25th Devotion: Sabotage Prevention and Recruitment

[favoritetraitor]

The ARTEMIS Organization is still accepting new members to combat the curses that plague our city. We are seeking industrious scientists, doctors, investigators, as well as those skilled in the magical arts. If you are interested please contact me...

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Please welcome Mr. Lyle Dylandy, one of our newest members. He'll be

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[i_themagician]

Hmm, that will definitely take some creativity. There are of course the usual wards and things, but not keeping secrets seems to be the only thing that works against curses. It's probably best to assume that word will get out and be ready to do damage control at a moment's notice.

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[favoritetraitor]

Would there be some sort of magical spell to prevent any of its members from saying things they shouldn't?

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[i_themagician]

Perhaps, but I can't imagine something like that not having unintended consequences. It might prove too restrictive of people's speech or prevent communication between members, or else be incredibly complicated.

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[favoritetraitor]

I see...

Well then, are you aware of any magical spell that would alter someone's memories? Or to affect time itself so that any damage done can be reversed?

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[i_themagician]

Both are possible, although they do carry consequences. Whether or not they're really worth it depends on the nature of the information leaked.

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[favoritetraitor]

Of course, I trust your judgment completely when it comes to such matters. It was but a thought... Perhaps some of our other members will have an idea that would be more suitable.

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[letxequalnull]

I apologize if this was intended to be a more private conversation, but it is possible in theory to alter someone's memories. Sadly, the most preferable method I know of is not likely to be of much use in this city.

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[favoritetraitor]

It would be a problem taking this course of action, I'd think. If they transmitted information over the network, we'd have to track down an untold of number of people to correct the situation. This would be a waste of time and energy, and might prove impossible if they'd told others we didn't know about. I'd hate for the deities to be tipped off as to our progress...

On the other hand... perhaps we should look into setting up some filters on all of our members City devices. That way at least we could assure ourselves that any information that would leak would be limited.

But then that still leaves the dilemma of how to prevent us from destroying our own research...

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[letxequalnull]

Very true, and the methods I know for altering memory work best to overwrite or erase what was already there; not as a preventative measure. In addition, I am not even sure that they would serve their intended purpose here.

Sadly, I do not know if there is a method that would keep up us from destroying our own research; any passwords would presumably also be known to our cursed selves as well, and requiring a second person to 'speak for' the uncursed nature of any member could easily be sidestepped as well, should a similarly cursed person be willing to vouch for the cursed individual.

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[favoritetraitor]

... this is most troublesome.

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[letxequalnull]

I quite agree. I do not doubt that there is a solution to this problem but what it may be I cannot say just yet.