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The Pact

Summary

The Pact is a Barrier-protection organization or agreement marked by a five-hands star symbol, local leaders, scepters, and a bargain to protect people in exchange for protecting the Barrier.

Known Details

  • It is linked to five wizards and a meeting at a Newhaven pub.
  • The five Dome / Barrier creators are Everard Browning, Ennui, Brutor Ruby Eye, Valenth Cardonal, and Lady Evalina Hartwall.
  • Shandra explained that it protects people in exchange for protecting the Barrier.
  • Local leaders include Shandra at Torisle Point, Tiana/Taina in Freeport, and Alana by report.
  • Pact artifacts include a Pact Scepter and eight scepter conches.
  • The security council and Grand Towers discussions rely on Pact history and responsibilities.
  • Merfolk outside the Barrier have an empire and diplomatic missions; Princess Aquunea/Princess Aquunea is associated with nobility beyond the Barrier.
  • Baytail Accord’s Pact leaders included Pact keeper Inara, Visca of Fairshore, Hanna of Fishtail’s Edge, Lana/Alana of Azureside, and Princess Aquunea/Princess Aquunea.
  • After saving Baytail Accord and the Hatchery, the party became known as Saviours of the Pact.
  • The glowing parchment under glass at Baytail Accord is the signed Pact, preserved beneath the water in the Hatchery/temple complex.
  • The Pact has a route outside the Barrier; leaders believe a birth curse exists outside or around the Barrier and that the Barrier protects them from it.
  • Baytail Accord’s first baby girl in 20 years was born after the crisis, with Princess Aquunea present.
  • Later revelations identify the birth crisis as part of the gods’ bargains behind the Barrier: Kasha was receiving unborn merfolk souls through the Barrier, and Browning made sure the merfolk needed the wizards.
  • Separately from the Merfolk Pact, the party made a Day 57 pact with Hydran; through that agreement and Globule’s aid, they freed the merbabies from Kasha’s realm. Queen Mooncoral then reported the first birth outside the Dome in perhaps a thousand years.
  • Day 40 confirms Alana as the Pact leader at Azureside / Heartmoor while Carl was absent and the guild was trying to run town affairs.
  • Day 41 mentions the Pact Keeper and a matriarch no one had seen leave her domain, immediately before Peridita declared all Pacts off.
  • The party guided Azureside evacuation and coordinated messages with The Basilisk, Cardonal, and Ruby Eye while the Pacts appeared under direct attack.

Known Pact Leaders and Representatives

Figure Role or location Source
Shandra Torisle Point Pact leader who explained the Pact’s Barrier-protection obligations. data/4-days-cleaned/day-20.md
Tiana/Taina Freeport Pact leader and coordinator; later trusted with the party’s stored items in Freeport. data/4-days-cleaned/day-20.md, data/4-days-cleaned/day-21.md, data/4-days-cleaned/day-26.md
Kiendra Dunhold Cache leader connected to Shandra’s information and the stolen scepter conch. data/4-days-cleaned/day-20.md
Alana / Lana Pact leader at Azureside / Heartmoor; also associated with the Day 23 merfolk operation and the Day 26 menagerie-break-in report. data/4-days-cleaned/day-21.md, data/4-days-cleaned/day-23.md, data/4-days-cleaned/day-26.md, data/4-days-cleaned/day-40.md
Pact keeper Inara Baytail Accord Pact keeper seated with the leaders after the Hatchery crisis. data/4-days-cleaned/day-26.md
Visca of Fairshore Pact leader who reported Baron attacks, Seaward shipments, and gnoll threats. data/4-days-cleaned/day-26.md
Hanna of Fishtail’s Edge Pact leader who reported colder weather and storms. data/4-days-cleaned/day-26.md
Princess Aquunea / Princess Aquunea / Princess Aquunea Princess and Pact or merfolk noble associated with the route outside the Barrier, the newborn baby, and leaving offspring. data/4-days-cleaned/day-23.md, data/4-days-cleaned/day-26.md
Guardfree Merfolk aide or guard who brought chairs so the party could sit with the Pact leaders. data/4-days-cleaned/day-20.md, data/4-days-cleaned/day-26.md
Three younger girls Pact-leader trainees named as part of Baytail Accord’s leadership continuity. data/4-days-cleaned/day-26.md

Timeline

  • day-16: Memories reveal the Pact’s origin context after a six-armed rock creature broke.
  • day-17: Council and Barrier-protector networks discuss Pact obligations.
  • day-20: Shandra explains the Pact and gives or entrusts Pact authority.
  • day-21: Pact forces coordinate for the shield crystal mission.
  • day-23: Merfolk diplomatic and beyond-Barrier Pact context expands the Pact’s geography.
  • day-26: The party saves Baytail Accord, joins Pact leaders, and learns about birth records, outside routes, and regional reports.
  • day-40: Alana and the guild try to run Heartmoor/Azureside amid plague and dragon-payment pressure.
  • day-41: Peridita declares all Pacts off, threatening every town and forcing evacuation toward Threeleigh.

Open Questions

  • What are the legal or magical limits of Pact authority?
  • What are the Pact Keeper and matriarch’s exact powers, and can Peridita truly void all Pacts?