Spar: Andy's character, a dwarven con artist. He's convinced the stupid humans he can listen to stones and hear everything said around them. Yeah. He's full of crap, in far more ways than one.
Tara: Spar's human lover, and a prominent member of The Kami Guardians, the magical agricultural guild.
Herminus: The lawful stupid head of security, that never ceases to amuse Spar.
Germana: The Head of The Processor's Guild, who employs Spar to spy on everyone in Sabina's Castle.
Caius: Germana's son, who Spar had saved in the first session.
During another sleep-over Tara told Spar of the plan that she'd concocted to raise the dwarves in the slums out of poverty; the Kami Guardians would help the dwarves raise rare veggies in their district that they could sell. The Kami Guardians would then get tax revenue from the sales. Spar tried to find a way to tell Tara how patronizing the plan was, but couldn't find the words. He just smiled and nodded.
The next morning Spar was summoned by Germana, who knew of Tara's plan. She was furious, because the dwarves were currently working for The Processors and she didn't want to lose the cheap labor! Spar said that the dwarves needed the quality of life boost, not to mention an independent dwarf state within the city, which German and The Processors should be willing to provide and help out with. Germana tried to change the subject, but Spar was insistent. She tried to insult Spar and the dwarves, but he wouldn't take the bait, sticking to his point. Finally Spar loudly dismissed her as a bigoted idiot. It is here that I am obligated to say that Spar totally beat Germana. No compromise was possible. I, deciding to be a good loser, chose to try to murder Spar. So there's that. Germana flew into a rage and pulled a knife on Spar, who jumped out a window (they were on the ground level)! He ran and ran, ignoring someone who called out to him with a "Hey! Dwarf!"
Spar tried to find Herminus, only to find Germana had gotten there first. She tried telling the truth about Spar, that he was a dwarf she had planted in Sabina's Castle as a mole. But she was so unhinged that Spar easily discredited her. Herminus dragged Germana off.
Caius found Spar later. Germana had snapped. Agrippa and Aelinus had made bail and had been threatening her, as well as taking (very effective) action against The Processors. Tara's plan had been the straw that had broken the camel's back. So Caius was now in charge and he promised to help the dwarves because of the debt he owed Spar. For the first time a human had actually earned Spar's respect, not to mention gratitude.
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