Okay now I'm laughing more, does the Merchant really want Taravast to burn, since it sounds like Taravast under don Bonaccorso does indeed end up bearing responsibilities for other cities going down under undead rule.

Actually, let me bring that to the NPC table first and have Wei Wuxian attempt to contact the Merchant on that count, if that works? (On the count of 'so we now realise this, I have questions about what we're backing here and what you're looking to see happen'.)