report. tossing them in the deep end and praying has worked for like five years, though.

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SUBJECT: Improving dissemination of information to newly arrived rifters.
PARTICIPANTS: Kostos Averesch & Petrana de Cedoux
CLASSIFICATION: Public
DATE FILED: Wave hands.
STATUS: On...going.
SUMMARY: per Ambassador Rutyer: My dear cousin Kostos Averesch has kindly agreed to draw up a plan to ensure that Rifters do not remain ignorant of their place in the world at large. I asked that he collaborate with a member of Diplomacy, and he requested you.

REPORT: The report submitted is a detailed proposal for a new system by which newly arrived rifters are paired with established volunteer mages within Riftwatch in order to supplement the existing orientation with individual assistance to help them better adapt and understand their new circumstances. It contains:

brief overviews of essential information to be initially imparted

e.g. the connection of Rifters and mages politically, what a Circle is and what that means, the specific Venatori targeting of anchor-shard bearers, that not all anchor-shard bearers are rifters, what's currently known about anchor-shards and the rifts themselves, where the rifts lead to if one goes back through one (it's the Fade, you guys), what is currently known about rifters physiologically and in relation to the Fade and Thedas

for a start.

the recommendation to avoid scripting information, but broach it with their paired rifters in guided conversation to make sure that the information is clearly delivered and absorbed most effectively for the individual

requirement the volunteers remain available as a point of contact for further questions and assimilation help with their paired rifters

requirement of the volunteers to have served with Riftwatch for a year or more themselves & have no disciplinary actions within the past year

regular meetings of the volunteers with project oversight (Petrana and Kostos obligatorily volunteering to take point on this, having proposed it) to discuss implementation and for any queries and support they may have and require

NEXT STEPS: It will be up to the division heads to decide whether or not to implement this project and if so, how many of the recommendations to follow.

NOTES & LINKS: petra + byerly, petra + kostos.