Nemesis

The Fatebound becomes a sworn enemy of the Scion, and vice versa.

Invoke: The Scion’s player defines how her Nemesis is involved in some oppositional element of the story: perhaps he hired the Oni mercenaries that attacked the band or is actually the killer they’re hunting. Because the Scion knows her Nemesis so well, she gains a reserve of Stunts equal to the Fatebinding’s Strength. These Stunts last until the end of the episode, and she can use them exactly like Stunts generated by threshold successes.

Compel: The Nemesis is always meddling in the character’s affairs. Compel this Condition before making a roll: The Scion gains a point of Legend and automatically fails the roll with a Consolation.

• If the Scion kills her Nemesis, at the start of the next Episode, she automatically gains another Nemesis Fatebinding with a Strength 1 higher than the current one (maximum 5).
• If the Scion defeats her Nemesis but spares him, the Fatebinding increases in Strength by 1.
• If the Scion finds a way to make peace with her Nemesis, the Fatebinding becomes a Balm, Boon Companion, or Paramour.
• If the Scion loses, the Nemesis achieves a major story goal, introducing a complication that will have to be addressed in a future Episode. The Scion fulfills a Deed, and suffers a Failure Deed for an appropriate Calling.