Lady Eve gracefully smiled when Devyn made her inquiry. She gave a slight pause to answer, but only because the lady of the manor had taken a moment to sip on a tea provided by her butler. It was a black tea, served from a porcelain kettle into a fine china cup decorated with Egyptian symbols. Her poise was perfect, even including the famous "pinky out" gesture. Once she had cleared her mouth, Lady Eve placed the cup down onto a small saucer plate upon the table.

"Shrewd and to the point. I cannot say that I blame you, miss. While I desire further pleasantries, I understand that calling this meeting so late and with little prompt can be... Ominous. Nonetheless-" Lady Eve took a second to readjust her posture in the chair. "-You are all here for a very important purpose. I have little doubt that you've each determined a certain quality shared by you all, yes? Every person in this room right now has had a history with the peculiar. With that which goes unseen by the normal populace. Everyone here has some measure of experience with the occult."

The Lady gave a moment to gauge everyone's reaction, to look upon their faces in case anybody showed signs of surprise. It would have been concerning if any of them had. "To be perfectly frank, I do not know any of your names. Not your identity, your profession, and I even had little idea of how many would even be attending this meeting."

Now that she fully expected to get some measure of surprise from the crowd. Gingerly the woman removed a glove from her right hand, revealing the appendage in its full milky glory. Everyone could make out the tattoo of an ankh on the back of her hand. What's more Elizabeth's special sight suddenly flared up. That tattoo was a magical focus. Lady Eve began drawing a circle in the air with her exposed index finger, leaving behind a trail of blue light. Once the circle was complete, the circle became an [url=https://pre00.deviantart.net/cf51/th/pre/i/2018/100/1/6/who_is_next_by_vulpes_ibculta-dc8fg0a.jpg]image[/url] for all to see.

"I am a warlock, and this is the creature I have signed a pact with. I desired to have a team put together, but knew not where to even begin. Other than myself there was only one individual I ever knew that made any legitimate ground in researching such... Ethereal means. Thus this beast before you made an offer: he could spread the word and invite a number of others to my manor so that I could give you my proposal directly. I set a time and day, then waited for this very moment." With a wave of her hand, the image of the supernatural creature dissipated. She took another sip of tea, then continued. "There has been an increase of events in Boston which I believe to be supernatural in origin. Dangerous things, and some which may not be, but must still be... Looked into. As you can all see, I am quite well off, and so I offer my services as an employer. I fear what may be happening to my city. I now offer you all a reasonable salary: Ten thousand dollars a month, and full medical coverage beginning immediately. That is, so long as you agree to investigate these events."

She breathed a heavy sigh, placing her hand back into its glove. "If any of you are disinterested, I understand and you are free to leave right now. Otherwise... I believe it is in our best interests to perform introductions."