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faderiftooc2016-03-14 11:09 pm
dalishious) wrote in faderiftooc2016-03-14 11:09 pm
It's not a party til someone gets they ass beat
So as I stated on my plurk earlier, Merrick is going to confront Cade at the ball for what he did to Beleth at the Emprise. And by confront I mean beat him into pulp, the good old-fashioned Merrick way. I'm putting this post here so ppl can organize thoughts/reactions, and to hash things out before anything is set in stone.
Right now the plans seem to be that Merrick will attack Cade outside the main part of the ball. It won't be in direct line of sight of any of the visiting nobles, but there will be a chance maybe one or two could see. The spot will be relatively secluded, but if u want your character to witness the raw action then let me know here! Otherwise this is just a general plotting post.
Right now the plans seem to be that Merrick will attack Cade outside the main part of the ball. It won't be in direct line of sight of any of the visiting nobles, but there will be a chance maybe one or two could see. The spot will be relatively secluded, but if u want your character to witness the raw action then let me know here! Otherwise this is just a general plotting post.
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It's the least he could do.
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okay I have a few questions, just so we can make sure that when we figure out how the Advisors/etc who deal with this have all information and don’t neglect anything.
1. What was the situation with Beleth and Cade?
(I’ve feel like I've heard provoked and unprovoked attack, so not 100% sure how that panned out)
2. What was the sentence Cade was given and the reasoning for it?
3. Will this attack be provoked? Is there any thought on how Cade will respond?
(violently/trying to escape or defend himself/etc)
4. Since Merrick’s mental health has been mentioned - who is aware of that as a factor, who would normally have the responsibility of monitoring him, what is the extent of it, anything else important?
(In theory an eruption like this could mean that he’s a dangerous person to send on missions - or at least, Leliana would feel it was the case - especially if he requires monitoring to keep things like this from happening, so I think it’d be good to figure out how that might factor in.)
5. Is there someone from Clan Ashara who will step forward to speak to the advisors about Merrick and his situation?
I think given his mental health as well, it’s likely Leliana (or someone) would push for them to speak with someone(s) from Clan Ashara to figure out Merrick’s situation and their response to it/how they have dealt with such episodes in the past.
6. Also what are Cade and Merrick’s respective records with the Inquisition like?
Does Merrick have a record for good behaviour for the most part, or have there been other episodes, and stuff? This will just help us figure out like… if it’s a one off or if there’s a chance of these things happening over and over, etc.
I am so sorry for all these questions, but I figure the more we know, the better we can try to figure out a fair response and work within player preferences and everything without neglecting anything really obvious and then making the Advisors look incompetent/like they don't care about violence in the Inquisition/other repercussions. ;u;
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He hit her around pretty good and was about to use his sword on her when Alistair (and Nerva!) intervened.
For full details, the thread this takes place in is located here.
Cade was shortly thereafter taken to Cullen, who temporarily took him off active duty and took away his weapons. This thread is located here.
After that, the Templar knight-captains and Seekers held a separate hearing, where it was decided that he would be permanently removed from any combat role. This thread is located here.
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All Merrick knows is that Beleth was beaten by a man named Cade, and that said man is not seeing the inside of a cell while Galadriel is. Beleth and Merrick have a very close relationship, and he is very protective of her, so that's enough for him to fly off the handle--but the fact that Galadriel's imprisonment is not sitting well with the elves is factoring into his stress as well.
I don't think I've been so clear about Merrick's situation re: mental illness bc we don't have direct CR (and we really goddamn should), so here's the basic gist of it: He has a very volatile temper and can fly off the handle if provoked or triggered, and this has been managed by the rest of clan Ashara to the best of their ability. They, and now Zevran, know that if Merrick has something to focus on (i.e. a mission) he does way, way better. Zevran has decided to train Merrick as an assassin since he already had the baseline abilities, and is very effective when those are put to use. As I mentioned before in your entry re: Leliana's agents, he's like a silver bullet-- something you can only fire once, but if it hits its target it's deadly.
He hasn't had an episode since the very first Skyhold open log, when he got into a fight with Zevran. These episodes are very few and far between in general; Leliana and co. are probably mostly aware of his rude behavior and rash decision-making, but not about the full extent of his crazy. By 'episode', I mean when he totally loses it and the other Asharas have to calm him down lest he hurt someone or himself. This is not something that happens often enough for anyone outside of his most intimate circle to know about. Sorry I wasn't clear enough before!
So, to summarize: Merrick's reputation is that he's kind of an asshole and prone to getting into trouble due to fighting, cheating or mouthing off, but he's such a damn good fighter/scout/fledgling assassin that people just kind of grudgingly put up with him. That's where he stands right now.
In terms of clan Ashara, it will be Cyril, Pel and Beleth vouching for him.
Does that answer everything? I think that answers everything...
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For you, do you have an idea on what kind of punishment/results you'd ideally like to happen, or like... hard limits about yesses and nos? I can't speak for the others or their characters of course, but an idea on how to balance the need for ic response/what would be difficult or not fun ooc are super important so I'm sure we can juggle it so it's a win/win all around :]b
I need to cook dinner rn but then I will try and leap back in here with Possible Thoughts
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Otherwise I'm up for most things? One idea I had was for him to be sent on an assignment in like the Hinterlands or smth, maybe helping out the refugees there or doing other honest work to get him the Fuck out of Skyhold for a couple weeks (I'm sure I'll be backtagging while it's happening) That'll 100% depend on how well the other Asharas can smooth things over though, otherwise I'm assuming he'd have like 1000 years dungeon, it's really up to u guys and what's IC for your characters.
So yeah, chat it over and let me know?
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some of these have already been answered, but!
3. I don't want to completely predict his reaction since it will depend on how things happen, but at present my loose plan is to just have Cade on the defensive/trying to get away. Depending on how Merrick goes about it he might fly off the handle again himself, but I'm thinking he's going to be just present enough to remember his ass is going to get killed or worse if he keeps getting in trouble with the Inquisition.
6. Not Good at the moment, he was just recently/is currently being punished for the Beleth thing and also freaked out straight in the gate of Skyhold. He's been good in battle and is generally a quiet and unassuming person so he kinda flew under the radar until he attacked Beleth.
He's been in the cells once already and literally JUST had a hearing over his violent outburst, so it is likely the initial assumption will be that he started this or provoked it somehow.
I'm okay with the threat of any punishment (especially since the Seekers wanted to execute him last time, aaahaha), but am... assuming the truth will come out and he won't actually be killed/maimed/kicked out/whatever. It's not really my intention to have him connnnstantly making trouble for the Inquisition, I think this will just be a case of awful timing.
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- Beleth is going to be sure this is her fault
- She will prrrobably be there for the fight but will be remarkably useless (again) and freaking out (again)
- She can give testimony (reluctantly) that Cade didn't actually do anything
- Why does everything happen so much
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He simply just wants to know if she's alright and whether or not she can talk to Merrick before the Seekers and Advisors do. Who knows how badly this whole thing will blow up at this point.
Alayre really doesn't want anyone else getting mixed up in this mess.
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Give us money.Anyway, from that aspect, since the point of the party is to convince dissenting nobles that the Inquisition is legit, I did talk to the involved parties that it not turn so ugly that it would interfere with the purpose of the event.
(Also, since Aleron is now more or less Cade's employer. He will be giving the guy epic stink eye for picking another fight. Until he finds out that Cade did not, in fact, pick a fight this time.)
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Look at this good rifter, helping make everything look a-okay.no subject
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Still, he's around to help smooth things over with any nobles who might see and to try and make sure Merrick is cared for.
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Any takers?
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he wanted to punch that asshole
#protectbeleth942
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Now help Alayre drag these two away from each other. lol
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There are a couple ways you can get around this, but how you choose do to it will determine whether Cade gets in trouble for running off, his guard gets in trouble for not watching him, or (if you can work out a way in which it's actually no one's fault) neither.
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From what I understand, he is more or less being allowed off-leash as long as he stays within sight of all Templar-approved parties (Nerva, the Tranquil, other Templars), and as long as he behaves himself. I'm assuming all of the above are at the ready in case he flips out again, but unless something crazy and drastic happens before the Merrick situation, he's going to be pretty mild-mannered and worthy of their trust. It would make sense to have this take place later in the night, when it's already become pretty clear that he's not going to start anything.
Then, the way we talked about this happening is, he steps briefly outside to get a breath of fresh air, and Merrick pounces. Presumably he's still within view of the people supervising him, unless Merrick forces him away somehow-- but he's not overtly breaking a rule, even if he may be pushing it slightly.
I hope that helps! Lemme know if you need more.
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Here's a proposal:
Since Merrick is a rogue (a rogue assassin for that matter) it's kind of stupid for him to do this in front of ppl, and I'm kinda stupid for not realizing that. Thing is, he goes blind with rage sometimes and won't even think about what he's doing, but I came up with a solution to all dis.
Basically, Merrick will see Cade through a window, sneak the fuck in, grab him and drag him somewhere shadowy for the smackdown. His blind rage wouldn't happen until after he starts beating him up, at which point he'll need to be dragged away. As said before, Merrick will be at the ball with Metaari, who is also a rogue and would be looking for him. Perhaps he can be the one to intervene? PAGING VIVIAN.
Tbh this is turning out to be more complicated than I thought it would but I wanna make sure everything jives so lmk if this works
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So we’ve had a long chat about this and checked in with the mods, but ultimately this isn’t a matter the Advisors would be involved in, and would come down to the templars/seekers on Cade’s part, and the Dalish on Merrick’s.
If the Dalish and Templars/Seekers wanted to escalate it to their seniors then it might come up, but basically the Advisors aren’t responsible for or involved in all the events in Skyhold, and generally see to broader issues rather than addressing individual scuffles and disciplinary issues.
If you’d like to avoid harsher repercussions then we’d suggest making sure this doesn’t happen anywhere near the ball and that there aren’t witnesses, since a Dalish elf attacking a Templar would probably impact the schmoozing of NPCs in a negative way and have implications for the Inquisition itself.
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That way the blind rage can still happen like you mentioned, with it starting after he's already started the smackdown, and the ball won't be interrupted and the schmoozing won't be ruined.
Would that work?
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