Line Keeper

"The Registry is not a list. It is every dispute that was ever settled, every lineage that was ever documented, every pack that was ever recognized, and several that weren't, and that is the more interesting part of the archive."

Favored Save: Wit Save (+1D to Wit + Resolve rolls)

Power Access: Pact-Shifting at 1D (optional). Line Keepers who develop Pact-Shifting find it shapes their understanding of lineage records in ways that are difficult to articulate, the tradition reflects the same biological depth the Registry documents. Practically, it is uncommon for Line Keepers to develop the tradition unless they have Skinchanger lineage, but it is available.

Starting Resources: Full working access to the Line Registry for their assigned region, every recognized pack's lineage history, territorial record, and Conclave submission history. Research credentials that are recognized by the Bloodline Courts and the Grimoire Compact as reflecting genuine expertise in nonhuman lineage documentation. The Registry Council's direct communication channel for flagging anomalies, contested entries, and matters requiring Council review.

Lineage Affinity: Skinchanger, Human. The records role draws on research and analytical capacity regardless of lineage. Human Line Keepers are not uncommon and are sometimes specifically useful in external research contexts.

Progression Track: Line Keeper

Stage 1 (10 XP), Regional Records Authority
  The Keeper has developed genuine expertise in the Registry and
  has the standing to act on it.
  - Registry Research: The Keeper can produce a complete lineage
    and territorial history for any recognized pack in their region.
    A Wit + Lore roll vs Threshold 2 surfaces all standard
    documented information; Threshold 3+ surfaces historical
    disputes, contested entries, and Registry Council notes
    attached to the pack's file. The Registry is reliable. What
    it contains is sometimes surprising.
  - Entry Verification: The Keeper has authority to verify and
    certify pack standing for their region, confirming for external
    parties whether a pack's claimed Registry status is accurate.
    This certification carries institutional weight in any context
    where Registry standing matters.

Stage 2 (25 XP), Investigation Authority
  The Keeper has enough experience with contested entries to
  conduct formal investigations with Registry backing.
  - Contested Entry Investigation: The Keeper can formally
    investigate disputed Registry entries, lineage claims that
    don't match records, territorial claims that contradict
    historical documentation, apparent gaps or anomalies in
    pack histories. A formal Keeper investigation produces a
    finding with Registry Council standing; Conclave proceedings
    that address the same matter are expected to consider it.
  - Cross-Regional Access: The Keeper has working access to
    Registry records across all regions for matters connected to
    active investigations. A lineage that crosses regional
    boundaries, a pack that relocated, a disputed founding
    lineage, a historical connection between packs in different
    Conclave areas, is now within the Keeper's investigative scope.

Stage 3 (50 XP), Registry Council
  The Keeper has become eligible for and likely holds a seat on
  the Registry Council, the body that manages global record
  integrity and makes final determinations on contested entries.
  - Council Seat: The Keeper has Registry Council standing,
    which means full global records access including restricted
    entries, hold files, and the documentation of removals that
    are not reflected in the accessible Registry. The Keeper now
    knows about the gaps. What they do about them is their
    decision and their responsibility.
  - Record Authority: The Keeper can initiate Registry Council
    review of any pack's records globally, not just their own
    region. A Council review is the highest-level records action
    available within the Compact. It produces a binding
    determination. The parties whose records are under review
    are always aware that the review is happening. This has
    consequences the Keeper should account for before initiating.