Add a new rule to the ruleset called “Monastery Staff”:

An Actor is a proxy Monk that is controlled by the Abbot. Actors do not count as Monks for the purposes of any Law, that is, they may not vote, nor may they make proposals. An Actor (through the Abbot) may do anything that Monks are allowed to do by a Rule. All Rules that apply to Monks also apply to Actors. Actors do not count towards Quorum.

All Actors shall be listed in the GNDT.

The Abbot may add or remove any number of Actors to / from the GNDT by making a Story Post. The Abbot shall determine the GNDT stats of a new Actor when e adds it to the GNDT.

I think this is a better way to drive the plot than by editing GNDT stats via Story Posts. Your thoughts?