@TheEdVerse In Waterdeep, how are servants for wealthy households trained and hired? I'm thinking of an agency that trains servants for nobles to be able to hire… and maybe a few of these servants are actually spies.
— Greysil (@Greysil_Tassyr) September 6, 2021
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Most servants are trained in a household, to the particular standards and idiosyncracies of particular employers (wealth allows folks to indulge their hobbies and eccentricities), but there are indeed retired veteran retainers… 2)
…living in various rented upper rooms around the Deep who train servants, and folks wanting to move in more refined circles, how to conduct themselves, and the tricks of good clothing and keeping it and the wearer looking…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2021
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…good, plus full-on etiquette. There have been larger agencies, yes, most of them located in North Ward, but these have seldom lasted long. (By all means try to run anew one, but don’t be surprised if the Xanathar or another… 4)
…crime kingpin sends agents by for a “friendly visit,” or just quietly infiltrates you with spies of their own among your clients).
And finally, many, many individuals in Waterdeep supplement their incomes by spying for…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2021
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…someone or other. Usually as eyes and ears that discreetly report in a gambling house or tavern back room, NOT “James Bond”-style agents who fight, kill, run around, or break into locked caches or private meetings to covertly… 6)
…eavesdrop. Some of them are VERY good at seeing and hearing things while seeming not to do so. There are even old noble aunts and uncles who for fees train you to act like a noble, but these are rarer.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2021