Moar Updates!  As those of us who have our pdf copies of the core book pore over them, we hit a couple of new mechanics that should make part of this setup much, much, much easier.  (Lookin' at you, Pumpkin Seeds, 'cause I know the whole faction thing was puzzling you.)<br/><br/>In short, this is how Faction relations are now handled, and I'm going to do it this way because it's a LOT cleaner.  This is provisional and may change according to input.  My choices below are derived from the starting situation, your commentary in OOC, and the fact that you've chosen a reputation of "strange" which lends itself to the mysterious and ooky.  :-)<br/><br/>You start at<strong>Tier 0</strong>with<strong>Weak Hold</strong>and<strong>2 Coin</strong>.<br/><br/><strong>You took your Hunting Ground from The Crows.  Choose one:</strong><br/>Pay them one Coin for the right to work your turf.<br/>Pay them two Coins as a sign of respect and start with +1 Status<br/>Keep your money and tick them off--start with -1 Status<br/><br/><strong>When you took one upgrade, you had support from a second faction.  Given the situation in Crow's Foot, this was probably the Red Sashes (I'm getting the impression you folks don't like the Lampblacks).  Choose one:</strong><br/>Start with +1 Status at no cost.<br/>Pay them a Coin as a sign of respect and start with +2 Status.<br/><br/><strong>When you took the other upgrade, you hurt a third faction...the Lampblacks.  Choose one:</strong><br/>Start with -2 Status at no further cost.<br/>Assuage your guilty feelings by paying them a Coin and start with -1 Status.<br/><br/><strong>Finally, your good friend Fitz (and his collection of oddments and peculiarities) has his own relationships.</strong><br/><strong>The Reconciled</strong>like the guy.  You get<strong>+1</strong>Status with them.<br/>He's at odds with the<strong>Dimmer Sisters</strong>.  You get<strong>-1</strong>Status with them.<br/>