05-10-2018, 09:07 PM
Takei
In recent years there has been an influx of movement towards a spy caste. From what I understand of this caste, it has the responsibilities for maintaining and gathering information about both its own kingdom and outside of it. This can include frequent trips to the common areas of Beqanna, trespassing on other kingdoms’ borders, and intruding conversations with personal kingdom members. All of this is customarily done while reporting to an assigned kingdom-member in charge of the spy caste and its members.
This caste shows signs of immediate concerns even when looking at the basic understanding of it. For starters, the traditional organization of a kingdom is categorized mainly into military and diplomatic castes under the observation of the ruler(s) and whoever their council might be — if there is one. With this style of coordination being the longest-running and most well-used, there must certainly be reasons for that. I can only assume this is because it is the tried-and-true method, preferable for all kingdoms due to its efficiency and effectiveness.
Secondly, having a separate caste dedicated solely to the gathering of information requires fully-invested members of the kingdom. This could take away from more important duties of a kingdom such as mocking, stealing, and recruiting. Aside from thinning out the rankings of the traditional castes, this could also present some mistrust within the kingdom members themselves. In a traditional spy caste, only the overseer of the spies knows which members are spies. Individuals might become accustomed to operating on the anxieties of thoughts such as: “If I confide a secret to my friend that could be a spy, will they turn around and relay that information to the authorities?” Mistrust and doubt within members are sure to weaken its structure, which won’t do the kingdom any favors when it comes down to it.
Perhaps a more pressing issue compared to any of the afforemented would be a betrayer among the kingdom. Gathering, maintaining, and delivering such secrets within a kingdom can come with a risky price if a member of the spy caste betrays or even simply leaves their kingdom. Although the members of an active spy caste could be as strong as a hundred trees grown right alongside one another, if one member leaves or betrays the kingdom everything could fall apart. This could easily result in the complete opposite of the spy caste’s goal: a dramatic loss and spread of all the secrets and gathered information they might hold close.
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This caste shows signs of immediate concerns even when looking at the basic understanding of it. For starters, the traditional organization of a kingdom is categorized mainly into military and diplomatic castes under the observation of the ruler(s) and whoever their council might be — if there is one. With this style of coordination being the longest-running and most well-used, there must certainly be reasons for that. I can only assume this is because it is the tried-and-true method, preferable for all kingdoms due to its efficiency and effectiveness.
Secondly, having a separate caste dedicated solely to the gathering of information requires fully-invested members of the kingdom. This could take away from more important duties of a kingdom such as mocking, stealing, and recruiting. Aside from thinning out the rankings of the traditional castes, this could also present some mistrust within the kingdom members themselves. In a traditional spy caste, only the overseer of the spies knows which members are spies. Individuals might become accustomed to operating on the anxieties of thoughts such as: “If I confide a secret to my friend that could be a spy, will they turn around and relay that information to the authorities?” Mistrust and doubt within members are sure to weaken its structure, which won’t do the kingdom any favors when it comes down to it.
Perhaps a more pressing issue compared to any of the afforemented would be a betrayer among the kingdom. Gathering, maintaining, and delivering such secrets within a kingdom can come with a risky price if a member of the spy caste betrays or even simply leaves their kingdom. Although the members of an active spy caste could be as strong as a hundred trees grown right alongside one another, if one member leaves or betrays the kingdom everything could fall apart. This could easily result in the complete opposite of the spy caste’s goal: a dramatic loss and spread of all the secrets and gathered information they might hold close.
Words: 414.
watch the mind run far away, way ahead of us