Sigil: City of Doors

Draw some units from the Lady's Ward and Clerk's Ward patrols to make up a new unit to form an ambush within the Under Sigil. We re-route patrols within the Lady's Ward and the Clerk's Ward minutely to conceal any chances having been made to the number of patrols occuring in those wards. The additional benefit of re-routing the patrols is that if regular patrols had been an actual target within there, their now re-newed route will form complications to the plans. [/li]

The Patrols within the Guild and Market Ward should be shifted subtly to ensure all the patrols remain within the vicinity of the market to respond to the Doomguard threat promptly in numbers. Or even a potential uprising of the Independent League, as it is good to remind that they were allegedly the ones to ask for this to happen. So it is possible that they would be inclined to rise in arms, however unlikely it may be. More likely is that they want to avoid consequences by casting it to be the Doomguards problem. [/li]

The Under Sigil ambush and Market Ward defense can be easily managed by the combined forces of Harmonium and the Mercykillers. However the distraction destined for the Lower Ward is concern to me. While I believe it is a sound strategy to send namer Junathoraxus to distract their dragon in order to avoid unnecessary casualties being brought to the Lower Ward. It may be a good chance to maintain relations with groups the Harmonium has worked with in the past in the fields of the Salt. The Reforged Blades and the Clan Hiromo, while I do not particularly value non-faction forces being employed in such a delicate mission. Given that they would not be revealed too much before hand as to avoid giving them a chance to alert the Doomguard that their game is up. But they should have their own agenda to ensure the safety of the civilians within the Lower Ward on their own. [/li]

The ambush within the Under Sigil would be best organized not far from the Great Bazaar entrance to said tunnels, along the bridge. The bridge offers a choke point to fight against larger numbers. Open area allows preparing ranged attacks with ease. If worst comes to happen, the bridges can be destroyed to prevent their approach. The forces to make the ambush would mainly consist of Mercykillers and the new Harmonium unit re-routed from the patrols previously. The combined force of the two should be able to handle whatever the Doomguard are able to muster. But if it all fails, the Market & Guild Ward remains still patrolled by Harmonium normally and weakened forces of Doomguard should prove no match for them, or be able to capitalize victory in a meaningful way. [/li]

wrote:
Notary Nica,

After careful consideration, the Hamonium will enact your suggestions.  We will need you to be liaison between the Harmonium and the Hiromo Clan. Contact them and see what aid they are willing to lend and report back so that we may fit them into our plans. 

I await your response.

Signed,

Factol Sarin

wrote:Factol Sarin,

First, I thank you for acting upon the plans that I wrote down. I have made contact with the leader of the Hiromo Clan, Itsuyashi. I revealed as little as I could about the exact details, but some things were required to be mentioned, for understandable reasons. But I made sure to capitalize the necessity of secrecy in this.

He is calling his clan for meeting to discuss the matter before getting in touch. They are also discussing the price of their mercenary work. As I mentioned the name of the Reforged Blades, he was sure to note that they are no longer organized enough to be called reliable, as such they will not be contacted by Harmonium for this.

Once I know the full deal of the Hiromo Clan, I will send you the details.

Harmony at all cost,

Nica Brianna Kelter,
Notary One

wrote:Factol Sarin,

I have received the terms of the clan Hiromo to take part in this endeavor. They had gathered some pieces of the story on their own and figured that Doomguard was in the opposition. The prospects of war has increased their price.

The first attempt to set terms was a request to have official authority and capability to pull weight within the Sigil. A matter which I shot down without hesitation and expressed them to take such matters to her Serenity themselves, unless some faction feels like giving up their current status in the meanwhile.

The second was a request for rare artifacts not commonly found in market. I must admit, I think a little less of Clan Hiromo for this alone. War profiteering. While I understand their side, I would be hesitant to agree to their terms, and instead call for reinforcement from other Harmonium outposts. Terms such as these would set a bad presedence for future interaction, and compensation should remain in the level of official currency only.

However the decision is not mine, what is your orders, sir?

Peace through might,

Nica Brianna Kelter,
Notary One

wrote:Notary Nica,

The Harmonium will not be meeting the requests, You may inform them that their aid is no longer required. Instead additional forces will be brought into Sigil, and any coin that had currently been diverted to external groups will instead fund the reinforcements.

Signed,

Factol Sarin

wrote:
Notary I Kelter

What you have disclosed in your report is troubling. As you are aware the action we were to undertake was to be confidential.  That two parties outside of the Faction namely the Reforged Blades and the Hirimo clan were aware indicates that this confidentiality was something we as a Faction have failed to up hold.  In this case such lax standards were paid for with the lives of many of our comrades. 

However under such challenges you personally and those with you in Undersigil village performed well under great pressure and it was probably your and their actions that prevented a complete disaster. Based upon this I am promoting Notary I Diona and I yourself to Notary II, and Namer Junathoraxus to Notary I.  I believe your actions both here and elsewhere show you as capable of dealing with the increased responsibility that will come with your rank, I will however conunsel greater care in the employment of outside agencies.

With regard to your suggestion of how to hold The captured Doomguard we are presented with a more difficult task.  Their actions as you know took place in Undersigil, which we as a Faction state is outside of our jurisdiction.  After careful consultation with our allies in The Fraternity I understand that legal precedent would allow them to walk free of any civic trial.  This problem is one that can be turned to our advantage however.  As they cannot be formerly arrested they cannot be treated as civilian prisoners.  They were however engaged in hostile action against the Harmonium.  This allows us to treat them as prisoners of war.  They will be moved to Arcadia and interned without trial.

Our Might will Make Right.
Killeen Caine
Mover IV

wrote:Mover IV Killeen Caine,

I would like to use my first words to thank you for this opportunity, sir.

However I believe that there are some matters requiring explanations, first is that neither the out-of-faction personnel were employed by Harmonium. In-fact by my own recommendation to Factol Sarin we decided against inviting either of them. The Reforged Blades were never even contacted by the Harmonium, first time I met this Kelth was just before the operation where he spoke publicly, to our mutual dismay.

The Hiromo Clan was informed by myself in person that their service was no longer required, as per Factol Sarins orders and after my own recommendation to same decision. However the Mercykillers were invited and they had invited the both parties, in the absence of strict decline of their chosen personnel, I chose not to turn neither of the mercenary groups away, but rather allow Mercykillers retain the full  responsibility of them, during the operations.

For further clarification, Kelth of the Reforged Blades was unaware of any plan in place and had not been contacted by either Faction previously. Whatever information they had gathered, it had been on their own.

The second matter that I feel needs clarification, is the application of laws within the Under Sigil. I had considered this prior to the operations and given an inquiry to administrator Xander of the Fraternity of Order, via aide Deltana. The word I had gained from them is that the laws of the Sigil apply to the Under Sigil. And if the do not yet apply, the Hall of Speakers should be gathered as soon as possible to change this situation. I have been lead to believe and what I had suspected originally, that the laws remain observed within the Under Sigil, however unenforced which is the basis for our warnings, rather than admission of criminal acts being allowed underneath.

Lets consider a hypotehtical situation where a person may use the ladders and commit a crime in Sigil standards, yet they cannot be prosecuted for it, even if the Triad stands witness to the act.

On the other side it is an admission that any faction can impose their own laws as long as they transfer the people captured down there to their own worlds, or create an open claim for all of the Under Sigil if it would not be considered under the laws of Sigil.

That said, I concur that the admission of laws will be to the Harmoniums disadvantage in this specific case, but in longterm the harm to our goals would be in jeopardy if we allow it to be so. Even if this was not the case, I have not been brought up to date that the Harmonium and Doomguard are in an open war to consent taking prisoners of war, but if we are at a war, then I will whole heartedly support the chosen direction. I am awaiting for further instructions.

Harmony at all cost,

Nica Brianna Kelter,
Notary Two

wrote:
Notary II Kelter

At some point in the near future the Faction policy towards Undersigil may be reviewed but for the mean time the decision regarding The Doomguard prisoners stands.

Our Might Will Make Right
Mover IV
Killeen Caine