Random's New Plan

Random tells Fenrir on DAY 498(13th Flamerule)(july):

I've been given a new job, straight from the top. I've hired, at great expense, a warlock, a cleric and a barbarian. I will be the rogue!

We are going west to Tezzir to cause chaos over there and get noticed.In essence we will be pretending to be Barry and his friends.

I'm hoping this will buy you some time. But be warned, you've killed Katheera Urdo and Sharkchum. They have all been resurrected and are out for blood. Your blood. Well, mine now. It's good that you still have Blackthorn alive - good thinking! - Put him somewhere safe and out of the way for now.

The next targets you go for, don't kill them, it's pointless. Bribe them, banish them, lock them up, do whatever you like, but don't kill them! They just come back and cause problems. Unless they are a vampires of course, and effectively already dead anyway.

So, the plan is this. Cavu is in the Vampire Keep, dragging the Night Masks gaze to the east. I am in Tezzir, dragging their gaze to the west.

Try and do the following, not necessarily in this order, but this is what I would suggest.

   1. Figure out the Prophecy and do what ever needs doing. Gerty tells me that it is vital - DONE

   2. Kill the Croamarch - DONE - is in barrel

   3. Have the sword to hand - DONE

   4. Have the crown (or whatever) (Ren's prophecy) to hand - DONE

   5. Have support of mercs - DONE

   6. Have support of at least 4 of the other factions

   7. Have Raz married to Thistle!

   8. Have support of at least 5 'demographics'

   9. Weaken or destroy the Night Masks (1 dead / 2 rezzed / 2 barrelled )

   10. Nobble all rivals or at least the biggest ones - DONE

   - and when that is all done, declare Raz king!

It won't be easy. Here is 100,000 gold. It's everything. (in Bag of Holding Type I)

If after 30 days you need more, shoot 10 Eldritch Blasts straight up in the air, 1 every minute. We will be watching.

Or if that's too conspicious, put an advert in the Westgate Gazette looking to buy a second-hand Comyrian waffle-iron and give the address for the pickup.

At the moment, the Night Masks suspect you, but also think that Barry Shitknees may just be attacking them in the manner of 'the Watch Commander', to try and miss-direct them. Try to do everything to keep them thinking that.

Eventually they will work it out, and when they do, expect a big attack.

To help with this, Gerty has given this clock to me, to give to you. She called it the Doomsday Clock. The more danger you are in, the closer it gets to midnight. At the moment, you can see that it is 15 minutes to midnight.

If you see it moving closer, then perhaps try and misdirect them, or lie low for a while. If it does go to midnight, then be sure to be ready.

I can't predict what they will do, but I would guess it will not be a direct assault, at least not to begin with.

They will try and cause chaos, by killing watchmen, by using dopplegangers to discredit you, by bribing other officials to disavow you. If the Croamarch is still alive they will drip poision in his ear against you.

If that doesn't work, then it will be all out war, so try and deal with them before that, as an army of 10,000 vampires from the east on Westgate's doorstep would pretty much spell the end of this little escapade.

FACTIONS

- The Mercenaries' Guild of Westgate - ON SIDE

- The Ruling Merchant Council

- The Pirates

- Non Guild Affiliated Theives and Assassins - just individuals, not a faction per se

- The Temples - ON SIDE

- The Noble Houses (ON SIDE - Thavalar, Malavhan ENEMIES - Cormaeril, Vhammos)

- The Watch (tick!) - ON SIDE

- The Harpers

- Cormyr 'embassy' - either House Bleth or Cormaeril.

- Sembia 'embassy' - pick a House at random.

- powerful wizards - see C&D - just individuals, not a faction per se - - ON SIDE

Smaller Factions (count as 1/2)

- Knights of the Shield - an international merchant coaliton from the Sword Coast mainly

- The Night Parade - international monster guild - 6 members in WG! :D (Also enemies of the Harpers) - ON SIDE

- Shadow Theives - West Coast theives guild

- The Iron Throne - local (Cormyr, Sembia, WG) merchant guild

- Men of the Basalisk - smaller MG - see C&D

DEMOGRAPHICS

Nobles : 107%

Merchants: 70%

Watchmen: 105%

Croamrach: 80%

Temples: 90%

Mercs: 70%

Good people: 75%

Evil people: 50%

Lawful people: 50%

Chaotic people: 50%

'The masses' : 49%

The Night parade: 75%

Undead: 30%

Scholars: 50%

Mages: 51%

City folk: 91%

Exterior folk: 60%

The Rich: 59%

The poor: 50%

Dockward: 0%

''

Ibana Trant (his daughter and Minister of the Treasury) would go for

it, but she would get small support. Kargerth Cormariel who represents

House Cormariel would go for it. Palla the Light of the Mercenaries' Guild

could get it, but would not go for it.

Urlyvl Athagdal of House Athagdal is in charge while the Croamarkh is

missing, but he doesn't want to be Croamarkh. He is on record as saying

he would rather be torn apart by badgers. Raziel Lightningrod (i.e. Fenrir!)

is not local, not aligned with a Westgate House and would not get support.

''

Back at home that evening Fenrir said to Baeron:

'If you can knobble Kargerth Cormariel for me that would be a helpful thing

to do before you head back to Westgate.'