Sunshine

[Anastasia]

"Different cultures and instincts," Queen says succinctly, then after more juice,  "They are similar but different."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa leans back, "Hmm... And what do you already have in place for integration?"

[Anastasia]

"Letting them get to know each other and learn from each other," Queen declares back.

[Iron Dragoon]

"So nothing structured? Hmm... Consider an apprenticeship structure. Have a craftsman of one race study alongside one of the other for a set time, and then invert it. Do the same with education and a host family system.

Keep the time limited in the beginning; constant misunderstandings will strain nerves, but incremental increases in duration will come more easily as information and stories of experience spread between each populous.

I wouldn't necessarily force it on people, but incentivise it. Add in some sort of reward for participating and people will come to it gradually, but far more willingly and openly to it. I would consider, however, requiring a periodic report from each side for those who do participate. Have them list out what the frustrations and misunderstandings were, then build informational fliers and books from there to help spread the information to those not participating."

[Anastasia]

"I'll think that over," Queen says at last, once you finish. "What of your realm, Alyssa? How does it grow?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"It grows ever onward, pushing beyond the horizon as it should. Emily and the others have established their own districts, and travelers, explorers, students, and settlers of all kinds pass through to complete their caravans and skills before pushing on to find their own places in the planes.

I would invite you to have some of your people visit my Academy to trade knowledge and skills, but it sounds like you have enough cultural upheaval to deal with as is. Despite that, the doors of my Academy are ever open for you and yours. The same applies to you, Sulia. I invite both of you to send your craftsmen and scholars to study with us, and to serve as both teachers and students."

[Anastasia]

"One day," Queen agrees as meanwhile Sulia smiles, "Oh yes, I have ideas there. It does go both ways, and support in these early days can mean so much."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, "Let me know when you want to work the details out."

[Anastasia]

From there, as all of you chat away...

Anything else to add here?

[Iron Dragoon]

Not really. Research time.

[Anastasia]

What are going to research now?

[Iron Dragoon]

Some kind of defense against Hellfire first, then a way to separate the two.

[Anastasia]

K:A check first.

[Iron Dragoon]

K:A/Cunning Knowledge/Library:

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+110 : 19 + 110, total 129[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

There's not much of a way known to deal with hellfire. If there is, it's almost certainly in the hands of the greatest devils. It's nasty, it's rare and it's dreadful.

Emily helps you and as the two of you have privacy in the library? Her will flexes out before, "We could ask the Lord of the Ninth," she finally says, "I doubt Gathgorian knows, but he might have an idea and we recently cooperated with him. We could even ask Bel. But I still dislike dealing with them, even if we have to for now."