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groundrules) wrote2022-02-12 01:25 am
groundrules) wrote2022-02-12 01:25 am
arc vii assignments
Friends, countrymen and Ephesians — CTRL + F your character's name to find out their mod-assigned Arc VII arrangements!
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POLITICS
POLITICS
✘ Characters join the Senate as external advisors from faraway lands, to support the campaigns and endeavours of a handful of politicians representing the interests of common men.
✘ Characters receive papers and recommendation letters attesting their great oratorial and political skills, as exercised abroad.
✘ Their benefactors expect them to be well learned, mannered and (publicly) supportive of their patron and of the people said patron represents.
✘ They may take residence as a guest in their benefactor's splendid abode.
RATONHNHAKE:TON | CONNOR
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Senator Gnaeus Aemilius, representing the artists and musicians of Ephes. Like his protegees, Gnaeus Aemilius is theatrical, given to extremes of temperament and swayed by ideals of Justice, Truth and Beauty.
RESOURCES
Unlike his protegees, Gnaeus Aemilius is independently wealthy and may provide a steady flow of 5,000 gold pieces (~$10,000) each month for Connor's work expenses. Connor can also call upon the services, knowledge and influence of 30 notable painters, sculptors and musicians, and 20 actors — who can typically enter or get audiences with the higher echelons of Ephes.
DAENERYS
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Iulius Lepidus, representing sailors, fishermen and transport workers. A former general of the navy, Iulius Lepidus understands the practicalities faced by the people he represents and has a fair, temperate disposition.
RESOURCES
Between commerce, then navy and the thriving fishermen's sector, this is a fairly large segment of the population to represent, and Daenerys accordingly receives 8,000 gold pieces (~$16,000) per month for work expenses. She can call upon individual sailors and navy officers for information from the sea or bureaucratic information, while fishermen carry good city gossip.
JON SNOW
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Cornelia Flavia, representing the city guards of Ephes. A stern and duty-bound widow, Cornelia Flavia accepted the responsibility after the death of her husband, but has little political experience and gives Jon nearly complete autonomy in decision-making.
RESOURCES
Jon receives a mere 3,000 gold pieces (~$6,000) a month for his work expenses, but a handsome network of city watchmen and guards at nearly every citadel post, happy to do small favours or eavesdrop on Jon's behalf, as long as they are not caught. At least jail breaks should be simpler this time around.
WRATH
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Lucilla Quinta, representing bankers, tax collectors and creditors. A woman of numbers and sharp business acumen, Lucilla Quinta doesn't care how Wrath does his job, as long as she and the people she represents get the best deal.
RESOURCES
Wrath receives an overwhelming 12,000 gold coins (~$24,000) for his monthly work expenses. Bankers and creditors can offer information on just who in the citadel is in the red — and Wrath can also leverage the long-term financial interests of bankers to warm people his way.
ANTHONY LOCKWOOD
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by elder Aulus Faltonius, representing the lawyers and public servants of Ephes. A former judge himself, Aulus Faltonius is scrupulous about doing everything by the book and does not abide
opendishonesty.RESOURCES
Lockwood receives 4,000 gold pieces (~$8,000) for his work expenses each month, but free legal representation
for the inevitable imprisonments. He can also call upon lawyers or public servants to falsify passport or commercial papers, or dig out information from the citadel's libraries and archives.STEPHEN STRANGE
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Titus Sulpicius, representing magicians and magical buskers — an accepted class of Ephes, looked down upon for their 'crass' and 'juvenile' talents. Titus Sulpicius is openly derisive of the people he represents and only accepted this assignment in hopes of stepping up the political ladder. He gives Stephen free rein.
RESOURCES
Stephen receives a mere 1,500 gold pieces (~$3,000) each month for his work expenses, but the too-long underestimated class of Ephes' magicians is always eager to use its vast array of supernatural skills for their patron.
BEITANG MORAN
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Ulpius Mallius, representing the priests and temples of Ephes. Decades ago, Ulpius Mallius served as Senate leader and de facto head priest, only to fall so in love with priesthood that he retired from political life. He believes in atonement, modesty, kindness and chastity.
RESOURCES
Unlike Ulpius Mallius, the people he represents believe in accepting numerous earthly donations for sacred causes and make a monthly 10,000 gold pieces (~$20,000) available for Beitang Moran's work expenses. Regrettably, they only have information about temple life.
SU XUNXIAN
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Marcus Statilius, representing the farmers of Ephes. Himself a farmer grown to means, Marcus Statilius is the rare honest man who truly only entered politics to help represent his own kind. Practical and stalwart, he will not oppose measures that support farmers.
RESOURCES
Farming is key to Ephes' growth, and Su Xunxian can therefore count on 8,000 gold pieces (~$16,000) per month for work expenses. While farmers largely reside outside of Ephes, they can help with sanctuary, if you ever need an urgent hiding place outside of the citadel. They can also provide horses.
LAN XICHEN
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Aquilia Longina, representing merchants and jewellers. Above all, Aquilia Longina values the long game and wants Lan Xichen to keep everyone buttered, friendly and on the side.
RESOURCES
A step below bankers, merchants nevertheless support Lan Xichen with a fine 8,500 gold pieces (~$17,000) for his monthly work expenses. They can also offer access to exotic and rare supplies and a channel to flow gossip throughout the citadel.
ANDUIN WRYNN
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Vipsania Marcella, representing healers, teachers and herbalists. A former concubine of a Senate leader whose enemies often died under mysterious circumstances and suspicion of poison, Vipsania Marcella has few qualms about authorising Anduin to do whatever it takes for the people they represent.
RESOURCES
Anduin receives a mere 4,000 golden coins (~$8,000) for his monthly work expenses, but may count on healing services, and access to the private health information of noblemen, as well as to obscure knowledge that teachers may unearth. If poisoning ever becomes a concern or necessity, drop Vipsania Marcella a word...
WRATHION
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Procula Avita, representing widows, orphans and war veterans. A widow herself, Procula Avita learned early to fight for every opportunity and advantage and cunningly weaponised her charm and beauty to retain a high status even without the support of matrimony. She expects Wrathion to be shrewd and cunning.
RESOURCES
Procula Avita often draws on the guilt, good will and desperate need to be seen as generous of Ephes' nobility and its rising politicians. Wrathion can therefore count on a fair 5,000 gold pieces (~$10,000) for his monthly work expenses, and a great deal of begrudging cooperation whenever he asks nobility to see something done or answered for the good of women and children.
WEN KEXING
REPRESENTATION
Patroned by Servius Flaccus, representing wine and opium sellers and pleasure houses. A high-born man with few earthly appetites, Servius Flaccus nevertheless believes the people he represents deserve fair treatment and work conditions, and less public discrimination. He expects Wen Kexing to treat their protegees with dignity and sincerity.
RESOURCES
Wen Kexing receives a monthly 4,000 gold pieces (~$8,000) for his monthly expenses, as Servius Flaccus refuses to ask a greater fee of the people he represents. Still, wine and opium sellers, as well as the servants and workers of pleasure houses, hear a great deal of information and can delicately ask a bit more, from their noble patrons or their households.