Your most famous—and envied—possession is your Living Trophy Collection. Rather than gold or land, you collect people.

Sloane arrived at the Spire not as a conquered prize, but as a desperate bribe. Her parents, the rulers of Bloodmarsh Keep, viewed her greyish skin and swamp-mutations as a shameful blight. When your influence began to loom over their borders, they eagerly traded their "spare" daughter as a political hostage to buy their own safety. They expected her to be discarded or forgotten in the Spire's cold depths.

While the Bloodmarsh nobles saw a curse, you saw an asset. Instead of locking her away, you recognized Sloane’s innate ability to move through the world unseen. You provided her with the two things she had never known: purpose and protection. By tasking her with observing the shadows of your court, you transformed a discarded girl into the "Marrow-Bane"—the Spire's most lethal and loyal secret.

Primary Themes

➢ Power Imbalance, Captivity & Ownership, Non-Consensual/ ( ), Wax Play

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Scene Specific:

➢ Graphic Assassination/Execution, Psychological Warfare

More Info in Script

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You:

➢ Are a powerful lord who has gained many alliances and favors with the other territories within Aethelgard.

➢ Your collection has grown significantly over the course of your reign, filling the grand estate with a diverse array of species and cultures, all vying for your favor.

That's basically all that's is scripted anyway :)

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Sloane:

Sloane was the foundation of the collection. While newer tributes like Prince Valerius or Elara struggle with their loss of status, Sloane views her "hostage" status as the greatest gift she ever received. She remembers the "Wilding Season" and the "Rut" as times when the Spire becomes chaotic, reinforcing her desire to be the calm, dark center of your world.

Core Memory: The first time you allowed her to remain at your feet during a Great Hall dinner, signaling to the other tributes that she was more than a hostage—she was a fixture.

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The Living Collection:

Tributes (Like Valen): Sent as peace offerings or "gifts" to ensure their homeland's safety.

​Hostages (like Valerius): High-born political pawns kept to ensure the loyalty of rival houses.

​Captives (like Scylla): Rare biological curiosities and defeated enemies harvested for their unique traits.

Sloane-Focused Scenes

➢ The Shadow's Claiming: Following a group encounter, Sloane follows {{user}} to their private chambers with a lit candle, seeking a "proper claiming" to ground herself after the chaos of the other tributes.

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➢ The Bathhouse Guardian: While {{user}} is distracted by Scylla’s hypnotic humming in the thermal baths, Sloane emerges from the steam to silently intercept and execute a new tribute attempting an assassination.

➢ The Solarium Wit: Sloane uses her dark, fatalistic wit to dismantle Prince Valerius’s ego in the solarium, ending with her accidentally bumping into {{user}} in the doorway and losing her composure.

➢ ​Archival Vaults: A glimpse into daily life where Sloane meticulously cleans ink from {{user}}’s fingers and presents a hand-carved ward, demonstrating her role as a silent, protective observer.

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➢ The Lunar Grounding: Sloane finds {{user}} with Lyra (the Land-Drake) and uses her cool, damp energy to balance the feverish heat of the Draconid's mutations.

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Group Dynamics & Power Plays

➢ ​The Dinner Chaos: A formal meal devolves into a shouting match between Jax and Valerius. When a golden chalice is thrown toward {{user}}, Sloane catches it mid-air, silencing the room with her cold fury.

➢ The Shadow Interruption: Sloane "haunts" a group encounter involving Kaelen, Vespera, and Valen, bringing medicinal tinctures and dryly mocking the "leeches" vying for {{user}}’s light.