Second investigation

[letsplayamod]

[Friday has come once again, Typhon’s deadline for the carrot of a motive dangled in front of their faces. Temptations abound and, when the godlings stir in the morning, the air feels thick in a way it hasn’t before. Thunder rumbles outside and the sound of sheets of rain pour down but only ends up pounding against Athena’s protective barrier. No one could ask for a finer umbrella.

There's no more monstrous cyclops threatening your morning. The horses were corralled back to their stables to wind down from the frightening excitement of last Wednesday. From then on, Typhon's threats have once more grown quiet. Everything seems to be... fine.

Still, something feels off.]

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[latinumsbetter]

[he glances down at the token in her hand, before back up]

Gotta pay the bribe one way or another.

[tailoredfate]

Hm. We don't call it a bribe. Merely payment. Like a toll.

[She rolls the coin over in her fingers again.]

What happens if you don't pay this bribe?

[latinumsbetter]

Once you bribe the Blessed Exchequer, that'll get you into the Divine Treasury. Once you're in there, you can use the profit and wealth you've accumulated over your life to bid on your next one from the Celestial Auctioneers.

[tailoredfate]

[... Hm. So only the rich have a chance at a good start at their next lives. She's... not really surprised, there.]

What happens if you don't have enough for a good bid? Will your next life be terrible? Will you be allowed a next life?

[latinumsbetter]

If the measure of your profits is negligible, then you're sent to the Vault of Eternal Destitution. Needless to say there's no bidding on a next life from there.