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The Banker

KanonKitaplardan resmî bilgiSoVp. 17, 40-41MCp. 84

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The Banker is an enigmatic and formidable entity with mastery over the very essence of trade and commerce. It is one of many mysterious beings that bestow hidden powers on mortals by methods of their own that are hard to categorise.1

Its true nature remains a mystery. Scholars and mystics are left to wonder whether it is a primordial force, a cunning trickster or an otherworldly merchant.2

Dealings

The Banker is described as a mysterious dealer of souls. It embraces every form of currency, but souls hold a particularly prized place in its dealings.3

It treats the mortals it empowers much as a bank treats its clients, managing their "investments" on their behalf. It conducts its negotiations and agreements through intermediaries made of shadow, known as Clerks.4

The Banker appears to have no agenda of its own. In the great conflicts of the universe it takes the part of a neutral bank, lending its resources as "credit" to all manner of clients, and the services of the mortals it has empowered may be the most precious of those resources. It does not hesitate to trade a soul it holds with other entities, or to release it if a favourable deal comes along. Its trade in souls is conducted with the coldness of reason rather than with greed or arrogance.4

Envoys

Those who forge a connection with the Banker gain distinctive abilities and a deep insight into finance and economic influence. It is an active patron that obsessively tracks its envoys: its eye is always on them, and it is always ready for another deal.2

Jax, the Devil of Vansreik, has been bound up with the Banker since the moment of his birth. Through his pact with it he gathers invaluable knowledge about his associates and contacts.5

Notlar

  1. ↑KitapShadow Over Vansreik, pp. 40, 41
  2. ↑KitapShadow Over Vansreik, p. 40
  3. ↑KitapShadow Over Vansreik, pp. 17, 40
  4. ↑KitapShadow Over Vansreik, p. 41
  5. ↑KitapMercenary Compendium, p. 84

Kaynaklar

Bu madde şunlara dayanır:

  • SoVShadow Over Vansreik(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 17, 40-41
  • MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 84

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