This is a list of active and future plans as well as todo's for [[Livia Gladstone]] ==== ShortLong term plans/ambitions ==== * Buy proper hairpin lockpicks *Long term: Marry [[setting/prince edmund]]. Get contacts in the court of the prince, try to get invited to more events with the prince, and try to be appealing to the prince. Married as 'spymistress'. * Long term: Get well known in kine circles, go to balls and dazzle people with beauty. Befriend kine peerage. * Long term: Get a royal warrent for the store, officially this means some kind of supplying to a member of the royal family. It signifies excellent quality of the store. ==== Marry Eddy ==== - Marry [[setting/prince edmund]]. * Match should not be surprising or politically inconvenient, should be to an eligible vampirette of the upper ranks, need good lockreputation, standing and skill. If not reputation of upstanding moral character, then of skill. * Prince should find me a useful person as wife, when trusted I should be indispensable. Having unique capabilities and connections which could be utilised to his advantage. Unique connections are in part the party. * Capabilities are 'Spymistress' being in touch with rumours, especially those that might be a problem. These are both Masquerade related (authority/fortune teller) and political issues. * Be an envoy, someone who is aligned with his goals (through marriage) and can move outside of London territory to talk in this more interconnected world of railroads. - Win the contest for my bedroom *searching for a wife. Whilst being eligible enough as a wife. - ~~Get backing from the clan, or support so that attacks on clan reputation are more easily neutralised. Useful resource later on.~~ * ~~Wait for progress, then primogen again. Left favourable impression Earl of Essex.~~ - ~~Prince: connect ladies from prince court to our very eligible duke. Keep favours as assets.~~ - ~~Ladyship: get a scheme to become a titled noble, of any rank. Become supernumernary member of order of the rose.~~ - show interesting mechanical contraptions. show oldy video box. show flying ancient bird - Develop spymistres capabilities. better sneaking, perception. Informants? Spy network? Plans against prince most come from court prince, so know contacts/friends there. Know plans of clan angliae and trillion. - Increase personal security for when in princely contest, when living in court of the prince. Training to footman ghouls. - Inventory possible rivals and their weaknesses - Find out court astrologe, who influences prince wife competition. Assets * Got list of large landholders in greater london territory. * Have gone to some events at court prince, becoming a known face. * Getting weekly newsletter on courtly activities from harpy contact. * Direct contact method via special envelopes. Through giving accurate werewolf information. * Have talked to his mother for initial approval. * Bottled Lady Arlington/ * Bottled demon lady who travelled with Prince. * Rideshare wagon to curry favours * Got copy of old hwicce code * Reported a spy from Manchester, bonus with Lord Rook. ==== Closet Cleaning ==== * Send sir and lady cregan to like India. Sent them invitation and elaborate plot. ==== Misc plans ==== * more research into drugs, poisons, paralytic poisons. * Get 1 benefit point for personal dresses business from a newspaper giving advertising support. Wait for Galorett Newspaper movements. * Go by Order of garter every 2 weeks a day part. ==== Feeksen ==== * Lady Henburn: Newly arrived '78. Nobility questionable. Noted her social circle. Moneyd from abroad, unclear where. Introduced by Polentia rest equivalent. * Lady magelena: from kent, by trillion. * Lady Crawle: * Lady Lena: Has lived in palace for awhile, but is she actually aiming to marry prince? * Magalena: Strong, has already dealt with competitors in Kent+sussex * Fion: Didn't join initial dinners, possible quesy about feeding on kine on a table. * Uleafa: * Henessy: * Terese: Swan-butted on palace introduction ==== Tools/Allies/Enemies ==== * India: From Boudon, rode in on Elephant * Tina Growen: From Fourantour ==== Possible Outside Players ==== * Lady Artura: Mentioned by Arlington * Lady Christy-Noella: Mentioned by Arlington * Lady Delgare: Sent a swan, of clan Trillion. * Lord Redigan: Making plots against us. ==== Later on, get a twin set of sturdy footmen, and a third (triplets?!), and ghoul them so we have day time defence. ==== Open ==== ^^ Story || || **Known face** \\ I must become well known==== * Could try influencing Hwicce Council, living in both kine and kindred circles to become more eligible. The planGloucestre. For advantage in prince race, though is to go to balls and dazzle everyone with my beauty and grace in dancing. The goal is to befriend kine peerage. || || **Free Dresses** \\ Once I have my store I will need to promote its fantastic apparel, to do this we will give free dresses to women of high standing and beauty so that they may spread the good word. || || **Royal Warrant** \\ Once I have my store the goal will be to receive a royal warrant, this lets us have a coat of arms to signify the sheer quality of the dresses. || || **Longterm ambitions** \\ One day I will hold the position of Harpy, and find a suitable gentleman to marry into the peerage, though not necessarily in that order. || || **Production** \\ Whilst I have time to make my own dresses, many more are needed. To be assured of the quality I should own my own clothing workshop where the best workers can create my designs. || || **Future retainers and contacts** \\ Get in contact with an influencer type woman. The popular kind who convinces others in her wide social ricles to follow her style. Get a private investigator type retainer who I could use to get information on people. || || ** Advertisement ** \\ Get a painting of an upstanding English noblewoman with a gladstone dress, and have this reproduced everywhere, in streets and in newspapers. Could also have town criers advertising the brand (at the right locations), so that people become familiar with it and see it as desirable. And then the town criers can keep an eye open for news. || ==== Completed ==== ^^ Story || || **Evaluate Marriage candidates** \\ If the prince does not seem to show any interest then I will have to evaluate slightly less eligible marriage candidates. Lord Hertford has impeccable style but may care more about my dresses than my appearance. Sir Crosswick is only a sir, but is ambitious, we should see what his character is like. || || **Do not mess this up** \\ \\ Work through the curtsies and be introduced to the court of the Prince at the debutante ball in your fabulous new dress, do not make any mistakes. || || **Magnatism 1** \\ Learned Entrancement. || || **Best Dresses** \\ Become better at making beautiful dresses (train crafts 3)|| || **Be of some consequence** \\ \\ Amass sufficient money so as to be able to afford the finest of dresses and take care of myself. Increasing amounts of wealth will mean increasing amounts of consequence, which is important for social status. \\One approach is to do enough favours to Lord Hertford or Lady Sitas. || || **Amongst friends** \\ \\ Gather a inner circle of most beautiful (but not so beautiful as I) ladyfriends, with whom gossip and companionship can be exchanged on those emptiest of nights. These may serve as a steady supply of blood, and if a proper mansion can be found they can be housed there as well. \\ Expand the pool to be large enough for daily needs.|| || **A place to call mine own** \\ Find a house, preferably big and in the inner city to own. An estate on the side in the country can be a luxury after this has been established. (( [[setting/primrose_cottage]])) || || **Better crafting** \\ To make the best possible dresses, I should find someone else who is not necessarily better but at least has different influences. || || **Dress Tour** \\ To drive success to my store and brand of dresses I should visit kine balls when the kindred season is over. A little showing off, and wellplaced awe should suitably convince people that my dresses are the latest in fashion. Over the summer, many balls were visited and my dressmaking was promoted. ||difficult.