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List of Subplots

Infiltration of the Cathedral

The All-Seeing Eye wants Shinjo to exploit his connection with Ragara Thannak-Tyros to obtain further access and information. The Eye demands specific details of all connections and interactions between Thannak-Tyros/the Cathedral, Ragara Raman/the 6th Legion, and the Black Helms... times and dates of meetings, contents of conversations, supply/payment transfers, and production orders.

- Shinjo has spoken to Tyros at length about various aspects of his craft: his desire to create new wonders over repairing and maintaining old ones, the loss of various arts like the crafting of artifacts of permanent effect that do not require such maintenance, and the techniques required for utilizing materials like moonsilver.

- The Eye passed along a clue on asking Tyros about the Mnemon monks who staff his Cathedral, Shinjo has not found a good way to bring this up yet

- Tyros let slip that his betrothal to V'neef Pepaa is a also a business partnership of sorts. Combined with his utter focus on his work at the Cathedral and his professed lack of skill in her field of bureaucracy, the implication is that she is involved in the management of his business. Shinjo intends to cross her path to learn more about her.

- Shinjo commissioned a suit of light armor from Tyros for V'neef Kalla. Assuming pick up is done at Tyros' manse, Shinjo and the Eye might use it as an opportunity to investigate his private documents... seeing as the circle keeps records of the Okubo investigation there, this might need to be diverted in some way.

This is my favorite infiltration on the Citadel

The Eye also demands explicit details be gathered from the Citadel of Purifying Flame: exact troop numbers, unit identifications, contents of arsenals and deployment preparations, names of officers present, destinations of any deployments.

- Shinjo largely bailed on this objective, though hope remains that Cathak Caiji can be tapped as a resource on 1st Legion movements.

East 9th Ward: Printing The Pillow Book

Shinjo promised Sesus Nagat a story on the unexpressed romance between Sesus Zhoutai and Peleps Archova, as well as promising Sesus Kimiasha a pillow book. The two ideas are combined, and production begins with a visit to Cynis Shungado, master of shunga woodblock art, and to the Theatre of Enticing Display for inspiration.

- Once art is done Shinjo plans to have the pillow book printed in the East 9th 'Zhoutarn' printery as an excuse to visit in person and investigate

- Shungado poisoned Shinjo and used him as a model for some of the artwork, causing Shinjo to wander the Palace halls in some sort of crazed manner. He appears to have run across Cynis Tiburon, Tepet Jozan, and Peleps Staemos... which bodes ill.

- Shinjo may have spoken at great length about the women in his life with Shungado, as the man appears aware of the liason with Miasa and has also drugged and painted pictures of Kimiasha and Sorae entangled in bed together. Wow.

East 9th Ward: Commoner Calligraphy

Violet Brush and Ink is a small calligraphy shop in the East 9th, and is a likely candidate for clues in the the Okubo Murder Investigation, likely by excusing himself from the printery with the intent of putting an inscription in Kimiasha's copy of the pillow book.

The Play of Teran Woo

The Ledaal City Maidens Saturnia and Venosa, as well as Senator Yashiva, have requested a play written for the express purpose of convincing House Cathak to march the 2nd Legion south to defeat Saloy Hin. It will be performed at the Festival of Sextes Jylis. Cathak Baitai, General Meata's lover, has agreed to act in it, but Shinjo's attempt to recruit Cathak Vessala at the Spring Flowers gala failed.

- Shinjo decided to use the Battle of Teran Woo to stand as metaphor in place of Scorpion Ridge, where troops from both Ledaal and Cathak units bested a dragon of Hin's. He read about Teran Woo in Sesus Ketek's book, as well as getting the tale from Rekka, a fire elemental summoned to share his bed.

- The intent is to "correct" Ketek's history books and thereby please General Meata, who hates her husband. The play will also show that House Ledaal's scholars share the same values as the Cathak historians with relation to "truth", as Shinjo intends to use the stage to alter the history of events such that two Dragon-Blooded armies won the field at Teran Woo, and not an assemblage of gods and elementals absent DB commanders.

- Shinjo convinced Tyros to recruit a fang of dragon armor pilots to act as Shogunate-era officers in a bid to involve his House's other interests in sorcery and scavenging.

Maharra's Gala

STAEMOS

While drugged and wandering the Palace, Shinjo appears to have encountered Peleps Staemos.

- Cejanis received a crate of peach schnapps

Avoiding Marriage
- not going very well at all

List of Realm Plot Hooks