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"A problem solved by placing a paladin in charge."

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"That is how the Eagle Watch ended up solving it, yes, and the reason I left Elin in charge of the city's defense."

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"Do we see any reason the same solution would not succeed here?"

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"If I was a demon cultist trying to take over an organization run by a paladin," says Jinruo as if everyone in the room isn't thinking it, "I'd just recruit - or Dominate - whoever's doing his paperwork."

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Please stop taunting the inquisitors, A-jie.

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I know what I'm doing!

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"Paladins aren't corruptible," Elin says. " - or if they are it's very conspicuous. That doesn't mean any one you pick will be any good at noticing if there's something wrong under their nose. The paladins we have remaining with the city are either even more inexperienced than me, or, uh -"

 

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"Couple of them are senior but not that bright," says Irabeth. "Nothing wrong with saying it. If you're a strong, brave, good-hearted young person who goes to the front to fight demons and absolutely cannot learn to read or do any figuring or make any complicated plans, Iomedae can still pick you, and well She should, and you'll save hundreds of lives over the course of your own, and you shouldn't have a command." 

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"Mmm. What circle was the most powerful cultist in the city during the attack?"

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"Fourth." There were also a few succubi, but who knows if they were there before.

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"Then if we restrict membership in the militia for worshippers of Iomedae none of whom are Chaotic or Evil, with occasional dispels followed by Zone of Truth spells, what is going to go wrong? I dislike the cultists having armed, trained reserves while we ourselves have none."

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“I think it’s worth doing but I still expect they’ll find a way in. Hulrun did that for his own staff, and - they still got someone in sometimes.”

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"One succubus can maintain a dozen Dominated minions proof against any Dispel a wizard below fifth circle can manage, and there's your twelve truthfully not-demon-worshipping Lawful Good officers all suborned."

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And the succubus can't not thinking about that.

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She'll have a slightly lower-level wizard casting Misdirection and Greater Magic Aura and some spells to soak up your dispels and do nothing else, obviously.

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"How do they do it in Vigil," says Stasia. "Saatar said they aren't infiltrated by demons in Vigil."

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"A much larger budget," he says drily. "Forbiddances, enchantment sight, antimagic fields..."

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Stasia looks back at the ground. That's not very helpful. Before the city was sacked she'd have maybe suggested it fundraise for its own forbiddance, people'd be all in favor of rooting out cultists, but there's no way there'll be enough collections for that now. 

 

"Lastwall solves all its problems by being rich and not having them in the first place," Elin says tightly.

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"Let's please be above infighting about which bit of ground we were born on."

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"I can run a militia," Ramien says, "and I expect I will notice if the men in it are the servants of our enemies, and I expect if I miss it Desna will warn me, as She did this time."

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Uuuuuugh. He definitely needs Ramien on his side. He is correct that Desna is helpful. But also...

... Desna is not exactly known for her reliability.

" - I will admit to having some preference that a militia which may in time of need be called upon to serve under military discipline have a Lawful head," he says, "but I cannot deny that the church of Desna seems to have had fewer cultists than most other institutions in the city."

Does he have any support, here?

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Poke poke poke.

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"The Church of Desna played a key role in supporting our recapture of the Grey Garrison," he observes.

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"I have no objection to training volunteers to follow just laws which are enforced with some mercy and some common sense," says Ramien, leaving it very ambiguous if he objects to training them to follow Iomedae's Law in particular. 

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"Iomedae supports all three," he says. "Understood. Vote of the city council to determine if Ramien should have charge of the militia?"

(He'll vote in favor, obviously.)

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