E.1.1

You know this rite. You have read the sacred books. The markings are incomplete. The needle placement is wrong. Whoever made this crude altar understood only the exchange: corrupted matter for minor favors. Beggars of Omens. You take out ink and bone and correct the pattern. You realign the needles and make a small incision in your finger, letting blood fall into the center as written.

• −2 HP
• Resolve ⇧

The altar responds. In a vision, it reveals the beggar’s cache behind the statue and the lever that opens it.

• Battery ⇧
• Gear ⇧

You may:

• Make an additional blood offering → E.1.2
• Otherwise → You may continue your journey.