The Muttering Banker is an eccentric banker from Serault.
Card Description[]
He shuffles closer. He won't meet your eyes. He's counting under his breath. Staying calm, or evaluating the worth of your possessions?
The Banker is a graceless, preoccupied, foodstained financial prodigy: the heir to the des Guenoles estate, and brother of the Abbess. He can help you acquire supplies to win over the Divine.
Involvement[]
This section contains spoilers for: Dragon Age: The Last Court.
Dismiss him Actually, you don't need him after all.
Result: Dismissed With a shrug he wanders off, back to his columns and his numbers. You turn your attention to other matters.
→Prepare for the Divine
2.
Purchase vittles and wine to please the Divine The Banker's web of mercantile connections can source provisions from across Thedas.
Spend 7 Bags of Royals to buy Viands. You can acquire Viands more cheaply by solving cases or increasing your Prosperity to 100.
Result: He scratches his beard, dislodging a crumb. "Spoilage will be a concern. Need to worry about both sourcing and transport. Marcorias can help there, but he favors Antivan Andris over Royals. Have to talk to the Dwarven Merchants Guild about an exchange..." He wonders off, forgetting to bow. Soon, a consignment of spices arrive fresh from the East. The Banker may be crude, but he makes coins sing as sweetlly as a bard's lute.
-7 Bags of Royals, +1 Viands
3.
Secure secrets to aid negotiations with the Divine Nothing greases the wheels of diplomacy like a secret someone want hidden.
Spend 7 Bags of Royals to buy Secrets. You can acquire Secrets more cheaply by solving cases or increasing your Freedom to 100.
Result: An unlikely collaboration The Banker grumbles. "My sister won't like it. Not at all." The Wayward Bard puts an easy arm around his shoulder. "What the Abbess doesn't know won't hurt her, eh?" "I...I wouldn't know where to begin-" "You let me worry about that. You just make sure there's plenty of cash on-hand. The people we'll deal with like it in well-used coins of unremarkable denominations. Their vices are costly, but more easily bought with silver than gold if you understand me..." He leads the Banker away. A few days later, the Bard sidles up to you with a contented grin and a story that - if true - would ruin someone.
-7 Bags of Royals, +1 Secrets
4.
Procure luxuries to impress the Divine The chateau has seen better days. The tapestries are threadbare. The silverware is dull. The furnishings are scuffed. It will not do.
Spend 7 Bags of Royals to buy Trophies. You can acquire Trophies more cheaply by going hunting or increasing your Dignity to 100.
Result: Reluctance The Banker grumbles. "Anyone can spend coin. The art's in making it." But he obeys, and soon a consignment of silks, mahogany and precious stones arrives at the château gate. A few more like this and the place will shine.
-7 Bags of Royals, +1 Trophies
