The Cabal is acutely aware that they stand little chance in reaching their goals should all of the other influential factions in Marcandria decide to unite against them. They thus place great emphasis on maintaining secrecy, and go to great lengths to make sure their plans and schemes remain unknown and their existence remain unnoticed. The acts they commit may cause a lot of reaction within Marcandrian society, but they always make sure that no evidence points back to them, and that there are no indicators that an event is part of a larger scheme. Maintaining secrecy is thus a goal in and of itself for the Cabal, one that they go to great lengths to maintain. The Cabal also strives to keep their adversaries divided and in conflict with one another. This aims tie down and expend their adversaries' resources, both to reduce the risk of discovery, and to prevent them from being able to interfere with the Cabal's schemes.
The Cabal constantly aims to recruit influential individuals from other factions, and often entice them with promises of prominent positions in their envisioned future to help persuade them. Those who are approached but refuse to join the cause are either killed off or forced to cooperate through the use of coercion and threats. Anything the person holds dear, be that possessions, reputation, or loved ones, may be threatened—with the Cabal having both the means and a history of following through on such threats if necessary.
The Cabal seeks to control those who cannot be swayed through infighting or conflicts with other factions. By weakening adversaries or diverting their resources, the Cabal aims to usurp their positions or render them too preoccupied to interfere with their plans. Each of the major faction presents a unique scenario, due to organization and how deep the Cabal is able to infiltrate their existing ranks, thus requiring tailored strategies from the Cabal to achieve their objectives for each of these factions effectively.
-Many of the members seek to place themselves as high up the social hierarchy as possible in the Cabal's envisioned future, with the Cabal leveraging promises of specific positions in their envisioned future as a way to entice potential recruits.
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Many of the members seek to place themselves as high up the social hierarchy as possible in the Cabal's envisioned future, with the Cabal leveraging promises of specific positions in their envisioned future as a way to entice potential recruits. Those who feel they have been unjustly denied an advancement by their superior is often offered their superior's position in the envisioned future in order to convince them to join their cause.
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Individual members do of course have it as their personal goal to make sure their rightful place is as high up in the social hierarchy as possible. The Cabal often uses promises of granting people a specific position in their new envisioned future as a way to help convince them to join their cause, with those who feel they have been unjustly denied advancement by their superior often being offered their superior's position in the envisioned future.