Re: Maiko's Game - Out of Character and General Chat
Okay, kind of late bringing this up now, I realize that. However, the last couple of weeks have been pretty hard on me and I haven't been able to do any real thinking on the game. I'm still feeling pretty crappy today, and feeling like cancelling this week's game. However, we'll see what Saturday brings. At the moment, it's kind of a toss-up. I'll post here when I've got a concrete answer.
Somewhat relatedly, the next bit in the game will probably see you arriving in the capital city. I've got a few very rough ideas about things to do there, but would like some idea of what you'd be more likely to be doing so that I can focus on that first.
Firstly, there's the offer from Edgar, however, since you left a few weeks ahead of him, he hasn't arrived yet. You can still head to the magistrate's office and see if they have something for you guys to do while waiting for him to arrive.
Second, you could look into the events at Asuka's village. The capital is home to the Arcanists' Guild (aka, Mages' Guild) and they have a considerable library to do research at. Fu would be accepted as a member without too much trouble (some entry fees, a small interview, etc.).
Third, there's that bag of Rust Dust you found in the stockpile. It's trade is considered illegal, so that probably hints to some smuggling activity going on. If you wanted to play at vigilantes, you could do some investigations into that.
Finally, something that you don't have a lead on, is possibly meeting up with and doing a small job or two for Madame Rouge, one of the starting contacts. Doing so would definitely require Shrike though, since her and Zurui have some background together.
Or, if any of you had any other ideas or things you wanted to look into while in the city, let me know. It's the biggest city in the Eastern Empire, so just about anything you could think of (within reason) would be possible to be found there.
Some character specific thoughts:
Lyna: She'd be able to find some fellow members of her order in the city, with a bit of searching around.
Nyktan: (Lots of people + Performance)*Catman = PROFIT!
Zurui: She'd likely hear about Madame Rouge having a brothel in the city and might want to visit her, even if only for a social call.
Fu: I imagine he'd want to go to the Arcanists' Guild anyway, cause magic and stuff.
Rissiki: There's the ratling slums in the city (well, separate), as well as a sizable population, so if she wanted to get in contact with more of her own kind, that'd be easy to do.
Robern: Besides sticking with Zurui... I got nothing.