<strong><span class="bbc_u"><em>The Gilded Magpies</em></span></strong><br/>A Coterie in service to<strong>House Bastien</strong><br/>House Words: Yet We Rise<br/>Status: 6th House<br/>Strengths: Transportation, Wealth<br/>Spheres of Influence: Banks<br/>Favored Contact: Esperanza, an Arbitrator<br/>Perks: Once during Downtime roll dice equal to your tier. Earn influence equal to the highest result minus your Exposure. Fiore and influence often go hand in hand.<br/><br/>Reputation: Daring<br/>Influence 0/4<br/>Exposure 0/9<br/>Shame: 0/3<br/><br/>Healer Type: Grace<br/><br/><strong>Special Feature: Popular House</strong>- begin with +1 clock tick on your House Advancement Clock and +1 favor with the Citizenry Faction Group.<br/><br/><strong>Special Ability:  The Waters in Which We Swim</strong>- Gain +1d to engagement rolls involving the Ilrienne citizenry as cover or support. Gain additional coterie xp trigger:<em>Did we look out for the little guy?</em><br/><br/><strong>Upgrade: The Ledger</strong>- The coterie gains access to the House’s ledgers of good turns and kindly deals. When you consult the ledger about a House Minor, roll 1d.<br/>1-3: Whatever good turns you find are either paid in full or otherwise woefully antiquated.<br/>4/5: They will try and help you, but probably won’t go out of their way.<br/>6: They are obliged to help. Take +1d to an engagement role with their assistance.<br/><strong>Upgrade: Open Hearts to Open Eyes</strong>- When you serve the people of Ilrien, you take -2 exposure on any Engagement or an additional point of favor.<br/><br/><strong>Retinue</strong>: Doctore (II/II) Loyal, Tenacious, Principled, and Uncouth<br/><br/><em><strong>Relations and Status</strong></em><br/>The Grand Council +1<br/>The Broadsheets +1<br/>The Fortunato Trade Federation +1<br/>The Bank of Brass and Bone -1<br/>The First Court -2<br/><br/>= = =<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>The Order of the Six</strong></span><br/>1st: Battalia<br/>2nd: Al-Mari<br/>3rd: Lovell<br/>4th: Corvetto<br/>5th: Elanda<br/>6th: Bastien