<div class="floatright">(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/689220636480110605/1018905756562636900/pally_lady_2.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Ionli (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=345576.msg16288973#msg16288973)<br/><strong>Race:</strong>Aasimar<br/><strong>Age:</strong>20<br/><strong>Class:</strong>Cleric<br/><strong>Status:</strong>Adventurer<br/><hr/>Ionli was drawn from how mortified she felt by the rapid pace the conversation was suddenly taking toward things spiraling out of hand, her eyes darting around the room with the rising of tempers and tensions alike.  Points were raised, hypocrisies pointed out, acknowledged, and some tempers settled, but Josephine in particular went from calm to extremely pissed off in a matter of seconds after seeing the brand Mephis bore.  Then Thistle reacted to what Muula had the lack of tact to point out, something Ionli herself had noticed but had felt it would be rude to say anything about.  Awkward didn't even begin to cover the current situation, at least in her own opinion.<br/><br/>"Sorry, Thistle, but I didn't think you'd want it pointed out."  She cleared her throat and focused on the situation at hand, pushing away the awkwardness, at least for the moment.  "Now, please, let's not do anything rash," she urged the others, getting to her feet and holding out her hands towards Josephine in a warding gesture.  "I'm not saying you shouldn't be mad, Miss Josephine."  Slowly she walked over to stand next to the fully armored woman and gently laid a hand on the arm closest to her.  "We can't change the past."  She offered Mephis a sympathetic and remorseful look, realizing she had been a little hypocritical herself.  "We can, however, control how we act."  Something gleamed in Ionli's eyes as they focused on the visor of Josephine's helmet, a sort of golden light that briefly shone in them before fading from view.  "Please, unless you plan on buying her, don't seek Mephis's master out.  I think you're a good person and I hate it when bad things happen to good people."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Ionli uses guidance on herself to try and use Persuasion.  Let's see how she does and if the GM even decides it can apply to interparty talk.  She gets a 19 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=161312) on the d20, adding 2 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=161313) gives a total of 21.  I dunno if it'll help, of course, or if Thistle's reaction will cut the tension entirely, but it was worth a shot xD</div></div>