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<blockquote data-quote="Lylandra" data-source="post: 7590296" data-attributes="member: 6816692"><p><strong>Three audiences</strong></p><p></p><p>If I remember correctly, we used the pun "Ber-darfsgüter" for the railroad construction part later this adventure. Which translates roughly to needs or necessities. </p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>The next morning, we are led to the Bruse's throne room where Shantus immediately asks us about our experiences during our trip along the Avery Coast railroad as he has heard about an epic battle with a giant malice hydra. He sounds a bit envious when we tell him about the sudden attack and our combined effort to bring both beast and bandits down and we remind him that quite a few people lost their lives this day. All in all we get the impression that Bruse Shantus would have preferred to stay a simple warrior instead of ruling Ber. We respond that we're simply doing our job and try to help people as good as we can and are far from seeking glory in battle. </p><p></p><p>Shantus then asks us for our reason for requesting this audience and we turn the talk to more serious matters. We ask the Bruse for permission to question his master of technology, Tinker Oddcog. We also mention that this gnome is most certainly part of an international conspiracy that had terrorized the innocent citizens of Risur multiple times and we also got hints from his former employers about Tinker being mentally unstable. Both of these attributes would be enough to not wish for the gnome to be in a sensitive position of power. We also add that Risur is a bit irritated about the fact that Ber just named a wanted conspirator and terrorist their new master of war tech, considering the fact that both our nations shared a mutual friendship in the past. </p><p></p><p>We also know that the Danorans might have quite a similar point of view in this matter, which is why we suspect that Lya Jierre and her diplomats might have brought the same request to the Bruse. And while our King surely wishes to improve our nation's relationship with Danor, he also has to protect his citizens from further terrorism. </p><p></p><p>Shantus growls a bit and then confirms that the Danorans basically asked the same of him. He's honestly in quite the dilemma right now as he had hoped to circumvent such a situation, but as we managed to succeed in our trial against all odds, he literally has had no choice but to hear us as well. And now he's in the tricky situation to weigh the interests of Danor against those of Risur. Danor, he says, already offered a modern war ship as a sign of their goodwill, in addition to 100 technicians who shall help Ber with its technological advancement. He then quite bluntly asks what Risur could offer his nation that could top this really generous gift.</p><p></p><p>We agree that the danoran offer is quite valuable, but explain that it is lacking in terms of future viability. Ber, we say, is a nation of resilient builders who value freedom more than anything else. And danoran industrialization, while being effective, will lead to people being oppressed by those who own the factories – much like dragons with their hoards. Risur, on the other hand, wishes to improve the long-term relationship with its neighbor. So we offer to connect our nations via railroad, which would make the exchange of goods much faster and safer. We'd also love to negotiate stronger ties for trade in general, leading to prosperity in both our nations. </p><p></p><p>Regarding the war ship, we explain that Risur is generally concerned with the growing arms race, so we don't wish to contribute to this nonsense. But helping Ber develop a sustainable and social industry sector by offering our experiences with the latest risuri manufacturing projects would be totally negotiable. </p><p></p><p>The Bruse growls again and then thanks us for our offer before trying to subtly get rid of us. Before we go, Auryn tries to remind the Bruse that Risur and Ber have had a good relationship ever since King Boyle helped defeat the Dragon Tyrants and that King Aodhan wishes to continue this tradition. But it seems as if the Bruse's attention span is over and we are shoved diplomatically out of his throne room. </p><p></p><p>We spend the rest of the day trying to form more contacts with the local courtiers before we are called to the fortress again. This time, we meet the minister of dragon affairs and the grand vizier. The minister, Kenna Vigilante, would like to hear more details about the financial side of our offer, so we present her the value of our trade deals, the risuri investments in a possible railway between Ber and Risur and examples of technological developments we'd share with Ber. In addition, we would of course offer to deploy a few engineers and technologists as well to train new workers and specialists. </p><p></p><p>Kenna seems satisfied with this offer and it also seems as if she's more interested in numbers than in dialogue. The grand vizier, on the other hand, is much more talkative and concerned about the future of her nation. She asks about the details of the risuri offer as well, but then quickly shifts the subject towards establishing a future collaboration between Ber and Risur. We first tell her basically the same we already told Kenna Vigilante, but then realize that she's quite the philosophical and open mind who'd love to discuss various strategies. </p><p></p><p>So we talk about possible political developments and scenarios, including an outlook on sustainability and viability. We explain that we, the Risuri, don't see Danor as the enemy it had been during the four Yerasol wars. After all, our King just offered to marry Lya Jierre to set the foundation for a lasting peace. Still the issue of Oddcog and Borne has the potential for an international disaster as more and more nations feel the need to arm themselves. Which is also a reason why the Borne problem is such a priority topic for Risur. We also mention that we'd of course share all information regarding Borne with all of Lanjyr as soon as we got the relevant info out of Oddcog and got rid of what remains of this terrorist conspiracy. </p><p></p><p>We call the danoran offer truly generous but terribly short-sighted. This warship, we explain, might be a short-term improvement for the beran naval forces, but we doubt that it is really built with the most modern of danoran tech. After all, the danorans know about the traditional friendship between Risur and Ber and they'd really not risk having top-notch technology fall into the hands of their rival. Regarding the technicians, we admit that danoran tech is indeed very sophisticated and efficient. But in our opinion, danoran style industry lacks sustainability as the danoran cities are quite polluted and sterile while the danoran citizens are often not much more than oppressed slave-workers. Which isn't really this surprising, if one considers the fact that Danor, unlike Risur, didn't outlaw slavery. All in all we'd call the danoran offer pretty generous but rather short-sighted. </p><p></p><p>We say that we'd like contrast their obviously military-heavy offer with a holistic plan that could combine technology, tradition and magic – something the Danorans lack completely but the Berans have plenty of – to help Ber progress in a unique way. We also know that Berans are proud and love to stand up to injustice and oppression, so ignoring the need of the populace would be madness and only a sign of a felt foreign superiority. We then talk about the flinter example of the humanist industrialist's society (the guys led by Sechim and Vantrys who also invented the “Made in Flint” label) who might just be the best contact for beran officials when it comes to establishing minimum standards for safety and quality.</p><p></p><p>In addition, we'd love to invite gifted young Berans to study in our universities of Flint and Slate and hope that the academy of Seobriga would welcome young Risuri as well, so both our cultures could learn from each other and establish long-term exchange programs in the future. The railway that we'd build could be a huge cornerstone for improving trade and travel between our two nations. Last but not least, we shift the conversation to a more philosophical topic when we discuss the different ethics of Danor and Risur. We state our fear that uncontrolled industrialization that is only driven by the interests of a few wealthy industrialists keen on making more and more money might lead a young nation like Ber directly into yet another tyranny – a tyranny of the wealthy. We admit that we had quite the problems with greedy industrialists in Flint, so we know that setting up rules and regulations early in the process is of utmost importance. </p><p></p><p>All in all we feel that grand vizier Zarkava is quite sympathetic to our offer and we leave her while hoping that her words may fall on fertile ground. <span style="color: #008000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008000">(So, Zarkava seems to have the same general outlook on our nations' future relationship. All in all the grand vizier was the most likeable and visionary of the beran leadership at the summer court and it was quite refreshing to see that the country we sympathize a lot with has at least one voice of reason. </span></p><p><span style="color: #008000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008000">Regarding Shantus, I was a bit reminded of Robert Baratheon... okay he lacks the manipulative twincestual wife, but he's also a war hero who suddenly had to play king without being prepared for the job and with little interest to do actual governing. </span></p><p><span style="color: #008000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008000">To actually see Fordren at court had been quite the surprise and to see him get involved in our trial was even more surprising, even if totally understandable from a business point of view. After all, he'd most likely wished to sell war machines to the Bruse and expand his empire to Ber. Well... we didn't know that he had yet another reason for getting involved and his strange relationship to Mr. Pemberton will be a major part of the next few recaps.</span></p><p><span style="color: #008000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008000">We also had a lot of fun during the trial when Carlyle tried to jab at Fordren and his B.E.A.R.s, even if we both share a love for the bear-shaped automatons. But Permberton had been a crucial part of rescuing the citizens of the Covenant Enclave and we saw this as the perfect opportunity to do him a favor. And the Shaggy Mk.2 was indeed impressive. Tiz admitted that this bear-bot was actually his creation and he simply wanted to up the ante and set the stage for the rivalry of the two businessmen.)</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lylandra, post: 7590296, member: 6816692"] [b]Three audiences[/b] If I remember correctly, we used the pun "Ber-darfsgüter" for the railroad construction part later this adventure. Which translates roughly to needs or necessities. --- The next morning, we are led to the Bruse's throne room where Shantus immediately asks us about our experiences during our trip along the Avery Coast railroad as he has heard about an epic battle with a giant malice hydra. He sounds a bit envious when we tell him about the sudden attack and our combined effort to bring both beast and bandits down and we remind him that quite a few people lost their lives this day. All in all we get the impression that Bruse Shantus would have preferred to stay a simple warrior instead of ruling Ber. We respond that we're simply doing our job and try to help people as good as we can and are far from seeking glory in battle. Shantus then asks us for our reason for requesting this audience and we turn the talk to more serious matters. We ask the Bruse for permission to question his master of technology, Tinker Oddcog. We also mention that this gnome is most certainly part of an international conspiracy that had terrorized the innocent citizens of Risur multiple times and we also got hints from his former employers about Tinker being mentally unstable. Both of these attributes would be enough to not wish for the gnome to be in a sensitive position of power. We also add that Risur is a bit irritated about the fact that Ber just named a wanted conspirator and terrorist their new master of war tech, considering the fact that both our nations shared a mutual friendship in the past. We also know that the Danorans might have quite a similar point of view in this matter, which is why we suspect that Lya Jierre and her diplomats might have brought the same request to the Bruse. And while our King surely wishes to improve our nation's relationship with Danor, he also has to protect his citizens from further terrorism. Shantus growls a bit and then confirms that the Danorans basically asked the same of him. He's honestly in quite the dilemma right now as he had hoped to circumvent such a situation, but as we managed to succeed in our trial against all odds, he literally has had no choice but to hear us as well. And now he's in the tricky situation to weigh the interests of Danor against those of Risur. Danor, he says, already offered a modern war ship as a sign of their goodwill, in addition to 100 technicians who shall help Ber with its technological advancement. He then quite bluntly asks what Risur could offer his nation that could top this really generous gift. We agree that the danoran offer is quite valuable, but explain that it is lacking in terms of future viability. Ber, we say, is a nation of resilient builders who value freedom more than anything else. And danoran industrialization, while being effective, will lead to people being oppressed by those who own the factories – much like dragons with their hoards. Risur, on the other hand, wishes to improve the long-term relationship with its neighbor. So we offer to connect our nations via railroad, which would make the exchange of goods much faster and safer. We'd also love to negotiate stronger ties for trade in general, leading to prosperity in both our nations. Regarding the war ship, we explain that Risur is generally concerned with the growing arms race, so we don't wish to contribute to this nonsense. But helping Ber develop a sustainable and social industry sector by offering our experiences with the latest risuri manufacturing projects would be totally negotiable. The Bruse growls again and then thanks us for our offer before trying to subtly get rid of us. Before we go, Auryn tries to remind the Bruse that Risur and Ber have had a good relationship ever since King Boyle helped defeat the Dragon Tyrants and that King Aodhan wishes to continue this tradition. But it seems as if the Bruse's attention span is over and we are shoved diplomatically out of his throne room. We spend the rest of the day trying to form more contacts with the local courtiers before we are called to the fortress again. This time, we meet the minister of dragon affairs and the grand vizier. The minister, Kenna Vigilante, would like to hear more details about the financial side of our offer, so we present her the value of our trade deals, the risuri investments in a possible railway between Ber and Risur and examples of technological developments we'd share with Ber. In addition, we would of course offer to deploy a few engineers and technologists as well to train new workers and specialists. Kenna seems satisfied with this offer and it also seems as if she's more interested in numbers than in dialogue. The grand vizier, on the other hand, is much more talkative and concerned about the future of her nation. She asks about the details of the risuri offer as well, but then quickly shifts the subject towards establishing a future collaboration between Ber and Risur. We first tell her basically the same we already told Kenna Vigilante, but then realize that she's quite the philosophical and open mind who'd love to discuss various strategies. So we talk about possible political developments and scenarios, including an outlook on sustainability and viability. We explain that we, the Risuri, don't see Danor as the enemy it had been during the four Yerasol wars. After all, our King just offered to marry Lya Jierre to set the foundation for a lasting peace. Still the issue of Oddcog and Borne has the potential for an international disaster as more and more nations feel the need to arm themselves. Which is also a reason why the Borne problem is such a priority topic for Risur. We also mention that we'd of course share all information regarding Borne with all of Lanjyr as soon as we got the relevant info out of Oddcog and got rid of what remains of this terrorist conspiracy. We call the danoran offer truly generous but terribly short-sighted. This warship, we explain, might be a short-term improvement for the beran naval forces, but we doubt that it is really built with the most modern of danoran tech. After all, the danorans know about the traditional friendship between Risur and Ber and they'd really not risk having top-notch technology fall into the hands of their rival. Regarding the technicians, we admit that danoran tech is indeed very sophisticated and efficient. But in our opinion, danoran style industry lacks sustainability as the danoran cities are quite polluted and sterile while the danoran citizens are often not much more than oppressed slave-workers. Which isn't really this surprising, if one considers the fact that Danor, unlike Risur, didn't outlaw slavery. All in all we'd call the danoran offer pretty generous but rather short-sighted. We say that we'd like contrast their obviously military-heavy offer with a holistic plan that could combine technology, tradition and magic – something the Danorans lack completely but the Berans have plenty of – to help Ber progress in a unique way. We also know that Berans are proud and love to stand up to injustice and oppression, so ignoring the need of the populace would be madness and only a sign of a felt foreign superiority. We then talk about the flinter example of the humanist industrialist's society (the guys led by Sechim and Vantrys who also invented the “Made in Flint” label) who might just be the best contact for beran officials when it comes to establishing minimum standards for safety and quality. In addition, we'd love to invite gifted young Berans to study in our universities of Flint and Slate and hope that the academy of Seobriga would welcome young Risuri as well, so both our cultures could learn from each other and establish long-term exchange programs in the future. The railway that we'd build could be a huge cornerstone for improving trade and travel between our two nations. Last but not least, we shift the conversation to a more philosophical topic when we discuss the different ethics of Danor and Risur. We state our fear that uncontrolled industrialization that is only driven by the interests of a few wealthy industrialists keen on making more and more money might lead a young nation like Ber directly into yet another tyranny – a tyranny of the wealthy. We admit that we had quite the problems with greedy industrialists in Flint, so we know that setting up rules and regulations early in the process is of utmost importance. All in all we feel that grand vizier Zarkava is quite sympathetic to our offer and we leave her while hoping that her words may fall on fertile ground. [COLOR="#008000"] (So, Zarkava seems to have the same general outlook on our nations' future relationship. All in all the grand vizier was the most likeable and visionary of the beran leadership at the summer court and it was quite refreshing to see that the country we sympathize a lot with has at least one voice of reason. Regarding Shantus, I was a bit reminded of Robert Baratheon... okay he lacks the manipulative twincestual wife, but he's also a war hero who suddenly had to play king without being prepared for the job and with little interest to do actual governing. To actually see Fordren at court had been quite the surprise and to see him get involved in our trial was even more surprising, even if totally understandable from a business point of view. After all, he'd most likely wished to sell war machines to the Bruse and expand his empire to Ber. Well... we didn't know that he had yet another reason for getting involved and his strange relationship to Mr. Pemberton will be a major part of the next few recaps. We also had a lot of fun during the trial when Carlyle tried to jab at Fordren and his B.E.A.R.s, even if we both share a love for the bear-shaped automatons. But Permberton had been a crucial part of rescuing the citizens of the Covenant Enclave and we saw this as the perfect opportunity to do him a favor. And the Shaggy Mk.2 was indeed impressive. Tiz admitted that this bear-bot was actually his creation and he simply wanted to up the ante and set the stage for the rivalry of the two businessmen.)[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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