Relationship Map

Relationship Map — Flink Cinder

Roads connect places. People connect power.

Core Map

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  Flink[[Flink Cinder]]
  Shop[[House of Light and Secrets]]
  Reubol[[Reubol Dipstick]]
  Rook[[Rook]]
  Raven[[Raven Network]]
  Forge[[Forge Ascendancy]]
  Web[[Flink's Web]]
  Family[[Varam Family]]
  Flink --> Shop
  Reubol --> Shop
  Raven --> Rook --> Flink
  Forge --> Orun[[Orun Vale]] --> Flink
  Tavia[[Tavia Brim]] -. Rival / Friend .-> Flink
  Family --> Sarun[[Sarun Varam]] --> Flink
  Family --> Narevi[[Narevi Varam]] --> Flink
  Kesh[[Elder Kesh]] --> Flink
  Flink --> Web
  Web --> Sena[[Old Sena]]
  Web --> Vero[[Little Vero]]
  Web --> Mira[[Mira of the Steps]]
  Web --> Picket[[Picket]]
  Web --> Brakka[[Brakka One-Eye]]
  Web --> Yorin[[Yorin Ashhand]]

Personal Loyalty

• Narevi Varam
• Mira of the Steps
• Picket
• Little Vero

Professional Loyalty

• Orun Vale
• The Lantern Circle
• Reubol Dipstick

Conditional Loyalty

• Rook
• Brakka One-Eye
• The Market Chorus

Wildcards

• Demos
• Tavia Brim
• Sarun Varam

Pressure Points

Pressure Point	What Happens
If Reubol Dipstick falls	The shop, backroom, and finances suffer.
If Rook betrays Flink	Raven connections turn dangerous.
If Demos returns	Childhood loyalty becomes a political problem.
If Tavia Brim rises	Forge politics enter Flink’s personal life.
If Sarun Varam learns too much	Family tensions sharpen around the Ravens and the shop.

Core Truth

Flink’s greatest strength is not only the Raven Network, the Forge Ascendancy, or the House of Light and Secrets.

His true strength is that people talk to him.

And he remembers.

Related: Flink’s Inner Circle · Flink’s Web · Chapter V - The Web Beneath the Lamps