout, but you're right that this is a real and significant restriction.
So a second of minor envy and saying that the duties are more than the other orders.
I don't want to be lazy, but the option would be nice.
methinks you forgot the rest of your sentence
again, only if you think power=magic might/skill
Fixed it
Sidenote to the sidenote, given what we know of High magic, it does make sense with how Elves view religion as something to be more disparate, rather than devoting themselves to the teachings of an individual deity.
Being LM is political power. They are literally top dogs of the Colleges - they words have more weight in running their own College than normal Magisters' and they alone have the right to challenge SP for leadership. The title commands respect outside of the Colleges too - note the mountain of job offers coming Mathilde's way after her promotion.
I can't help but imagine that, given that these relate to faiths, it wouldn't just be about the methods, as it is for the winds, but also the ritual involved. (With bonus points if the end result can be said to have connotations of that specific god.)Also for Sigmarites, clearly you'd just need to hit it really hard with a Hammer
