[x] Plan Backlog
-[X] Do your job:
--[x] The Wurtbad Watch already has their ear to the ground. Make their information flow to you.
--[x] Personally vet everyone that works in the castle, and replace everyone you're not sure of the loyalties of.
---[x] ... and make sure some of the new hires and trustworthy ones report to you.
---[X] Ask the good Brother to assist you. Can't hurt to double check when it comes to HERESY.
--[x] Much of Western Stirland is under the de facto direct control of the Elector Count. Meet with each of the local leaders and make it clear that you're to be kept in the loop.
-[X] Secret Base:
--[x] Diggy Diggy Hole, Outsourced: Pay someone to do the digging, then Mindhole them on their way out. (no action required, -personal gold)
-[X] Research:
--[x] A large number of Shyish-stained weapons were uncovered from the Barrow. Perhaps you should:
---[x] Examine them yourself and see if they're useful, or dangerous, or both. ---[X] Ranald's Blessing
----[x] Bring an example or two to show your master while you are in Altdorf.
-----[X] Lead-lined steel case. Magic lock on top of mundane one. Carry on your person.
-[X] Go to Altdorf:
--[x] Van Hal is considering candidates for the post of Marshal, and he has asked you to vet them.
--[x] That damn Asp has still been quiet, but maybe it's just biding it's time. Finally admit it's existence to your contacts back in the College and see if they know anything that can help.
[X] Answers Reasoned To Bits
-[X] PREDECESSOR LOYALTY: I believe that they were truly suborned by the Von Carsteins.
--[X] Loyalty Reasoning: The primary factors are, how agents of Drakenhof knew enough to move the ledgers, which should only be known to the prior count and his administration, how the Von Carstein aligned nobles knew we didn't have them, how the League benefited from the loss of the ledgers and the various undead and monsters literally buried within the castle at the barest inspection.
---[X] While the last factor could be achieved through incompetence or sloth, this does align with the former pieces, which points to a highly competent individual who knew they were in league with monsters. Either his loyalty lies with the monsters, or his greed lies beyond mortal means to fulfill.
-[X] PREDECESSOR APPROACH: The rot lives on; we must excise it.
--[X] The case of the stablehand to feed us poor information, and the Ledgers placed where they could be recovered intact, rather than much more simply burned or thrown in the river, points to further plots aimed at us rather than simple obscuration of loose ends. As such, the previous spymaster should be considered an active party rather than a simpler historical note.
-[X] STIRLANDIAN LEAGUE: Do not clasp the snake to your bosom. Destroy the League.
--[X] Intelligence wise, with what we know of their affiliates, the entire network's integrity is suspect, and its continued operations highlight the possibility of its former master still being in control, which would make it too easily suborned a source of deliberately bad information. Economically, the vast amounts of wealth running along the League has to be funding SOMETHING, and indications are that this is not to our benefit. If there were to be such a drain upon our economy, it should at least go towards paying for our operations rather than a mystery party's.
[x] Plan Slight Changes
-[X] Do your job:
--[x] The Wurtbad Watch already has their ear to the ground. Make their information flow to you.
--[x] Personally vet everyone that works in the castle, and replace everyone you're not sure of the loyalties of.
---[x] ... and make sure some of the new hires and trustworthy ones report to you.
---[X] Ask the good Brother to assist you. Can't hurt to double check when it comes to HERESY.
-[X] Secret Base:
--[x] Diggy Diggy Hole, Outsourced: Pay someone to do the digging, then Mindhole them on their way out. (no action required, -personal gold)
--[x] Filled with Potential: You've got a room cleared out and ready to be put to use. It should make an excellent enchanter's workshop after a bit of furnishing and some purchases in Altdorf. (no action, -personal gold)
-[X] Research:
--[x] A large number of Shyish-stained weapons were uncovered from the Barrow. Perhaps you should:
---[x] Examine them yourself and see if they're useful, or dangerous, or both.
----[x] Bring an example or two to show your master while you are in Altdorf.
-----[X] Lead-lined steel case. Magic lock on top of mundane one. Carry on your person.
-[X] Go to Altdorf:
--[x] Van Hal is considering candidates for the post of Marshal, and he has asked you to vet them.
--[x] That damn Asp has still been quiet, but maybe it's just biding it's time. Finally admit it's existence to your contacts back in the College and see if they know anything that can help. ---[X] Ranald's Blessing
--[X] Who Needs Letters Home: You might be able to wring more information out of your Master, or you might just be able to get news, information and guidance in general from the Grey Order. Either way, a visit is in order.
[X] Pragmatic advice
-[X] PREDECESSOR LOYALTY: Their self-serving nature and incompetence only gave the Von Carsteins an opportunity.
--[X] "I don't think there's sufficient evidence that suggests the rot was so widespread as to include my predecessor. Him being compromised would make it likely the League was compromised, together with his entire intelligence structure, and they could have dealt much more damage than has been done, had he truly been aimed at total subversion. Let's prepare for the worst, but not jump to premature conclusions just yet."
-[X] PREDECESSOR APPROACH: The rot lives on; we must excise it.
--[X] "That being said, finding and eliminating him as a player is of tantamount importance to get to the bottom of this. He's still in a position where he could cause substantial damage if he wanted to."
-[X] STIRLANDIAN LEAGUE: Do not waste such a potent resource. Claim the League.
--[X] "Tentatively. The concept is incredibly useful, giving us a ready-made flow of information many rulers could only dream of, without lifting so much as a finger. Yet, this requires that we find our predecessor first and look if we can claim it in the first place, and maintain it without employing the same...popularity-decreasing tactics."
[X] Answers Opportunity
-[X] PREDECESSOR LOYALTY: Their self-serving nature and incompetence only gave the Von Carsteins an opportunity.
--[X] Reasoning: The previous history of Stirland's rulers was a history of human bunglers, not a history of evil puppets. If they had been fully suborned, I think competent Von Carsteins would have moved more towards taking over; while less competent Von Carsteins would have revealed their hand more openly. The Stirlandian League in particular strikes me as a very human sort of corruption that vampires would have little interest in.
-[X] PREDECESSOR APPROACH: The rot lives on; we must excise it.
--[X] Reasoning: The evidence, particularly the hidden ledgers, speaks to me of long-term planning by an opposition that's still out there, working against us, and that possibly will turn to the Von Carsteins as they run out of other options, if they haven't already done so.
-[X] STIRLANDIAN LEAGUE: Do not clasp the snake to your bosom. Destroy the League.
--[X] Reasoning: If we had attempted to take control of the League at once, it might have been worth it at the time. Now, we have a replacement network of greater loyalty, as well the documentation to simply confiscate many the League's assets as we crack down on it, to the benefit of both the Count's own treasury and the rest of the province as a whole. The League's use to us has diminished, while its injury remains.
[x] As Per Orders: Perform your current assignment.
-[x] The Wurtbad Watch already has their ear to the ground. Make their information flow to you.
-[x] Personally vet everyone that works in the castle, and replace everyone you're not sure of the loyalties of
--[x] Coordinate with Kasmir on this one
[X] Plan Networking, Enchanting, and a Road Trip
-[x] Diggy Diggy Hole, Outsourced: Pay someone to do the digging, then Mindhole them on their way out. (no action required, -personal gold)
-[x] The Wurtbad Watch already has their ear to the ground. Make their information flow to you.
-[X] Wurtbad, like all major cities, is home to a number of guilds. Reach out to them and enforce your will. (EXTRA)
-[X] You're naturally talented at enchantment; so far, this just amounts to being able to make your desk meow for about an hour. See if you can improve on that, or at least figure out a way to make that useful.
-[X] A large number of Shyish-stained weapons were uncovered from the Barrow. Perhaps you should:
--[x] Examine them yourself and see if they're useful, or dangerous, or both.
---[X] Bring an example or two to show your master while you are in Altdorf. In a lead-lined steel case. With a magic lock on top of a mundane one. Carried on your person. Can't be too careful
-[X] Go to Altdorf:
--[X] Van Hal is considering candidates for the post of Marshal, and he has asked you to vet them. Investigate them in person.
--[x] That damn Asp has still been quiet, but maybe it's just biding it's time. Finally admit it's existence to your contacts back in the College and see if they know anything that can help. ---[X] Ranald's Blessing
--[X] Who Needs Letters Home: You might be able to wring more information out of your Master, or you might just be able to get news, information and guidance in general from the Grey Order. Either way, a visit is in order.
[X] plan rip the weeds out by the roots
-[X] PREDECESSOR LOYALTY: I believe that they were truly suborned by the Von Carsteins.
-[X] STIRLANDIAN LEAGUE: Do not clasp the snake to your bosom. Destroy the League.
-[X] Wurtbad, like all major cities, is home to a number of guilds. Reach out to them and enforce your will.
-[X] A large number of Shyish-stained weapons were uncovered from the Barrow. Perhaps you should:
[x] Plan Renald Cult
-[x] PREDECESSOR LOYALTY: I think that even if they were merely self serving and incompetent, it is not something we can risk betting on. A well entrenched spymaster could do a lot of damage if he really works with vampires. I think the risk of letting him go is too high.
-[X] PREDECESSOR APPROACH: The rot lives on; we must excise it.
-[X] STIRLANDIAN LEAGUE: Do not clasp the snake to your bosom. Destroy the League.
--[x] Stirland economy is in poor shape, and the league carries much of the blame. It completely cripples trade that it isn't doing, which in turn lets it prey on local businesses and cripple their growth as well, and its tax exemptions make things even worse. While it is a bit of a shame to lose out on such an impressive intelligence engine. We can still do our job without crippling the economy.
