Agents

I require a conciese report detailing how all of the money is being used by the Spellguard currently, and what changes could come with what specific amount of increase in pay. This will play a major role in the new budget.

Andrew Deepingdale

Agents,

I would also like to know the cost of each ward needed to ward the clothing of watchmen who will be requiring it in the future.

Andrew Deepingdale

[a tightly bound and sealed file is delivered to the Council chambers with the Spellguard seal affixed]

Esteemed Councilors of Sanctuary,

In response to your request, we enclose a copy and analysis of the current Spellguard Budget. Commentary will follow.

Spellguard Budget

SPELLGUARD BUDGET

Total Budget Currently: 20%

Animatron and Machine research (6%)

Animatron Reclamation Initiatives. (1%) Includes Spellguard sponsored exploration of Machine sectors in order to locate suitable animatrons for reclamation and subsequent reanimation. Further involves the maintaining of the bounty upon Animatron parts to ensure repairs are carried out in an expedient manner.

Animatron Reanimation Procedure (3%) Reanimation Procedures are carried out within the Spellguard laboratory. This is the process by which reclaimed animatrons are repaired, reconditioned and made ready for reactivation as City defenders. This costly process is nonetheless essential, and funding levels determine the speed and quality at which animatrons are produced by our expert animators.

Animatron Maintenance(2%)[Dangerous - Below Optimum] Animatrons require constant maintenance in order to continue to operate at peak efficiency. Maintenance tends to increase as a figure on level with reanimation budget. Reclamation initiative is also essential in acquiring the necessary spare parts to undertake regular maintenance. Lack of maintenance can cause: 1. Animatron Malfunction / Deactivation 2. Animatron Conditioning Failure / Reversion to original systems functionality (Animatrons will kill anything which moves) 3. Loss of efficiency and/or loss of subsystems.

Machine Systems Research Operations(0%) Machine Systems Research Operations are carried out in order to better understand the original svirfneblin technology, and (If Possible) to begin to reactivate or emulate said systems to serve Sanctuary. Totality of research is numerous, however research into Defence Orbs and Force Walls were some of many ongoing initiatives.

Sancturian Infrastructure and Machine Operated Services (1%) [DANGER AREA. FUNDING -VERY- LOW. SYSTEMS BREAKDOWN IS IMMINENT THREAT]

Sancturian Infrastructure and Machine Operated Services Maintenance (1%) Infrastructure and machine operated services include (But are not limited to) water purification systems, ambient lighting matrix, sending system, thrall detection equipment and sewage treatment. Funding here ensures a smooth running and constant providing of all essential services detailed above. Maintenance and constant vigilance here is essential to avoid breakdowns or lack of vital services required by the city.

Research and Development - Activation of Old Dunwarren civil amenities (0%) Includes research into non-defence orientated subsystems within The Machine, and funding into attempting to reactivate or emulate said systems. Previous funding in this area has led to discovery of many of the services detailed in Infrastructure and Machine Operated Service Maintenance above.

Spellguard Personnel wages, equipment and living quarters upkeep (4%)

Wages and equipment (3%) Funding here goes towards payment of wages to all Order members, and also to providing essential equipment such as Spellguard Warded Robes and Defender Amulets to all members.

General Living Expenses(1%) Includes outfitting Order members rooms, upkeep of said abodes, food and other miscellaneous expenditures.

Spellguard Enchanting Services (9%)

Watch Equipment Enchanting(5%) Includes all funds necessary to maintain the current level of enchanting upon Watch equipment. Also includes funding necessary to maintain Guard Rod functionality, and continued operation of all ancient Svirfneblin technology in use by The Watch.

Council Enchantment Services(2%) Includes providing of highly advanced, teleport capable Advanced Council Toga's to Sanctuary Council, and 5 defender amulets.

Warding Services(2%) Includes anti-invisbility wards, anti-detection wards for buildings and various other abjurative additions which help to maintain the secrecy and security of the city

From this budgetary analysis it is clear that unless the Spellguard receive an increase in funding soon, there may well be repercussions with wide effect in the near future.

To clarify each section of the budget:

Animatron and Machine Research

This is a crucial component of our responsibilities to Sanctuary and it's citizens. Our animatron fleet is an undeniably crucial part of our offensive and defensive capability and needs constant additions and maintenance to remain viable. Current funding is not sufficient to ensure our current fleet remains in peak condition. This issue has become more critical as time has passed - one might argue that our animatrons have continued to function satisfactorily since our Order's brief separation on reduced funding, but in reality there has been a steady decline in the number and quality of functional animatrons over time which needs to be addressed before it becomes a critical defense issue. To rectify this and ensure the reliability and security of the animatrons, an budgetary increase of at least 5% is essential.

Sancturian Infrastructure and Machine Operated Services

It is not common knowledge to many citizens that the Spellguard are responsible for much of the town infrastructure they take for granted - the sending system, water supply, sewage maintenance and many other subsystems are currently strained and require extra funding to ensure these often ignored but essential services are provided to the city.

There is currently no allocation to research and investigation of the Machine and/or known sub-systems such as the defense orbs.

An increase in our budget of at least 5% will ensure our infrastructure receives the maintenance and constant oversight required to provide essential services like those mentioned and more.

Spellguard Personnel wages, equipment and living quarters upkeep

This area of our budget meets our current staffing at this time adequately, though recruitment of more agents in the future may stretch things somewhat. Despite what rumor may say, our agents live quite frugally.

Spellguard Enchanting Services

Current funding meets our commitment to providing existing levels of enchantment services to the Watch, Council and town infrastructure. Such enchantments are quite difficult, costly and time intensive to provide of course, so any changes to our requirements will need to be addressed at that time.

In summation, an increase of the budget allocation to the Spellguard to at least 30% must be seriously considered by the Council. Without this funding increase, the likelihood of many services failing or breaking down is distressingly high. We must also never forget the many threats that we face in our day to day existence from the enemies outside our walls, and what we may potentially discover in our investigation and research with sufficient funding.

With great respect,

*the Seal of the Spellguard*

((signed with a flourish)) Agent Blake Order of the Spellguard

Thank you for your prompt reply. Please enclose specifically what areas would be increased with a 10% budget increase.

Andrew Deepingdale

Apologies for the second letter. The Council also requests a -brief- and -consiese- analysis of what systems specifically will fail, when, and how much money (% of the budget) per problem is needed to fix it. I would also like to hear any suggestions to reformat the budget that you have, or any ideas. Send everything to me and they will be compiled.

Andrew Deepingdale

[another sealed note is delivered to the Council chambers]

Esteemed Councilor,

To address both your missives, an increase of 10% percent to our budget would be allocated as follows:

Animatron Reanimation Procedure - Currently 3% - Increase to 4%.

Animatron Maintenance - Currently 2% [Dangerous - Below Optimum] - Increase to 5%

Machine Systems Research Operations - Currently 0% - Increase to 2%

Sancturian Infrastructure and Machine Operated Services Maintenance - Currently 1% - Increase to 3%

Research and Development - Activation of Old Dunwarren civil amenities - Currently 0% - Increase to 3%

I reiterate, these are minimum figures required to ensure current service levels in months to come and provide the means to find and develop other sub systems to improve our defense and citizen's quality of life.

With regards to your queries on expected failures of systems, it is of course impossible to say with any certainty when a sub-system will fail, only that our animatron fleet and other services will continue to degrade and may fail without adequate maintenance. Those specific systems that require ongoing maintenance and oversight were listed in the analysis previously provided to you and the breakup of funding is listed above.

Sadly, there is little space in our current budget for much change. Our funding in other areas barely meets our needs, and any cuts made to them would have correspondingly negative effects afterwards.

*the Seal of the Spellguard*

((signed with a flourish)) Agent Blake Order of the Spellguard

// edit - fixed a typo I missed. Pedantic, I know....

The Spellguards quick cooperation has been noted. The Council is already deliberating how to change your budget before giving you more money. The first such thing is to remove your enchanting of our cermonial council robes, since they have never saved anyone in recent history. We are also contimplating solutions to everything else. Please stand strong until we have renovated the entire budget.

Andrew Deepingdale