As I do, I think. It’s easy to decipher political maneuverings when you already know what’s going on. That’s playing poker with everyone else’s cards revealed, and you’d be surprised how smug people can get. Starting from scratch is hard enough that I’d prefer to ignore it. Unfortunately, not having at least some clue will make it that much more difficult to survive.
The Church of the Southern God and the Plains Confederacy weren’t on the best of terms before my sojourn through apok land. Xenophobia will do that. Then there were the Plains Defenders, stocking up weapons like a doomsday cult and making friends with everyone. I’ve no doubt the Troll was planning on using them. And now, from all appearances, the Church is in charge of this city.
The Church, or Ristoph’s part of it, performs
