Imarë wrote:Would the Morgathians/Agrikans be liable to make him this jumpy?
You're kidding, right? The M&A are among the scariest people around.
Imarë wrote:He would have protection if he just went into either castle if it were these two religions.
Recall Sir Tovar's opinion of the Baron. Uldseth may very well have known the contempt in which he was held and didn't think he would have any protection from the castles.
Imarë wrote:On the other hand, his leaving the city might mean that he felt he would be safe once he left the environs of the city, which if he were paying off Lord Morgan he would not.
Evidence he was fleeing someone/thing other than Morgan.
Imarë wrote:I don't agree that the M&A have the strongest motive. The killing of a noble in the city could cause reevaluation of the situation by the crown. If they wanted to just eliminate the Baron because the money did not come, four graves would have been as easy as three.
You're forgetting that Rahel grabbed the Baron, not the M&A.
Imarë wrote:The Baron dies and Morgathians were killed to pay this back (seemingly from the crown) and could be a third party?
I don't know about third parties here. Kings don't need to resort to such subterfuge.
Imarë wrote:There are others who would love to see the Kingdom with internal dissent, Melderyn for example. Remember the alleged son of Arren I in Cherefir who attacked Bevan.
Sir Arren Lydel, but he was in Aleath.
Imarë wrote:He maintains that he was connected but seemed from what we heard like a joke. Would Rahel, who seems to revere Arren I work for somebody like that?
It seems unlikely.
Imarë wrote:Could Darabor II or the cleric we met be trying to keep things fomented so that Tharda could not move against the rest of the island (and perhaps force Arren II back from Orbaal to deal with another flare up of Golotha?).
Possibly, although there has been no evidence of a Melderyn connection.