RE: The Ballad of Adler Young, Canto 2.5
01-30-2020, 05:45 AM
>Adler: Begrudgingly admire the little girl merc's tenacity. That's a useful trait. You might reward her if she impresses you enough as a spy. No one ever suspects the little girl.
>Adler: Actually, hold on a minute. Since you've arrived, absolutely none of the lowfolk have been afraid of you. At best they've seen you as a novelty and at worst they've seen you as an irritant. What gives?
>Ixies: Jump in with an explanation. While you were scouting out the Duchess, you've noticed some disturbing developments in lowfolk society. The lowfolk that believe in or are aware of elves firmly believe that lowfolk society has surpassed elven society. To be frank, they do have an argument. Lowfolk are well on their way into the machine age, and elven society has collapsed. Lowfolk simply aren't intimidated nor have any reverence for elves anymore. Furthermore, with industry and economics buzzing through all their minds, there is not a single lowfolk in the land that will do something for nothing. Those two mercs that showed up? If Adler doesn't find a way to expedite the recruitment process, it's going to be like that Every. Single. Time.
>Rowan: Your father hires workers using standardized general contracts, that way he doesn't have to negotiate with every individual employee.
>Adler: Think for a minute. What on earth can you possibly pay them with when you have nothing? Plundering rights? Promise them land? *TING* You get a very unseelie idea. Elves don't lie and neither do contracts. If you can write up a contract using enough flowery and misleading language, you can get full-time labor out of them and in the end give them very little. You'll need to get a hold of one of those "printing presses" mentioned earlier to mass distribute them. Alright, if this is how lowfolk do things now, then you'll just have to do it better. Welcome to Lord Randal Incorporated.
>Adler: Actually, hold on a minute. Since you've arrived, absolutely none of the lowfolk have been afraid of you. At best they've seen you as a novelty and at worst they've seen you as an irritant. What gives?
>Ixies: Jump in with an explanation. While you were scouting out the Duchess, you've noticed some disturbing developments in lowfolk society. The lowfolk that believe in or are aware of elves firmly believe that lowfolk society has surpassed elven society. To be frank, they do have an argument. Lowfolk are well on their way into the machine age, and elven society has collapsed. Lowfolk simply aren't intimidated nor have any reverence for elves anymore. Furthermore, with industry and economics buzzing through all their minds, there is not a single lowfolk in the land that will do something for nothing. Those two mercs that showed up? If Adler doesn't find a way to expedite the recruitment process, it's going to be like that Every. Single. Time.
>Rowan: Your father hires workers using standardized general contracts, that way he doesn't have to negotiate with every individual employee.
>Adler: Think for a minute. What on earth can you possibly pay them with when you have nothing? Plundering rights? Promise them land? *TING* You get a very unseelie idea. Elves don't lie and neither do contracts. If you can write up a contract using enough flowery and misleading language, you can get full-time labor out of them and in the end give them very little. You'll need to get a hold of one of those "printing presses" mentioned earlier to mass distribute them. Alright, if this is how lowfolk do things now, then you'll just have to do it better. Welcome to Lord Randal Incorporated.