"A significant part of Cheliax's entire military potential is one eighth-circle wizard, born to Chelish parents outside Cheliax and rumored not to actually worship Asmodeus, who serves the Chelish government under a compact where his foibles and eccentricities are treated with more laxity than literally anyone else gets.  Being clear, he's not the kind of wizard who carries out dubious experiments on children, Cheliax wouldn't hire someone like that even at eighth-circle.  He's the kind of wizard who carries out dubious experiments on adults.  Not deliberately cruel ones, but not exactly safe ones either.  He has to get permission for any crazy experiments involving other people, but is very good at talking people into it.  He gets, by Lawful compact, special treatment from Security allowing him to peek in on projects he decides are interesting - though he does keep secrets, to be clear, from everything I've ever heard.  Cheliax isn't stupid, and neither unfortunately is he; he never does anything bad enough that it starts to look commensurately bad with him being able to singlehandedly guard sections of border."

"His compact says that any time he misbehaves badly enough that anyone else would be fired, he can't do anything like that again for at least a year, or he actually does get fired.  Well, it's been a year and two months since the last time he blew up that interestingly, and fuck us all, Manohar has somehow found out that Project Lawful exists and has exercised his special viewing rights to look at our transcripts."

"Quick briefing.  A significant part of Cheliax's entire military potential is one eighth-circle wizard, born to Chelish parents outside Cheliax and rumored not to actually worship Asmodeus - relevant Security would know for certain, that doesn't mean we know - who serves the Chelish government under a compact where his foibles and eccentricities are treated with more laxity than literally anyone else gets.  Be it clear, he's not the kind of wizard who carries out dubious experiments on children, Cheliax wouldn't hire someone like that even at eighth-circle.  He's the kind of wizard who carries out dubious experiments on adults.  Not deliberately cruel ones, but not exactly safe ones either.  He has to get permission from the subjects for any crazy experiments involving other people, but is very good at talking people into it."

"He gets, by Lawful compact, special treatment from Security allowing him to peek in on projects he decides are interesting - though he does keep those secrets, to be clear, from everything I've ever heard.  No mysterious leaks that nobody can prove were him.  Cheliax isn't stupid, and neither is he; he never does anything bad enough that it starts to look commensurately bad with him not being able to singlehandedly guard sections of border."

"His compact says that any time he misbehaves badly enough that anyone else would be fired, he can't do anything like that again for at least a year, or he actually does get fired.  Well, it's been a year and two months since the last time he blew up that interestingly, and fuck us all, Manohar has somehow found out that Project Lawful exists and has exercised his special viewing rights to look at our transcripts."

"Quick briefing.  A significant part of Cheliax's entire military potential is one eighth-circle wizard, born to Chelish parents outside Cheliax and rumored not to actually worship Asmodeus - relevant Security would know for certain, that doesn't mean we know - who serves the Chelish government under a compact where his foibles and eccentricities are treated with more laxity than literally anyone else gets.  Be it clear, he's not the kind of wizard who carries out dubious experiments on children, Cheliax wouldn't hire someone like that even at eighth-circle.  He's the kind of wizard who carries out dubious experiments on adults.  Not deliberately cruel ones, but not exactly safe ones either.  He has to get permission from the subjects for any crazy experiments involving other people, but is very good at talking people into it."

"He gets, by compact, special treatment from Security allowing him to peek in on projects he decides are interesting - though he does keep those secrets, to be clear, from everything I've ever heard.  No mysterious leaks that nobody can prove were him.  Cheliax isn't stupid, and neither is he; he never does anything bad enough that it starts to look commensurately bad with him not being able to singlehandedly guard sections of border."

"His compact says that any time he misbehaves badly enough that anyone else would be fired, he can't do anything like that again for at least a year, or he actually does get fired.  Well, it's been a year and two months since the last time he blew up that interestingly, and fuck us all, Manohar has somehow found out that Project Lawful exists and has exercised his special viewing rights to look at our transcripts."

"Quick briefing.  A significant part of Cheliax's entire military potential is one eighth-circle wizard, born to Chelish parents outside Cheliax and rumored not to actually worship Asmodeus - relevant Security would know for certain, that doesn't mean we know - who serves the Chelish government under a compact where his foibles and eccentricities are treated with more laxity than literally anyone else gets.  Be it clear, he's not the kind of wizard who carries out dubious experiments on children, Cheliax wouldn't hire someone like that even at eighth-circle.  He's the kind of wizard who carries out dubious experiments on adults.  Not deliberately cruel ones, but not exactly safe ones either.  He has to get permission from the subjects for any crazy experiments involving other people, but is very good at talking people into it."

"He gets, by compact, special treatment from Security allowing him to peek in on projects he decides are interesting - though he does keep those secrets, to be clear, from everything I've ever heard.  No mysterious leaks that nobody can prove were him.  Cheliax isn't stupid, and neither is he; he never does anything bad enough that it starts to look commensurately bad with him not being able to singlehandedly guard sections of border."

"His compact says that any time he misbehaves badly enough that anyone else would be fired, he can't do anything like that again for at least a year, or he actually does get fired.  Well, it's been a year and two months since the last time he blew up that interestingly, and I've received word that Manohar has found out that Project Lawful exists and has exercised his special viewing rights to look at our transcripts."

"Quick briefing.  A significant part of Cheliax's entire military potential is one eighth-circle wizard, name of Manohar, born to Chelish parents outside Cheliax and rumored not to actually worship Asmodeus - relevant Security would know for certain, that doesn't mean we know - who serves the Chelish government under a compact where his foibles and eccentricities are treated with more laxity than literally anyone else gets.  Be it clear, he's not the kind of wizard who carries out dubious experiments on children, Cheliax wouldn't hire someone like that even at eighth-circle.  He's the kind of wizard who carries out dubious experiments on adults.  Not deliberately cruel ones, but not exactly safe ones either.  He has to get permission from the subjects for any crazy experiments involving other people, but is very good at talking people into it."

"He gets, by compact, special treatment from Security allowing him to peek in on projects he decides are interesting - though he does keep those secrets, from everything I've heard.  No mysterious leaks that nobody can prove were him.  Cheliax isn't stupid, and neither is he; he never does anything bad enough that it starts to look commensurately bad with him not being able to singlehandedly guard sections of border."

"His compact says that any time he misbehaves badly enough that anyone else would be fired, he can't do anything like that again for at least a year, or he actually does get fired.  Well, it's been a year and two months since the last time he blew up that interestingly, and I've received word that Manohar has found out that Project Lawful exists and has exercised his special viewing rights to look at our transcripts."