Taking into consideration the Undead holding wands, I think the cloud first is a better readied action.<br/><br/>In the meanwhile, I was thinking along these lines for my next IC post.<br/><br/>"Consulting quickly and telepathically, Kasumi and Mark give constructive advice to Sam's diplomatic thoughts.  ((Sam rolls her diplomacy, with a bonus 4 from both Mark and Kasumi's aid another, then Kasumi speaks Sam's words to the Undead, with Sam mentally coaching her.)) "<br/><br/>This way Sam's 14 diplomacy check (taking 10, as she needs to when speaking through another,) Will be a 28, possibly with a -2 circumstance bonus again for talking through Kasumi, and we end up with a 26, enough to change their attitude to friendly, going past indifferent.<br/><br/>If we can find out what's happened to Ithi'ka... well, we can always kill them in a minute.  (Not in two minutes perhaps, but in a minute, certainly.)<br/><br/>What do you two think?<br/><br/>Oh, and TGT, I assume Kasumi has not gotten a response from Ithi'ka telepathically?  If she has returned, the mindlink should be working again.  It would not be dispeled by leaving the plane, it would just not work until she was back on this plane.