[Office for Foreign Affairs] Job Description

[Zana]

10th Ashan, 722

One of the things which Zana had insisted on was that her office was comfortable and had places where she could sit and lounge. Currently, she was lounging and looking out of the window as she thought about things. On her agenda for to-trial were two jobs which she had to do.

The first one was to write out her job description. She had stared at that particular piece of parchment for a few breaks and she had been rather stumped. What idiots these people were, she thought, that they had all these roles and no one had defined them. No wonder people were poor fits or unsure of whether they wanted to apply for the role. Frankly, Zana thought, they didn't deserve her; they were unworthy of her presence on the Council. But it was a stepping stone and one which would allow her to, eventually, achieve a goal she had held dear for a very long time.

Basically, her goal in life was a simple one. Zana wanted to be rich. Not a little bit rich. Filthy, stinkingly, obscenely rich. Of course, it would be easy to think that this was her only goal, but that wasn't true either. Zana also wanted to be adored. Not liked, not loved, adored by all who knew her.

Frankly, she was very very sure that she deserved both of those things. Preferably right now.

Still, things were getting there. Between Devin and her new home of Smooglenuff Manor, and now her job, Zana thought she was going in absolutely the correct direction. Still, in order to keep going she had to shine and so she was going to work hard, until she had built things up sufficiently that she no longer had to. Thinking about this in terms of politics simply wasn't working for her, however, and so she decided to do what she was good at. She looked at it from the point of view of it being a brothel.

After all, each council member was, fundamentally, selling themselves. Their skills, their knowledge, their abilities to get the job done. So, they were the prostitutes. But her job, as Council Member for Foreign Affairs was to consider the brothel's place in the city, and it's relationship with other brothels, both friendly and unfriendly. Maybe also its relationship with other, related businesses such as breweries and the people who cleaned the bedding. Yes. Yes, that would work, Zana decided.

With a self-satified smile showing her delight at her own genius, Zana moved gracefully back to her desk and lowered her head to the parchment. Now, she could begin. It might not be politics, but she could understand it now and that meant that she could do something.

After all, if there was one thing that Zana Delroth was good at? She could fake it.

Your mouth, so hot. My web, you're caught.
Our skin, so wet. Black lace, on sweat.

[Zana]

10th Ashan, 722

It wouldn't be enough, she thought as she looked at the piece of parchment, to consider it just as a brothel. It would have to be one where the workers had specialities. Where specific and specialised services were provided. That would allow her to apply her knowledge to the specific roles the Council Members had. Yes, that would work.

So, she started marking out her page. She was careful to make her list organised and clear .

General: For All
Make sure we have enough of what we need to keep ourselves warm and fed and with sufficient luxury to keep people happy.
Make sure we are safe - guards, locks on doors, that kind of thing.
Make sure we can buy in what we need - enough money to buy - enough things to buy
Make sure everyone is kept healthy / has good care.
Keep up good relations with the other brothels.
Know enough about the other brothels that, if we need to, we can bring them to their knees.
Share good practice - share protection, maybe? - share equipment.
BUT - make sure we can stand alone.

Specific: Per Person
What specialist equipment do you need
What specific needs might you have above and beyond the usual
How can we raise money from what you do?
What exotics would be good to buy in for you?

Looking at it, she frowned. That was what she had to do, she realised. The other brothels were other places, and this brothel was Scalvoris. Each council member was a specialist prostitute. That worked. That actually worked. But what, she thought, didn't work was the Regional Representatives. Because people like the Devout or the Academic - those being akin to specilist service providers made sense. But what about those who represented only Egilrun or Almund.

They, she decided, would have to be races. Each one, a different race. That happened often in brothels, clients had a penchant for a particular race. Often, they would want to make sure that not just the worker, but the environment was appropriate to their desire, too. So. Yes. That worked.

So - she added another section.

Specific: Per Race
What specific needs does your race have?
What is unique and should be emphasised about your race?
Are there any feats / movements / tricks which only a member of your race can perform?
What makes your race particularly attractive?
What does your race need in order to thrive (not just survive)
What about the environment you find yourself in? What's special / expected about that.

That was what she needed, Zana knew. This was it. "Damnit, but I am simply marvellous, aren't I?" She didn't know why she asked that aloud - everyone in the room knew it without doubt. Especially since she was the only one in the room. These were all things which she had faced time and time again and now, she just had to turn it around. If she didn't think about them as Council Members, or this as politics or responsibility, Zana considered, then she would be much happier. Since the pursuit of her own happiness was her foremost drive, that was a wonderful idea to her.

With a self-satisfied smile, she reached out and grabbed a fresh piece of parchment. Now, she knew, she just had to turn this into something which they would recognise. No matter that it was the same thing - it needed to be dressed in a pretty bow and laid out in a manner which those who would be receiving it would both understand, and accept. That would involve making careful choices of which word she used, how it sounded and what tone she struck. She had to appeal to them all while making them each feel special.

And that? That she was excellent at.

Your mouth, so hot. My web, you're caught.
Our skin, so wet. Black lace, on sweat.

[Zana]

10th Ashan, 722

And so, at last, she felt that she was able to start writing out what she saw as her job description. Sitting at her desk as the sun sank slowly towards the horizon, Zana wrote. It might, she considered, be the longest time that she had ever worked without laying down.

To: All Council Members.
From: Zana Delroth, Newly Appointed Council Member for Foreign Affairs.

In our last meeting, Council Member Doran, Devout of Scalvoris, suggested that we should consider our job roles. While those of you who are more experienced will be bringing your consideration to the next meeting, I felt it prudent to send this to you now, in the hope that you can look at it and come to the meeting with two things. Firstly, your thoughts on the accuracy of my summary and, secondly, your answer to the questions / issues raised specifically for your area.

Many thanks for your time.

Foreign Affairs: Job Description
General
Foreign Affairs exclusively deals with:
- Diplomatic relationships between Scalvoris and other cities and nations.
- Intelligence gathering on other cities and nations.

This means that the role encompasses:
- Working with relevant council members to make sure Scalvoris has sufficient basic resources to meet our people's needs (food, medicine, etc), where we can not solely supply our own.
- Working with relevant council members to make sure Scalvoris has sufficient exotic resources to meet our people's wishes, where we can not solely supply our own.
- Working with relevant council members to ensure that our borders and waters are protected
- Working with relevant council members to ensure that our exports and imports are fair and functioning.
- Working with relevant council members to maximise our relationships with global factions.

Questions For Specific Council Roles Only ~ Devout, Trainer, Academic, Chief Ranger, Welfare, etc.
What specialist equipment do you need which may be sourced from outside Scalvoris?
What specific needs might you have above and beyond the usual which may be sourced from outside Scalvoris?
How can we raise money from what you do? (Can anything be sold / exported)
What exotics would be good to buy in for you?

Questions for Representatives of Places Only ~ Egg, Gunvortonian, Proper, etc.
What specific needs does your area have which may be assisted by Foreign Affairs?
How can we raise money (exports) from your area?
Are there any cultural specifics which would be of interest to foreign representatives
What makes your area of representation particularly attractive to non-Scalvoris visitors?
What does your place of representation need in order to thrive (not just survive) which may be sourced from outside Scalvoris?

Looking over it, she read it and re-read it. She didn't see mistakes at first, so she gave it to her assistant to read . When they had done so Assistant NPC is in dev, so deliberately vague! there were a few things underlined where she had been wordy or included the wrong words. So, she re-wrote it and re-worded to make sure that her message was clear.

Then, she looked at it and considered. Did she want to do this? Politically, it might be tricky, because it was asking them to do something which was above and beyond. But, frankly, that was fine with her. Zana knew that she had to build up a reputation as someone who did things . That, to her, was fine, and so she checked it one more time and then, on her way out she gave it to her assistant with the instruction to send a copy to each Council member.

Your mouth, so hot. My web, you're caught.
Our skin, so wet. Black lace, on sweat.

[Rozkia]

Review Rewards

Character: Zana

Points Awarded: 10
Renown: +15 for taking part in the local government
Magic Applicable: None
Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A

Knowledges:

• Politics: Plan for your long term political future
• Politics: Play to your strengths
• Politics: Try and understand the roles people play. It's important to them.
• Politics: Building up a persona so that people under - or over - estimate you
• Writing: Words are important when choosing a message to give
• Writing: Reword your own writing for clarity

Skillplay:
Appropriate to level!

Wrap-up: I adored seeing her using her past experience to make sense of things; that she would put her own spin on something (if not everything) to understand it on her terms was such a Zana move! I can't find anything to nitpick in all honesty, but I do wish we could've tapped into how Zana feels about her past and her leap from then to now - I think it would have added even more depth! I will definitely be reading more Zana threads in the future, but for now as with all reviews if you find something off or have questions feel free to drop me a PM.