Turn him to be your own Lackey

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From: Conversation with the Lackey of Mr Fires


His loyalty is evidently transferable: perhaps you'd like it directed towards yourself instead.

Game Instructions: If you do this, you will not be able to return him to Mr Fires' service afterwards: these days, Mr Fires has too little interest in the GHR to re-engage him.

Locked with A Pawn among Tracklayers 3


Challenge information

Narrow, A Player of Chess 2 (50% base)

  • 0 - high-risk (30%)
  • 1 - tough (40%)
  • 2 - very chancy (50%)
  • 3 - chancy (60%)
  • 4 - modest (70%)
  • 5 - very modest (80%)
  • 6 - low-risk (90%)
  • 7 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

A receptive hearing

He listens to you closely and with interest. Then he reaches […] for a small bottle […] "To our mutually beneficial cooperation […] Made this myself […] so I don't line the pockets of Mr Wines […]

The private recipe swirls ominously, but does not poison you. […]

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

  • Pawnsmall.png An occurrence! Your 'A Pawn among Tracklayers' Quality is now 3 - Appoint a Tracklayer whose loyalties you've turned towards yourself!
  • Tracklayernocturnalsmall.png A former lackey of Mr Fires, now loyal to your good self, leads the Tracklayers' Union. (Sets Leader of the Tracklayers to A Lackey of Yours, Formerly Aligned with Mr Fires)


Failure

No sale

You try encouragement; he pretends not to understand you. You try promises; he expresses the view that his current patron is powerful enough for him.