1) No clue, sorry. But I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will come along shortly. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
2) Help Maria recover her reputation so she can return to Verdistis and speak for you. (You find her in the Poor Quarters.)
3) Nope. Make sure you have finished all quests (that you can and want to finish) before striking the gong in the Council of Seven.
4) I doubt it very much. It simply wouldn't fit with the storyline to have mp.
