[Amelia] Chapter 14: Church of Light

[Mysticsage]

Location: Mendernich Castle - King's Study
Date: Day 13 - 5:30-7:30 PM

-abstracting a two-hour conversation-

Questions about the duke

What is his backstory? Do we know if he was married or has lost land in the war?

What kind of dealings has he had with mendrich in the past if any?

What is his station/authority in felencorp?

Any rumors about him/ his men in the war? Is he one of felencorp's attack dogs etc

Plans for the meeting

Want to meet him in one of the meeting rooms not the throne room.
- room with fewer windows easily defended if something goes wrong etc

Guards should be present but not seen the goal is to use what few soldiers we have in the shadows since we cannot out man him

We should bring in a couple of church medics in case of shenanigans including Ragnar.

The meeting should have a notary so that everything agreed to is put in writing
Decor should be a mixture of ours and felencrop including flowers in our colors, flags so on
food and drink should be simple and easily seen for fear of poisoning.

The prince and Matilda should join me for the meeting and the king if he wants. King Richmond should wear additional armor under his clothes.

I would also like the head diplomat there as my second try and out maneuver the duke.

Thyra and a number of guards will be with the queen just to be safe. Any key personal who may be at risk people like ebner and goddard, corina and, Conrad should be notified and allowed to take the day off if they like


In case he demands a meeting with the hero and will not talk otherwise.

The excuse for not having the hero at the meeting is that
1) the hero using their power for extended periods of time like she did with the duke takes alot of energy
2) She had a meeting at the church where she used amelia the handmaiden as conduit to talk about matters concerning demons.

A secondary bedroom should be prepared with a screened bed (folding screen curtain whatever we have on hand) to hide the "hero".

possibly use akari if she is okay with it depending on how things go.

we purposely take the duke a longer way to buy us time without drawing suspicion.

The ideal outcome
Duke Hallum goes away at least somewhat satisfied and buys us time before pulling the hero to the front
cover is maintained
A better relationship is built with the duke
Goal to build a research coalition to find out the source of the shifting and possibly the reason for the demons

Reasons this research must be done in mendrich
1) as neutral territory as we can possibly get that is safe
2) requires the help of as many holy communities as possible based off the first meeting this is the best place
3) includes books from the hero's world that only the hero can lead that heads this research
4) want felencorp's involvement of course headed by the duke

I assume the king can add or poke holes in this idea as we go

[Throndir]

Roll Diplomacy for Gather Information

What is his backstory? Do we know if he was married or has lost land in the war?

The king doesn't know if he was married or if he had lost land. What is certain is that Duke Hallam had been the most driven in getting the country subjugated under Felencorp. There had been other people from the Felencorp, but none as driven as Duke Hallam.

What kind of dealings has he had with mendrich in the past if any?

Specifically for Mendernich, he was one of the first few people from the Felencorp to start making demands since a year ago when the country first arrived here in the New World.

What is his station/authority in felencorp?

You can roll Knowledge (nobility) to understand rankings.

The Felencorp, being something akin to a plutocracy, values wealth as power. Duke Hallam happens to be one of the richer dukes owning a large portion of trade in the Felencorp.

Any rumors about him/ his men in the war? Is he one of felencorp's attack dogs etc

The king hasn't heard much rumours. He knows that Duke Hallam and his men are generally stationed at the southern borders, though, seem to be around the country often.

[Mysticsage]

Diplomacy gather info

Rolled 1d20+12 : 14 + 12, total 26

[Throndir]

What is his backstory? Do we know if he was married or has lost land in the war?

The king admits that Duke Halam seemed personally invested. He suspects there's more of a reason why the duke is driven the way he is, more than just patriotism for his country. However, the duke himself had never mentioned anything of the nature, instead he seems to treat the people of Bursteig with some hostility.

What is his station/authority in felencorp?

The king wasn't 100% sure, but he was certain that the duke held a large authority within the alliance.

[Mysticsage]

forgot to do this lol
Knowledge Nobility

Rolled 1d20+5 : 20 + 5, total 25

[Throndir]

As you thought about what you knew about nobility, a notification appeared.

You have gained a new title 『Knowledgeable』
You have gained +1 INT

Knowledge (nobility)
From what you knew about nobility, the title of Duke was reserved for a very select few. Generally the title of Duke or even Duchess belong to nobility. It is the highest rank right under the monarch, and supersedes other titles such as marquess, earl, viscount and baron. Being a duke implies that there is some sort of territory, or geopolitical area ruled by the duke, and that area is often called his 'dukedom'. Many times dukes are in line to the throne in a typical monarchy.

[Mysticsage]

"Do you think he has a grudge against Bursteg because we replaced his dukedom during the shifting?" Amelia asked, "I imagine we don't have an old political map just lying around from one of the times they tried to strong arm the nation?"

"Well regardless, if my hunch is correct, then my plan might be helpful in brokering better relations with the man. If we could make good with him he may be able to broker proper negotiations with Felencorps ruling body."

"We will have to be careful tomorrow and I'll do my best to be prepared for the meeting. Can you think of anything else we need to prepare your majesty? Otherwise, I should let you finish your work."

[Throndir]

Location: Mendernich Castle - King's Study
Date: Day 13 - 7:30 PM

"From before we were sent here? No... I had commissioned a map to be drawn of our own country. Traders would likely have recent maps... And they may have older maps too."

"As for preparations, you have a solid plan." King Richmond said positively.

[Mysticsage]

Location: Mendernich Castle - King's Study
Date: Day 13 - 7:30 PM

"I should talk to the traders then to see if I can collect a couple of those maps. They might be useful in the future and I like collecting antiques like that," she mused as she looked at how low the oil lamp on the king's desk was now burning.

"I'm sorry, I've taken up a great deal of your time. I should let you get up and stretch your legs. Maybe even get a bite to eat?" She asked standing. "Also, I should talk to Conrad about eye strain. We have worked hard in my world to keep people from going blind from overwork," [/b]She smiled at the king.

"Thank you for your help,"

She will make sure the king eats something and rests his eyes a bit before I head off to my room.

[Throndir]

Location: Mendernich Castle - King's Study
Date: Day 13 - 7:30 PM

"Thank you for the help you've given us." The king replied back with a gentle smile. You insisted that the king get something to eat and rest, and soon enough the king took your advice, thanking you once again before you left for your room.


Location: Mendernich Castle - Hero's Room
Date: Day 13 - 8:00 PM

As what was planned, you saw Kurt sitting in one of the chairs and table right outside the entrance to your room. He had since changed out of his armor, and was wearing his usual set of clothing. You do notice he had a sword sheathed though. On the table with him was Matilda, and beside her looked to be a cart with food in trays. They both greeted your cheerily, with Kurt blushing as he usually did.

"My queen... Have you had dinner yet?" Kurt asked.

[Mysticsage]

"I've been waiting to eat with good company," Amelia said with a smile as she sat down at the table across from him.

"What are the three of us having?" As Amelia sits there the familiar cling of paranoia eats at the back of her brain. She had attempted to lay a trap for any would be kidnapper and now she had to play the part of live bait. She had to do her best to keep everyone calm.

[Throndir]

Matilda grinned. "Crepes!" The princess said revealing what was in the trays. You noticed Kurt frown slightly, but Matilda began happily slicing a piece of one. "I had Akari make me one! She told me to call her... umm... Akari... senpai? I think I'm saying it right. This one is an improvement over the original. Even Akari-senpai approved!" Matilda pointed at the red fruits, along with the white creme.

"These small red fruits we received from the neighboring Bashkassia. One of the trade ships came in with them on board. They're really good! And the creme is used for deserts of our own country... But it pairs really well with the Isikawan crepe."

Once Matilda had the slice she held the spoon up in front of you.

"Say 'Aah'!"

[Mysticsage]

Amelia blushed as Mati held out the bite of food, but complied if only to apologize for the difficulty of that morning.

"Ah," she said biting down on the mouthful. "Thank you, Mati you did a wonderful job and i've been craving food like this from home." She chuckled

[Throndir]

Matilda smiled wide as she giggled when you ate the food she offered. "I'm glad you liked it." She then cut another piece of the crepe, and with a spoonful of it, she gave the handle to Kurt, which Kurt hesitantly took questioningly.

"Hmm?" Kurt asked.

"Now brother..." She leaned over to Kurt's ear, and whispered.

Perception DC 15 to hear the whisper.

At this Kurt began to turn red.

[Mysticsage]

perception check

Rolled 1d20+8 : 20 + 8, total 28