<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=349363.msg16419696#msg16419696">Quote from: Zaer Darkwail on 06-03-2023, 21:42:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">In regards to interactions, considering both Xe'Nedra and Nathiri are entertainers, and if part of Nathiri's fame search led to more sexual/erotic performances, they may have performed together (Xe'Nedra more experienced sort introduced that side of the entertainment industry). Before that, I imagine they both had ways to tease the audience and play the audience. Besides that Xe'Nedra has expertise in arcana, so she may had got actual intelligent enlightening campfire discussions about nature of the arcane and creative uses of it or maybe helped create an invention or two or custom spells.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I'm going to have to say no to pretty much all of this. Nathiri's an entertainer because she was set up from a young age to become a member of a band and then transitioned into performing in front of live crowds after she abandoned that life, not because she has aspirations to become a porn star. Nathiri gossiped with the audience about the band and their adventures; she didn't tease and flirt with them. Nathiri's also not much for prolonged campfire conversations about magic. Magic comes naturally to her and she's never felt the need to delve into the hows and whys. She probably spent each morning while the wizardly folks were reading their spellbooks prancing around the camp and complaining about how boring it is to wait on them to finish concentrating at their books. Boredom probably occasionally gave way to mischief, with Nathiri flipping pages with a mage hand or hovering over a wizard's shoulder and constantly pointing at the spellbook to ask "What does<em>that</em>say?"<br/><br/>From Nathiri's perspective, I think the relationship between herself and Xe'Nedra is strained at best. In the beginning they might have gotten along, just because Nathiri is an affable, go with the flow, take things as they come sort of person. Xe'Nedra probably provided plenty of fuel for Nathiri's rambling gossip with the scrying spell, as did the relationship with Pantera, and Nathiri would have been pretty content with that state of affairs. The problem would have been how Xe'Nedra handled herself after the band split. Nathiri's not going to fault Xe'Nedra for the drugs (because she's dabbled herself), but falling into a pit of debauchery just to please the ever-increasing demands of the wrong type of fans has drastically worsened Nathiri's opinion of Xe'Nedra.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=349363.msg16419741#msg16419741">Quote from: Alleron on 06-03-2023, 22:13:57</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>Nathiri:</strong> I can imagine Nathiri and Pantera getting along quite well.  Both have some definite parental abandonment issues.  And while Pantera would probably be on team "yay, we have a plan!", she'd be the first to shrug and say "fuck it!" when Nathiri tried ti kill it all with <em>even more fire.</em>  I could imagine either a friendly rivalry, or a more sisterly relationship between them.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Nathiri isn't really the rivalry type, but yeah, I can see them getting along. The beginning of the relationship might have been a little rocky since Pantera's a paladin and Nathiri has the aforementioned paladin mommy issues. Once they got comfortable with each other and it became pretty clear that Pantera wasn't out to control Nathiri, they could have become friends, especially if Pantera was always backing up Nathiri's one-note approach to adventuring.<br/><br/>More recently, I think Nathiri might feel bad for Pantera. Pantera died and then was resurrected to see the band disbanded and Xe'Nedra completely off the rails. Nathiri probably feels a little guilty about jumping ship as soon as she did. She's also probably going to try to steer Pantera away from Xe'Nedra if there's any lingering connection there. As far as Nathiri is concerned, Pantera deserves someone that respects her.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=349363.msg16419209#msg16419209">Quote from: Isengrad on 06-03-2023, 03:34:29</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I don't have anything figured out for the two ladies but I would love to put our heads together.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I don't really have a lot that pops into my mind either. While Nathiri can be a chatterbox, she wouldn't really respond to Vexeal's more intellectual ramblings. When the band first got together, Nathiri might have tried to tough it out and endure the lectures, but after a few months she could predict when Vexeal was about to lose himself in a topic and she wandered off before he could trap her. I'd love to hear more about who Vexeal is as a person to get a better picture of how our two characters might have interacted in the past.<br/><br/>Ditto to Muse. I don't really have a good picture of Gawain in my mind either. He kinda gives me exploitative Hollywood producer vibes since he's promoting the careers of young women for sex. Don't know if that's what you're going for or not.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=349363.msg16419451#msg16419451">Quote from: Malara on 06-03-2023, 16:17:30</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Did I miss anyone else's questions?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Nope, but I've got a new one. :P<br/><br/>Can I put aside a portion of that starting 5k gold (say 1-2k) and have that cover a bag of holding full of samples from Nathiri's side business? I don't really see any of her products actually having a mechanical benefit, but I like the idea of Nathiri being able to offer random health and wellness products with questionable medicinal properties to everyone she meets. Nathiri has a brand to grow. :P