JA's "The Prince's Own" Scotley/Henry Northantis Solo/RG

[J. Alexander]

The foodstuff and horseflesh are easy to acquire especially since Henry has hard cash to pay for it and in fact he get a discount as he is paying cash..roll a d20 and add 6 % thats your discount. Also you do know of a impeciabble mannerd young man who was left stranded by a traveling merchant who beat him and left him high and dry about a year ago. He is about 15 and can both read and write (in fact he has an excellent hand with both court script and normal lettering). In fact he has survived this last year by writing letters and helping merchants keep their accounts.

Court fashion is a little more difficult as they can only make it from patterns. To be truly court worth you need someone in the capital or a lager city.

The case that immediately comes to Henry mind is the unfair application of justice in regards to William Deerrun. The case was infamous last year and almost caused a peseant uprising when he was convicted of the murder of Baron Harkonen nephew. The young man walked in upon the nephew brutally raping his young wife and lost his sense and killed the nephew with an axe. Alas he was to late to save his young wife and she died from the injury a week later. Heartbroken the young man said nothing in his defense and he was found guilty of murder by the Barons pet judge and senticed to 30 years in prison. Henry would imagine that the simple presence of the royal warrant would get him pretty far with the local jailers.

 

[Scotley]

Alright, change in plan. First, approach the young man about the job as a valet and scribe for a week including a trip to the capital. If I can swing it I continue to use him after my appointment. He got a name? Additionally, I'll put him to use for an additional week helping me with prep if he is agreeable. If so I'll set him to work immediately gathering what he can on Deerrun and Harkonen. What he can find in the papers and what gossip he can pick up from the merchants. I'll also ask around the family about Harkonen and his connections. Since my freeing Deerrun is gonna almost certainly piss him off I need to know just how important he is, if he has any meaningful ties to the royals and who his friends are. See if I can get in to see Deerrun as soon as I have some decent intel on Harkonen.

discount roll (1d20+6=11) Not great, but still not too shabby. With a bit of luck I can turn a modest profit.

I'll have the local tailor get a full set of my measurements, make traveling clothes for myself and the scribe assuming he takes the gig as well as livery for him and one outfit of the finest local style since that might well be as useful as court fashion. Additionally, a brace of traditional outfits of best material. Something classic and understated. Something that says Henry knows classic style and doesn't have to follow the whim of court. The tailor's best work and time honored materials. I'll get his recommendation for a tailor I can contact in the Capital. I'll have the servant write a letter requesting a couple of outfits in the latest courtly fashion for a young man of breeding and taste to Henry's measurements for delivery the day I will arrive.

 

[J. Alexander]

The young man is more than agreeable and offers to work for a pittance as your getting himback to a place his talents can fluorysh .. His name is daniel wheaton
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You know harkone we enough to know he is a nasty piece of business treats his livestock better than his serfs and laborers He is however extremely wealthy and has a large army that he supplies with his own araments business . There is no love lost bewteen him and your family and in fact most of the nobility in your area as his army often skirmishes with the local powers

The tailoring is easily accomploshied

And you can indeex secure a cinversation with the prisoner

 

[Scotley]

I will go visit Mr. Deerrun. What was his profession and social rank? Is he a commoner?

Also, I updated post #10 above slightly and I think I have the right of it now. Let me know if I'm on track there with the food request.

 

[Scotley]

Now, time to dig through Henry's memories for relations in the Capital. I'm looking for a dowager. Do I have any older ladies living there even if fairly distant relations? I'm looking for someone who will be up on the latest gossip. Who the eligible lads and ladies are, what scandals are brewing. Who's star is rising and who's on the way down. Things like what artists, actors and musicians are hot. If I can find such a relation I'll compose a nice letter telling them I'll be moving to the Capital to serve in the Royal household and I would like to visit for tea, preferably on the first day I'll be in town. I'll have the letter accompanied by a box of whatever sweet I think the old dear might like. I figure having a Cousin twice removed coming to serve will be a feather in her cap she'll be happy to brag about and it will give me a bit of useful info.

 

[J. Alexander]

Spot on with the food

His rank is actually as a skilled craftsman he is sn accomplished woodworker

Roll some perctile on the auntie higher is better

 

[Scotley]

auntie reaction (1d100=17)

Well, not as good as I might have hoped...

 

[J. Alexander]

You do recall a sister of a great uncle ( by marriage) her name is Baroness Matilda Walking. No one really knows her.

 

[Scotley]

Does the Baroness respond to my request to have tea?

Make some inquiries as to how the Harkonen family's relations with the crown. Do they have a lot of contracts for arms with the crown?

Henry sets off to see William Deerrun.

 

[J. Alexander]

Oh sorry missed that part .. Yes she does respond an appoitment for the third day before the intake

The harkone relations with the crown are very mixed they do have a few royal contracts but they are also a royal headache squabbling as they do with other noble fsmilies

Henry arrives and is greeted by the inderwarden how may i help u