Trader of Favors, a Pactbinder.
Physical traits
Weary and Weak My power has been drained from me entirely, it will take time for my significantly weaker body to adjust to the shock.
Bleary Eyed My demon eyes have been taken from me, the mortal one's left in their place will take time to get used to.
Various Minor Injuries These things take a toll on me for now, but they will fade in time, especially if i can find some source of power to feed on...
Skills
Mercantilism (+5) Without skill in bargaining a pact-binder would be next to useless at his trade. My dealings with folks all over the multiverse give me a strong understanding of basic economics of all sorts.
Power Brokering (+5) I am quite skilled in the subtle magic of transferring and consuming power, and in reaping the maximum Spritual benefit from my dealings with mortals
Clerical Skill (+5) I know how to keep careful records and write contracts without loopholes. I'm also handy at digging through information quickly and effectively.
Inventory
Fine Quality Clothes (Worn)
-Hell-Forged Sword (worn on belt)
-Stone of Hellstuff (left inner breast pocket)
-Small Leather bag (worn on belt)
--Various semiprecious stones
--Chyroprase studded Hematite ring.
Finely improvised moth eaten linen Bag. (worn on back.)
-Iron Bound Spellbook
Crude Torch (held)
Perquisites
Linguist " I've learned many languages across the span of many worlds. While i havn't retained all of those languages i did make sure to protect the knack i have picked up for learning them quickly."
Debt Metabolist "Not all demons possess the power to manipulate debt by their own power and use it to their own ends, i do."
Ebbakian Speaker "I have gleaned a basic understanding of this language. Though frankly, my basic execution is ugly and broken.
Metaphysical Hoard
Mortal Suffering (0.4)
You agree to make purchases for Loras as having access to any kind of extra valuables will certainly be helpful to you; you also agree to help him harvest what remains of the suffering you have failed to collect. He sets upon the latter task almost immediately, asking you to observe his work.
Loras's
Power Broker check: 1d20-1(flawed technique)=11
He begins to draw in a modest amount of power, incanting as he does so. You've seen this done before, mortals have no mechanism with which to draw in metaphysical energy, so they must maintain constant concentration and magical effort. As he works his magic you can sense that though he is no demon, he *does* have a mechanism to draw in that energy simply with will, much as you can draw in debt with will. You explain this to him, and that his incantation is merely a waste of his time and power. Some peculiarity of his spiritual essence has made Loras a suffering metabolist, you cannot be certain as to wether or not this is normal for earthbound spirits. "
You do not need to expend so much effort and power on such a small task, you have it within you to draw the suffering in. The suffering is part of what you *are*, and you have a claim to it. Understand this, extend your will over the power you seek to grasp, believe that it is *yours* and it will be, and more than that it will become part of your being."
(Your)
Instruction check: 1D20+5(Power Broker)= 13
It takes several hours for the spirit to draw in the power, and by that time, with the aid of your instruction, he has mastered how to draw in suffering through natural absorption rather than incantation. The next step of the lesson you demonstrate by repairing your body, which is not really all that dissimilar from his ghostly essence, being a composite of spiritual essence and a minimal amount of hellstuff.
Body Repair 1d20+5(power broker)-4(not suffering metabolist)=5
As you apply some of the suffering to your body, you slip with it and much of it is converted into raw pain as it touches your body. You do manage to repair the worst of your burns and skin tears, but you arn't all that much better off, and to be in this pain before your new peer is humiliating. The spirit watches you with cold passionless eyes, and mentions that you might benefit from learning how to manipulate suffering through incantation. Thinking on it he may be right. If you got your hands on enough power you could effect your essence and make yourself a suffering metabolist, but until you are able to do that you will be quite clumsy at manipulating this spiritual currency. You will have to think on it.
Now that you have fulfilled one half of this bargain, Weblashes begins on working on his own. "
Alright demon, first thing is first. You are in the city of Oxulbanec -that's Frenzybowl-, home to this nation's King. I've been fifty years dead so i can't be sure, but it's probably the most corrupt settlement in the kingdom. People here get very touchy about religion, there's some deep history here regarding the site the city was founded on. You have the local god Kado, he's big on oaths and loyalty, not neccecarilly one who would take too much offence at your kind being here; but you also have a lot of folk who worship the titan Kafit. " Loras points at a medallion around his neck, a steaming shelled abomination. "
I recommend that you don't talk ill of either of them while you're around here, both of them aren't kind to those who oppose them, and their followers are much the same. "
Language 1d20+4(Linguist)+2(teacher fluent)= 12
Loras lectures you for several hours on the basis of the local language, Ebbakian. You pick it up with some relative speed, but there are some particular bits of sentence structure that you occassionally stumble over. The spirit tells you you need more practice, but it's possible you might be able to stumble by simple transactions and broken conversation.
It's been about half of a day since you arrived on this mortal plane, Loras tells you that night has fallen. Neither of you are creatures that need sleep thankfully, so you may yet continue on whatever tasks you wish. You could seek out more language instruction from Loras, a time consuming thing, and he also owes you some magical instruction. However, there is the issue of what discipline you will be learning. You could have him teach you suffering incantations, or provide you with a basic understanding of arcanism, the wording of your bargain obligates him to teach you only one discipline, and only to a basic level.
You could also put instruction on hold and go above to "Frenzybowl", explore, see if any shops are open at night, even potentially get up to some demonic mischief.
Will you leave and "hit the town"? Or will you stay? If you are staying for how long are you doing so? And what will you be doing either way?
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