His Dour Lordship kneels before the Divine. "Most Holy. Two score years ago my father granted the Lands Between the Rivers to the Chantry. In her wisdom, the Chantry leased them to Serault. It is my case that they should be restored to Alyons. Serault is a hotbed of heresy and immorality, undeserving of the Chantry's largesse."
"Mock him" His claims won't be considered if people have no regard for the man making them.
Difficulty: Cunning*
Success: The straight man With his solemn face and plodding speech, His Dour Lordship is an easy target for mockery. Laughter fills the hall. Redness fills his usually colourless cheeks. The Divine is too gracious to join in the mirth, but there is a lightness to her voice as she thanks His Lordship's ancestors for their generosity, but tells him the Lands Between the Rivers are happy in Serault for now.
Your 'Good Neighbors' quality has gone
Failure: Not a subject for levity Some of the guests laugh at your needling of His Dour Lordship, but the Divine is not amused. "I have heard troubling tales of discontent and heresy in Serault," she says. "For the time being the Chantry will reclaim the Lands Between the Rivers until such time as the rumors can be put to rest." It's not the response His Dour Lordship wanted, but he takes a cold comfort in having cost Serault something.
-25 Prosperity, -1 The Divine's Favor, Your 'Good Neighbors' quality has gone
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"Refute his case" With reference to precedence and the original ink-stained grant.
Difficulty: Rulership*6/5
Success: Signed and sealed Your case is cast-iron. Even if the Divine were so inclined, there's no legal justification for stripping the Lands from Serault. Indeed, she is displeased with His Dour Lordship for hijacking the feast with local quarrels. She praises Serault for the care it has taken of the Land Between the Rivers, and suggests His Lordship concentrate on setting his own domain in order. He sits, his expression progressing from dour to petulant.
+1 The Divine's Favor, Your 'Good Neighbors' quality has gone
Failure: Easy come, easy go The Divine is not convinced by your case. "What the Chantry grants in her mercy, she may remove in her justice", she tells you. "The Chantry will reclaim the Land Between the Rivers and govern it until such time as a fit recipient can be decided." It's not the response His Dour Lordship wanted, but he takes a cold comfort in having cost Serault something.
-25 Prosperity, -1 The Divine's Favor, Your 'Good Neighbors' quality has gone
