Retainer of Power

Retainer of Power is a High Elves Dilemma.

Description
''The seneschal of the court controls the flow of information to and from the Phoenix King; he is, therefore, an important figure with great power. It is discovered that the seneschal has been choosing which information reaches the court, in order to maintain his power and reduce that of others. It is a shrewd tactic, but courtiers are only as smart as the secrets they hide. Once exposed, they are powerless.''

Dismiss the seneschal

 * Recent events have negatively affected public order.
 * Influence +35
 * Unhappy Populace: -5 Public Order (5 turns)

Circumvent the seneschal

 * Although unorthodox, the Phoenix King can move through court alone with a personal touch. Undermining the seneschal neuters his power elegantly.
 * Influence +10
 * Leadership: -6 (all armies) (5 turns)

Pay off the seneschal

 * Nobody is above playing the game, not even the Phoenix King. Bribe the seneschal; he will remain the king's man.
 * Influence +15
 * -750 Treasury

Ignore the power games

 * What the King hears, and when, is irrelevant. Supreme authority is his, always!
 * Influence -12
 * Ignore the power games: Income from trade: +25% trade agreement tariffs