Paramo Riconquista: Plot Role Info

[powersthatbe]

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Comments

[fridgeninja]

Depends on his fish type! Some eels, salmon, and sturgeon can get along in freshwater just fine; most need saltwater.

His human alias is probably either Chinese or Japanese (or Okinawan or Korean).

[cloudpotter]

Thank you! One more question - is this guy responsible for the cargo swap that happened? Or was that done by a Rebel group? Or another group altogether?

there are a lot of groups and cargo shenanigans ahaha

[fridgeninja]

That was you, yep.

[cloudpotter]

EXCELLENT

[cloudpotter]

Another cargo swap-related question: does Lian know who the intended group for the weapons cargo was/where the Xunhuo cargo is? I'm assuming yes but I want to check to make sure.

[powersthatbe]

No, actually! He just saw two cargos, both of which contained explosives, and knew the best way to follow his directive of making this successful but LESS successful.

[cloudpotter]

brilliannnnnnt

With the saltblessed weapons, is it general knowledge that the saltblessing on them is
to prevent rust? Is it normal for weapons held by navies/groups located near the sea, to carry weapons with that saltblessing?

Basically, trying to feel out how unusual it is to find a crate of saltblessed weapons in a port.

[powersthatare]

It's easy to determine upon testing but not necessarily automatically known.

It's not rare but it is expensive, so it isn't common either.

A crate would usually be ordered by a navy, and you'd expect to see sabers, cutlasses, hatchets, and pistols. This selection of weapons is quite peculiar.

[cloudpotter]

I just keep rocking up with questions

Would Lian recognize Cassandra/'Alexandra' in any way? Or, since he was deployed 10 years ago, will he know nothing about her?

[powersthatare]

He would know nothing! If she presents old passwords, he would recognize them as valid, but she herself, no recognition.

[cloudpotter]

On the topic of old passwords! How often do they get updated, and is Lian himself using older ones by virtue of having been on land for 10 years? Or do other spies deliver him new passwords somehow every so often?

[powersthatare]

So! You get new passwords when you check in; and when you exchange passwords with a fellow spy, they also tell you when they last checked in. If they don't have the password for their latest checkin, you kill them. If you have a newer checkin, you do not give the newest password away; you give the password that matches the other's latest checkin.

[cloudpotter]

that is really cool

okay so

If Lian and Cassandra are to thread at some point, I should start a PP with mods and Zoe so that everyone's on the same page with regard to the potential outcomes? I don't wanna spring unhappy surprises on anyone, especially since Cassandra's keeping her eyes peeled for spies.

[powersthatare]

Yes!

[cloudpotter]

Was Lian expecting any of the Week 2 events or have any knowledge of if they're connected to the Empress? Or is he totally in the dark

[fridgeninja]

In the dark! It seems likely they're connected to the Empress, but he didn't have foreknowledge of them.