Re: OOC
I was sort of hoping that Marion or Erica or Branwen would say something...
The way I see it is that given the apparent scale and magnitude of the threat, Corwin has to take charge (unless there’s stuff we don’t know). He has to set policy, decide the strategy. And maybe take action himself. The NOCs have the primary authority and power (in every sense).
Sure, he can delegate stuff, sure we can handle smaller issues that turn up - but some of us are probably going to follow guidance (and maybe ask for more if it’s important and beyond the scope of the advice we’ve been given). That’s going to especially applie to the emissaries, since Corwin should decide on who’s going and the parameters of what they can offer.
It might have been better to start with smaller incidents, that the PCs would be expected to handle without calling home, instead of setting high stakes right at the start. Not that it’s necessarily wrong to do it this way. Maybe if the NPCs are more occupied with this, we can take on other, lesser, issues.