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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3314186" data-attributes="member: 29014">I actually thought of that, but it is a very bad idea to depend upon her caprice because we don't want her to leave if it stops being fun (and if she is forced to fight her own battles, it stops being all fun and games).  What about #2, then?  If the intelligence is a plot point for the next adventure, then having Fae want to learn it for herself is actually not a bad hook--will that work?Also, I read the background, and this:  would mean that Fae has failed to convince the city leaders of their foolishness (in her identity with council connections).  This leads me to some new possible hooks--#4:  Fae doesn't care about the intel at all.  She just wants to do some recon on the Ragesians so that she can prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that they intend to loot and conquer, rather than show mercy.  She is looking to convince the council to support war rather than surrender#5:  (very dependant on factors that only you will know, but--) I'm guessing based on the description that the Ragesians aren't here yet.  Thus, since every adventure has fights, we're most likely going to be fighting something else.  Choosing the most appropriate of those something-elses, Fae is aligned against the something-else or wants to get the something-else out of the way through manipulation, or by proxy force if necessary#6:  (my least favourite) Fae is analysing the strength of the Resistance to see if they are worth supporting in the upcoming conflict or whether she needs to bail to Shahalesti, and to do so, she'll need to watch them fight and see what sorts of challengers they can defeat and how easily.  To do this, she would be infiltrating the group just to watch.#7:  (similar to #2) Fae has been hired by an agent of Shahalesti or someone else who doesn't like the Ragesians to get a copy of the intel for their use.  This is otherwise similar to #2 except that it wasn't Fae's own initiative to read the intel.I can try to come up with more too</blockquote>

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