Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5262726-20161221024439/@comment-26103034-20170111180342

Right.

OK. (I got the impression that it was mainly Kodlak that said they should stay out of politics, and they just followed his lead.) So, I could probably give a try at convincing them that banning Talos worship is against Nordic culture etc, but I dunno if I want to have them fight the Imperials. The Stormcloaks, I suppose, are unloyal and traitorous, which goes against Nordic values, and also racist(ish), but I dunno if that's desecrating the province.

Shame. Keep looking. Ask the Companions to clear Dwemer ruins (try and get paid to do it) and take the Automaton Gems. What could be done to Soul Gems? Like, is it an unknown enchantment, done in the same way as any other enchantment, or has it been melted, mixed with something, a spell performed on it, heated, cooled, wet, dried, etc? Try any of these that we can and see if it does anything useful and if it makes it any closer to the Automaton Gems.

It's something he made himself. (His journal, 28th Morning Star) See if there are notes or spare ingredients lying around or if there are any tests that can be done on the bottles there to find out what it is.

Shame.

I am not at war with anyone, and so they will not be under threat of attack. I will also give them fancy mining, farming, lighting, heating, killing... and door opening Dwemer technology and magic. Plus the old stuff of being the Dragonborn and a good leader etc - this was just what I can give them.

Good. Update me on it if I find anything I can replicate easily enough that it's worth doing it.

Well, ask them both to leave.

Get the Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild on it. In the spare time, assinate key figures in the Empire and Stormcloaks (not those who look favourbly upon me). The Thieves Guild can try and steal more from the two factions then from the people, so as to harm the economy and whatnot.

Pay for Jon Battleborn to go to Solitude and join the Bards College.

Any advance in the Stormcloak attack on Whiterun?

Organise, invite or start a Courier Guild. As far as I can tell, if there is anything in Skyrim it's extremely disorganised. The system of Guild co-operation (e.g. College asking Companions to fetch something) will also apply here; no more paying random adventures to fetch weapons for enchantment. They will be in every hold in the Guild Meeting Hall, and will be payed by citizens to give or collect stuff around Skyrim (or outside Skyrim, if it will be so). I will have some control over it, to allow anybody to use it and to fund its beginning. Guilds will get a discount when using it. If thought to be needed, those holds in which the Guild Meeting Hall (my houses) is outside the city, I will request permission to hold a space in the Jarl's hall or, possibly preferably, in the inn. It will help the city and bring in patrons to the inn. Drop off a letter - and have a drink while you're there.

Request permission to build an Guild Meeting Hall in an empty house or space in Winterhold. If refused, use one room of the College for it.

Any issues or anything?