Hyenas and herbs - Revision history

Twiggy at 00:06, 13 January 2026

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	Each season the Civil Service prepares a summary of the Empire's relationship with the foreign nations, based on communications received from their ambassador, along with any useful intelligence gathered from other sources. While the Senate and the other houses of Imperial power may respond to these offers, it is important to note that it is the appropriate [[ambassador]] that the foreign power will expect to hear from. Their communication with the foreign power is the primary element that will determine the tenor of any response.		Each season the Civil Service prepares a summary of the Empire's relationship with the foreign nations, based on communications received from their ambassador, along with any useful intelligence gathered from other sources. While the Senate and the other houses of Imperial power may respond to these offers, it is important to note that it is the appropriate [[ambassador]] that the foreign power will expect to hear from. Their communication with the foreign power is the primary element that will determine the tenor of any response.

	Among the six great powers, the ''~~bedelaar huisbaas~~'' merchant-princes of the [[Sarcophan Delves]] strive for neutrality. They are always keen to see Imperial merchants in their ports, and trade with the Empire enthusiastically in their turn. Their neutrality is precious - they refuse to pick a side between the nations that make up the [[Liberty Pact]] and the so-called Freedom Accord, even though they themselves keep no slaves and do not trade in mortal lives. Time and again it has been made clear that their primary goal is to ensure the ports of the world remain open to their ships, and they have easy access to the markets that are the foundation of their wealth. They particularly value the [[Tariffs#Free_Trade\|free trade]] agreements that allow their merchants to buy and sell in the Empire without onerous [[tariffs]].		Among the six great powers, the ''Bedelaar Huisbaas'' merchant-princes of the [[Sarcophan Delves]] strive for neutrality. They are always keen to see Imperial merchants in their ports, and trade with the Empire enthusiastically in their turn. Their neutrality is precious - they refuse to pick a side between the nations that make up the [[Liberty Pact]] and the so-called Freedom Accord, even though they themselves keep no slaves and do not trade in mortal lives. Time and again it has been made clear that their primary goal is to ensure the ports of the world remain open to their ships, and they have easy access to the markets that are the foundation of their wealth. They particularly value the [[Tariffs#Free_Trade\|free trade]] agreements that allow their merchants to buy and sell in the Empire without onerous [[tariffs]].

	The Sarcophan ambassador to the Empire is ''Bedelaar Huisbaas Annike'', of the Tower of Crows. She reports to the beggar-landlords of Sarcophan, and is known to be a wily and subtle diplomat. No stranger to the murkier waters of espionage and intelligence-gathering, she constantly seeks opportunities to expand the influence of the Sarcophan mercantile Empire across the Known World. She has no particular loyalty to any one faction; her main concern appears to be the prosperity of the nation as a whole.		The Sarcophan ambassador to the Empire is ''Bedelaar Huisbaas Annike'', of the Tower of Crows. She reports to the beggar-landlords of Sarcophan, and is known to be a wily and subtle diplomat. No stranger to the murkier waters of espionage and intelligence-gathering, she constantly seeks opportunities to expand the influence of the Sarcophan mercantile Empire across the Known World. She has no particular loyalty to any one faction; her main concern appears to be the prosperity of the nation as a whole.

Rafferty at 10:21, 28 June 2025

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:386YE Autumn]][[Category:Recent History]][[Category:Foreign Nations~~]][[Category:Sarcophan Delves~~]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:386YE Autumn]][[Category:Recent History]][[Category:Foreign Nations]]
	<ic>Whistling cheerfully, Machiel kept his hands on the wheel and his eyes on the horizon. They were four days out from Padunk Landing, and making good time. If the winds stayed favourable, they might just make it in three. He was looking forward to it. He absently patted his pocket where he kept the little carved lion he had bought while they were in Sarvos. It had been enchanted by an Imperial priest, and even that casual reminder of its presence encouraged him to whistle louder and more inventively. He would present it to Minni as soon as they reached port; he was confident she would love it and while its magic lasted it would provide her all the encouragement she needed to create something-		<ic>Whistling cheerfully, Machiel kept his hands on the wheel and his eyes on the horizon. They were four days out from Padunk Landing, and making good time. If the winds stayed favourable, they might just make it in three. He was looking forward to it. He absently patted his pocket where he kept the little carved lion he had bought while they were in Sarvos. It had been enchanted by an Imperial priest, and even that casual reminder of its presence encouraged him to whistle louder and more inventively. He would present it to Minni as soon as they reached port; he was confident she would love it and while its magic lasted it would provide her all the encouragement she needed to create something-

Rafferty: /* Further Reading */

2025-06-08T12:44:44Z

Matt: /* An Expensive Letter */

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An Expensive Letter

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	Now, they appear to have had something of a change of heart. Or perhaps more likely they have simply devised a way to profit from the Empire's interest in the Elakar. Bedelaar Huisbaas Annike has passed on an offer from the Jasmijn Dijkgraaf, a small family allied with the House of the Vulture. This is not a wealthy family, at least not by Sarcophan standards, but the Bedelaar talks of Jasmijn in a complimentary way that implies the Dijkgraafs are an up and coming enterprise with shrewd leadership.		Now, they appear to have had something of a change of heart. Or perhaps more likely they have simply devised a way to profit from the Empire's interest in the Elakar. Bedelaar Huisbaas Annike has passed on an offer from the Jasmijn Dijkgraaf, a small family allied with the House of the Vulture. This is not a wealthy family, at least not by Sarcophan standards, but the Bedelaar talks of Jasmijn in a complimentary way that implies the Dijkgraafs are an up and coming enterprise with shrewd leadership.

	Jasmijn Dijkgraaf is offering to convey a letter of introduction to the Elakar Tetrarchs. The cost for this service will be eleven thrones, ''"consummate with the difficulties involved"''. The Dijkgraafs state they will only pass on a single letter, and only after they have read and approved it, to ensure there are no repercussions for the Delves should the Empire's correspondence offend the ~~Tertrarchs~~. If they refuse to pass on the letter for any reason, they will return it and the eleven thrones.		Jasmijn Dijkgraaf is offering to convey a letter of introduction to the Elakar Tetrarchs. The cost for this service will be eleven thrones, ''"consummate with the difficulties involved"''. The Dijkgraafs state they will only pass on a single letter, and only after they have read and approved it, to ensure there are no repercussions for the Delves should the Empire's correspondence offend the Tetrarchs. If they refuse to pass on the letter for any reason, they will return it and the eleven thrones.

	Jasmijn will only accept a letter from Thanmir Hrafnar and no other. She is aware that the position is up for re-election and that Thanmir may or may not continue as Ambassador to the Delves, but she claims that the ambassador is well-known and respected in the Delves. Thus, she will only take a letter from him, regardless of who the ambassador is. There is no issue if Thanmir chooses not to take the Dijkgraafs up on their offer, but she assures the Empire that there will be categorically no contact of any kind with the Elakar if they choose to decline. ('''OOC note:''' A winged message sent to Jasmijn Dijkgraaf in The Palace of the Vultures, Sarcophan, Sarcophan Delves may be conveyed to the Tetrarchs of the Elakar if the Ambassador to the Delves includes eleven thrones in their hand-in baggy to pay the delivery charges).		Jasmijn will only accept a letter from Thanmir Hrafnar and no other. She is aware that the position is up for re-election and that Thanmir may or may not continue as Ambassador to the Delves, but she claims that the ambassador is well-known and respected in the Delves. Thus, she will only take a letter from him, regardless of who the ambassador is. There is no issue if Thanmir chooses not to take the Dijkgraafs up on their offer, but she assures the Empire that there will be categorically no contact of any kind with the Elakar if they choose to decline. ('''OOC note:''' A winged message sent to Jasmijn Dijkgraaf in The Palace of the Vultures, Sarcophan, Sarcophan Delves may be conveyed to the Tetrarchs of the Elakar if the Ambassador to the Delves includes eleven thrones in their hand-in baggy to pay the delivery charges).

	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	The [[#Cargo for Cargo\|DeBruin offer]] was not taken advantage of during the Autumn Equinox, but there still seems to be interest in the opportunity in the Delves; how long that will continue is hard to say. Likewise there has been no movement on the [[#Mead_and_Mazzarine\|Meade magazjin]], but the offer remains open until the end of the Winter Solstice 386YE.		The [[#Cargo for Cargo\|DeBruin offer]] was not taken advantage of during the Autumn Equinox, but there still seems to be interest in the opportunity in the Delves; how long that will continue is hard to say. Likewise there has been no movement on the [[#Mead_and_Mazzarine\|Meade magazjin]], but the offer remains open until the end of the Winter Solstice 386YE.

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

2024-09-25T08:01:47Z

Resolution

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	Jasmijn will only accept a letter from Thanmir Hrafnar and no other. She is aware that the position is up for re-election and that Thanmir may or may not continue as Ambassador to the Delves, but she claims that the ambassador is well-known and respected in the Delves. Thus, she will only take a letter from him, regardless of who the ambassador is. There is no issue if Thanmir chooses not to take the Dijkgraafs up on their offer, but she assures the Empire that there will be categorically no contact of any kind with the Elakar if they choose to decline. ('''OOC note:''' A winged message sent to Jasmijn Dijkgraaf in The Palace of the Vultures, Sarcophan, Sarcophan Delves may be conveyed to the Tetrarchs of the Elakar if the Ambassador to the Delves includes eleven thrones in their hand-in baggy to pay the delivery charges).		Jasmijn will only accept a letter from Thanmir Hrafnar and no other. She is aware that the position is up for re-election and that Thanmir may or may not continue as Ambassador to the Delves, but she claims that the ambassador is well-known and respected in the Delves. Thus, she will only take a letter from him, regardless of who the ambassador is. There is no issue if Thanmir chooses not to take the Dijkgraafs up on their offer, but she assures the Empire that there will be categorically no contact of any kind with the Elakar if they choose to decline. ('''OOC note:''' A winged message sent to Jasmijn Dijkgraaf in The Palace of the Vultures, Sarcophan, Sarcophan Delves may be conveyed to the Tetrarchs of the Elakar if the Ambassador to the Delves includes eleven thrones in their hand-in baggy to pay the delivery charges).
	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	The [[#Cargo for Cargo\|DeBruin offer]] was not taken advantage of during the Autumn Equinox, but there still seems to be interest in the opportunity in the Delves; how long that will continue is hard to say. Likewise there has been no movement on the [[Mead_and_Mazzarine\|Meade magazjin]], but the offer remains open until the end of the Winter Solstice 386YE.		The [[#Cargo for Cargo\|DeBruin offer]] was not taken advantage of during the Autumn Equinox, but there still seems to be interest in the opportunity in the Delves; how long that will continue is hard to say. Likewise there has been no movement on the [[#Mead_and_Mazzarine\|Meade magazjin]], but the offer remains open until the end of the Winter Solstice 386YE.

			The farm owners of Hahnmark voted to accept the [[#Flowers_in_Frost\|offer made by Florian and Gelder Kraft]]. This means that the extra funds provided by Brenna's Gift are temporarily lost, but that every Hahnmark farmer will receive two doses of ''viezesmaak'' each season while the Sarcophan remain invested in the territory, and gain the ability to trade some of their income in downtime for additional doses on a season-by-season basis.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Rafferty: /* Resolution */

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Resolution

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	Jasmijn will only accept a letter from Thanmir Hrafnar and no other. She is aware that the position is up for re-election and that Thanmir may or may not continue as Ambassador to the Delves, but she claims that the ambassador is well-known and respected in the Delves. Thus, she will only take a letter from him, regardless of who the ambassador is. There is no issue if Thanmir chooses not to take the Dijkgraafs up on their offer, but she assures the Empire that there will be categorically no contact of any kind with the Elakar if they choose to decline. ('''OOC note:''' A winged message sent to Jasmijn Dijkgraaf in The Palace of the Vultures, Sarcophan, Sarcophan Delves may be conveyed to the Tetrarchs of the Elakar if the Ambassador to the Delves includes eleven thrones in their hand-in baggy to pay the delivery charges).		Jasmijn will only accept a letter from Thanmir Hrafnar and no other. She is aware that the position is up for re-election and that Thanmir may or may not continue as Ambassador to the Delves, but she claims that the ambassador is well-known and respected in the Delves. Thus, she will only take a letter from him, regardless of who the ambassador is. There is no issue if Thanmir chooses not to take the Dijkgraafs up on their offer, but she assures the Empire that there will be categorically no contact of any kind with the Elakar if they choose to decline. ('''OOC note:''' A winged message sent to Jasmijn Dijkgraaf in The Palace of the Vultures, Sarcophan, Sarcophan Delves may be conveyed to the Tetrarchs of the Elakar if the Ambassador to the Delves includes eleven thrones in their hand-in baggy to pay the delivery charges).
	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	The [[#Cargo for Cargo\|DeBruin offer]] was not taken advantage of during the Autumn Equinox, but there still seems to be interest in the opportunity in the Delves; how long that will continue is hard to say.		The [[#Cargo for Cargo\|DeBruin offer]] was not taken advantage of during the Autumn Equinox, but there still seems to be interest in the opportunity in the Delves; how long that will continue is hard to say. Likewise there has been no movement on the [[Mead_and_Mazzarine\|Meade magazjin]], but the offer remains open until the end of the Winter Solstice 386YE.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Rafferty: /* An Expensive Letter */

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An Expensive Letter

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	Jasmijn will only accept a letter from Thanmir Hrafnar and no other. She is aware that the position is up for re-election and that Thanmir may or may not continue as Ambassador to the Delves, but she claims that the ambassador is well-known and respected in the Delves. Thus, she will only take a letter from him, regardless of who the ambassador is. There is no issue if Thanmir chooses not to take the Dijkgraafs up on their offer, but she assures the Empire that there will be categorically no contact of any kind with the Elakar if they choose to decline. ('''OOC note:''' A winged message sent to Jasmijn Dijkgraaf in The Palace of the Vultures, Sarcophan, Sarcophan Delves may be conveyed to the Tetrarchs of the Elakar if the Ambassador to the Delves includes eleven thrones in their hand-in baggy to pay the delivery charges).		Jasmijn will only accept a letter from Thanmir Hrafnar and no other. She is aware that the position is up for re-election and that Thanmir may or may not continue as Ambassador to the Delves, but she claims that the ambassador is well-known and respected in the Delves. Thus, she will only take a letter from him, regardless of who the ambassador is. There is no issue if Thanmir chooses not to take the Dijkgraafs up on their offer, but she assures the Empire that there will be categorically no contact of any kind with the Elakar if they choose to decline. ('''OOC note:''' A winged message sent to Jasmijn Dijkgraaf in The Palace of the Vultures, Sarcophan, Sarcophan Delves may be conveyed to the Tetrarchs of the Elakar if the Ambassador to the Delves includes eleven thrones in their hand-in baggy to pay the delivery charges).
			==Resolution==
			The [[#Cargo for Cargo\|DeBruin offer]] was not taken advantage of during the Autumn Equinox, but there still seems to be interest in the opportunity in the Delves; how long that will continue is hard to say.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Hailmur: /* Mead and Mazzarine */

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Mead and Mazzarine

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 <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td style="background-color: Pink;">'''Farm owners of Hahnmark'''</tr>
-<tr><td>TBC</td></tr>
+<tr><td>Aatami</td></tr>
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Novemberalice at 12:36, 11 September 2024

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	"Hard to port," he shouted, loud enough to deafen the younger man. "Hard to port and set the flags! There's few pirates stupid enough to hunt Sarcophan ships when we outnumber them! It'll slow us down but when the Hyena is offering to walk next to you, only a fool turns it down."</ic>		"Hard to port," he shouted, loud enough to deafen the younger man. "Hard to port and set the flags! There's few pirates stupid enough to hunt Sarcophan ships when we outnumber them! It'll slow us down but when the Hyena is offering to walk next to you, only a fool turns it down."</ic>
	<div style="display:inline-block; float: left; width: 500px; margin-right: 10px;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Striped Hyena.jpg\|caption=The [[Founders_of_the_Delves#The_Hyena\|House of the Hyena]] is a faction of [[Sarcophan Delves\|Sarcophan]] families who deal extensively in valuable metals.\|align=left\|width=500}}		<div style="display:inline-block; float: left; width: 500px; margin-right: 10px;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Striped Hyena.jpg\|caption=The [[Founders_of_the_Delves#The_Hyena\|House of the Hyena]] is a faction of [[Sarcophan Delves\|Sarcophan]] families who deal extensively in valuable metals.\|align=left\|width=500}}
	<box>A PDF file of this wind is available [[:File:Hyenas_and_herbs.pdf\|here]]</box></div>		<box>A PDF file of this wind is available [[:File:Hyenas_and_herbs.pdf\|here]]</box></div>{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAYWC8qNzC0}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Each season the Civil Service prepares a summary of the Empire's relationship with the foreign nations, based on communications received from their ambassador, along with any useful intelligence gathered from other sources. While the Senate and the other houses of Imperial power may respond to these offers, it is important to note that it is the appropriate [[ambassador]] that the foreign power will expect to hear from. Their communication with the foreign power is the primary element that will determine the tenor of any response.		Each season the Civil Service prepares a summary of the Empire's relationship with the foreign nations, based on communications received from their ambassador, along with any useful intelligence gathered from other sources. While the Senate and the other houses of Imperial power may respond to these offers, it is important to note that it is the appropriate [[ambassador]] that the foreign power will expect to hear from. Their communication with the foreign power is the primary element that will determine the tenor of any response.

Rafferty at 08:06, 10 September 2024

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	* '''Fewer Sarcophan vessels are trading with Imperial ports due to the bounty placed on trade with the Empire by the Asavean plenum'''		* '''Fewer Sarcophan vessels are trading with Imperial ports due to the bounty placed on trade with the Empire by the Asavean plenum'''
	* '''Imperial fleets have an advantage to trade with Sarcophan ports while the bounty continues'''		* '''Imperial fleets have an advantage to trade with Sarcophan ports while the bounty continues'''
	As a nation of merchants, the Sarcophan Delves are enthusiastic about trading with the Empire. Unfortunately, the [[~~Scions of Asav~~#Red Sails\|bounty]] placed on all ships trading with the Empire by the [[Asavean Archipelago\|Asavean]] Plenum has started to take its toll on the number of ships visiting from the Delves. While Sarcophan captains are no strangers to needing to outrun or outfight pirates and privateers, the new bounty has taken many by surprise. It seems that the Delves' vaunted neutrality is no shield against the depredations of those inspired to harry trade with the Empire. Bedelaar Huisbaas Annike has made the unhappiness of the Delves very clear to Asavean diplomats, but they report that their hands are tied. Given a choice between weakening the bounty placed on ships trading with the Empire, or inconveniencing the Sarcophan, the Plenum chooses the latter.		As a nation of merchants, the Sarcophan Delves are enthusiastic about trading with the Empire. Unfortunately, the [[Authority and acceptance#Red Sails\|bounty]] placed on all ships trading with the Empire by the [[Asavean Archipelago\|Asavean]] Plenum has started to take its toll on the number of ships visiting from the Delves. While Sarcophan captains are no strangers to needing to outrun or outfight pirates and privateers, the new bounty has taken many by surprise. It seems that the Delves' vaunted neutrality is no shield against the depredations of those inspired to harry trade with the Empire. Bedelaar Huisbaas Annike has made the unhappiness of the Delves very clear to Asavean diplomats, but they report that their hands are tied. Given a choice between weakening the bounty placed on ships trading with the Empire, or inconveniencing the Sarcophan, the Plenum chooses the latter.

	At the moment, the major routes to the empire - those maintained by the ''Kruidenkenner'' or the ''Vandersaar'' for example - are holding strong the need to take additional precautions threatens the stability of this trade. The Bedelaar Huisbaas are discussing what to do about the Asavean Plenum, but they are caught between two equally unpalatable options. Stop trading with the Empire until the current crisis blows over with a consequent lack of trust from the Liberty Pact, or take a stance against the Asaveans which will inevitably be perceived as taking sides against the Freedom Accord.		At the moment, the major routes to the empire - those maintained by the ''Kruidenkenner'' or the ''Vandersaar'' for example - are holding strong the need to take additional precautions threatens the stability of this trade. The Bedelaar Huisbaas are discussing what to do about the Asavean Plenum, but they are caught between two equally unpalatable options. Stop trading with the Empire until the current crisis blows over with a consequent lack of trust from the Liberty Pact, or take a stance against the Asaveans which will inevitably be perceived as taking sides against the Freedom Accord.

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	The farm owners of Hahnmark voted to accept the [[#Flowers_in_Frost\|offer made by Florian and Gelder Kraft]]. This means that the extra funds provided by Brenna's Gift are temporarily lost, but that every Hahnmark farmer will receive two doses of ''viezesmaak'' each season while the Sarcophan remain invested in the territory, and gain the ability to trade some of their income in downtime for additional doses on a season-by-season basis.		The farm owners of Hahnmark voted to accept the [[#Flowers_in_Frost\|offer made by Florian and Gelder Kraft]]. This means that the extra funds provided by Brenna's Gift are temporarily lost, but that every Hahnmark farmer will receive two doses of ''viezesmaak'' each season while the Sarcophan remain invested in the territory, and gain the ability to trade some of their income in downtime for additional doses on a season-by-season basis.

	~~==Further Reading==~~		{{Sarcophan Links}}
	* [[Sarcophan ~~Delves]]~~
	* [[Ambassador to the Sarcophan Delves]]
	* [[Sarcophan Delves ports]]

	* [[Houses of Silence]] - 386YE Autumn Wind of Fortune relating to the Alivetti estates
	* [[Towers and crows]] - 386YE Summer Wind of Fortune discussing Sarcophan diplomatic matters
	~~<big>'''Sarcophan Associated Titles</big>~~
	* [[Kruidenkenner Trademaster]]
	* [[High Herbalist of Sybella]]
	* [[Master of the Root and Stem]]
	* [[Master of the Clearing House]]
	* [[Custodian of Ivarsgard Docks]]
	* [[Custodian of the Concordium Dock]]
	* [[Bishop of the Navigators]]