faderift | player plot: we'll put on a show (part 1?)

WHO: Everyone (EVERYONE)
WHAT: interviews for the dramatic rendition of Riftwatch’s glorious tale
WHEN: late Wintermarch/early Guardian
WHERE: The Gallows
NOTES: A follow-up to this post. (big ups to Cass & Lana for helping me come up with questions)

On one auspicious day, in the very early morning, the first ferry brings to Riftwatch four tablet-and-charcoal bearing scribes in the unmistakably gaudy finery marking them as employees of Val Royeaux’s foremost playwright, André L’Euilled Ouebbre. They set about their task at once, leaving no stone unturned and no member of Riftwatch un-interviewed, even if this means following them into the baths, standing outside the lavatory, shouting at an office door, or trotting up many flights of stairs.

They can, of course, be forcibly removed under the right circumstances, but the repercussions of doing this may be undesirable. Who can say.

[While filling out the following questionnaire, please place an asterisk beside any answers on which you would like to elaborate further, in which case you will be assigned a scribe to tag out the resulting conversation.

In the subject line, you can either select one of the following or say ‘random’ to be assigned someone via RNG:

Jean Evain, a middle-aged Orlesian who carries snacks with him to entice his subjects to stop and chat longer; however, they will find that these snacks are way too spicy,

Eileen Marrow, a serious and hard-boiled war reporter who seems rather incongruously matched with this set, but is nonetheless here to get the facts at any cost,

Thibault Gérin, a straight-faced young fellow who takes copious notes in magnificent penmanship, who listens with rapt intent but somehow seems incapable of taking away the correct message,

and

Louis Boucher, a fast-talking and bright-eyed man with an avid interest in his subjects and a talent for twisting their words into whatever he finds more interesting in the moment.

All data will be taken into account, and there will be a follow-up post/announcement/plot sometime in the future after the play is written and the PR reckoning is at hand.

And now, without further ado, the questionnaire (please answer as though your character is being interviewed in person):

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1. How long have you been with Riftwatch?

Two years.

2. What is the most dramatic thing that has ever happened to Riftwatch?

You would be the judge of that. The sea monster attacking Kirkwall maybe. The turtle. I would go to see a play if it had a giant killer turtle.

3. What is Riftwatch's greatest triumph?

Playing a role in the evacuation of Starkhaven, [ says the Starkhaven accent. ]

4. What should be the play’s genre?

I don't — [ know. ] Doesn't your employer have a specialty?

5. If you had to pick a protagonist, or main character, from Riftwatch’s ranks, who would it be? (You can nominate yourself, or someone who isn’t here anymore.) Why?

Blindfold yourself and point. Everyone here is a hero. [ The sarcasm is so subtle it could easily be missed. ]

6. Who is the villain?

Could you make a rift into a character?

7. How about comic relief?

I — look, I haven't seen many plays. I am sorry, but I don't think I'm going to give you much helpful information here.

8. Any other notable characters among the people you know or have known?

[ oh did that not get him out of this ]

We have a Warden somewhere. That seems relevant to the whole enormous talking darkspawn aspect of this war.

9. Have there been any great romances in Riftwatch?

I think dozens, but I couldn't say. It's really none of my business.

10. Great tragedies?

The turtle got one of the ferrymen. I liked him. And people died in Starkhaven. People die all the time. You would have to be the ones to make it dramatic, I suppose.

11. If an actor should portray you in the production, what is most important for them to get right?

Maybe you can hire someone who would rather be in a better play and it shows? [ Not unfriendly; this is the first idea he's had for an answer that he's really liked. ]

12. If one person in Riftwatch were to have a cameo in the play who should it be?

I'm sure you can find plenty of people here who would like the attention. Start with the Orlesians.

13. Do you have any great song ideas?

No. Sorry.

14. How do you think the story should end?

I, uh... [ shrug. friendly shrug though. ]

15. Any other comments?

No, I think I've proven to depths of my ignorance here well enough.

What role was that? Are you from Starkhaven? Did you lose any family or friends in the invasion?

Aye, [ to the latter two questions. ] No family, and no close friends. But the man I bought my boots from. People I knew like that.

player plot: we'll put on a show (part 1?)

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