Kolyarut

I don't often indulge myself in the use of outsiders in my games, but there is a certain appeal to the Kolyarut. The first time I read the bestiary through, this brooding inevitable stood out in both theme and mechanics—not to mention the art!

Now the kolyarut's stats are pretty standard for something with martial capabilities at level 12, but it also comes with some powerful options for both roleplay and mystery. This Inevitable can find things, command them easily, and disguise itself all the while. With truespeech, the kolyarut is rife with potential roleplay options.

When considering the use of the kolyarut, assuming your players are not perpetual bargain breakers, a kolyarut on some other unknowable mission could be an interesting ally of convenience or source of information. Reframing the lore for yourself, the kolyarut of your own setting could be a harbinger of some greater tragedy or a kind of corrupted angel with a singular purpose.

What is considered a bargain worth punishing is ultimately up to you, and that can make for some interesting encounters (and plots!) in your game.

-Reece

Hook 1 (Max) - I Am The Law

A deal is sacred, even more so in the town of King's Crossing, as it lies in a place where several prominent mercantile routes meet. At the crossing, countless transactions are made daily; it is no surprise, then, that it needs someone to make sure they are upheld.

That is where The Judge comes in. Whenever a disagreement arises, he steps in to adjudicate and smites those who have tried to wrong their associates. He cannot be bribed and so far has proven to be incredibly hard to kill. Hence, at least for now, it appears he shall keep his vigil over the King's Crossing, as he has done for the last two centuries of its existence.

Hook 2 (TJ) - The Bondkeeper

Copriticani youth are taught with utmost gravity about the purpose of deals and promises. At the Copriticani coming-of-age ceremonies, those that would transition to adulthood swear by a "social bargain." This bargain-contract is made with the community at large and concerns their purpose within society, as well as their general commitment to uphold their word. The ceremony always takes place under the watchful eye of the Bondkeeper.

Should anyone break the social bargain they created, rest assured, the Bondkeeper will find out and exact retribution, regardless of how legitimate the transgression or how misguided the social bargain at its inception.

Hook 3 (Nemanja) - The Family You Choose

A group of investigators are on a deep-undercover mission to bring down the biggest mafia boss in all of Braha city. While they've seen some horrible things in their pursuit of the top dog, their hands have remained relatively clean, despite earning Carmine Hawkone's trust.

When Carmine invites them to a formal bonding dinner to accept them into the inner circle, things appear to be moving away from the bleakness of their situation. That was the case, at least until he asks them to make an oath to be forever faithful to The Family, just as a Kolyarut comes into the room...