Editing 23a:Outpost liaison

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The '''outpost liaison''' is an emissary from your home civilization. If your liaison dies, you will ''never'' get a replacement from that race, so protect him well if you are afraid you might need to request supplies in the future.

As your [[fortress]] increases in rank, the liaison's name will change accordingly - for example, once you reach a population of 20, you will receive a '''Village Liaison''', followed by a '''Town Liaison''' at population 50 and a '''City Liaison''' at population 80. When the [[King]] arrives with his entourage and you become a Mountainhome, your liaison will arrive as the royal [[Advisor]] and become a permanent member of your fortress, no longer performing his previous duties; if the King arrives due to the discovery of [[raw adamantine]], you will still no longer receive a liaison, even though he may still be at the former mountainhome.

The outpost liaison generally arrives at your [[road]] (if you have one), the same as the rest of the Dwarven [[caravan]].

=== Interaction ===

The outpost liaison will speak with the highest ranking [[noble]] in your fortress - the [[duke]], [[count]], [[baron]], or [[mayor]]. You will be allowed to request that the next year's caravan bring extra [[pick]]s, [[anvil]]s, or [[seed]]s (generally only [[plump helmet]] spawn).

If all of your leaders are dead, the outpost liaison will immediately depart with the message "Diplomacy Stymied - A diplomat has left unhappy". If the leader is too injured to hold a meeting, then you must arrange for them to have an [[unfortunate accident]] or the liaison will go [[insane]].

The full meeting consists of numerous screens with breaks, the breaks giving your leader a welcome opportunity to walk away from the meeting. Don't think you are done until the outpost liaison confirms it and says farewell!

Conducting a meeting in a public place can generate an unhappy [[thought]]. Conducting a meeting in the leader's private office can generate a happy thought based on the quality of the room.

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