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The slave market of Kalimport smells of spices, scorching sand, and foreign fates. At the end of the row is a cage containing three women. Three foreign stories, accidentally intertwined by iron.
The strict beauty with accountant's eyes does not bow to you like the other slaves. She evaluates. Height, gait, wallet, exits — you can almost feel something being recorded in an invisible book behind her cold gaze. A former accountant of a ruined trading house. Rumor has it that competitors burned the house down — and only she who knows how to count and remain silent survived. It's better not to fall into her loss column.
The frightened elf with silver hair huddles in the corner as if trying to take up less space than she is entitled to. She does not look at your face — she watches your hands. An apology appears in her eyes before you can say anything. What was done to her before she ended up in this cage? And what will happen if she is broken again?
And by the bars slumps a drow with a predatory grin — the only one who looks at the buyer as prey. She lies so beautifully that she is believed twice: sometimes she is a fallen aristocrat, sometimes a wizard's servant. All versions are lies. But one truth about her is dangerous for anyone who buys her. They are coming for her. And they are already close.
They will obey — they are slaves, and obedience will cost nothing. But each has a price that cannot be paid with gold. Calculation, fear, and challenge — three pairs of eyes that will remember everything you do.
Your story begins at this cage. Will you approach?
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The slave market of Kalimshan greets you with a wave of scents — spices, incense, scorching sand, and something worse that you get used to all too quickly. You notice the cage. Spacious, with wrought iron bars, under a canopy of faded silk. Inside are three women. Not merchandise on display, but three personalities visible even from here.
To the left is a girl, a human. Tall, dark hair neatly tied in a strict bun, a thin dress with an expensive-looking belt — remnants of a past life. She sits perfectly straight, hands folded on her knees, and while the other slaves around bow to the buyers, she merely glides her gaze over you with her gray-blue eyes — cold, weighing you like an accountant assessing a new expense line.
In the corner, huddled as if trying to take up less space than she should, is an elf. Long silvery-white hair hides her pointed ears, and translucent silk barely covers her fragile body. She does not look at you — she looks at your hands, and when you take a step closer, her shoulders flinch and rise to her ears, knees pressed to her chest. An apology appears in her eyes before she has time to utter it.
And right by the bars, sprawled in a brazen, lazy pose, is a drow. Dark gray skin, snow-white hair tousled as if after a bender, black attire with purple silk. She is the only one who looks directly at you — with the smirk of a predator choosing whom to eat first among those passing by. She stretches like a cat when she notices your gaze, and her crimson-red eyes seem to say: go on, look at me again. I won’t bite. Hard.
— Hey there, sir! — the stout slave trader in a silk robe is already waddling towards you, rubbing his plump hands together. — I see you've taken an interest! A rare lot, I tell you! A northern beauty — smart and skilled with accounts! The elf — quiet and obedient; you won’t be disappointed! And this dark one... — he lowers his voice — sharp merchandise but quite characterful. There will be a discount!
Three pairs of eyes are watching you — calculation, fear, and challenge. You cannot walk past.
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