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<blockquote data-quote="Urriak Uruk" data-source="post: 8470722" data-attributes="member: 7015558"><p>I'm late to this, but as others say, the Masked Lords are an anonymous council of government. That alone will make people not trust them, regardless of their actual morality or competence.</p><p></p><p>The Open Lord, Laeral Silverhand, is beloved. That said, she is like hundreds of years old, so probably represents the "status-quo" to some extent. I'm sure she's not pushing for radical government reforms to the benefit of the poor, though she is probably very good at keeping the peace and tamping down rebellious factions.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, Dragon Heist provides a lot of context that some members of the Masked Lords are corrupt, or at least vulnerable to corruption. One of Manshoon's goals is to seize control of Waterdeep, largely by learning the secrets of Masked Lords and either replacing them, or bending them to his will though blackmail.</p><p></p><p>If Alexander Hamilton somehow appeared in Waterdeep, he probably wouldn't love the system of government. The Masked Lords are essentially an anonymous House of Lords (not the House of Commons) and the Open Lord may be nominated by the lords (and as far as I know, doesn't have a term-limit), but as a near-immortal elf is kind-of like a Queen. He'd probably pass around a few broadsheets questioning the Masked Lords motives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Urriak Uruk, post: 8470722, member: 7015558"] I'm late to this, but as others say, the Masked Lords are an anonymous council of government. That alone will make people not trust them, regardless of their actual morality or competence. The Open Lord, Laeral Silverhand, is beloved. That said, she is like hundreds of years old, so probably represents the "status-quo" to some extent. I'm sure she's not pushing for radical government reforms to the benefit of the poor, though she is probably very good at keeping the peace and tamping down rebellious factions. Additionally, Dragon Heist provides a lot of context that some members of the Masked Lords are corrupt, or at least vulnerable to corruption. One of Manshoon's goals is to seize control of Waterdeep, largely by learning the secrets of Masked Lords and either replacing them, or bending them to his will though blackmail. If Alexander Hamilton somehow appeared in Waterdeep, he probably wouldn't love the system of government. The Masked Lords are essentially an anonymous House of Lords (not the House of Commons) and the Open Lord may be nominated by the lords (and as far as I know, doesn't have a term-limit), but as a near-immortal elf is kind-of like a Queen. He'd probably pass around a few broadsheets questioning the Masked Lords motives. [/QUOTE]
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