Court of the Sea

Court of the Sea is a High Elves Dilemma.
==Description==
Representatives from the coastal kingdom of Cothique come before the court. Cothique Elves are hardy and weathered by the sea; they care little for the machinations of court, and so other, more 'refined' elves gossip and giggle, not-quite out of sight. Yet the Cothiquian request is just, and their presentation courteous enough. How to deal with these other, disrespectful courtiers?
==Choices==
===Ignore them===
* Influence: -2
* Diplomatic relations: +5 with Cothique
===Publicly chide them===
* 7 turns
* A loud word, spoken in court, should be enough to silence their rudeness. At least for now.
* Influence: +20
* Attrition: +50% casualties suffered from high seas, reef, and storm attrition (all forces)
===Privately chide them===
* Influence: +10
* Diplomatic relations: -5 with Cothique
===Compensate Cothique for the insult===
* A compensatory gift to the Cothique emissaries should send a clear message that courtesy and earnest intention matters more than painted faces and titillating gossip.
* Influence: +28
* Treasury: -1500
Category:High Elves dilemmas
Category:Dilemmas