PROJECT: Hostile Powers

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The Warden coup in the Anderfels and Corypheus’ open occupation of Tevinter’s capital have left both nations openly opposed to the Inquisition and its efforts to restore order. The Hostile Powers project (previously a more broadly focused Northern Powers) is focused on identifying and exploiting opportunities to disrupt Corypheus’ control over those countries.

DIVISION: Scouting	LEADER: Kostos Averesch
STATUS: Active	ASST LEADER: n/a

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SUBJECT: Redeeming the Inquisition's reputation in Nevarra
PARTICIPANTS: Marisol, Carver, Kostos, Nell, Morrigan, Benevenuta.
DATE FILED: immediately on their return on [mumbles vaguely]
STATUS: Completed mission, on-going project (threading ongoing also)
SUMMARY: A team went to Nevarra City to figure out who was behind the Necropolis disaster and determine who might have wanted to harm Inquisition agents, damage the Necropolis, or set Nevarra against the Inquisition. Investigations followed, they have some leads, won back some favour from the Nevarran court and have acquired a possessed corpse to try and figure out what went wrong with the mummies and how to fix those remaining in the Necropolis. More investigation is required to resolve the situation but progress has been made.

REPORT:

Enchanter Averesch,

Many thanks on accompanying the party Carver and I assembled on the mission to the Nevarra City. You already know the particulars, so I will keep this brief for future reference.

Our investigation quickly established a link between Tividar Nancollasand his lover, Estoris. Tividar, you will recall, is the guide that accompanied Inquisition agents to the Necropolis before locking them in and indiscreetly boasted of his involvement with a fictionalised account. Estoris is a soporati who departed Tevinter a decade ago.

While our investigation of Estoris had its challenges, we have made progress. I am not yet willing to rule out ties to the Venatori, but both he and Tividar merit further investigation. It seems very strange that when our main adversary is Corypheus that a man with a Tevinter lover should just happen to lock the Inquisition in with dead who were so ready to kill.

Myself, Benevenuta and Carver successfully gained access to the Necropolis, escorted by the Mortalitasi. We investigated for any clues of what had happened, and to see if we could find out anything at all about dead. While there was a limit to what we could find, we did uncover that there were still a number of the revered dead within the Necropolis in the same condition that they were during the attack, requiring that they be locked up to contain them.

Morrigan proved invaluable. Her knowledge of the Orlesian court and its machinations allowed us to identify an Orlesian spy within the Nevarran court. Not only did this win favour for the Inquisition and stand to show that we do not favour Orlais in all things, but it allowed us to acquire a further asset.

Berenike Averesch is presently housed in the Gallows, carefully shackled and caged, and kept under guard, with access granted only to yourself. I hope that your expertise mean we can uncover what was done to the dead, and what can be done to reverse it. Whether it allows us to determine who did it and why, or if those questions must be answered in order to cure the dead (words I had never expected to write), I am sure restoring the dead and having proof of who is responsible for this do great things to restore the Inquisition’s standing in Nevarra.

With your permission, I would like to look to pursuing this matter further. All is not bleak in Nevarra, and we have won a few more ears willing to listen to our account of things, but there is much still to be done.

Faithfully,

Marisol

NOTES & LINKS:
sort of relevant network post/thread
Mission log