Keep the stolen identity, avoid arrest, and sell the ledger to the court registrar before the market closes.

The party can expose the seller's illegal trade, offer protection from the court debt, prove the character's true identity through memory, or threaten to destroy the ledger and every trade recorded in it.

• A stolen signet, birthmark, oath, or shared memory can prove the character's claim.
• The sealed ledger contains dozens of illegal trades and can ruin the seller's network.
• The guard at Arch Lane must act if presented with clear evidence, but will arrest everyone involved unless the party controls the conversation.
• The seller's court debt is real, immediate, and more frightening to them than prison.

• Ask what the seller paid for the identity and who set the price.
• Offer a lawful exchange: protection, testimony, or a replacement debt payment.
• Force the seller to compare the character's memories with the stolen identity.
• Call for the guard and present the ledger as evidence.
• Pretend to accept the trade, then make the seller state the buyer's name aloud.
• Promise to destroy the ledger only after the character's identity is restored.

• At the first strong appeal to shared fear, the seller lowers the price and offers the buyer's name.
• If accused without evidence, the seller loudly claims the character is an impostor and summons the market crowd.
• If the party threatens the ledger, the seller becomes desperate and offers a partial restoration.
• If the guard is called, the seller shifts blame to the buyer and claims the trade was forced.
• If offered protection from the court debt, the seller admits the theft and asks for a new name instead.