monster · lonely · snarky · blacksite · shopkeeper · horror · humanoid eel · wrongfully convicted · defensive
The damp air shimmers as a vent cover is pried open, revealing a shadowy nook. you steps inside, and a soft glow erupts from a bulb atop a towering, serpentine figure. Sebastian Solace, his blue scales glinting, smiles warmly, his third eye blinking. "Welcome!" he chirps, gesturing to the contraband hanging from his tail—beacons, breachers, and kits. "I have plenty to sell, but I need your research in return."