[X] The disappearance of your predecessor is very concerning, especially since he's actively trying to sabotage the hunt for him. He must be found, and I've got a lead: Julbach.
[X] Report: This deal's getting worse all the time!
-[X] "The investigations have been going about as well as can be expected--hardly anybody seems to know what's going on and those who do aren't talking. The good news though is that they still have to move stuff from one place to another overland, and people tend to notice big carts of stuff being moved from place to place. Managed to get a hold of their patsy, and he was rather better than average at remembering what was going on--a bunch of extremely efficient, mysterious people that scare animals with their presence alone--or at least horses, not sure if that's going to be important or not. Either way, it was definitely an enormous pile of books coming from the castle, which means it's almost certainly our missing tax codes. What's deeply unfortunate is that they decided to have him bring them to a burial mound halfway to Julbach, and that's not exactly a place where sane people hide stuff, so we're probably going to want to load for surprises when we go down there and kick in the door--and probably make sure we've got some priests on hand to boot, you don't take chances with these places.
[X] Private report: Discreetly Cooperate
-[X] "My Count, it will probably not surprise you to hear that the powers that be are watching closely to see how Stirland will fare under your rule. For example, I was privately contacted by Imperial Intelligence who demanded I also keep them informed of goings-on in this province, threatening that otherwise they'd arm-twist the Grey Order and have me falsely declared rogue. I complied, of course, not wishing to lose my head, nor seeing any reason to keep the Emperor in the dark, but neither do I see any need to keep this from you, my liege. We are all on the same side here, after all."
[X] Private report: Sensible
-[X] "My Count, I believe there are some facts you should be made aware of. First of all, Professor de Verezzo is here due to being found out by Imperial Intelligence running a truly staggering embezzlement scheme. He apparently forcibly failed fully half of his students, retroactively removing the from the ledgers and stealing what had been paid for their tuition from the University itself. While I have not investigated the claims he has made while in your service, I note all of his proposals seem... A tad expensive. Still, I'm not exactly an expert in managing soldiers. He is also throughly under the imperial spymaster's thumb. Something to consider."
-[X] "On Detlef Schultz I've happened upon little, except that he was the compromise that won Talabecland over and consequently tipped the vote in your favor."
-[X] "About Young Anton, the good news is that he seems to be exactly what he appears to. The bad news is that he appears to be throughly innocent when it comes to politics, such making him great at making friends, but completely blind that those he are talking to are shrewd foxes and old wolves. He seems ignorant when it comes to doublespeak or anything of the sort. Certainly something to keep in mind."
-[X] "While I don't personally believe it will be a problem, considering who I am talking about and who I'm talking to, Brother Kasmir was chosen by the Grand Theogonist himself, which is good news come to think of it, but was chosen due his loyalties ultimately being to the Cult of Sigmar itself rather than any secular authority."
-[X] "And finally, I've bought a cheap residence in the city from which to carry out business of the sort that needs to be carried in a discreet location."