The Tea Set of Civility

 

Good day most lovely reader.

Why not start off with my namesake.  The Tea-Set of Civility is an artefact of considerable power.  It was commissioned by some Littlefinger type who was fed up of having his devious plots ruined by stab happy nobles killing each other at his dinner parties.  A good conspiracy requires time and conversation, so if the people at your tea party are too busy murdering each other how can you effectively manipulate them?

The rules of The Tea-Set of Civility are quite simple.  When you are holding a formal tea party with guests the arcane aura of the tea set makes it impossible for you to be violent towards other guests.  You may hate the dude at the other end of the table with an all-consuming passion, they may have murdered your parents and left you with a tragic back story, or they may have even killed your dog.  No matter what you do you cannot raise a fist, sword, poison or even a cheese twist against them.  However, you can plot and scheme to your heart's content.

No one is quite sure how the tea-set does this but its power always works and no one has found a workaround yet.  However, there is a caveat.  Gatecrashers and other non-guests do not enjoy the same protection.  So going near one of these tea parties is a VERY DANGEROUS endeavour.

This makes the tea-set highly abusable.

The Tea-Set of Civility is a highly sought after artefact by monarchs, diplomats and inquisitors alike. Therefore it fetches a highly inflated price compared to other artefacts of similar power.