Echoe's Bargain

minor Active Sessions 11–11

Faustian bargains, trading access for intelligence, rivals of rivals, supernatural knowledge, the price of underworld connections

subplot

Description

Caelum, drunk and desperate as Mesmer, makes a deal with the Night Dancer's enigmatic proprietor Echoe: eyes in the Castle in exchange for intelligence on Lady Ruben and introduction to the Gloaming Guild. The brothel madam is the Lady of Whispers' direct rival, making this alliance both useful and treacherous. Echoe demonstrates supernatural abilities and intimate knowledge of Caelum's nature, suggesting she knows far more than she reveals.

Timeline

Session 11 "Masks fall and blood rises as secrets older than the crown threaten to drown them all."

The Serpent's Bargain

The negotiation: Caelum awakens to find Echoe standing over him. She forcibly sobers him with visions of silver flames and dark vines, then agrees to provide intelligence and Guild access in exchange for Castle infiltration through planted servants.