Binder Demon Grimoire
VENDETTA
Demon of Revenge
Alignment / Host: E/L
Rank: President
Lord No. 476
Sex: m
DL = 28
Appears dressed in red and black, with a trustworthy expression, but
holds a dagger dripping blood behind His back.
In Circle:
- Will advise any one Participant on how to take Revenge
for a wrong done to him/her or someone he/she holds dear. VENDETTA is
especially helpful on taking Revenge for an act of Revenge taken against the
Participant.
- Will comment upon feuds, but not so as to help settle
them. Will not comment directly upon Pacts of Pre-Emptive Revenge, but
likes to imply that Beings have them, whether or not they really do.
In Triangle:
- Will avenge a wrong done to a Participant or someone
he/she holds dear. VENDETTA prefers to choose His own method of taking
Revenge, which will invariably provoke or inflame an ongoing feud. It is
notoriously difficult to control exactly what He does. He will serve the
Operator anywhere within 1,000 miles for 1 hour without a Pact, or will offer
longer service from His Minions in substitution. Pacts may be required for
major services, even within these parameters (e.g. where the wrongdoer has
protection from another Demon). He always leaves a calling-card of some
kind after He has taken Revenge, and cannot be Bound not to reveal the wrong
or person He is avenging, only to be subtle about the clues.
- Pact of Pre-Emptive Revenge: Will offer a Pact
triggered by a future wrong done to a Participant or someone he/she holds dear
(e.g. death of a Participant at the hands of a specified (or any) Being, theft
of a specified item), for which VENDETTA will take Revenge at His discretion.
The gravity of the future wrong is immaterial, as VENDETTA will gladly take
Revenge for the slightest perceived wrong. VENDETTA prides Himself on
imaginative, unexpected and thoughtful acts of Revenge,
that will provoke an ongoing feud. Vengeance is often delayed to
surprise the wrongdoer, but usually happens within a year and a day of the
triggering wrong. Pacts triggered by a Pact of Pre-Emptive Revenge being
taken upon the Participant tend to be available at lesser cost than ones
triggered by other wrongs. VENDETTA and/or His Minions may be specified
as the Beings who will trigger the Pact by murdering the Participant, but
Revenge will be taken upon the Being Whom They served in doing so, as They
always act impartially and never for Their own aims (or so VENDETTA claims).
The cost of the Pact may increase if the specified Being is powerful, or if
VENDETTA knows that a powerful Being bears the Participant a grudge and is
therefore likely to be the subject of the Revenge. However, VENDETTA may
offer indirect Revenge (e.g. against someone the wrongdoer holds dear) at
lesser cost.
Note that VENDETTA cannot be Bound not to take Revenge upon someone or
to refrain from advising upon taking Revenge or commenting upon feuds.
Some Binders have claimed success at feeding Him misleading information about
feuds, but all of them are said to have met sticky ends...
Familiars:
Poisonous creatures, e.g. snakes, scorpions, spiders. Unlike most
Familiars, Who are released upon Their Master's death, Familiars of VENDETTA
must avenge Their Master's death in order to obtain Their release. They
gain Their full Demonic Powers in order to do so, and are not constrained to
Their Familiar Form.
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