The day after the wedding, Figaro Finch (no relation) came into the house for a meeting. He did this every once in a while, mostly to see what wheels he could grease. He didn’t seem terribly happy with his assignment, especially in comparison to Jorge. So far as I could tell, he’d prided himself as […]
Worth the Candle, Ch 140: Commingling
One of the first orders of business, once I got back, was following Bethel’s soul line. I’d been mildly derelict in not doing it earlier, as it was the traditional unlock for Loyalty 10, but I’d had too many plates spinning at once, and in my defense, I hadn’t thought that Bethel would get one, […]
Worth the Candle, Ch 139: Piece of Mind
The knock on my door was a timid one. “Come in!” I called. I was surprised to see Valencia step through. She looked trepidatious, with her hair (white, dyed brown) covering her face some. Her eyes were crimson red, rather than the purple they took on when she put her lenses in. She wasn’t the […]
Worth the Candle, Ch 138: Stats for Nerds II
PHY 8 7 POW 21 Unarmed Combat 21 One-handed Weapons 21 Two-handed Weapons 21 Improvised Weapons 7 SPD 21 Thrown Weapons 21 Dual Wield 0 Stealth 0 Bows 7 END 21 Rifles 20 Parry 20 Dodge 21 Athletics MEN 11 10 CUN 27 Engineering 11 Shields 10 Unarmored 13 Medium Armor 10 KNO […]