Red on both sides, this Card depicts an old woman whose shadow is a young woman. She is surrounded in the background by everything, which she hears. The Card reads, "The Listener hears the secrets of the world."

00:01 <Dionysus> The Card is red on both side. The gamemaster athak takes it & says, "Ahh, the Listener.

00:01 <Dionysus> I'll tell the story & you can come back to it

00:01 <Dionysus> "Once upon a time...

00:01 <Dionysus> "

00:02 <Dionysus> "A drow elf & a sidhe had a lovely daughter, whom they named after their own worshipful patron, though none know the true name she bears. She grew up in the nation of Galdun, an ancient & proud kingdom wherein espionage was not an unknown practice. Information was more valuable than gold there.

00:03 <Dionysus> "This changeling woman grew up an information broker, one of the best.

00:03 <Dionysus> "Until one day, she met a man called the Jack of Hearts.

00:04 <Dionysus> "This man wooed her & brought her into an intricate web of power, wherein she eventually ended up having to flee to Merukis, center of First Shem's commerce, to further her network

00:04 <Dionysus> "She there met a woman known as the Prophetess of the Webweaver, at the time, a mortal.

00:04 <Dionysus> "And the two instantly grew to hate each other.

00:04 <Dionysus> "The Prophetess moved overseas & built an empire, while the Listener stayed where she was & built her network.

00:05 <Dionysus> "Centuries passed, until the Listener & the Prophetess found their influence was evenly matched. Their spies engaged in a long, deadly game.

00:05 <Dionysus> "Which continues today."

00:05 <Dionysus> He hands you the Card, "Keep this. Read it, should you ever find yourself in trouble."