"With the events in Saint's Hope and Black Rapids last year, the Slavers Guild might want to go on the offensive against the Blue Pistol. It would be better to keep them distracted."
That's why Bart Cochran wants to shift the war of the Blue Pistol against the Slavers Guild in the new year. He suggests targeting a dukedom farther from the gains of previous years. His scheme will involve convincing a Guild Master that the rivalry between the Dukedoms of Hilltown and Low Falls is on the verge of erupting into war.
His other suggestion is to have their allies in Freeman's Hold build bombs, disguised as letter boxes, that will be sent to every Duke in the Settled Domains that isn't on the Blue Pistol's side.
​​​​​​​What happens to slavery in the Domains when these schemes explode?