Palamedes allows a crooked smile in response to the pun. “It is, isn’t it? I’ve come to believe that that aura of death may be quite literal. There are the graves, of course. But, more than that, I fear that innumerable people have died in this town, over and over, for a very long time. It’s happened so often, in fact, that even simple objects carry some sort of residue.”

He takes back the coin. “But that’s a bit heavy for your first day, isn’t it? As for your own abilities, if you don’t mind me speculating, I have to wonder if they are trigged by organic matter specifically. Or maybe it’s just bones. Gives you a starting point, at least.”