Monday, August 5, 2013

Fantasy Core RPG: Jianghu Setting-Palace-Second and Third Levels

Fantasy Core RPG
© Jerry Harris 2013
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The Governor’s Palace-Second and Third Levels


The more generous the host, the greater the number of parasites.

The Second Level is mostly apartments where court visitors stay, as well as long-term hangers on at the court.  There are a couple of opulent apartments that are maintained for specific visiting prominent guests, such as the Emperor’s Inspector General and his annual visit.  Servicing the occupants of this level generally causes the North Chamber and the servants the most consternation and irritation.     


The Governor snoring peacefully and securely in his bed is the proof of our efficiency. 

The Third Level is the residences of most of the North Chamber Officers, Masters, Sub-Ministers, and Minister Liu.  While the members of the other Chambers live and work in the city and the other Ministers have Emerald Hill estates, the members of the North Chamber must stay close at hand.  The few married Officers and Masters with families still stay in small homes next to the Palace. 

Security and inconvenience are like conjoined twins, inseparable.

On the one hand, it is an honor to actually live in the Governor’s Palace, but as a practical matter, it is also a chaffing, confining affair for the staff, and they are always on call.  Even Minister Liu at times bemoans a lack of space and privacy.  When the Governor is out of the city, the North Chamber staff is decreased as members are rotated in something like a vacation (staying overnight or longer at anyplace other than the Palace).  This causes a great deal of jealousy with the other Chambers, who do not get days off when the Governor is away.

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