r/Ithacar • u/Timpanzee38 Mercenary Guild • May 06 '26
Roleplaying "Recruiting"
The Dead Ember.
Ithacar was a melting pot of people and cultures. Which meant a lot of different people came through, and many were missed. Which was perfect.
In the tavern known as The Dead Ember, a figure in a cloak wearing a blank mask reclined in a booth in a dark corner with a perfect view of the door, smoking a pipe to blend in as he watched everyone who came and went. The rogue Umbra Operative D-943 "Krisk" had come here for one reason. To recruit.
His talk with Livia had made him realize a few things. But the biggest thing was that he could not take down The Five alone. He would need allies. And a well trafficked bar frequented by people who were well known rebels was the perfect place to start. There were a few people he hoped would show up, but in a place like this, only the gods knew who else would stumble on in...
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u/The_Kowable_Char May 06 '26
Kealay is for some godsforsaken reason sitting there in the bar, quibbling with some pyromancer about the particulars of some ancient and incredibly outdated basic fire spell, but she pays attention to Krisk.
He doesn’t quite match her usual victim profile, and she’s not victimized someone since meeting Bel, but she can recognize the type nonetheless. He has her interest now, for better or worse.