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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 1459342" data-attributes="member: 96">An updateWell, we did this last Friday.  On the way to the Count's court, Dru and Di'Fier ran into a peasant woman that was also heading there - it seems that a band of brigands has begun raiding her town, and they haven't had much support since the local lord passed away. Turns out the brigands are descendants of the people who originally owned the land, back before the Empire moved in - they retreated into the mountains for a generation.  (Unknown to everyone, the reason the raiders have moved this direction is because of pressure from a band of hill giants...)Well, to Di'Fier's great surprise, the Count saddled him with the Viscounty of Wolfridge, which means that all of this is now his responsibility (and also making him the center of attention for both ambitious nobles like Viscount Cherryhill and embittered impoverished ones like the Marquis of Greythorn).  Like any good leader, the first thing he did was delegate - his cohort Romelio (who appears for the first time in Book 3) is now heading off with a small band of troops to assess the situation, and the new Viscount will scry him and teleport there once he reaches the problem spot.Very clever, Mr. Anton. You've bought yourself some time.  Now the Count has to keep him busy for a couple of weeks until he teleports away, while the Captain's Council stalls the negotiations in Freeport waiting for proof of the Count's suspected involvement with the Yellow Sign.Meanwhile Dru has gotten herself in over her head, but you'll have to wait until I catch up in the story hour for that...Everyone, thanks for the ideas! This was a great help.  Now I need to figure out how the Count will keep Di'Fier busy for the next two weeks...and what the Count will do about it.  Will he send another negotiator to try to wreck things while Di'Fier is out of the way? Is he willing to sacrifice his own son (even if he is an idiot) to ensure the failure of the negotiations?  Just how committed is he to the idea of being in charge of Freeport?  I'll have to decide.ShawnLStroud, omnimpotent, JimAde, since I'm using your ideas, drop me a line (email's available through the link) and let me know your first name and your job, if you're interested.J</blockquote>

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