@TheEdVerse Hi, for a campaign in 1360's Luskan, one of the player characters is a dwarf who I suggested should masquerade as a member of one of the local Mirabarran merchant houses. What are these houses like (they're only namedropped AFAIK) and could she get away w/ doing this?
— Belial Lyka (@TimeBust) February 14, 2020
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It’s impossible for her to pose as a member of a Mirabarran merchant house IN Mirabar, as everyone’s on the lookout for spies (in the pay of the Zhents, Luskan, or Hellgate Keep), but in the Mirabar District of Luskan, she… 2)
…might get away (for a short time) with posing as a hireling of a Mirabarran trade company (such as the Anvilfist Banner, Belgor’s Cofferwatch, the Golden Hand, the Red Forge, Sargur’s Hoard, or Thalorin’s Manymetals).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 14, 2020
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Much will depend on three factors: her behavior, how much tumult is going on (i.e. losses in the alleys of Luskan among trading company personnel, so she could convincingly have been hired on in desperation), and her clan 4)
…(i.e. her dwarven heritage). If she’s from afar, NOT Mirabar, it might work. Otherwise, she couldn’t “masquerade” as a merchant house member: she’d either really be one, of long standing, or she’d be an obvious liar.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 14, 2020
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And if she’s judged to be false, most will consider her a spy for someone who should at best be eliminated at the earliest convenient opportunity, unless she can be fed false information for some short-term benefit.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 14, 2020