Operation Word

This very rough page related to background on the upcoming investigations & machinations to Liberate Borovia & the Elvish Isles in accordance with the Elvish court's wishes and the best judgement of relevant guild members.

This an OPEN page to all players, in GM-Voice, to the players ... so that:

• several upcoming "investigation" adventure can be GM-ed,
• players have an idea of what rumours their characters may have heard & how their various characters will interpret the situation ...
• players can decide what their characters will try to do.

The Recent Unpleasantness

A general statement of the current state of occupation. Since Spring 813 WK:

Borovia is currently occupied by Drow and they are a remainder from Drow Invasion of the Western Kingdom. The tunnel between Alfhiem and Borovia has been closed for years. The Borovia portal to Kin-Lu has somehow been retasked to act as a two way portal between Borovia and Elven Isles. A large portion of the general population of Borovia escaped as poor refugees, later becoming guests of the Superstition Mountain Dwarves south of Carzala.

The Elvish Isles has been sold to the Kingdom of Destiny and is said to still be largely occupied by the Drow. Few details are known at this stage.

The Elvish Court of Alfhiem wishes to have the Drow removed from Borovia ASAP, and hopefully information which will assist the liberation of the Elvish Isle.

The payment of budget will need to be agreed to by the ambassador Isil Eth backed by the Elvish Court of Alfhiem will need to be agreed to for the mission. Payment - Coin, Land & Favours.

Some TOP-LEVEL SPY guildmembers are investigating with almost imperceptible discretion
... and hope to have more actionable intelligence this season
SOME TOP-LEVEL MilSci guildmembers are mobilising troops, gear, and support structures.

General Process

PHASE ONE will be conducted by email, as in players need to sort out what their characters are going to do ... and the summary of gained knowledge (& cost) posted here.

Then, as determined by the GM of the first part (Jono) ... although he will pay attention to evil whispers suggestions from other players, options include:

PHASE TWO which may require a (few) short (concurrent) specialist sessions later THIS session.

THE UPCOMING MISSION — the Main Event

The Elvish Court of Alfhiem wishes to have the Drow removed from Borovia ASAP, and hopefully information which will assist the liberation of the Elvish Isle.

In other words, the mess on Alfheim’s Doorstep is top priority;
but the Crown also needs to get the Drow out of the Elvish Isles;
and the portal re-dedicated to profitable trade with Kin-Lu (principally for Alfheim, naturally), but of advantage to surviving towns in the Baronies and future rebuilding.

The big WHY/WHO/WHAT/WHERE problems, so far

Are (as below):

• Find out the number of Drow involved in the occupation of Borovia and Elvish Isle.
• Find out who leads the Drow involved in the occupation of Borovia and Elvish Isle.
• Find out their aims.
• Information on their capabilities would also be appreciated (but hard to evaluate).

And these are some suggestions —

• How to create the conditions to make the Drow in Borovia want to leave.
• See how or find some way to make the portal in Borovia to/from Elvish Isle one way to stop reinforcements to Borovia from the Elvish Isle

Alternate, parallel & subsequent stratagems may ensue when we know a bit more … or REALISE what other questions need to be answered.

However we must AVOID embroiling Alfheim in further conflict ... even if we “know” that certain Destinians, (former) Bowcourtiers, or Whatever, are up to no good.

Strategic questions include:

• Is there an importance to the fact the Drow now control the Portal (on the Elven Isles) to the Empire of the Sun.
• What is the truth behind Destiny’s rumoured purchase of, or involvement with, the Elvish Isles?

ACTUALLY: The Islanders sold the Islands to Destiny for cash; the Destinians turned up to find the original inhabitants absent (with their cash) and the Drow very much present. The Elvish crown has temporarily placated the Destinians (Future promises, partial repayment, etc).
This is little-known and not discussed.

• We assume Rabenschloß castle (which overlooks Borovia Town) has fallen to the Drow.
• Dread & devious traps have undoubtedly been wrought by the Drow.

Bull little actionable intelligence is yet known to the Guild.

Participants

Autumn 818

Characters able to participate in the pre-missions and build-up during Autumn 818. Please note their key (relevant) skills/abilities, money/resources, and amount of time they are contributing.

Character	Player	Roles/Skills/Abilities/Resources	Time
Silverfoam	Michael	Strategist/General Mil Sci 10+	13 weeks
Aryan	Stephen	Scout/Commander/Operative Mil Sci 10+, Ranger 9, Navigator 9, Courtier 8, Spy 5, transformations/disguises. Transport	13 weeks
Braegon	Stephen	Seagate based - Buffs and Healing for operatives. Healer 10+ Elemental buffs	x days
char	player	roles/skills/resources	time

Winter 818

Dolphin Island liberty

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Liberty of County Palatine of Borovia

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The tuning of Queen Ithilmor

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