Think in the Midst of the Hunt
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[…] Listen. You have already killed the part of the Vake that matters.
Consider. Leave a fragment alive. […] Own its power.
[…] It can do more for you than money […]
As for justice! […] is that your concern?
[…] You, little rabbit, are not the reckoning.Description summary:
A voice pretending to be your own suggests you leave one piece of the Vake alive to serve you. It could do so much more for you than any bounty. The Vake is a monster, a murderer, but that is not your responsibility. That is not your destiny.
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Game Instructions: If you spare some form of the Vake, it will grant you different rewards than if you killed them all. You will be at leisure to treat the spared form leniently or with a more refined vengeance.
Unlocked with 
400 - 450, 1 - 3
Locked with
Storylet appears in 
Options:
Consider sparing one form of the Vake, for your own advantage
- Spoiler Locked with
exactly 2
Success
Well-worn tracks
Success Instructions: The Vake you hunt last will be the one you have a chance to capture and keep.
You might spare some portion of the Vake for your own advantage (Sets 
Willingness to Spare Some Aspect of the Vake to 1)
Consider sparing one form of the Vake, for your own advantage
- Spoiler Unlocked with exactly 2
Success
Well-worn tracks
Success Instructions: The Vake you hunt last will be the one you have a chance to capture and keep.
You have sworn an oath dishonestly. (Sets 
to 1)- You might spare some portion of the Vake for your own advantage (Sets Willingness to Spare Some Aspect of the Vake to 1)
Consider sparing one form of the Vake out of fellow-feeling
- Spoiler Unlocked with
6
Locked with exactly 2
Challenge information
Narrow,
5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
None of you what you were
Success Instructions: The Vake you hunt last will be the one you have a chance to capture and keep.
- You might spare some portion of the Vake out of fellow-feeling (Sets Willingness to Spare Some Aspect of the Vake to 2)
Failure
Not very like you
Your knowledge of Monstrous Anatomy has increased. Or your Anatomy has become more Monstrous. One of those. (Increases 
Monstrous Anatomy by 1 CP, up to level 5 + 
)
Consider sparing one form of the Vake out of fellow-feeling
- Spoiler Unlocked with 2, exactly 2
Challenge information
Narrow,
5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
None of you what you were
Success Instructions: The Vake you hunt last will be the one you have a chance to capture and keep.
- You have sworn an oath dishonestly. (Sets to 1)
- You might spare some portion of the Vake out of fellow-feeling. (Sets Willingness to Spare Some Aspect of the Vake to 2)
Failure
Not very like you
- Your knowledge of Monstrous Anatomy has increased. Or your Anatomy has become more Monstrous. One of those. (Increases Monstrous Anatomy by +1 CP, up to level 5 + )
Consider sparing one form of the Vake, and construct an excuse to do so
- Spoiler Unlocked with
2
Locked with exactly 2
Challenge information
Narrow,
5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Consider it from the perspective that all life has value
- You might spare some portion of the Vake for elaborate reasons of your own. (Sets Willingness to Spare Some Aspect of the Vake to 3)
Failure
You've already killed it once
Mithridacy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + 
)
Consider sparing one form of the Vake, and construct an excuse to do so
- Spoiler Unlocked with 2, exactly 2
Challenge information
Narrow,
5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Consider it from the perspective that all life has value
- You have sworn an oath dishonestly. (Sets to 1)
- You might spare some portion of the Vake for elaborate reasons of your own. (Sets Willingness to Spare Some Aspect of the Vake to 3)
Failure
You've already killed it once
- Mithridacy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + )
Honour the oath to Mr Wines
- Spoiler Unlocked with
exactly 2
Success
Worthy speech
- You will not spare the Vake in any form, because you gave your word to Mr Wines. (Sets Willingness to Spare Some Aspect of the Vake to 10)
Withstand the persuasion
- Spoiler
Challenge information
Narrow,
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
It argues poorly
- You will not spare the Vake in any form. All the suggested reasons were bad. (Sets Willingness to Spare Some Aspect of the Vake to 11)
Failure
But what about...
- Mithridacy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + )
