#brokers

Bright and early, Capenna's Mezzio was bustling, as per usual. But there was a constant pocket of space everyone seemed to avoid. Falco Spara's ward had been working. Gesserith's location was known to all that had the means, and they stayed far clear of him. But those without the means of knowing couldn't prepare for the destruction.

(( DWC August 2025, Day 2, Layer/Wither, @daily-writing-challenge CW: none ))

"And despite the specimen appearing healthy, if it is exposed to the energies outside the dome," Om'nittar concluded, passing the flower in her hand through the energy field of the eco-dome, "it withers in an instant, consumed by the eddies and currents of the uncontrolled energies."

Janosis rubbed his beard thoughtfully. "It really shows the effectiveness of the eco-dome's shields that it can protect them from the outside. What are your thoughts for expanding the project? Do you intend to try and strengthen and acclimate the life to the energies outside, or to expand the domes across the remnants?"

Om'nittar shrugged. "Both are being considered, both pose considerable challenges. I am told by Ve'nari that you azerothians may be able to provide unique insights and perspectives on the matter."

"Hm, well I do know a thing or two about manipulating netheric energies. Could I have a look at the devices you use to power and form the domes?"

"Of course. I will introduce you to Om'vek, one of our engineers. I suspect he will appreciate the chance to discuss his work, and be distracted from our... other company." Om'nittar said, turning her mask over to where the Harbinger floated near the rest of the group and Ve'nari. They looked to be deep in discussion, and no one but Xal'atath seemed pleased by the topics.

"Ah, yes, I gather your people have an even worse history with her than we do."

"Indeed, I am glad that handling such things is outside the terms of my contract, but suffice it to say that no one is pleased to know the Harbinger is back among us. Please, come this way."

My sister Ashley is a pet/house-sitter open to traveling, she was seeking a “live-in-pet-sitter” for any extended period of time. A woman in Missouri contacted her, needing someone to take care of her 5 pets while she traveled. They both agreed to a “work-for-rent” situation. It was supposed to be approximately 8 months starting in March 2025. I helped her move from TN to MO.

Less than 2 months later shit started to get real — the woman would constantly berate and abuse her. She would weaponize things she learned about my sister to berate and abuse her.

She no longer felt safe in the house and cut off the arrangement when the woman turned off the hot water for the whole house, forbade her from exiting her room, and turned off the internet 5 days before she was able to leave.

With police assistance, Ashley was able to get out of the house with all her stuff, but it wasn’t easy. She has joint pain and cannot do all the heavy lifting herself. She found an “affordable” moving company that would travel between state lines to get her to where I live in North Carolina, fast.

The company came two days late, with no supplies and one driver.

She paid a “deposit” which was the full amount of the job, and everything totaled to around $3,000 upfront 🚩

The moving company gave her 3-5 day timelines every 3-5 days. Weeks went by and they gave no additional info. 🚩

This moving company is a type of a very elaborate and unfortunately a very common scam system that specifically targets people in crisis situations and the elderly. They hold everything over your head in hopes that you don’t find the loopholes in the contract and the victims get too overwhelmed to fight back, especially when potential legal expenses are high, and sometimes the company changes their company name so they remain untraced by the police.

After sending several demand letters, a truck arrived with perhaps 85% of her packed belongings a few weeks ago, with about 5% of several different items and boxes having been torn open, unpacked, or straight up destroyed.

The remaining 10% of items are valuables such as her grandmothers jewelry, antiques, family heirlooms, electronics, autographed vinyls, and Taylor Swift collectors items, are all completely missing.

The amount of gaslighting tactics and power play talk these people engaged in with my sis is simply so much more than what I can put in a post.

These people are criminals and they know what they are doing. Ashley has spoken with a legal expert and is carrying a lot of this out on her own.

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We suspect that these items are being sold off to local pawn shops in the Kansas City/Atlanta area, or online places like eBay.

If you happen to come across any of these items, PLEASE message me anywhere, my links are pinned.

👉 Send an email with any info to: [email protected]

Thank you so much.

The New Capenna sneak peek stream contained a brief summary of each of the five factions, but no text version of them were in the associated article. Here’s a transcription.

The Obscura (Esper/white-blue-black)

The Gifted Magicians. Talented wizards and mystics, who use their powers to deceive and blackmail. Using distractions, illusions and hidden mechanisms, they orchestrate scenarios and manipulate outcomes to their benefit. They endeavor to maintain a facade of normalcy in their everyday lives, to allow them to run their schemes without disruption.

The Maestros (Grixis/blue-black-red)

The Elite Assassins. Old money vampires who love the finer things in life and are willing to kill to get them. They maintain a public front as an upstanding organisation of art afficionados, with the goal of preserving the art and culture of Old Capenna. Beneath this polished veneer, they are a shadowy organisation of elite assassins, focused on maintaining power, influence and wealth.

The Riveteers (Jund/black-red-green)

The Destruction Workers. Tough as nails artisans who can break buildings as easily as kneecaps. They're a rowdy, brute-force crime faction who's skills in industry and construction also makes them pros at demolition and intimidation. As skilled artisans, they've transformed the lower levels of the city into a layer worthy of their draconic leader.

The Cabaretti (Naya/red-green-white)

The Party Monsters. A fun-loving cult of druids who throw the hottest parties in town. They're the glitterati of the city and everyone wants to be invited to their feasts and dance halls. They use ancient magic to sway the opinion of the masses and keep the Halo flowing. The party never ends if you keep paying, but the moment you stop you might fight it hard to leave.

The Brokers (Bant/green-white-blue)