Le Bayou a Faim

Annette Traver is an incredibly forward-thinking and enterprising woman whose ambitions took root far from where she ultimately found success. Raised in the northern town of Sarcelles, she grew up surrounded by modest means but expansive dreams. Even as a young girl, Annette envisioned a life beyond the quiet rhythms of her hometown - one filled with commerce, movement, and opportunity. Chief among her aspirations was the idea of establishing a shop in Ville des Marais, a bustling hub known for its steady flow of adventurers, traders, and fortune-seekers. Now at forty-five, Annette has not only realized that dream but elevated it into something uniquely her own. As the proud proprietor of La Torche Brûlante - The Burning Torch - she has carved out a niche that sets her apart from every other merchant in the city. Her shop caters specifically to adventurers, stocking practical, durable, and often hard-to-find goods. But what truly distinguishes her enterprise is her willingness to brin...

Louis Lapointe had always made his living in the margins - a quiet hand in a locked room, a shadow where there shouldn’t be one. He worked out of Ville des Marie, running with the Sneak’s Guild and keeping the kind of company that didn’t ask questions unless something went wrong. Guarin Félix counted him as a friend, which meant something in their world. Louis wasn’t reckless - but on the night everything fell apart, he got just unlucky enough. The job itself looked ordinary. A house with no lights, no guards, no signs of trouble - the sort of place a careful thief could slip into and out of without leaving so much as a whisper behind. What Louis didn’t know - couldn’t have known - was that the place belonged to Papa Abélard Delacroix . Worse than that, it wasn’t just a home. It was part of something darker, one of the bokor ’s quiet little designs. He never even saw the mistake until it was too late. Delacroix’s people found him inside, and the punishment wasn’t quick or clean. Lou...