CRYSTAL - ota

[galvanising]

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Nell Voss
RECIPIENT: All
WHAT: Hello, Inquisition. Nell is here to stir up your mage business. :]
WHEN: Forward-dated slightly to post-Llomerryn adventures
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: n/a

Inquisition, hello.

[ It's a friendly-enough voice, sort of husky without being unusually low, the common tongue spoken with the generic pronunciation favored by Circle tutors and just a hint of a muddled accent that's difficult to place beyond Northern. ]

My name is Nell, and I've only recently joined your ranks here in Kirkwall. I'd heard that the Inquisition's mages governed themselves through some sort of council, but I've yet to see hide or hair of it here. Was that only a rumor? I've heard quite a lot of rumors about the Inquisition's mages, it's not always easy to pick out the truth.

I suppose my real question is what is the status of mages here, exactly? And Templars, since I've see some about already? I'm eager to help the Inquisition in its fight, but I do like to know what I'm getting myself into.

Comments

[galvanising]

Elected representative? How extraordinary. Can you explain more about your role?

[judgemewhole]

Certainly, I would be pleased to.

My role is to facilitate relations between the Templars and the other members of the Inquisition - the Dalish, the city elves, the dwarves, the vashoth, the Inquisition mages, the Chantry representatives, and the general public. If someone has a concern or an issue with a Templar, I see to it personally - whether it be a reprimand or punishment. I also speak for the other Templars on Templar matters, such as guarding Venatori prisoners, or on the request of any mage, a Templar guard while on missions or otherwise.

[galvanising]

I see, that sounds like quite a lot to manage.

Did you say a Templar guard for mages? I'm not sure I understand. I didn't think that was done anymore.

[judgemewhole]

We stand guard against the Venatori that are brought here, and when a mage requests a templar escort because they do not feel safe traveling alone, I assign someone to them.

[galvanising]

Does that happen a lot? Venatori guests, or mages feeling safer with a Templar by their side?

[judgemewhole]

The Venatori - absolutely. In fact we capture more every conflict. [Those they don't kill first, ahem.]

As for the other - I myself have stood guard for a variety of mages from all walks of life since joining the Inquisition. It was very little, to start, but we have slowly earned and given trust in turn. Now I would say that nearly ... seventy five percent of the time when a mage has a dangerous mission, they will request a templar to go with them.

[galvanising]

Seventy five percent? [ Nell doesn't fully disguise her incredulity. ] Are that many of the mages here Loyalists?

[judgemewhole]

A fair number, but we have gotten quite a few of the rebels as well. It is not something that happened overnight, either, but a slow building of ... compromise and politics.

[And a lot of drinking, on his part.]