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Denizens of the Drop

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Characters

Active

Malice the Cutter, played by Chaomancer
Zaarin Kamahl the Leech, played by FrivYeti
Holtz the Spider, played by AndersGabrielsson
Talon the Whisper, played by Xadun
The Professor the Slide, played by Atlictoatl

Inactive

Skaede the Lurk, played by Chronicler
Ashlyn the Slide, played by TheLazyBlank
Priscilla Fitzwilliam the Hound, played by Tsunderella

Game State

Character Information

Character Stress Load Trauma Harm Healing Clock
Malice 2 N
Zaarin 3 N
Holtz 7 L
Talon 3 N "Soul Burn" (Moderate)
Professor L

XP Tracker

Name Desperation (Trait) Core Approach Background Vice/Trauma
Ashlyn
Mal
Zaarin
Holtz 1 (129)
Professor

Assets

Heat

Heat Wanted Level
4 0

Crew

Tier Rep Turf Hold Coin
0 3 0 Weak 2

Score: Tendrisson's Favor

Crewmembers: Everyone Scene: Deceit Location: Crow's Foot

Fricca Tendrisson's recently deceased father worked for the Crows, but there was a disagreement with them and Fricca that we hope to capitalise on. Tendrisson's Sundries is more than the curio shop it appears to be.

Clocks

Convince Fricca (2/12)
Crow Attention (1/4)

Available Devil's Bargains

Harm a Crow Asset [-1 Faction Status with the Crows]
Harm a Citizen of Crow's Foot [-1 Faction Status with Citizens of Crow's Foot]
Stumble Across a Red Sash [Start a new 4-tick clock of Angry Red Sash Swordsman]
None-too-subtle Deception [+1 Heat as your connection to your deceit is revealed]

The Crew

Crew Sheet
Faction Status Sheet

Faction Status

Up

  • Citizens of Coalridge: Zaarin provides cheap medical care down there from time to time, and the people in the area tend to trust him
  • Ink Rakes: from Holtz growing up on Ink Lane
  • Forgotten Gods: Talon does jobs for the temple, communing, from time to time, to keep in the cult's good grace
  • Citizens of the Docks: Malice got enough friends around there that we'll get on fine
  • Dimmer Sisters: The Professor has worked for them before on two 'small' jobs. Each went sideways. That's just how it goes with them.
  • The Grinders
  • Ulf Ironborn: Ashlyn has done some work with him before, and it went pretty well. Probably brought some of the crew along as well.
  • Ink Rakes: If we've been uncovering secrets, perhaps we've been selling some of them. Under the table, of course. And Priscilla has her own reasons for wanting to cozy up to the papers.

Down

  • Red Sashes: They assumed that an Iruvian physicker would join their gang, but Zaarin wasn't interested in being a disposable pawn of the nobility. As a result, they bear a grudge.
  • Billhooks: Holtz once set them up for an ambush
  • Lampblacks: We're not with them, so we're against them
  • Red Sashes; They like their flashy Iruvian fighting too much, and Mal's taken a little too much delight in showing them it's not all that
  • Wraiths: As someone who spends a lot of time in Silkshore, the Professor has had ample opportunity to cross paths with the Wraiths. There's a mutual dislike. If only they could figure out who he was.
  • The Wraiths
  • Cyphers, something about trading in our own secrets has made us not very popular with the messengers of secrets.
  • The Lost: They protect the poor and downtrodden, and no matter our circumstances now, several of us used to be part of the ruling class. Some of us (*cough* Pris) still retain many of the attitudes of the ruling class as well.

Important NPCs

Friends, Allies and Associates

Amancio, technically a notary public by trade, he is a taciturn, well-connected deal broker with a small office in the Drop

Veleris, a roguishly handsome spy who once helped Pris kill her brothers so that she could collect the family inheritance.

Quellyn, a trusted friend/casual lover of Talon. A witch with a striking Imperial appearance.

Lyza, a tavern owner (Ashlyn)

Marlane, a pugilist and Malice's fellow-fighter in the pits. She's a close friend, a sometimes-lover, and a hell of a lot of fun to fight.

Stazia, an apothecary. Stazia is Zaarin's main source of medical supplies, and they've grown close over the years.

Jeren, a bluecoat archivist and former newspaperman with whom Holtz has a long-standing information exchange arrangement. They meet up for drinks every couple of weeks.

Roslyn Kellis, a young, idealistic Akorosi noblewoman who is sympathetic to the plight of the Skovlander refugees living in the slums of the city. She and Dodger occasionally do favors for one another.

Bryl, a dealer of drugs and, more importantly, information. He and the Professor have helped each other out at times, and often frequent the same stage.

Rivals, Enemies and competitors

Melvir, the Fitzwilliams' family physicker who was put out of work when, under Pris's guidance, the estate fell to ruin.

Nyryx, a possessor ghost that Talon failed to complete a crucial personal deal for.

Harker, a jail-bird (Ashlyn)

Grace, an extortionist. Malice's former friend, it went ugly when she tried to stiff Mal on her share of a deal. Since then, they've been at each others' throats.

Malista, a priestess. Malista distrusts physickers in general, and Zaarin made the mistake of insulting the ability of her faith to save the sick.

Salia, an information broker who pushed Holtz out of business and still considers him a threat to her operation.

Darmot, a thoroughly corrupt Bluecoat who is known to be firmly anti-Skov and is also on the take. He and Dodger have crossed paths a few times with predictably violent results.

Bazso Baz, the leader of the Lamplighter gang tried to recruit the Professor. They'd worked some jobs together years ago, which allowed Morlan to con Baz during the recruitment and make off with some valuable intel.

Others

Score Leads

From Marlene: There is big (real big) coin, and potentially future jobs, available from Master Slane if you do something to hamper the Lost's attempt to unionize his train car factory.

From Pux: The Dimmer Sisters want Hull gearing and will pay for it. Pux knows where some can be found in Coalridge.

From the Scholar: Steal an occult tome from The Mire. (OOC: And seize a Covert Drops claim.)

(Note: you don't have to take one of these, but they are available without spending Downtime actions to Gather Info about other possibilities.)

Words from the Streets

(These are rumors that the crew hears as they are out and about in Duskvol. Don't necessarily believe everything you read here.)

The Billhooks are gearing up for something big. They've called all their guys in and are huddled up planning. Nobody knows what, but it's going down soon. Update: The Billhooks have gone to war with Ulf Ironborn.

Paulus Van, the inventor, has debuted a new type of Hull. It's very shiny - made mostly of precious metals - and supposedly allows much greater retention of the animating spirit's self. Immortality at hand?

Something weirder than normal is going on at the Dimmer Sisters' residence. They've trucked in an exceptional amount of Leviathan blood and lots of custom-cut gearing from one of the city's premier machine shops.

Dancing Plague is ravaging the Skovlander refugee community. Update: The plague is now spreading out from the Skovlander ghettos.