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We need a spot on the Council, yes. But we don't have any concrete ideas for a skill yet, considering it should be useful for everyone, and our group is quite diverse. Guarding looks good, but we might miss a good opportunity to assassinate Carvelos (if we plan to do that). We won't help Geirt. The Suen look more dangerous than some royal guards, so we'll pass. The Thilians' job is ambiguous:
+Chance to get a good profit
+Thilians are good guys
+We're messing with Nozenro
-Firearms are deadly
-Water is deadly
-Nozenro already has high stats, and at sea, it will be even tougher