A couple questions that Jing should probably have asked before (and I'm assuming pursued before, except her mun is an idiot). I know I went a little crazy, so please just "pass" on any questions that were already answered elsewhere or that aren't relevant/can be discovered some other way.
1) Are the upper class/nobility clustered in a particular part of the city (separate from the Palace district)? Presumably away from the Syndicate-controlled portions?
2) While in the Palace district and around the Crown's Guards, who or what kind of people, if any, would she see traveling to and from the palace? 2) a) Ditto for her time spent in the House of Wisdom. 2) b) Is it obvious where they are headed if she does happen to see anyone interesting?
3) What is the supervisory structure of the Crown's Guards? She spends most of her time with the common soldiers, but I presume there would be some evidence of how their companies or squads are formed and run, who answers to whom, etc. 3) a) Is the head of the Guards an appointee of the King, of some kind of advisory council, or someone promoted from within its ranks? 3) b) Do they in turn answer to someone else, or do they have direct contact with the King? 3) c) Do they serve as the enforcement arm of any Justice or Law office or administrative bureau that deals with criminals, or do the lawkeepers have other people to handle that?
4) Is the Palace the center of government administration for El Minha, or is there another building (or buildings) that serves the day-to-day functions of keeping things running (not well) in the city (distribution of resources, law and justice, goods and services, taxes, etc.)? 4) a) Since the late unlamented King Kallathor imposed stricter laws, who was responsible for seeking out wrongdoers and executing them? Are they still in power (since it really hasn't been that long...)? 4) b) Is there a formal jail/dungeon in the city? - Actually this was mentioned, I just want to know if it's within the palace or off-site... 4) c) Are there judges, or are all determinations of guilt handed down from the monarch or some delegate?
5) I keep making jokes about this, but is there any way for Jing to find out how exactly succession works? Not precisely who gets the crown if the King bites the dust, but who is the point person/people when he's sick, or incapacitated, or out wandering around the city instead of making decisions in some capacity?
6) Does the House of Wisdom have storybooks or mythology around the First King and the origin of El Minha itself? 6) a) Is there a religious structure within the city that is notable/obvious, with corresponding attendants/priests? 6) b) How are people educated in El Minha - is there formal schooling, tutoring, some kind of academy?
...Actually after all this I'm not sure this doesn't just go in the Mod Questions top level. I was assuming Jing would just strike up a lot of conversations along these lines with the members of the Crown's Guard she's gotten familiar with, or with the chatty librarian at the House of Wisdom. Some of them seem like things that might be mentioned in passing by people she runs into now and again while visiting or working in the market as well.
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1) Are the upper class/nobility clustered in a particular part of the city (separate from the Palace district)? Presumably away from the Syndicate-controlled portions?
2) While in the Palace district and around the Crown's Guards, who or what kind of people, if any, would she see traveling to and from the palace?
2) a) Ditto for her time spent in the House of Wisdom.
2) b) Is it obvious where they are headed if she does happen to see anyone interesting?
3) What is the supervisory structure of the Crown's Guards? She spends most of her time with the common soldiers, but I presume there would be some evidence of how their companies or squads are formed and run, who answers to whom, etc.
3) a) Is the head of the Guards an appointee of the King, of some kind of advisory council, or someone promoted from within its ranks?
3) b) Do they in turn answer to someone else, or do they have direct contact with the King?
3) c) Do they serve as the enforcement arm of any Justice or Law office or administrative bureau that deals with criminals, or do the lawkeepers have other people to handle that?
4) Is the Palace the center of government administration for El Minha, or is there another building (or buildings) that serves the day-to-day functions of keeping things running (not well) in the city (distribution of resources, law and justice, goods and services, taxes, etc.)?
4) a) Since the late unlamented King Kallathor imposed stricter laws, who was responsible for seeking out wrongdoers and executing them? Are they still in power (since it really hasn't been that long...)?
4) b)
Is there a formal jail/dungeon in the city?- Actually this was mentioned, I just want to know if it's within the palace or off-site...4) c) Are there judges, or are all determinations of guilt handed down from the monarch or some delegate?
5) I keep making jokes about this, but is there any way for Jing to find out how exactly succession works? Not precisely who gets the crown if the King bites the dust, but who is the point person/people when he's sick, or incapacitated, or out wandering around the city instead of making decisions in some capacity?
6) Does the House of Wisdom have storybooks or mythology around the First King and the origin of El Minha itself?
6) a) Is there a religious structure within the city that is notable/obvious, with corresponding attendants/priests?
6) b) How are people educated in El Minha - is there formal schooling, tutoring, some kind of academy?
...Actually after all this I'm not sure this doesn't just go in the Mod Questions top level. I was assuming Jing would just strike up a lot of conversations along these lines with the members of the Crown's Guard she's gotten familiar with, or with the chatty librarian at the House of Wisdom. Some of them seem like things that might be mentioned in passing by people she runs into now and again while visiting or working in the market as well.