<span style="font-style: italic">I'll put a description of intent in some of the bold text to make clear Saraphina's intent on some of the more in depth challenges.</span><br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>Goldie smiles and giggles musically. "Well, I'm afraid you've failed at not sounding ungrateful, sweetie! There's no way any of you could possibly hope to stand up to me, you're pretty much at my mercy. I'm really hungry after all those years bound by runes and enchanted into endless slumber. My body needs metal, but I could do with something a little more filling too. Quite possibly several somethings. What you're signing up for is whatever I say it is."</div></blockquote><br/>Saraphina lets out a sighs and clarifies, "I'm sorry, sometimes I'm not very clear. I didn't mean to suggest anything other than that some people may prefer to be eaten now." She continues in a ponderous tone, "But I'm sure that could be arranged at a latter date if they don't like serving you for some ridiculous reason."<br/><br/>With a bright smile Saraphina states enthusiastically, "I for one think serving you would be great fun, and though my companions may seem slightly less enthusiastic than I, they are simply a stoic lot and I can assure you there hearts are in the right place."<br/><br/>"So, give us a moment to get you a couple "somethings" to eat, I'll see if I can't stir up some entertainment for you while you digest, and we will get busy finding you the closest source of gold."<br/><br/>Saraphina seals the whole deal with a cute wink.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Bluff to convince Goldie the group will serve her, DC 16. 1d20(20) + 13 = 33 Natural 20</span><br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>"What? This frightened little puppy's gang of loser friends?" Goldie casts the kneeling Yula a contemptuous glance. "Assuming they can 'collapse the civilization in the local area', which I doubt, I don't intend to bother hunting them down unless they interfere with my rise to power. Is the city of Saramati still around? I think I'll take that over, first..."</div></blockquote><br/>Saraphina smiles at Goldie like a student at their favorite teacher. "Oh they probably didn't intend to collapse the local civilization. It's just that with their constant predation on the villagers, combined with other factors that have caused a lull in trade, Saramati has no food supply, The city will turn on it's self in a month."<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>All of the savage priestess's ardor is gone now. Her eyes are wavering and tearing up, and her arms are limp at her sides as she kneels upon the ground helplessly. "Hope..." She swallows heavily. "I hoped that these lands could be free. Free from the choking influence of greedy liars and swindlers, free from the nobility of Saramati who make the people here into beaten-down cowards who toil away, living long and miserable lives for the benefit of another! I... I know that some of the Silver Gullet are just gluttonous thugs and fools, but I think Rella understands."<br/><br/>Her ears droop heavily, but there is still a tremor of conviction in her voice. "We eat when we are hungry and take what we need to survive, yes, but among us, there is no deception! There are no debts, or landlords, or prisons!"</div></blockquote><br/><br/>Saraphina turns to Yula and tries to put on a look of genuine sympathy. "People suffer most when powerful people contend for their dominion. And you have brought another such power into being.Was it arrogance or was it hubris that led you to think you could control her?" She lets out a sigh and continues, "I guess it doesn't really matter. She is here now and you must live with her presence in this world."<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Bluff vs DC 18 to convince Yula to fight Goldie. 1d20(2) + 13 = 15 fail.</span><br/><br/>Saraphina looks up to Salana and chirps, "Salana, could you patch up some of these orcs so they can walk again? I'm not exactly the greatest at bandaging"<br/><br/>Saraphina then turns to look out the hole in the wall. "Someone stop that fox from digesting the dark elf, we need them both alive."