WAR TABLE: Upstairs, Mostly Downstairs

[cozen]

ASSIGNMENT: Upstairs, Mostly Downstairs

WHAT: A small team will visit the home of Merchant Prince Giannozzo Gonzaga, who is already a supporter of the Inquisition, and befriend his servants, who are internally divided between a rival old guard (hired when he was famous for his wild and elaborate parties) and new guard (hired at the recommendation of his favored clergy members after he became more serious about his faith).

WHY: Two reasons. First, gossip point toward a member of Gonzaga's staff being a ringleader among a nascent movement among the lower classes to agitate for Antiva to stop dealing with Tevinter. (This is partly due to past and current Riftwatch propaganda efforts, so yay us.) Finding and befriending them will give Riftwatch a way to support and coordinate with the group.

Second, Gonzaga's son might marry Queen Anora and also might be evil, and the people who, like, actually fed and raised and cleaned up after him are a good place to begin figuring out what his deal is.

WHO: Up to four people. Preference to Diplomacy for two slots, the other two are wild cards.

HOW: OOC, you'll be able to RP whatever piece of the visit you want! Achieving an optimal outcome will require a thread of at least 10 tags (total, not each).

IC, depending on the skills and preferences of those involved, the team might:

(1) Visit openly as a delegation from Riftwatch with a surface excuse about meeting with their pal Prince Gonzaga, and try to befriend his servants in their spare time.

(2) Assume false identities and get themselves hired into the staff and befriend his servants while working with them.

(3) Have one or two people visit as official Riftwatch envoys and one or two others pose as their servants/assistants, to try both.

(4) Something else entirely.

While there, they'll need to navigate a feud between some of the servants to avoid getting on the bad side of anyone whose cooperation they need.

WHEN: Sign up by the end of the day on 3/25, get info by 3/28, submit a report by 4/30.