ASSIGNMENT: Fields of Red CHARACTER: Silas DETAILS: On arrival, Silas and company will find that the fields have mostly been left alone out of fear. There are a few shallow holes dug around the largest spikes of red lyrium in a short-lived effort to do something, but for the most part, everything is how the Red Templars left it. Farm animals have been moved to common land about a mile down the road, but the farmers are despairing about the whole ordeal and if the ground will be all right to plant come spring. This is where the Inquisition comes in, trying to convince them that the land should be left fallow just to ensure all the red lyrium that will be removed is truly gone.
The destroying and removal of the red lyrium can use video game logic (hit it and it's destroyed!) or can be worded vaguely since it's such a weird thing how the video game handles it. The removal shouldn't take more than a few days and in that time, the team can meet with or share meals with the farmers, getting to know them and figuring out the best way to approach the argument of next season's fallow ground.
In arguing that the fields should be left fallow, the Inquisition will find the most resistance from two farmers and those in the area who trust their judgment. Horace Gagne is a man in his fifties with a weather beaten face and a perpetual squint. He's adamant that the fields will be fine and that the planting will go ahead in the spring. He often cites doing things the way his father and grandfather did things and how he won't deviant from this. He has a son, Michel, who thinks much the same as him, but Horace's daughter, Juliette is of a nervous disposition and often protests that the red lyrium scares her and her father should listen to the Inquisition. She often does this while clutching her youngest child to her chest and looking like she's on the verge of fainting. Their neighbor, Thierry Faucheux, is in his forties, and is a giant ox of a man with a square jaw and a penchant for speaking in short, pointed sentences. He's set in his ways and says if the Inquisition does their job right, then why should they worry about any red lyrium remaining behind? His soft spot appears to be his animals, as he shows a gentle touch and willingness to speak to them in a low, gentle voice.
A few farmers and neighbors could prove useful allies to the Inquisition. Horace's son-in-law, Corin, worries for his wife Juliette's health and wants to work on clearing out trees behind the farmhouse to plant there instead, but is meeting resistance from Horace and his "old ways." Neighbor Avril Lavigne Paquet is a nosy old widow who sits in a chair in her front garden and smacks her wooden fence with her cane should anyone pass by to get them to stop and talk to her. Her cottage is on her son's property, so she owns no farmland of her own, but she's full of opinions (some completely random, others relevant to the situation at hand), and gossip on her neighbors. Through speaking with her, it's possible the Inquisition could get some ideas on how to convince the farmers in the area to the Inquisition's plan.
OOC NOTES: Silas can gather together up to three people to help him (with the standard "be careful around red lyrium" warning being given) and the success or failure of the operation is up to you guys. The farmers can definitely be swayed into agreement, but if you'd rather play it as a failure, you can. The Inquisition will have to remove the red lyrium as part of this assignment as well, and document everything important that transpired in a report to the Red Lyrium Project due by the end of the month. You can RP out the whole of this assignment or whatever part of it seems fun/interesting as long as something — whether it's action, discussion after the event, or whatever — is done ICly. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via PM!
ASSIGNMENT
CHARACTER: Silas
DETAILS: On arrival, Silas and company will find that the fields have mostly been left alone out of fear. There are a few shallow holes dug around the largest spikes of red lyrium in a short-lived effort to do something, but for the most part, everything is how the Red Templars left it. Farm animals have been moved to common land about a mile down the road, but the farmers are despairing about the whole ordeal and if the ground will be all right to plant come spring. This is where the Inquisition comes in, trying to convince them that the land should be left fallow just to ensure all the red lyrium that will be removed is truly gone.
The destroying and removal of the red lyrium can use video game logic (hit it and it's destroyed!) or can be worded vaguely since it's such a weird thing how the video game handles it. The removal shouldn't take more than a few days and in that time, the team can meet with or share meals with the farmers, getting to know them and figuring out the best way to approach the argument of next season's fallow ground.
In arguing that the fields should be left fallow, the Inquisition will find the most resistance from two farmers and those in the area who trust their judgment. Horace Gagne is a man in his fifties with a weather beaten face and a perpetual squint. He's adamant that the fields will be fine and that the planting will go ahead in the spring. He often cites doing things the way his father and grandfather did things and how he won't deviant from this. He has a son, Michel, who thinks much the same as him, but Horace's daughter, Juliette is of a nervous disposition and often protests that the red lyrium scares her and her father should listen to the Inquisition. She often does this while clutching her youngest child to her chest and looking like she's on the verge of fainting. Their neighbor, Thierry Faucheux, is in his forties, and is a giant ox of a man with a square jaw and a penchant for speaking in short, pointed sentences. He's set in his ways and says if the Inquisition does their job right, then why should they worry about any red lyrium remaining behind? His soft spot appears to be his animals, as he shows a gentle touch and willingness to speak to them in a low, gentle voice.
A few farmers and neighbors could prove useful allies to the Inquisition. Horace's son-in-law, Corin, worries for his wife Juliette's health and wants to work on clearing out trees behind the farmhouse to plant there instead, but is meeting resistance from Horace and his "old ways." Neighbor Avril
LavignePaquet is a nosy old widow who sits in a chair in her front garden and smacks her wooden fence with her cane should anyone pass by to get them to stop and talk to her. Her cottage is on her son's property, so she owns no farmland of her own, but she's full of opinions (some completely random, others relevant to the situation at hand), and gossip on her neighbors. Through speaking with her, it's possible the Inquisition could get some ideas on how to convince the farmers in the area to the Inquisition's plan.OOC NOTES: Silas can gather together up to three people to help him (with the standard "be careful around red lyrium" warning being given) and the success or failure of the operation is up to you guys. The farmers can definitely be swayed into agreement, but if you'd rather play it as a failure, you can. The Inquisition will have to remove the red lyrium as part of this assignment as well, and document everything important that transpired in a report to the Red Lyrium Project due by the end of the month. You can RP out the whole of this assignment or whatever part of it seems fun/interesting as long as something — whether it's action, discussion after the event, or whatever — is done ICly. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via PM!