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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 9431413" data-attributes="member: 6696971">STARN AND TERJONComplexity 3 SC, Level 2 (DCs 9/13/20)Goal (staged): Rouse the Padraig family from their grief and muster them (RESOLVED) and Winterhaven itself (8) against Cardinal Erban's heresy and impending coup.7/8 Successes/2 Failures/0 Hard DC Available/1 Secondary Skills Available/0 Advantages Available/Primary Skill Training exhausted; Diplomacy, Insight, Religion, Bluff, Intimidate-----------------------Starn navigates the spiraling stone stair that snakes down the exterior wall of Valthrun's Tower, Korren's Rituals of the Orders of Pelor tucked safely in his free arm.  From this perch, the highest point in the steading, he has quite a vantage.  As he works his way around, the south gate of Winterhaven and far beyond comes into view.He sees quite a sight.Though Lord Ernest Padraig and his Regulars are not to be accounted for as of yet, Terjon has mustered a force of and they are outfitting hastily near that south gate.  And good thing he has...Beyond the gate...well beyond...working their way up the wide trail that ascends to the wooden palisades that surround the mountain redoubt...is Cardinal Erban's posse.  But its more than a posse.Cavalry ride behind a few formations of crossbowmen bearing standards.  Behind the cavalry and artillery is the Cardinal himself with a guardian in full plate flanking him. ------------------------MEDIUM DC.  What do you do?[HR][/HR]Complexity 2 SC, Level 3 (DCs 9/13/21)Goal: Having secured the safety of the merchants and ex-cultist boy as witnesses, along with the Sehanine priest Ressilmae who has heard their testimony in the bailey courtyard of Moonstone Keep, convince the Markelhays to act against Armos Kamroth and The Elect.4/6 Successes/0 Failures/0 Hard DC Available/0 Secondary Skills Available/0 Advantages available due to Sehanine Priest Ressilmae Starlight/Primary Skill Training exhausted; Religion; Intimidate; Perception; Diplomacyand...Complexity 1 SC, Level 3 (DCs 9/13)Goal: Convince the Markelhays there is at least one Elect spy in their midst.1/4 Successes/0 Failures/0 Hard DC Available/1 Secondary Skills available/0 Advantages available/Primary Skill Training exhausted; Insight---------------Lady Markelhay shuts her book abruptly, pushes her chair away from the table and stands.  She waves off Vorn's gesture:"There is no need for that.  The simple fact that you are in the company of High Priest Ressilmae is all the vouching I need.  I want you to tell me what you've seen on the estate's grounds in your many weeks, or months (The Rock questioning eyebrow), surveilling Armos Kamroth's holdings.  Yes, I'm well aware it is one of your favored 'roosts.'  You're not the only one in Fallcrest with a network of eyes and ears! (1)After that, I want the room cleared of all but myself and Ressilmae.  I'll hear from him directly in private.My husband will be holding court with Armos Kamroth shortly, I'm certain.  I'll have you ushered to those chambers.But first..."She turns with a bit of a dramatic flourish to Loremaster Seekingstone.  "You've been in our employ for years, dear.  Your services were externally vetted, but I don't recall Primordial being on your resume.  How fluent are you...exactly?"Lorekeeper Seekingstone flushes, chuckles awkwardly and spits out a few words in the language.  "Not very...I'm afraid...I'll take my leave now if it pleases my Lady.  There is much left to do and dusk is nearly upon us."He bows and moves to leave the room.  Lady Markelhay neither grants his leave nor protests it. (2)[HR][/HR] Both are MEDIUM DC.  If Leif engages with (2), he can make a move and a follow-on move assuming the first is a success.</blockquote>

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