“I would rather have been born a glassblower. Unburdened by responsibility or freedom. Prized like a peacock. My days lost in hypnotic intricacies of rainbowed glass.” ―the Shame of Serault
"I would rather have been born a glassblower. Unburdened by responsibility or freedom. Prized like a peacock. My days lost in hypnotic intricacies of rainbowed glass."
- the Shame of Serault
Glass is the foundation of Serault's wealth. Members of its glassworkers guild are privileged prisoners: valued, well-treated, and watched like jewels on velvet.
Their Smiling Guildmistress has brought two matters before you. Which is most pressing?
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"A commission! A sizeable commission." A noble of Val Royeaux, her name festooned with titles, wants a precisely-detailed set of stained glass windows. And she wants them soon.
Result: An opportunity "It'll be difficult to deliver in time," the Guildmistress muses. "But look at what she'll pay. I didn't know numbers went that high." More importantly, this commission could generate more. Fads drive the high families of Val Royeaux like a sheepdog does a flock. When the glassworkers learn about the work, they grumble. "Can't be done," some insist. "Not without working us to the bone. Not that that'll stop them."
+2 Rumors of Revolution
→A Trade Opportunity
2.
"Thievery at the glassworks!" The Guildmistress arrived in haste. Her face is unwashed, still smudged with furnace-soot. Her fingers fidget angrily at her glass sword.
Result: What of the walls, the gates, the guards? "The walls are high, but the rooftops of the surrounding houses are higher. The gates are busy with shipments. And the guards worry more about keeping glassworkers in than thieves out," she says, tartly.
-2 Prosperity
→Thieves!
3.
A shortage of soda ash "Our suppliers won't brave the river for fear of pirates. There are more black flags than white ones on the river, these days."
Result: Wolvers of the river The Guildmistress throws up her hands. "No ash, no glass! It's as simple as that. Something has to be done about these pirates."
-2 Prosperity
→River-Pirates
4.
"Your Grace, bad news. Crossed glass swords hang over the glassworks' gates." You sigh. The glassworkers have rebelled and are refusing to work. Again.
Result: Troubles They are a temperamental lot. Valued, privileged, but far too precious to allow out of their cushioned cage. They know they are the source of Serault's fortunes. Sometimes that gives them ideas.
-2 Prosperity
→The Glassblowers' Anger
