Post from Raban on actions... From: J Hooten To: PBEM List References: <8306B8561B5E1F4A97129B09E06D247353C9823E@BROWN1.ad.ulalaunch.com> <43846AC0F3AF4C89A6089468F54D774B@daviddell01><8306B8561B5E1F4A97129B09E06D247353C98BEF@BROWN1.ad.ulalaunch.com> <49FA34F8.3020804@binary.net> <278BC10B9F724A47B4A0D1841B97AB8B@daviddell01> In-Reply-To: <278BC10B9F724A47B4A0D1841B97AB8B@daviddell01> X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH PLAIN at Subject: Re: [pnpgm] Hullo out there...? Raban sighs, "Kiet my friend, you are too trusting for this. The world is a sad place full of intrigue and has quite a few who think rules do not apply to them. Such simple hiding will work for a little while but eventually there will be those who will demand to look further or who will arrange spies to find out more. And a common bypass of your idea is to use women to search the wagon, though most guards will not have access to that method, some can. The most vulnerable time is not in the wagon but outside it! Frema will have to leave it at times and that is where spies will learn much. On the road or in towns, the risk is much the same. The overly curious or those seeking information for advancement will try to learn more. Then there are the perverse who arrange to view baths or other private places. It will be our jobs to make sure none of those can occur, and not just for Frema but for anything we may have out of the ordinary. If anyone becomes suspicious they will arrange a means to discover more. The key is to avoid such or plan for it. Frema and I will be obvious targets of such spies. Me because they will be curious just what kind of monster I may be or whether some spell is involved. Frema because she is beautiful and hiding so they wish to see more. But anyone can draw further attention and it is best to keep to your role at all times. At first it will not be much of a problem, but the risks will grow the longer we are there." "But there are many ways to deal with those problems. One is for the wagon master or someone else to offer to sell them information or a peek. The corrupt expect corruption and making the offer can be enough to lower the risks. At the worst you arrange for them to see less than they think they saw. In some cases you bribe them to go away, but you must be very sure that is the right response or it leads to more problems. At some point I may end up killing or hurting one of them because they were where they should not be and you will need to pay some fines or bribes as a result. The injury would need to fit the role and how much they may have seen. But such an action is expected, its a risk they take, at least for those who are involved in spying. With luck it will not get that far because if it does we are under a lot of suspicion." "I do not know Katai, so perhaps I am being overly paranoid. But it is best I speak up on what can occur so we can plan around it. Maybe the usual guards will not be a problem at all, but those who hunt magic will not give up so easily if they think we are suspicious... Do not get me wrong, there are honest guards out there, but they tend to be far rarer than most people think. Temptation to abuse those who cannot defend themselves is too much for many people. But mostly it depends on who leads them, if that person has higher morals then the guards will as well as otherwise they are rapidly dismissed. So I would expect the degree of corruption to vary wildly and in most cases a noble traveling would be one they will not abuse directly." Schnockel wrote: > Kiet says, "I still think the best thing we can do for Fremea, if she > so chooses, is to simply put her in a curtained wagon or > carriage...where she could play the part of the Noble's daughter. She > could simply show her face (I think painted for a future wedding?). > No guard would DARE search such a vehicle or our noble could throw a > hissy fit and make them fear for their lives. One of the other women > could be her nurse?" > > "This way Fremea's wings would be unconfined and she much more > comfortable." _______________________________________________ pnpgm mailing list pnpgm@abroere.xs4all.nl http://abroere.xs4all.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pnpgm