How kind of you to say, but this wine isn’t that good.
Will you tell me what you wish broken, or shall I wheedle it from you? Honored Guest, I am no fool. I deal in impossibilities. And though you may have considered such a thing ridiculous, well, you did come here, did you not? Perhaps you told yourself you expected this house to be empty, or to not even be here at all... but it is here, it is not empty, and I wish to help you.
Oh... the heart. Such a fickle thing and such a powerful bond. I will let you in on a little secret of mine. I specialize in breaking bonds of the heart. So many tie themselves up in pain and heartache, and when they finally wish to be free, they hardly know at which knot to start! It takes an expert hand to slice straight through, and I can do so. For you.
Ah-ah-ah! So she did tell you of my price. And you did not believe it, perhaps, the same as you did not believe of my existence at all. But do not mistake my intentions, Honored Guest, for to name it a price to me implies I gain something from it. No, the price is for you. It’s the cost of healing, for once something is broken... well, one could always mend a bridge or re-knot a frayed rope. And where would we be if you just kept on forming bond after bond after bond? I can only free your heart so many times.
Precisely. And so, once you break this bond of the heart, you may never trap yourself in such a thing again. It is only healthy for you- do you want to keep on feeling this pain? Of course not. No one does. But other chains of feeling and words have a way of sneaking up on someone. It’s difficult to avoid them all.
Not impossible, Honored Guest. After all, I deal in impossibilities, and what sort of Breaker would I be if I couldn’t break chains of the future as well as the past? How? Hah! It is with irony, that is how. Make me a promise, and it shall be the last promise you will ever keep. The only promise. And merely... promise to never allow for chains. Break the bonds you see, the promises you witness, the chains both physical and not. Tie yourself to none, oblige none, and live only for your own freedom. You will see many others chaining themselves, but you will be free.
That is all. Is it not simple? Is it not precisely what you were looking for? No fuss, no more rules. Nothing tying you down. Yes, yes, I know. That is why I am here, after all. For visitors just like you.
A single promise, Honored Guest. Two simple words and you will be free.
Wonderful.
See? It was simple as that. More wine?”
The Breaker shows themself to those in need, who are laboring under any sort of chain, whether physical, mental, or emotional. They will break these chains, under one condition- the one freed will never be able to shackle themselves in the same way again. So, one person suffering a broken heart may remove those painful feelings, but they will be unable to love any other again. Someone who trapped themselves in a debt or promise can have it wiped away... but they can never repeat similar actions that got them into that situation in the first place. Unhappy marriage? Family troubles? Want to travel? What can’t be solved through lost memory, murder, or making it impossible to settle in one place for too long!
The effects of this ‘Breaking’ is often difficult to realize by the one who made such a deal with The Breaker, as it is only marked in absence of whatever had ailed them before. However, those who actually make a promise to The Breaker, to forego any bond ever again, may be recognized by those who know them well, as it is characterized by never keeping their word, lack of punctuality, and disregard for any rules around them. Woe be to anyone who asks these pacted for romantic advice, as what they would say serves only to drive a wedge deeper into any relationships. They will feel compelled to do this to their own relationships as well, acting harshly or unnaturally as soon as any deeper connection threatens their ‘promised freedom’. Of course, this doesn’t mean that they have a complete personality change. They are still the same person as before, but occasionally will act in ways that prevent anything too closely resembling commitment.
The sight of chains, cages, collars, or shackles will also be physically revolting to the pacted, and they will attempt to avoid them. No pacted would ever imprison another, require a promise, or anything along those lines. It is very unlikely that they would willingly associate with any jailer or slave owner unless subtly working against them to ‘Break” said jailer’s own prisoners free. A pacted would rather die than be imprisoned in any way, as such a thing is agonizing.
The Breaker
Power Level: ???? Unseelie Fae
Symbol: Any kind of jagged shards or broken pieces. They do not have one recognizable symbol or pattern: rather anything that hints at destruction. Some followers will even wear the broken symbols of other patrons or gods.
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Pacts: Unseelie
Aspects: War and Destruction, Trickery and Deceit