A luxurious tailor shop in Sir Ogrimok’s Market that doubles as a House Halovar site for making problems disappear.
Mercanaud Couturier is a richly appointed fashion house in Sir Ogrimok’s Market. Beneath its fabrics, incense and fitting rooms, Rulius and Calastro Mercanaud use fiendish magic and a nine-pointed ritual circle against targets sent by House Halovar. Wicander and Tyranny interrupt Teor’s procedure and secure his release.
Cut threads, quiet threats and the shadow behind the shears
Episode 3 exposes the manufactured Candescent Creed, sends a new party towards Gormalay and ends with House Tachonis tearing its way into Palazzo Davinos.
A shop within the marketplace, containing public retail rooms, private fitting spaces and a concealed ritual area.
Luxury fabrics and clothing displays
Sapphire orchid incense
Thick rugs and sensory distractions
Private fitting rooms
Nine-pointed ritual circle
Sound-dampening red fabric
Concealed weapons and ritual equipment
The Mercanauds remain in the shop after Teor is released and the shadow-cutting procedure is halted.
Events explicitly established as taking place here.
The Mercanaud twins paralyse Teor and cut his shadow apart inside a nine-pointed circle before the procedure is cancelled.
Calastro restores the shadow and hints at a sunrise result without explaining it.
Statements are labelled by how the transcript establishes them, so direct depiction, testimony, belief and disputed accounts remain distinct.
A long-serving Halovar client family whose couturier operates as a front for making selected problems disappear.
A luxurious tailor shop in Sir Ogrimok’s Market that doubles as a House Halovar site for making problems disappear.
Rulius and Calastro Mercanaud paralyse Teor and begin cutting apart his shadow before Tyranny deceives them into cancelling the Halovar assignment.
A distinctive incense used inside the Mercanaud Couturier and recognised by Teor from a nine-pointed battlefield ritual mark.
The Mercanauds keep and burn the incense throughout their shop.
The incense remains part of the Couturier’s ritual environment after Teor is released.
Teor enters the couturier, recognises the incense from an old battlefield mark and is drugged, paralysed and surrounded by fiendish magic as the Mercanaud twins prepare their procedure.
The Mercanauds remain in the shop after Teor is released and the shadow-cutting procedure is halted.
Wicander and Tyranny bluff their way into the closed couturier. Tyranny deceives the soulless Rulius into ending the ritual, and they free Teor after Calastro has begun cutting his shadow into pieces.
Teor accepts coin and service as Wicander’s guardian errant. Sir Filoneus Halovar introduces his spell-confusing war dogs and sends Teor to the Mercanaud Couturier.
Teor and Julien cross paths in the marketplace. Julien recognises Teor as Thjazi’s former companion and realises the Halovars have sent him toward a family known for making problems disappear.
In Wicander’s private chambers, Tyranny admits she knew the Creed was false and explains the demonic arrangement behind it. Together they decide to warn Teor and conceal Wicander’s change of heart.
Teor enters the couturier, recognises the incense from an old battlefield mark and is drugged, paralysed and surrounded by fiendish magic as the Mercanaud twins prepare their procedure.
Wicander and Tyranny bluff their way into the closed couturier. Tyranny deceives the soulless Rulius into ending the ritual, and they free Teor after Calastro has begun cutting his shadow into pieces.
Azune and Murray reach the Fang home before Teor returns with Wicander and Tyranny. The group exchanges the Guard Tower, Mercanaud and Halovar revelations and recognises that several of them are no longer safe in Dol-Makjar.
The gathered allies decide that Casimir and Cyd must be pursued north. Wicander asks for protection, apologises for House Halovar and reveals Halovar interests in Gormalay before five travellers prepare to leave.
