A New Name

As Akakios moves on his boat, the creaking of wood seems to come as much from him as the boat. "I have heard a bit of... bad news. I thought, as a good customer, I would bring it to you. I have heard your name spoken. Such attention can be bad for one's health." He picks up a waterlogged book, flipping open the pages that cling together with damp. "Thus, I have acquired a few new names, and would be willing to trade them to you, in return for your own."

Akakios is offering to trade a magi's name for a new name. This is, in effect, a mirror of the Secret Name initiation from the Bjornaer house, and likewise, will not be offered if the magus has a familiar or talisman. (Akakios will apologize that he does not have a name that would suit that other magus, if they ask.) He will not offer this trade for mere vis, as it would not be symbolic enough.

A New Name: As part of the sacrifice, the magus will lose the ability to recognize their old name - hearing it spoken will not trigger recognition, unless they are paying attention (similar to someone playing a new role in a theatrical play). As an added problem, however, if the bargainer has Death Prophesy, or another prophesy of the future, the prophesy will be about someone else, instead; They will acquire the prophesy about their new name instead. Akakios will give them a push in the right direction if he could.

His extra stocks today include a selection of pickling jars with human remains in them (3 total, each a pawn of corpus); A gargoyle's head, torn from its body, worth a pawn of aquam vis; and a living, headless (faerie) chicken that has 2 pawns of muto vis inside its stomach - Akakios will admit that the chicken ate the vis while he was doing business with its original owner.