WHO: Vandelin, and up to 1-2 other people of your choosing, as long as either (1) they’re a reasonably appropriate choice for the mission or (2) we talk about it and work out why unreasonably inappropriate choices are being allowed. Basically, don’t make my character look like an idiot for not telling yours they can’t take a boisterous drunk into a meeting with royalty or a helpless researcher into a war zone, and you’ll be good.
WHEN: Sometime in Drakonis. Try to get a report submitted by March 31.
WHAT: Vandelin (and his team, if he takes one) will be the delegation sent in answer to the Nevarran crown's invitation to observe the formal investigation into Caius Van Markham, who stands accused of orchestrating an assassination attempt over a decade ago that resulted in the deaths of Pentaghast's wife and child.
Despite the scandalous subject matter, the inquiry itself will be fairly dull: 6-10 hours per day of detailed testimony from witnesses regarding the whereabouts of various interconnected individuals, gossip about motive and exchanged messages, etc. Because of Van Markham's status and power, the Pentaghasts are being very thorough about building a case against him, and hoping that the Inquisition will attest to the fairness of the process.
For the most part it will appear to be fair. However, at one point an elven servant at the palace (perhaps trusting Vandelin because he is also an elf) will slip him a hand-drawn map to a particular secret passageway and a drawing of the moon near the horizon. Waiting in that passageway after nightfall will allow eavesdropping on some unseen individuals discussing their work for the Pentaghasts in assembling and bribing a few key witnesses—those that draw the most direct connections between Van Markham and the assassins, testifying that they saw him meet with them in person, for example, with clear views of everyone's faces, when other evidence is less solid. The speakers will not be particularly proud of this. But they genuinely believe Van Markham to be responsible for the attack, and believe that a solid case is necessary to prevent the Van Markham family from having grounds to claim otherwise and start a war.
You can add additional complications to this: almost getting caught snooping, people being rude because of the race/nationality/whatever else of various Inquisition members present, whatever else sounds fun to you. However, if you plan to do anything big—such as unveiling the bribery on the spot rather than bringing the knowledge back to discuss, or adding in assassination attempts or anything else that would be A Big Deal—let me know in advance so I can tell you what would change or need to be taken into account.
HOW: However you want! You can RP parts of the inquiry itself or use it as a backdrop while RPing stuff set in the Nevarran court or surrounding city, or just RP discussion about it, or whatever is the most fun.
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WHEN: Sometime in Drakonis. Try to get a report submitted by March 31.
WHAT: Vandelin (and his team, if he takes one) will be the delegation sent in answer to the Nevarran crown's invitation to observe the formal investigation into Caius Van Markham, who stands accused of orchestrating an assassination attempt over a decade ago that resulted in the deaths of Pentaghast's wife and child.
Despite the scandalous subject matter, the inquiry itself will be fairly dull: 6-10 hours per day of detailed testimony from witnesses regarding the whereabouts of various interconnected individuals, gossip about motive and exchanged messages, etc. Because of Van Markham's status and power, the Pentaghasts are being very thorough about building a case against him, and hoping that the Inquisition will attest to the fairness of the process.
For the most part it will appear to be fair. However, at one point an elven servant at the palace (perhaps trusting Vandelin because he is also an elf) will slip him a hand-drawn map to a particular secret passageway and a drawing of the moon near the horizon. Waiting in that passageway after nightfall will allow eavesdropping on some unseen individuals discussing their work for the Pentaghasts in assembling and bribing a few key witnesses—those that draw the most direct connections between Van Markham and the assassins, testifying that they saw him meet with them in person, for example, with clear views of everyone's faces, when other evidence is less solid. The speakers will not be particularly proud of this. But they genuinely believe Van Markham to be responsible for the attack, and believe that a solid case is necessary to prevent the Van Markham family from having grounds to claim otherwise and start a war.
You can add additional complications to this: almost getting caught snooping, people being rude because of the race/nationality/whatever else of various Inquisition members present, whatever else sounds fun to you. However, if you plan to do anything big—such as unveiling the bribery on the spot rather than bringing the knowledge back to discuss, or adding in assassination attempts or anything else that would be A Big Deal—let me know in advance so I can tell you what would change or need to be taken into account.
HOW: However you want! You can RP parts of the inquiry itself or use it as a backdrop while RPing stuff set in the Nevarran court or surrounding city, or just RP discussion about it, or whatever is the most fun.
ETC: Let me know if you have any questions!