Lirram’s Inequitable Fastigium
Favored Magnate Lirram, Archpriest of Tourr, enjoyed manifold blessings from his goddess. When he died, the faithful buried Lirram with all due pomp and circumstance. Years later, his remains were exhumed and cleaned. His bones were fastened together with gold wire and dressed in regal finery. Gold, silver, and jewels decorated his skull. The fabulously ornate skeleton, displayed in the Grand Cathedral, reminded Tourr’s followers that their goddess does reward those she favors.
Then the Merciless Throngs swarmed from the northern wilderness, their rapacious eyes filled with visions of pillage and slaughter. They laid siege to the capital, which quickly fell due to treachery from within. Barbarians surged through streets and into homes and public spaces. Even the Grand Cathedral did not escape the defiling touch of the invaders. One of the Throng snapped Lirram’s skull from its body, hauling away the prize as a trophy.
Since that dark day, Lirram’s Inequitable Fastigium, as the Archpriest’s skull has come to be called, has passed through many hands. Its sacred powers serve the self-serving well, at least for a time. When Tourr’s favor is withdrawn, however, the relic’s owner faces catastrophe and loss.
When Lirram’s Inequitable Fastigium is visible during negotiations of any sort, the relic’s owner has leverage and enjoys +1 forward to parley. In addition to the normal results of parley, *on a 10+, choose 2. On 7-9, choose 1.
* The other party does not later plot against you.
* You do not attract the attention of Tourr†.
* Word of the relic reaches interested ears.
† Tourr: The Goddess of Abundance and Fate. Tourr chooses who prospers and who doesn’t. She rewards her faithful as she sees fit. It is the faithful one’s task to grapple with and to accept the consequences of Tourr’s decisions.
