This is a list of active and future plans as well as todo's for Lord Falkland

Ambitions

- Become Senectus

Open

Find a suitable house, preferably big and in the inner city to own. An estate on the side in the country can be a must after this has been established.

• Acquire a country estate. (( Design in progress: Silverton Estate ))

Progress in research practice

• Become a member of the Royal Society (1250 pounds)
• Learn Anthropometry (i.e. fingerprinting etc. ) Dr. Henry Faulds (1880), [Sir William Herschel and mr. Bertillon]
• Given that Forensics is currently underdeveloped set up a fund with colleges in order to further scientific advancement in this field.

Improve upon conflict resolution skills.

• Learn Tough Skin
• Improve Stamina 3 and learn Hardened Skin
• Train Melee to 5 and Firearms to 3

Improve utility for the clan

• Learn Moneylaundering (Stewardship speciality)

Set up partners and firms to secure a share in the English (and Dutch) ever increasing Colonial Trade to the East and West Indies. Acquire shares in trading companies, shipwrights etc. in London and Gibraltar. Subsequently expand interests east to Malta, Suez(1869) and the gulf of Aden into Persia and India; and south to the British Goldcoast(1867) into the Cape of Good Hope.

__Stage 1__

• Write up a business plan, (3S)
• Secure investors willing to back my plans

• Set up base of Operations in London, see WJAC Shipping Ltd
• Secure trade contacts in Constantinople and Egypt
  • target: seek partnership with or acquire companies with bills of trade
  • Send an agent in order to manage local affairs and make the necessary habor arrangements
  • target goods: Historic art and antiquities, Arabic Silk

• Secure docking rights in Gibraltar and Malta

__Stage 2__

• Expand base of Operations with shipwright
• Design and building own ships (ask Sir Berkeley)
• Secure capable crews and trusted captains
• Set up base of Operation in Port Said
• Secure docking rights in Barcalona, and Lisbon or Porto. (Marseille, Bordeaux, and Edinburgh)
• Secure trade contacts in the Gulf of Aden, Persia and India
  • Hire a retainer to handle local trade affairs on my behalf in China and India
  • target goods: Arabic Silk, Spices and Horses

Favours due

• Mrs. Cressingham (for teaching See the Real World)
• Lady Sue (for her knowledge regarding blood dolls)
• Lady Northall (for her troubles introducing me to mr. Roberts)
• unknown person (for getting staff in-the-know)
• Lord Oakley (for introduction and arranging Taxes training)
• Lord Oakley (for investing in company)
• Sir Von Dunheim (for Fortitude training)

Training

• Dodge 4 (6 xp)
• Melee 5 (7 xp)
• Fortitude Discipline: Tough Skin (8 XP)
• Anthropometry 1 (2 xp)
• Dexterity 5 (16 xp)
• Atlethics 1 (3 xp)
• Atlethics 2 (2 xp)
• Firearms 3 (4 xp)
• Etiquette 4 (5 xp)

Staff expansion plans

1. Coachmen
2. Groom
3. Footman
4. Chambermaid
5. Parlourmaid
6. Housemaid
7. Landskeeper
8. Groundskeeper/Gamekeeper
9. Gardener
10. French Chef
11. Page
12. free
13. free

Given that wealth 4 has been acquired, the staff will need to be expanded to properly reflect this increase in wealth and standing.