Oaths Spoken and Broken

minor Active Sessions 7–7

Trust, loyalty, pragmatism versus idealism, the price of honesty

character development

Description

In the aftermath of claiming the cursed sword, Calum proposes they all swear to keep each other's secrets—a mutual protection pact against the forces hunting them. Vixia immediately refuses with brutal pragmatism: they've all already shown a remarkable lack of discretion. The conversation devolves into cascading confessions—Daria naming the brothel, Thalara revealing her meeting with Prince Vis, Vixia pointing out that they're all equally expendable in Aurelia's eyes. Yet from this fractured attempt at unity, genuine bonds emerge. Thalara and Calum make personal oaths to each other. The party doesn't achieve their stated goal of collective trust, but they learn which individual connections they can actually rely on.

Timeline

Session 6

The Cursed Blade's Burden

Calum proposes a collective oath of secrecy; Vixia refuses; cascading confessions reveal how much has already been compromised

The Cursed Blade's Burden

Despite the failure of collective trust, Thalara and Calum make personal oaths that prove more meaningful than the proposed group pact

Session 7 "The price of truth is paid in blood and ash."