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<blockquote data-quote="Isklexi" data-source="post: 6699963" data-attributes="member: 6684948"><p><strong>Protests & Politics</strong></p><p></p><p>Rai ran into unexpected trouble at the railhead. Many of the workers had stopped working in protest. When Rai investigated, he found rumors circulating amongst the workers that the Risuri constables planned on having them all replaced for foreign workers. The rumors cited the steam powered golems and druids that the constables had brought in to help with construction. Rai was unable to pinpoint the source of these rumors and attempts at reasoning with the workers went nowhere. Ria devised a different tactic to combat the rumors. He used his hat of disguise to appear as one of the rail workers and attempted to calm things again. The laborers proved more willing to listen to one of their own, and Rai succeeded in quashing the rumors and ending the protests.</p><p></p><p>The next day at Citado Cavallo, Irony left aboard the RHC ship to return to the summer court, hoping to convince Bruse Shantus to accept Corta Nariz as his successor. Doran and Bellicose stayed behind to help Dr. Recklinghausen with ending the Dragon Worm outbreak. Wolfgang also offered to reattach Doran’s foot once the outbreak was contained. The map of the city marked with parasite cases revealed two sources fueling the outbreak: a river from the mountain contaminating wells in the poorer sectors of the city, and an upscale bathhouse contaminated by soldiers returning from the mountain. With the sources identified, it will only require time and diligence to stamp out the parasite in the drinking water.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile at sea, Irony discovered a note planted in her belongings. The anonymous note claimed that Irony’s attempts to convince Bruse Shantus would never succeed. The note advised her to visit a friend at the café in Seobriga that Asteron ate at when they went to meet with Melissa Amerie. Given their previous impression of the Bruse, Irony decided to follow up on the tip. Irony Teleported directly to Seobriga rather than continue the voyage by sea. She waited at the café in question for a few hours before a Minotaur soldier approached her. The soldier’s armor was emblazoned with a halberd wrapped in an anchor chain, the Shantus family crest. The soldier led Irony back to Asteron’s family residence. The manor hosted a significantly larger number of guards than the last time Irony had seen it. Irony was lead to the back porch overlooking the beach to meet the “friend” mentioned in the note.</p><p></p><p>The friend turned out to be a Minotaur woman taking tea while attending to correspondences. The woman introduced herself as Theodora del Shantus, Asteron’s mother and the Bruse’s sister. Irony learned that Shakul had arranged their meeting. Familial ties dominate politics amongst the Minotaur city-states; Theodora explained that it’s very much a game of “who you know”. While Asteron took his role as an impartial mediator for the contest very seriously, his husband was not above playing favorites in arranging this meeting. Irony made her case for appointing Corta Nariz to be the Bruse’s successor. Theodora agreed that Corta would make a fine ruler as well as the appointment helping to cement relations between Ber’s different political factions. In exchange for persuading her royal brother to appoint Corta, Theodora asked a favor of Irony. She gave Irony a contract to deliver to Shakul, asking that Irony ensure Shakul signed the document and personally see it delivered into Asteron’s hands. When asked about the nature of the contract, Theodora said it was a private affair and Shakul could explain if he chose to.</p><p></p><p>Irony returned to Citado Cavallo via teleportation. She wanted to aid in combating the outbreak while waiting for word from the summer court. She delivered the contract to Shakul, who didn’t seem terribly pleased to see it. He explained that the document was a breeding contract. Minotaur culture in Ber places a heavy emphasis on breeding and bloodlines, and the vast majority of children are born “under contract”. Shakul didn’t have a very positive relationship with his own family, and Asteron had been pressing him to mend fences by fulfilling familial obligations. Sensing the awkwardness of the situation, Irony elected not to ask any more questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Isklexi, post: 6699963, member: 6684948"] [b]Protests & Politics[/b] Rai ran into unexpected trouble at the railhead. Many of the workers had stopped working in protest. When Rai investigated, he found rumors circulating amongst the workers that the Risuri constables planned on having them all replaced for foreign workers. The rumors cited the steam powered golems and druids that the constables had brought in to help with construction. Rai was unable to pinpoint the source of these rumors and attempts at reasoning with the workers went nowhere. Ria devised a different tactic to combat the rumors. He used his hat of disguise to appear as one of the rail workers and attempted to calm things again. The laborers proved more willing to listen to one of their own, and Rai succeeded in quashing the rumors and ending the protests. The next day at Citado Cavallo, Irony left aboard the RHC ship to return to the summer court, hoping to convince Bruse Shantus to accept Corta Nariz as his successor. Doran and Bellicose stayed behind to help Dr. Recklinghausen with ending the Dragon Worm outbreak. Wolfgang also offered to reattach Doran’s foot once the outbreak was contained. The map of the city marked with parasite cases revealed two sources fueling the outbreak: a river from the mountain contaminating wells in the poorer sectors of the city, and an upscale bathhouse contaminated by soldiers returning from the mountain. With the sources identified, it will only require time and diligence to stamp out the parasite in the drinking water. Meanwhile at sea, Irony discovered a note planted in her belongings. The anonymous note claimed that Irony’s attempts to convince Bruse Shantus would never succeed. The note advised her to visit a friend at the café in Seobriga that Asteron ate at when they went to meet with Melissa Amerie. Given their previous impression of the Bruse, Irony decided to follow up on the tip. Irony Teleported directly to Seobriga rather than continue the voyage by sea. She waited at the café in question for a few hours before a Minotaur soldier approached her. The soldier’s armor was emblazoned with a halberd wrapped in an anchor chain, the Shantus family crest. The soldier led Irony back to Asteron’s family residence. The manor hosted a significantly larger number of guards than the last time Irony had seen it. Irony was lead to the back porch overlooking the beach to meet the “friend” mentioned in the note. The friend turned out to be a Minotaur woman taking tea while attending to correspondences. The woman introduced herself as Theodora del Shantus, Asteron’s mother and the Bruse’s sister. Irony learned that Shakul had arranged their meeting. Familial ties dominate politics amongst the Minotaur city-states; Theodora explained that it’s very much a game of “who you know”. While Asteron took his role as an impartial mediator for the contest very seriously, his husband was not above playing favorites in arranging this meeting. Irony made her case for appointing Corta Nariz to be the Bruse’s successor. Theodora agreed that Corta would make a fine ruler as well as the appointment helping to cement relations between Ber’s different political factions. In exchange for persuading her royal brother to appoint Corta, Theodora asked a favor of Irony. She gave Irony a contract to deliver to Shakul, asking that Irony ensure Shakul signed the document and personally see it delivered into Asteron’s hands. When asked about the nature of the contract, Theodora said it was a private affair and Shakul could explain if he chose to. Irony returned to Citado Cavallo via teleportation. She wanted to aid in combating the outbreak while waiting for word from the summer court. She delivered the contract to Shakul, who didn’t seem terribly pleased to see it. He explained that the document was a breeding contract. Minotaur culture in Ber places a heavy emphasis on breeding and bloodlines, and the vast majority of children are born “under contract”. Shakul didn’t have a very positive relationship with his own family, and Asteron had been pressing him to mend fences by fulfilling familial obligations. Sensing the awkwardness of the situation, Irony elected not to ask any more questions. [/QUOTE]
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