------------- Crimson Velvet – No Disguises

When they all arrived in New Calladon, they were not exactly impressed. It took a little while before they started to appreciate the place. They’d come for the specific purpose of making a mint in Old Calladon. Others had done it, those with high morals and repressive attitudes. If they could make it rich in that place with their alignment getting in the way, why couldn’t the Crimson Velvet with no such restrictions to hold them back? They set about learning what they could about the place, its ins and outs, buying up maps around town of the various levels. Then they met a certain shopkeeper who had once been a merchant in Skullport. Now, she was known as the Necromonger, and she was one of The Nine. That fact was not well known outside of a few residents of that UnderDark city, an occasional venture company she’d done business with, and one of her enemies, a certain SK Drow Anti-Paladine.

But Eroboria had methods of gaining information. As a True Hermaphrodite, her magical aura of love, lust, and chaos, along with her abilities to erotically charm any race soon led her to such secrets. Her shapeshifting was one of the main reasons she had been recruited by the Setting Sail Syndicate. She could perfectly copy anyone, instantly, and with hardly a glance. Of course, she was even better at copying them if she could taste them. That obviously required close contact, but was never much of a problem for her and would allow her to accurately duplicate their voice, their biochemistry, and their smell. She used all those talents to get close to the Necromonger.

Not surprisingly, the Necromonger saw through her disguises almost instantly and was strangely disinterested in her sexual advances. However, the merchant of death did see a use for the young Tiefling, and her band of ne’er-do-wells. She would send them as her spies into Skullport to keep track of the comings and goings of the demonic forces of the SK Drow and the Succubus Princess, Jesseriniae. She demanded only occasional reports and responses to specific inquiries. Outside of that, the Crimson Velvet was free to do as they pleased, wreck havoc, pursue any treasure, steal, maim, rape, kill and otherwise act obnoxious. They were free to do anything so long as their actions didn’t get them killed or captured by the SK Drow. They could pretend to be mercenaries looking to get rich, and even sell their services to the Drow, if it suited them. That was certainly close enough to the truth of it that it would pass casual inspection. To further secure their secret alliance with The Nine, the Necromonger ordered Eroboria to tell no other of their arrangement, not even her lovers amongst the Crimson Velvet. And the best part? Eroboria wouldn’t even have to maintain her disguises any longer.

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