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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 660462" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p>Chapter 5, “The Agenda”, July 3rd, 1019:</p><p></p><p>Kindor explains that for the week, July 4th to 10th the various guest groups will be arriving in the city. “How many groups?” Cassie asks. He replies “We’re not exactly sure. Three dozen were issued invitations, and also told to notify other interested parties. Since Melito wants me to avoid public appearances, and he and my two military commanders will also be keeping a low profile, that will leave it up to the other Jawlt Council Members to greet each of these visiting dignitaries.” </p><p></p><p>“Greet the guests? Heck, we’re normally not even allowed to meet the guests” Narg comments. Kindor says “You three on the Council don’t have to do all of that yourself. Council member Ki-Geloryn is in charge of Diplomacy, and Sir Philip handles Commerce and can also help out. Some of your group may want to accompany those two as added protection. He says that with the first guests arriving the next day they may want to consider getting the jewelry and gems out of the Lordholder’s Castle either today or first thing tomorrow, especially since they now have their extra-dimensional castle to store them at. They would have to get the items here by the 8th at any rate, for the preview. “What exactly is this preview?” Mark asks. </p><p></p><p>Kindor explains that in order to guarantee that auctioneers will not show any favoritism to local citizens the residents of the Jawlt Lordholding will not be allowed to participate as bidders at the auction. However, to be fair to them the Jawlt residents, and only Jawlt residents, will be permitted to preview the auction items on the 8th and then turn in sealed bids by 9th for any item that they are interested in. The sealed bids will be held by Melito, and will not be opened and read until the bidding has closed on each item at the auction. Kindor points out that the existence of these sealed bids will also help to drive up the auction prices. </p><p></p><p>“Do you expect a lot of sealed bids?” asks Serita. Kindor replies “No. There will be fairly high reserves placed on each, which will be well out of the price range of most locals. I expect that thousands may come to the preview just to look at the items, with few putting in real bids. By the way, this bidding process will also permit any of you to bid on any of the items that you might be interested in. At any rate, you will need to handle the security arrangements for this preview. It was intentionally scheduled for the 8th as Melito has heard that the ILA convention is not slated to begin until the 9th.</p><p></p><p>The rogue Lannon says “What exactly can you tell us about the convention.” Kindor replies, “I will have Mileto brief your stealth team, as he knows more details that I do, but basically it is scheduled to start on the 9th with opening ceremonies and a business meeting. At this meeting they will give clues about how the targets will be announced. The designation of the three of more targets will then take place the next day or two. The assassin groups will have until the morning of the 15th to complete their assignments. On the afternoon of the 15th the ILA will then have their closing ceremony and awards.”</p><p></p><p>“And the auction is scheduled for when?” asks Mojo. “The 13th. We will hold a formal dinner for all bidders on the evening of the 10th at which time Hiroshi will explain the rules of the auction. We could hold that dinner either here, or at another location of your choosing. A formal preview of the items to all registered bidders will be held on the 11th. We will then hold a formal hearing on the 12th for anyone who wishes to make a claim that an item being auctioned is rightfully theirs.” </p><p></p><p>“What is that all about?” asks Lannon. “Two purposes,” Kindor adds. “First, it will legally establish that I am the current owner of the items and have a right to formally sell them. More importantly, while we know some of the history of these items, the interested guests probably know far more. Instead of keeping that information to themselves, the hearing will prompt them to share that with all other guests, which should increase the demand and prices of the items.” </p><p></p><p>“But won’t you risk loosing a few items that way?” Timothy asks. The Lordholder replies “Probably not. The final ruling on these claims will be made by a three judge panel, which will consist of Hiroshi, a High Priest of Ukko, and a yet unnamed paladin. Just because an item once belonged to an ancestor doesn’t mean that whoever had collected these items did not do so legally. I still don’t know which prior Lord of castle collected them, and unless someone can name which Lord and actually prove that they stole the item, then the prior claims of ownership will not be validated.” </p><p></p><p>“Anyway, the auction itself will take place on the 13th. As with the auctions you attended in the orient, I want to make sure that beverages flow freely during the auction to encourage the bidders to be less inhibited with their bids. Finally, the payment for and pick-up of items will be on the 14th. Finally, the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Jawlt Hospital will take place on the 15th, preferably after the ILA convention has ended. Your ship can then pick you guys up on the 16th to return home.”</p><p></p><p>“Sounds rather straight forward,” comment Timothy. Fiona replies, “Yes, except that with all of these foreign guests plus the assassin groups there will be a lot to keep track of.” Kindor adds “I think that with most of you attracting everyone’s attention, your stealth team should be able to find out exactly what is going on.” “They will, and if you want people to attract attention you’ve picked the right people,” comments Cassie. Narg (who dislikes animals) says “I’ve got it! To really attract attention let’s set fire to Timothy’s pegasus as it flies over the city.” Mojo interjects “No, we couldn’t do that to a poor dumb animal, plus it might hurt the pegasus that he is riding on.” Timothy pretends to ignore both comments. </p><p></p><p>Kindor has one final logistical issue to discuss. He says that he still needs to determine what amount to charge each person for the privilege of attending the auction. This will not only raise more money for the hospital, but will also help to keep the number of attendees down. It has to be low enough that each aristocrat will still bring along spouses and key advisors, but high enough that they won’t want to pay to bring their whole entourage. “Yeah, a smaller number of guest will help with security,” Lannon adds. Cassie asks how much the auction items are worth? Kindor says that the minimum reserve will probably be 20,000 gold pieces. The group debates different amounts to charge each attendee, eventually deciding on 2,000 gold pieces per person.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 660462, member: 8530"] Chapter 5, “The Agenda”, July 3rd, 1019: Kindor explains that for the week, July 4th to 10th the various guest groups will be arriving in the city. “How many groups?” Cassie asks. He replies “We’re not exactly sure. Three dozen were issued invitations, and also told to notify other interested parties. Since Melito wants me to avoid public appearances, and he and my two military commanders will also be keeping a low profile, that will leave it up to the other Jawlt Council Members to greet each of these visiting dignitaries.” “Greet the guests? Heck, we’re normally not even allowed to meet the guests” Narg comments. Kindor says “You three on the Council don’t have to do all of that yourself. Council member Ki-Geloryn is in charge of Diplomacy, and Sir Philip handles Commerce and can also help out. Some of your group may want to accompany those two as added protection. He says that with the first guests arriving the next day they may want to consider getting the jewelry and gems out of the Lordholder’s Castle either today or first thing tomorrow, especially since they now have their extra-dimensional castle to store them at. They would have to get the items here by the 8th at any rate, for the preview. “What exactly is this preview?” Mark asks. Kindor explains that in order to guarantee that auctioneers will not show any favoritism to local citizens the residents of the Jawlt Lordholding will not be allowed to participate as bidders at the auction. However, to be fair to them the Jawlt residents, and only Jawlt residents, will be permitted to preview the auction items on the 8th and then turn in sealed bids by 9th for any item that they are interested in. The sealed bids will be held by Melito, and will not be opened and read until the bidding has closed on each item at the auction. Kindor points out that the existence of these sealed bids will also help to drive up the auction prices. “Do you expect a lot of sealed bids?” asks Serita. Kindor replies “No. There will be fairly high reserves placed on each, which will be well out of the price range of most locals. I expect that thousands may come to the preview just to look at the items, with few putting in real bids. By the way, this bidding process will also permit any of you to bid on any of the items that you might be interested in. At any rate, you will need to handle the security arrangements for this preview. It was intentionally scheduled for the 8th as Melito has heard that the ILA convention is not slated to begin until the 9th. The rogue Lannon says “What exactly can you tell us about the convention.” Kindor replies, “I will have Mileto brief your stealth team, as he knows more details that I do, but basically it is scheduled to start on the 9th with opening ceremonies and a business meeting. At this meeting they will give clues about how the targets will be announced. The designation of the three of more targets will then take place the next day or two. The assassin groups will have until the morning of the 15th to complete their assignments. On the afternoon of the 15th the ILA will then have their closing ceremony and awards.” “And the auction is scheduled for when?” asks Mojo. “The 13th. We will hold a formal dinner for all bidders on the evening of the 10th at which time Hiroshi will explain the rules of the auction. We could hold that dinner either here, or at another location of your choosing. A formal preview of the items to all registered bidders will be held on the 11th. We will then hold a formal hearing on the 12th for anyone who wishes to make a claim that an item being auctioned is rightfully theirs.” “What is that all about?” asks Lannon. “Two purposes,” Kindor adds. “First, it will legally establish that I am the current owner of the items and have a right to formally sell them. More importantly, while we know some of the history of these items, the interested guests probably know far more. Instead of keeping that information to themselves, the hearing will prompt them to share that with all other guests, which should increase the demand and prices of the items.” “But won’t you risk loosing a few items that way?” Timothy asks. The Lordholder replies “Probably not. The final ruling on these claims will be made by a three judge panel, which will consist of Hiroshi, a High Priest of Ukko, and a yet unnamed paladin. Just because an item once belonged to an ancestor doesn’t mean that whoever had collected these items did not do so legally. I still don’t know which prior Lord of castle collected them, and unless someone can name which Lord and actually prove that they stole the item, then the prior claims of ownership will not be validated.” “Anyway, the auction itself will take place on the 13th. As with the auctions you attended in the orient, I want to make sure that beverages flow freely during the auction to encourage the bidders to be less inhibited with their bids. Finally, the payment for and pick-up of items will be on the 14th. Finally, the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Jawlt Hospital will take place on the 15th, preferably after the ILA convention has ended. Your ship can then pick you guys up on the 16th to return home.” “Sounds rather straight forward,” comment Timothy. Fiona replies, “Yes, except that with all of these foreign guests plus the assassin groups there will be a lot to keep track of.” Kindor adds “I think that with most of you attracting everyone’s attention, your stealth team should be able to find out exactly what is going on.” “They will, and if you want people to attract attention you’ve picked the right people,” comments Cassie. Narg (who dislikes animals) says “I’ve got it! To really attract attention let’s set fire to Timothy’s pegasus as it flies over the city.” Mojo interjects “No, we couldn’t do that to a poor dumb animal, plus it might hurt the pegasus that he is riding on.” Timothy pretends to ignore both comments. Kindor has one final logistical issue to discuss. He says that he still needs to determine what amount to charge each person for the privilege of attending the auction. This will not only raise more money for the hospital, but will also help to keep the number of attendees down. It has to be low enough that each aristocrat will still bring along spouses and key advisors, but high enough that they won’t want to pay to bring their whole entourage. “Yeah, a smaller number of guest will help with security,” Lannon adds. Cassie asks how much the auction items are worth? Kindor says that the minimum reserve will probably be 20,000 gold pieces. The group debates different amounts to charge each attendee, eventually deciding on 2,000 gold pieces per person. [/QUOTE]
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